NURS 6512N Midterm Exam. 2021-2022
Question 1
Inquiry about nocturnal muscle spasms would be most significant when taking the musculoskeletal
history of:
Selected Answer:
older adults.
Question 2
One of the most important aspects to consider in the orthopedic screening examination is:
Selected Answer:
symmetry.
Question 3
In the most effective percussion technique of the posterior lung fields, the patient cooperates by:
Selected Answer:
folding the arms in front.
Question 4
A finding that is indicative of osteoarthritis is:
Selected Answer:
Heberden nodes.
Question 5
Breath sounds normally heard over the trachea are called:
Selected Answer:
,NURS 6512N Midterm Exam. 2021-2022
bronchial.
Question 6
Which one of the following techniques is used to detect a torn meniscus?
Selected Answer:
McMurray test
Question 7
The finger-to-nose test allows assessment of:
Selected Answer:
coordination and fine motor function.
Question 8
A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of having a
myocardial infarction. During the health history interview of his family history, he relates that his father
had died of "heart trouble." The most important follow-up question you should pose is which of the
following?
Selected Answer:
"What age was your father at the time of his death?"
Question 9
Ulnar deviation and boutonniere deformities are characteristic of:
Selected Answer:
rheumatoid arthritis.
Question 10
, NURS 6512N Midterm Exam. 2021-2022
A parent is advised to restrict contact or collision sports participation for their child. An example of a
sport in which this child could participate is:
Selected Answer:
riflery.
Question 11
Electrical activity recorded by the electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing that denotes the spread of the
stimulus through the atria is the:
Selected Answer:
P wave.
Question 12
The Denver II is a tool used to determine:
Selected Answer:
whether a child is developing as expected.
Question 13
You are examining a patient in the emergency department who has recently sustained head trauma. In
order to initially assess this patient's neurologic status, you would:
Selected Answer:
test the six cardinal points of gaze.
Question 14
Breath odors may clue the examiner to certain underlying metabolic conditions. The odor of ammonia
on the breath may signify:
Question 1
Inquiry about nocturnal muscle spasms would be most significant when taking the musculoskeletal
history of:
Selected Answer:
older adults.
Question 2
One of the most important aspects to consider in the orthopedic screening examination is:
Selected Answer:
symmetry.
Question 3
In the most effective percussion technique of the posterior lung fields, the patient cooperates by:
Selected Answer:
folding the arms in front.
Question 4
A finding that is indicative of osteoarthritis is:
Selected Answer:
Heberden nodes.
Question 5
Breath sounds normally heard over the trachea are called:
Selected Answer:
,NURS 6512N Midterm Exam. 2021-2022
bronchial.
Question 6
Which one of the following techniques is used to detect a torn meniscus?
Selected Answer:
McMurray test
Question 7
The finger-to-nose test allows assessment of:
Selected Answer:
coordination and fine motor function.
Question 8
A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of having a
myocardial infarction. During the health history interview of his family history, he relates that his father
had died of "heart trouble." The most important follow-up question you should pose is which of the
following?
Selected Answer:
"What age was your father at the time of his death?"
Question 9
Ulnar deviation and boutonniere deformities are characteristic of:
Selected Answer:
rheumatoid arthritis.
Question 10
, NURS 6512N Midterm Exam. 2021-2022
A parent is advised to restrict contact or collision sports participation for their child. An example of a
sport in which this child could participate is:
Selected Answer:
riflery.
Question 11
Electrical activity recorded by the electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing that denotes the spread of the
stimulus through the atria is the:
Selected Answer:
P wave.
Question 12
The Denver II is a tool used to determine:
Selected Answer:
whether a child is developing as expected.
Question 13
You are examining a patient in the emergency department who has recently sustained head trauma. In
order to initially assess this patient's neurologic status, you would:
Selected Answer:
test the six cardinal points of gaze.
Question 14
Breath odors may clue the examiner to certain underlying metabolic conditions. The odor of ammonia
on the breath may signify:
