NSG 316 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Tonsil grading scale - ANS 1+: visible
2+: halfway b/n tonsillar pillars and uvula
3+: touching uvula
4+: touching each other
(1-2 in healthy people)
normal contour of abdomen - ANS flat or rounded
contour of the abdomen describes - ANS nutritional state
how to auscultate bowel sounds - ANS use diaphragm of stethoscope, hold lightly against
skin, begin in RLQ
how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine bowel sounds are
completely absent - ANS 5 minutes
how to auscultate vascular sounds - ANS use the bell of the stethoscope, use firmer pressure
over the arteries
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, is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon - ANS yes
what can make organs enlarged - ANS trauma, injury, distention, infection
abnormal findings in GI/GU system - ANS -thrills and bruits
-obesity
-ascites
-cysts
-tumor
-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
ethnic differences in the lips - ANS black people may have blue lips and a dark line on the
gingival margin
GI system changes in the aging adult - ANS -salivation decreases
-dec sense of taste
-delayed esophageal emptying and gastric acid secretion
-dec liver size (normal liver functions)
-dec drug metabolism
-frequent constipation
borborygmus - ANS hyperactive bowel sounds
melena can be caused by - ANS taking iron meds
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ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Tonsil grading scale - ANS 1+: visible
2+: halfway b/n tonsillar pillars and uvula
3+: touching uvula
4+: touching each other
(1-2 in healthy people)
normal contour of abdomen - ANS flat or rounded
contour of the abdomen describes - ANS nutritional state
how to auscultate bowel sounds - ANS use diaphragm of stethoscope, hold lightly against
skin, begin in RLQ
how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine bowel sounds are
completely absent - ANS 5 minutes
how to auscultate vascular sounds - ANS use the bell of the stethoscope, use firmer pressure
over the arteries
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 1
, is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon - ANS yes
what can make organs enlarged - ANS trauma, injury, distention, infection
abnormal findings in GI/GU system - ANS -thrills and bruits
-obesity
-ascites
-cysts
-tumor
-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
ethnic differences in the lips - ANS black people may have blue lips and a dark line on the
gingival margin
GI system changes in the aging adult - ANS -salivation decreases
-dec sense of taste
-delayed esophageal emptying and gastric acid secretion
-dec liver size (normal liver functions)
-dec drug metabolism
-frequent constipation
borborygmus - ANS hyperactive bowel sounds
melena can be caused by - ANS taking iron meds
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