[NSG 200 Final Exam]
NSG 200 Final Exam
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1. tympany A student is performing a physical assessment on a patient.
While assessing the abdomen, the student percusses the
spleen. What sound would be normal for the student to
hear?
2. appendicitis An emergency department nurse is caring for a 17 year
old patient who has severe pain in the umbilical area.
Documentation shows that the patient exhibits "Rovsing's
sign." What might this patient's medical diagnosis be?
3. shingles (herpes zoster) When assessing a clinic patient, the nurse asks if the patient
has ever had varicella. The nurse knows that varicella always
precedes what?
4. partial intestinal obstruction While auscultating a patient's abdomen, the student notes
abnormal bowel sounds. The nurse's preceptor asks the
student to describe the sounds. The student describes
them as high-pitched, rushing sounds. The preceptor, an
experienced nurse, would know that these sounds indicate
what?
5. colorectal cancer, food-borne ill- What does Healthy People have as its focus areas for the GI
ness, and hepatitis tract? (Mark all that apply.)
6. the fracture crosses the part of A 13-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department
the bone where the bone length- with an injury to his left ankle after a skateboard accident.
ens Diagnostic films show a fracture across the epiphyses. The
doctor explains that the patient may not have full ROM
and that his left leg may be shorter than his right leg. The
parents ask why one leg may be shorter than the other.
What would be the nurse's best answer?
7. trendelenberg test
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NSG 200 Final Exam
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A 3-month-old girl has been diagnosed with congenital hip
dislocation. What is a confirmatory test for this disease?
8. use environmental cues A patient is admitted to the unit. The nurse notes that the
medical record for this patient lists a fall risk of 75% per
the Morris Fall Risk scale. What would be an appropriate
nursing intervention?
9. C7 and T1 spinous processes A nurse has just finished assessing a patient's spine and
prominent. Paravertebral, ster- neck muscles. How would the nurse document normal
nocleidomastoid, and trapezius findings?
muscles fully developed, sym-
metrical and nontender
10. open all packages and arrange An 87-year-old patient has been admitted to the unit. This
the meal tray while communicat- patient has problems with fine motor movement. What
ing actions to the patient would be important to do for this patient?
11. Lock the fingers together and A nurse is having difficulty eliciting a patellar reflex. Which
pull against each other, rein- of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse
forces enhancing the reflex re- to have the patient do?
sponse in the legs
12. balance; balance and coordina- A nurse is preparing to assess a patient's cerebellar func-
tion are functions of the pyra- tion. Which of the following would the nurse expect to test?
midal and extrapyramidal tracts
of the motor and cerebellar sys-
tems
13. ask the patient to identify scents, A nurse is preparing to assess the cranial nerves of a pa-
which can be done by having the tient. The nurse is about to test CN I. which of the following
patient occlude one nostril and would the nurse do?
identify a scent
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NSG 200 Final Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_5r38gi
1. tympany A student is performing a physical assessment on a patient.
While assessing the abdomen, the student percusses the
spleen. What sound would be normal for the student to
hear?
2. appendicitis An emergency department nurse is caring for a 17 year
old patient who has severe pain in the umbilical area.
Documentation shows that the patient exhibits "Rovsing's
sign." What might this patient's medical diagnosis be?
3. shingles (herpes zoster) When assessing a clinic patient, the nurse asks if the patient
has ever had varicella. The nurse knows that varicella always
precedes what?
4. partial intestinal obstruction While auscultating a patient's abdomen, the student notes
abnormal bowel sounds. The nurse's preceptor asks the
student to describe the sounds. The student describes
them as high-pitched, rushing sounds. The preceptor, an
experienced nurse, would know that these sounds indicate
what?
5. colorectal cancer, food-borne ill- What does Healthy People have as its focus areas for the GI
ness, and hepatitis tract? (Mark all that apply.)
6. the fracture crosses the part of A 13-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department
the bone where the bone length- with an injury to his left ankle after a skateboard accident.
ens Diagnostic films show a fracture across the epiphyses. The
doctor explains that the patient may not have full ROM
and that his left leg may be shorter than his right leg. The
parents ask why one leg may be shorter than the other.
What would be the nurse's best answer?
7. trendelenberg test
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PM 4/16/2026, 4:58:34 PM
, [NSG 200 Final Exam]
NSG 200 Final Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_5r38gi
A 3-month-old girl has been diagnosed with congenital hip
dislocation. What is a confirmatory test for this disease?
8. use environmental cues A patient is admitted to the unit. The nurse notes that the
medical record for this patient lists a fall risk of 75% per
the Morris Fall Risk scale. What would be an appropriate
nursing intervention?
9. C7 and T1 spinous processes A nurse has just finished assessing a patient's spine and
prominent. Paravertebral, ster- neck muscles. How would the nurse document normal
nocleidomastoid, and trapezius findings?
muscles fully developed, sym-
metrical and nontender
10. open all packages and arrange An 87-year-old patient has been admitted to the unit. This
the meal tray while communicat- patient has problems with fine motor movement. What
ing actions to the patient would be important to do for this patient?
11. Lock the fingers together and A nurse is having difficulty eliciting a patellar reflex. Which
pull against each other, rein- of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse
forces enhancing the reflex re- to have the patient do?
sponse in the legs
12. balance; balance and coordina- A nurse is preparing to assess a patient's cerebellar func-
tion are functions of the pyra- tion. Which of the following would the nurse expect to test?
midal and extrapyramidal tracts
of the motor and cerebellar sys-
tems
13. ask the patient to identify scents, A nurse is preparing to assess the cranial nerves of a pa-
which can be done by having the tient. The nurse is about to test CN I. which of the following
patient occlude one nostril and would the nurse do?
identify a scent
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PM 4/16/2026, 4:58:34 PM
