NURS 226 Chapter 8 Quiz – Nursing Leadership & Management Practice
Questions and Study Guide
Which assessment involves tapping the patient's skin with short, sharp strokes? - correct answer
✔✔Percussion
Which is the major task of infancy, according to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development? -
correct answer ✔✔Developing a sense of trust
Which equipment would the nurse use to assess a patient's blood pressure? Select all that
apply. - correct answer ✔✔Stethoscope
Sphygmomanometer
Which part of the hand would the nurse use to assess the skin texture, swelling, and the
presence of lumps during palpation? - correct answer ✔✔Fingertips
Which assessment technique includes looking at the patient in a well-lighted room? - correct
answer ✔✔Inspection
Which parts of the ophthalmoscope are present on the front of the ophthalmoscope head?
Select all that apply. - correct answer ✔✔Mirror window
Aperture selector
Which equipment is used to test the hearing capacity of a patient? - correct answer ✔✔Tuning
fork
Which assessment skill would the nurse use to determine organ density during the physical
examination of a patient? - correct answer ✔✔Percussion
Questions and Study Guide
Which assessment involves tapping the patient's skin with short, sharp strokes? - correct answer
✔✔Percussion
Which is the major task of infancy, according to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development? -
correct answer ✔✔Developing a sense of trust
Which equipment would the nurse use to assess a patient's blood pressure? Select all that
apply. - correct answer ✔✔Stethoscope
Sphygmomanometer
Which part of the hand would the nurse use to assess the skin texture, swelling, and the
presence of lumps during palpation? - correct answer ✔✔Fingertips
Which assessment technique includes looking at the patient in a well-lighted room? - correct
answer ✔✔Inspection
Which parts of the ophthalmoscope are present on the front of the ophthalmoscope head?
Select all that apply. - correct answer ✔✔Mirror window
Aperture selector
Which equipment is used to test the hearing capacity of a patient? - correct answer ✔✔Tuning
fork
Which assessment skill would the nurse use to determine organ density during the physical
examination of a patient? - correct answer ✔✔Percussion
