NURS 321 - CUMULATIVE FINAL QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
abnormal breath sounds correct answer crackles, rhonchi, wheezes, pleural
friction rub, silence
adipose tissue correct answer subcutaneous &
retromammary fat
Airborne precautions correct answer N95 mask
always include for breast palpation correct answer Tail of Spence
Glandular area
Areola area
Compression of Nipple - check for
discharge
assessing respirations correct answer -rate
-depth
-rhythm
-ease of breathing
-use of accessory muscles of neck
-color of skin
assessment of safety correct answer Identify unsafe situations & potential hazards
,Falls
Fires
Poisoning
Choking
atrioventricular valves correct answer -Valves located between the atrial and
ventricular chambers on each side of the heart, prevent backflow into the atria
when the ventricles are contracting.
- Tricuspid (right)
- Mitral (left)
blood pressure false highs correct answer -Using a manometer not calibrated
at the zero mark
-Assessing BP after exercise
-Applying narrow cuff
-Releasing valve too slowly
-Reinflating the bladder during
auscultation
blood pressure false lows correct answer -Hearing deficit
-Noise in environment
-Viewing the meniscus from above eye level
-Applying too wide a cuff
-Using cracked stethoscope
-Misplacing the bell beyond the direct area
, of the artery
-Failing to pump cuff 30 mm HG above the
disappearance of the pulse.
breast abnormal finding - BENIGN & FIBROADENOMAS correct answer -benign
solid
tumors
-Oval
-Rubbery
-Movable
-5mm-5 cm
-Rare postmenopausal
-Can grow 'overnight'
breast abnormal finding - MALIGNANT correct answer -Hard
-Sharp edges - irregular shape
-Non-movable
-Non-tender
-Look for nipple erosion,
retraction, discharge (bloody)
-Look for enlarged, shrunken, or
dimpled breast with no pain.
breast abnormal finding - MASTITIS correct answer Infection of milk
ducts
ACCURATE ANSWERS
abnormal breath sounds correct answer crackles, rhonchi, wheezes, pleural
friction rub, silence
adipose tissue correct answer subcutaneous &
retromammary fat
Airborne precautions correct answer N95 mask
always include for breast palpation correct answer Tail of Spence
Glandular area
Areola area
Compression of Nipple - check for
discharge
assessing respirations correct answer -rate
-depth
-rhythm
-ease of breathing
-use of accessory muscles of neck
-color of skin
assessment of safety correct answer Identify unsafe situations & potential hazards
,Falls
Fires
Poisoning
Choking
atrioventricular valves correct answer -Valves located between the atrial and
ventricular chambers on each side of the heart, prevent backflow into the atria
when the ventricles are contracting.
- Tricuspid (right)
- Mitral (left)
blood pressure false highs correct answer -Using a manometer not calibrated
at the zero mark
-Assessing BP after exercise
-Applying narrow cuff
-Releasing valve too slowly
-Reinflating the bladder during
auscultation
blood pressure false lows correct answer -Hearing deficit
-Noise in environment
-Viewing the meniscus from above eye level
-Applying too wide a cuff
-Using cracked stethoscope
-Misplacing the bell beyond the direct area
, of the artery
-Failing to pump cuff 30 mm HG above the
disappearance of the pulse.
breast abnormal finding - BENIGN & FIBROADENOMAS correct answer -benign
solid
tumors
-Oval
-Rubbery
-Movable
-5mm-5 cm
-Rare postmenopausal
-Can grow 'overnight'
breast abnormal finding - MALIGNANT correct answer -Hard
-Sharp edges - irregular shape
-Non-movable
-Non-tender
-Look for nipple erosion,
retraction, discharge (bloody)
-Look for enlarged, shrunken, or
dimpled breast with no pain.
breast abnormal finding - MASTITIS correct answer Infection of milk
ducts
