Walden University NURS 6512 Final
Exam. Questions & Answers
,Walden University NURS 6512 Final Exam.
Questions & Answers (Graded A)
1. Which portion of the physical examination is best done with the patient standing?
Answer: spinal
2. To assess spinal levels L2, L3, and L4, which deep tendon reflex should be tested?
Answer: patellar
3. To assess a cremasteric reflex, the examiner strokes the:
Answer: lightly stroking the inner thigh
4. Which condition is considered progressive rather than reversible?
Answer: dementia
5. When palpating breast tissue, the examiner should use the
Answer: pads of the fingers at each site.
6. Palpation of a normal prostate in an older adult is likely to feel:
Answer: rubbery
7. The difference in blood pressure readings between the right and the left arms is
considered normal up to
Answer: 5 mm Hg.
, 8. Your 15-year-old patient is athletic and thin. Radiography of an ankle injury reveals a
stress fracture. You should question this patient about her:
Answer: menstrual cycles
9. Cranial nerve XII may be assessed in an infant by:
Answer: sucking and swallowing
10. While collecting personal and social history data from a woman complaining of
breast discomfort, you should question her regarding:
Answer: Alcohol, tobacco and caffeine.
11. An idiopathic spasm of arterioles in the digits is termed:
Answer: Reynaud’s
12. A 23-year-old white woman has come to the clinic because she has missed two
menstrual periods. She states that her breasts have enlarged and that her nipples have
turned a darker color. Your further response to this finding is to:
Answer: pregnancy
13. Assessing orientation to person, place, and time helps determine:
Answer: state of consciousness
Exam. Questions & Answers
,Walden University NURS 6512 Final Exam.
Questions & Answers (Graded A)
1. Which portion of the physical examination is best done with the patient standing?
Answer: spinal
2. To assess spinal levels L2, L3, and L4, which deep tendon reflex should be tested?
Answer: patellar
3. To assess a cremasteric reflex, the examiner strokes the:
Answer: lightly stroking the inner thigh
4. Which condition is considered progressive rather than reversible?
Answer: dementia
5. When palpating breast tissue, the examiner should use the
Answer: pads of the fingers at each site.
6. Palpation of a normal prostate in an older adult is likely to feel:
Answer: rubbery
7. The difference in blood pressure readings between the right and the left arms is
considered normal up to
Answer: 5 mm Hg.
, 8. Your 15-year-old patient is athletic and thin. Radiography of an ankle injury reveals a
stress fracture. You should question this patient about her:
Answer: menstrual cycles
9. Cranial nerve XII may be assessed in an infant by:
Answer: sucking and swallowing
10. While collecting personal and social history data from a woman complaining of
breast discomfort, you should question her regarding:
Answer: Alcohol, tobacco and caffeine.
11. An idiopathic spasm of arterioles in the digits is termed:
Answer: Reynaud’s
12. A 23-year-old white woman has come to the clinic because she has missed two
menstrual periods. She states that her breasts have enlarged and that her nipples have
turned a darker color. Your further response to this finding is to:
Answer: pregnancy
13. Assessing orientation to person, place, and time helps determine:
Answer: state of consciousness
