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NURS 4414Basic Physical Assessment


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A client states, "I have abdominal pain." Which assessment question
would best determine the client's need for pain medication?
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• "What does the pain feel like?"

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• "What does the pain feel like?"

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Which component of a client's medical record is the major source of subjective data
about the client's health status?
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• health history

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• health history
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To assess the effectiveness of cardiac compressions during adult cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR), a nurse should palpate which pulse site?
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• carotid

Correct response:

• carotid

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Which plane divides the body longitudinally into anterior and posterior regions?
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• sagittal plane

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• frontal plane

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A nurse correctly identifies which items as belonging to the dorsal cavity?
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• vertebral canal

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• vertebral canal

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A nurse must assess skin turgor in an older adult client. What would the nurse keep
in mind when assessing this client?
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• normal skin turgor is moist and boggy

Correct response:

• inelastic skin turgor is a normal part of aging

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A client involved in a motor vehicle accident is admitted to the intensive care unit.
The emergency department admission record indicates that the client hit their head

, on the steering wheel. The client complains of a headache, and a nursing
assessment reveals that the client has difficulty comprehending language and
diminished hearing. Based on these findings, the nurse suspects injury to which
lobe of the brain?
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• frontal

Correct response:

• temporal

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A 23-year-old nulliparous client visiting the clinic for a routine examination tells the
nurse that she desires to use the basal body temperature method for family
planning. What instructions should the nurse give the client?
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• Take her temperature at the same time every morning before getting out of
bed.

Correct response:

• Take her temperature at the same time every morning before getting out of
bed.

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