Walden University NURS 6512N WEEK 2 QUIZ 4 – Questions
and Answers (Graded A)
1. Auscultation should be carried out last except when examining
The abdomen.
2. Which of the following statements is true regarding tympanic membrane temperature?
It is an accurate measurement of body temperature because the tympanic membrane
shares its blood supply with the hypothalamus.
3. A scale used to assess a patient's weight should be calibrated
Each time it is used.
4. The height-measuring attachment of the standing platform scale should be pulled out
Before the patient steps on the scale.
5. An infant should be placed in which position to have his or her height or length measured?
Supine on a measuring board
6. The stethoscope's diaphragm is most useful in the assessment of _____ sounds.
High-pitched
7. A rubber or plastic ring should be around the bell end-piece of a stethoscope to
Ensure secure contact with the body surface.
8. Which technique should be used to stabilize the stethoscope during auscultation?
The endpiece should be held between the second and third fingers.
9. A patient in the emergency department has a concussion to the head. You suspect that the
patient may also have a retinal hemorrhage. You are using the ophthalmoscope to examine the
retina of this patient. Which aperture of the ophthalmoscope is most appropriate for this patient?
Red-free filter
10. The Tumbling "E" vision acuity chart would most likely be used for _____ patients.
Preschool
and Answers (Graded A)
1. Auscultation should be carried out last except when examining
The abdomen.
2. Which of the following statements is true regarding tympanic membrane temperature?
It is an accurate measurement of body temperature because the tympanic membrane
shares its blood supply with the hypothalamus.
3. A scale used to assess a patient's weight should be calibrated
Each time it is used.
4. The height-measuring attachment of the standing platform scale should be pulled out
Before the patient steps on the scale.
5. An infant should be placed in which position to have his or her height or length measured?
Supine on a measuring board
6. The stethoscope's diaphragm is most useful in the assessment of _____ sounds.
High-pitched
7. A rubber or plastic ring should be around the bell end-piece of a stethoscope to
Ensure secure contact with the body surface.
8. Which technique should be used to stabilize the stethoscope during auscultation?
The endpiece should be held between the second and third fingers.
9. A patient in the emergency department has a concussion to the head. You suspect that the
patient may also have a retinal hemorrhage. You are using the ophthalmoscope to examine the
retina of this patient. Which aperture of the ophthalmoscope is most appropriate for this patient?
Red-free filter
10. The Tumbling "E" vision acuity chart would most likely be used for _____ patients.
Preschool
