NURS 6512 Midterm Exam Answers / NURS 6512N Midterm Exam Answers:NEWEST-2022

 Question 1
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Your patient is complaining of acute, intense sharp epigastric pain that radiates to the
back and left scapula with nausea and vomiting. Based on this history, your
prioritized physical examination should be to:
Selected Answer: assess for rebound tenderness.
 Question 2
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You are collecting a history from an 11-year-old girl. Her mother is sitting next to her
in the examination room. When collecting history from older children or adolescents,
they should be:

Selected given the opportunity to be interviewed without the parent at some
Answer: point during the interview.
 Question 3
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A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male patient. The patient
avoids eye contact and answers questions only by saying, "Yeah," "No," or "I guess
so." Which of the following is appropriate for the interviewer to say or ask?

Selected Answer: Are you uncomfortable talking with me?
 Question 4
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Underestimation of blood pressure will occur if the blood pressure cuff's width
covers:

Selected Answer: more than two-thirds of the upper arm.
 Question 5
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White, rounded, or oval ulcerations surrounded by a red halo and found on the oral
mucosa are:

Selected Answer: aphthous ulcers.
 Question 6
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Mr. Donalds is a 45-year-old roofer. Your inspection to determine color variations of
the skin is best conducted:

Selected Answer: D. using a Wood’s light.

, Question 7
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Percussing at the right midclavicular line, below the umbilicus, and continuing
upward is the correct technique for locating the:
Selected Answer: lower liver border.
 Question 8
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Mr. Akins is a 78-year-old patient who presents to the clinic with complaints of
hearing loss. Which of the following are changes in hearing that occur in the elderly?
Select all that apply.
Selected Answers: a.
Loss of high frequency
b.
Bone conduction heard longer than air conduction
c.
Results from cranial nerve VII
e.
Unable to hear in a crowded room
f.
Sounds may be garbled and difficult to localize
 Question 9
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Peritonitis produces bowel sounds that are:
Selected Answer: hypoactive.
 Question 10
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Mr. Jones is a 45-year-old patient who presents for a physical examination. On
examination, you note costochondral beading, enlarged skull, and bowed legs and
diagnose him with rickets. A deficiency of which fat-soluble micronutrient can result
in rickets?
Selected Answer: Vitamin D
 Question 11
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Which technique is most likely to result in the patient's understanding of questions?

Selected Answer: Use the simplest language possible.
 Question 12
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, To perform the Rinne test, place the tuning fork on the:

Selected Answer: mastoid bone.
 Question 13
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After thorough inspection of the abdomen, the next assessment step is:

Selected Answer: auscultation.
 Question 14
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To approximate vocal frequencies, which tuning fork should be used to assess
hearing?

Selected Answer: 500 to 1000 Hz
 Question 15
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When examining the skull of a 4-month-old baby, you should normally find:

Selected Answer: B. closure of the posterior fontanel.
 Question 16
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Which of the following is the most vital nutrient?

Selected Answer: Water
 Question 17
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Mrs. Raymonds is a 24-year-old patient who has presented for a routine concern over
her current weight. In your patient teaching with her, you explain the importance of
macronutrients. Which of the following is a macronutrient?
Selected Answer: Fat
 Question 18
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Differential diagnoses belong in the:

Selected Answer: assessment.
 Question 19
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