NUR 605 Midterm Questions with
Verified Answers
Calculate the BMI for the following patients. - ANSWERS703 x lbs / (inches^2)
Identify 15 different abnormal "cues" you could note during your initial survey of a
patient. How could they be useful when providing your care? - ANSWERSGrimacing,
slurred speech, acetone breath odor, cyanosis to fingernails, clubbing to fingertips,
frequent movements (unable to sit still), appears malnourished, dressed appropriately
for season, personal hygiene good, sitting up straight in chair, holding arm and appears
in pain, ambulates with a limp, poor eye contact, etc.....
Your first patient of the day is complaining of abdominal pain. What assessment
questions will you plan to ask this patient? - ANSWERSDo your questions cover each of
the areas represented by OPQRST or COLDSPA?
The first part of the hearing pathway, from the external ear through the middle ear is
known as - ANSWERSthe CONDUCTIVE phase.
Disorders of the inner ear from congenital and hereditary conditions cause what type of
hearing loss? - ANSWERSSensorineural
The portion of the temporal bone that is palpable behind the ear lobule is called: -
ANSWERSMASTIOD PORTION
Which ossicles are visible upon otoscopic examination? - ANSWERSMALLEOUS,
UMBO
If the cone of light is visible at the 5 o'clock position, you are viewing which ear? -
ANSWERSRight ear
Why do children get ear infections more regularly than adults? - ANSWERSDue to the
placement and angle of the Eustachian tube
When performing an otoscopic examination on a 2 year old, the nurse practitioner
should grasp the pinna and pull it which direction? - ANSWERSDown and Back
The whispered voice hearing test should be performed at what distance from the
patient? - ANSWERSTwo feet
When performing the Weber test, sound is heard in the impaired ear. What type of
hearing loss is this associated with? - ANSWERSConductive hearing loss
, When the tonsils are touching (extending to the midline), this is graded as? -
ANSWERS4+
After completing an assessment using the Snellen chart, the medical assistant records
the patient's vision as 20/40. What does this mean? - ANSWERSThe patient can read
from 20 feet what a person with normal vision can read at 40 feet.
2. The opening between the eyelids is called the: - ANSWERSpalpebral fissure.
3. Palpable, hard and fixed lymph nodes suggest: - ANSWERSmalignancy.
4. Palpable, enlarged, tender lymph nodes suggest: - ANSWERSa. infection.
5. The movement of the extraocular muscles is innervated by cranial nerves: -
ANSWERSIII, IV, VI
1. The posterior triangle of the neck is composed of which three landmarks? -
ANSWERSTrapezius, sternomastoid muscles and clavicle
2. Deviation of the trachea should be assessed by placing the fingers where? -
ANSWERSOne thumb on each side of the trachea and compare the space between the
trachea and the sternomastoid muscles on each side
3. What is the color of a normal optic disc during a funduscopic examination? -
ANSWERSYellowish-orange.
4. The clinician would like to assess the patient's right eye using the ophthalmoscope.
Which eye should the clinician use to correctly complete this exam? - ANSWERSThe
clinician's right eye
5. What is the name of the fluid that is continuously produced by the ciliary body,
circulates from the posterior through the pupil into the anterior chamber and drains out
through the canal of Schlemm? - ANSWERSAqueous humor
1. Lymph nodes located in front of the ear. - ANSWERSPreauricular
2.Lymph nodes located at the base of the skull posteriorly. - ANSWERSOccipital
3. Lymph nodes located midway between the angle and the tip of the mandible. -
ANSWERSSubmandibular
4. Lymph nodes located deep in the angle formed by the clavicle and the sternomastoid
muscle. - ANSWERSSupraclavicular
5. Lymph nodes located at the angle of the mandible. - ANSWERSTonsillar
Verified Answers
Calculate the BMI for the following patients. - ANSWERS703 x lbs / (inches^2)
Identify 15 different abnormal "cues" you could note during your initial survey of a
patient. How could they be useful when providing your care? - ANSWERSGrimacing,
slurred speech, acetone breath odor, cyanosis to fingernails, clubbing to fingertips,
frequent movements (unable to sit still), appears malnourished, dressed appropriately
for season, personal hygiene good, sitting up straight in chair, holding arm and appears
in pain, ambulates with a limp, poor eye contact, etc.....
Your first patient of the day is complaining of abdominal pain. What assessment
questions will you plan to ask this patient? - ANSWERSDo your questions cover each of
the areas represented by OPQRST or COLDSPA?
The first part of the hearing pathway, from the external ear through the middle ear is
known as - ANSWERSthe CONDUCTIVE phase.
Disorders of the inner ear from congenital and hereditary conditions cause what type of
hearing loss? - ANSWERSSensorineural
The portion of the temporal bone that is palpable behind the ear lobule is called: -
ANSWERSMASTIOD PORTION
Which ossicles are visible upon otoscopic examination? - ANSWERSMALLEOUS,
UMBO
If the cone of light is visible at the 5 o'clock position, you are viewing which ear? -
ANSWERSRight ear
Why do children get ear infections more regularly than adults? - ANSWERSDue to the
placement and angle of the Eustachian tube
When performing an otoscopic examination on a 2 year old, the nurse practitioner
should grasp the pinna and pull it which direction? - ANSWERSDown and Back
The whispered voice hearing test should be performed at what distance from the
patient? - ANSWERSTwo feet
When performing the Weber test, sound is heard in the impaired ear. What type of
hearing loss is this associated with? - ANSWERSConductive hearing loss
, When the tonsils are touching (extending to the midline), this is graded as? -
ANSWERS4+
After completing an assessment using the Snellen chart, the medical assistant records
the patient's vision as 20/40. What does this mean? - ANSWERSThe patient can read
from 20 feet what a person with normal vision can read at 40 feet.
2. The opening between the eyelids is called the: - ANSWERSpalpebral fissure.
3. Palpable, hard and fixed lymph nodes suggest: - ANSWERSmalignancy.
4. Palpable, enlarged, tender lymph nodes suggest: - ANSWERSa. infection.
5. The movement of the extraocular muscles is innervated by cranial nerves: -
ANSWERSIII, IV, VI
1. The posterior triangle of the neck is composed of which three landmarks? -
ANSWERSTrapezius, sternomastoid muscles and clavicle
2. Deviation of the trachea should be assessed by placing the fingers where? -
ANSWERSOne thumb on each side of the trachea and compare the space between the
trachea and the sternomastoid muscles on each side
3. What is the color of a normal optic disc during a funduscopic examination? -
ANSWERSYellowish-orange.
4. The clinician would like to assess the patient's right eye using the ophthalmoscope.
Which eye should the clinician use to correctly complete this exam? - ANSWERSThe
clinician's right eye
5. What is the name of the fluid that is continuously produced by the ciliary body,
circulates from the posterior through the pupil into the anterior chamber and drains out
through the canal of Schlemm? - ANSWERSAqueous humor
1. Lymph nodes located in front of the ear. - ANSWERSPreauricular
2.Lymph nodes located at the base of the skull posteriorly. - ANSWERSOccipital
3. Lymph nodes located midway between the angle and the tip of the mandible. -
ANSWERSSubmandibular
4. Lymph nodes located deep in the angle formed by the clavicle and the sternomastoid
muscle. - ANSWERSSupraclavicular
5. Lymph nodes located at the angle of the mandible. - ANSWERSTonsillar
