NSG3160 EXAM STUDY SHEET 2026
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ The sounds amplitude means
A.) The pitch
B.) The vibration
C.) The loudness
D.) The fibers.
Answer: C.) The loudness
◉ Normal pathway of hearing is
A.) Air conduction
B.) Water conduction
C.) Bone conduction.
Answer: A.) Air conduction
◉ What causes presbycusis?
A.) Nerve degeneration that occurs with aging
,B.) Too much cerumen in the ear canal
C.) Bright light
D.) The room is spinning.
Answer: A.) Nerve degeneration that occurs with aging
◉ While completing health hx, to evaluate pt's mental status, the
nurse must observe
A.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, thought process
B.) Ask pt's family about coping skills
C.) The presence of phobias
D.) Perform an IQ test.
Answer: A.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, thought process
◉ Older adults tend to report pain...
A.) Is dull due to neuropathy
B.) Describing it as walking on pins and needles
C.) Infrequently
D.) Heightened due to loss of fat.
Answer: C.) Infrequently
,◉ What specialized nerve endings detect painful sensations in the
peripheral system?
A.) Noxious stimuli
B.) Nociceptors
C.) Modulation
D.) Opioid receptors.
Answer: B.) Nociceptors
◉ Neuropathic pain is often due to...
A.) Lesion or disease in somatosensory nervous system
B.) Responding when touching a hot stove
C.) Poorly controlled chronic nociceptive pain
D.) Typically predictable.
Answer: A.) Lesion or disease in somatosensory nervous system
◉ The pain scale is used to measure the pain's...
A.) Length
B.) Quality
C.) Location
, D.) Severity.
Answer: D.) Severity
◉ Which area are lymph rarely palpable?
A.) Arms
B.) Neck
C.) Inguinal
D.) Breast.
Answer: D.) Breast
◉ Which part of the stethoscope is used to listen for abnormal
sounds?
A.) Diaphragm
B.) Earbuds
C.) Bell.
Answer: C.) Bell
◉ The diaphragm of the stethoscope is used to detect
A.) Bruit sound
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ The sounds amplitude means
A.) The pitch
B.) The vibration
C.) The loudness
D.) The fibers.
Answer: C.) The loudness
◉ Normal pathway of hearing is
A.) Air conduction
B.) Water conduction
C.) Bone conduction.
Answer: A.) Air conduction
◉ What causes presbycusis?
A.) Nerve degeneration that occurs with aging
,B.) Too much cerumen in the ear canal
C.) Bright light
D.) The room is spinning.
Answer: A.) Nerve degeneration that occurs with aging
◉ While completing health hx, to evaluate pt's mental status, the
nurse must observe
A.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, thought process
B.) Ask pt's family about coping skills
C.) The presence of phobias
D.) Perform an IQ test.
Answer: A.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, thought process
◉ Older adults tend to report pain...
A.) Is dull due to neuropathy
B.) Describing it as walking on pins and needles
C.) Infrequently
D.) Heightened due to loss of fat.
Answer: C.) Infrequently
,◉ What specialized nerve endings detect painful sensations in the
peripheral system?
A.) Noxious stimuli
B.) Nociceptors
C.) Modulation
D.) Opioid receptors.
Answer: B.) Nociceptors
◉ Neuropathic pain is often due to...
A.) Lesion or disease in somatosensory nervous system
B.) Responding when touching a hot stove
C.) Poorly controlled chronic nociceptive pain
D.) Typically predictable.
Answer: A.) Lesion or disease in somatosensory nervous system
◉ The pain scale is used to measure the pain's...
A.) Length
B.) Quality
C.) Location
, D.) Severity.
Answer: D.) Severity
◉ Which area are lymph rarely palpable?
A.) Arms
B.) Neck
C.) Inguinal
D.) Breast.
Answer: D.) Breast
◉ Which part of the stethoscope is used to listen for abnormal
sounds?
A.) Diaphragm
B.) Earbuds
C.) Bell.
Answer: C.) Bell
◉ The diaphragm of the stethoscope is used to detect
A.) Bruit sound
