NUS 6512 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 2022 UPDATE
Before performing an abdominal examination, the examiner should:
Have the patient empty their bladder
During an interview, tears appear in the patient’s eyes and his voice becomes shaky.
Initially, you should:
Keep the interview moving to distract the patient
Which of the following is the most accurate reflection of an individual’s food intake?
Food Diary
Percussing at the right midclavicular line, below the umbilicus, and continuing upward is the
correct technique for locating the:
Lower liver border
A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is known as a:
Stereotype
Peritonitis produces bowel sounds that are
Decreased/Hypoactive
Brittle nails are typical findings in:
Older adults
Which of the following is an expected change in the assessment of the thyroid during pregnancy?
A Bruit is auscultated d/t increased vascularity
You are planning to palpate the abdomen of your patient. Which part of the examiner's hand is
best for palpating vibration?
Ulnar Surface
,NUS 6512 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 2022 UPDATE
A 5-year-old child presents with nasal congestion and a headache to assess for sinus
tenderness you should palpate over the:
Maxillary sinuses only
During physical examination of a 30-year-old Chinese man you notice a slight asymmetry of
his face. the cranial nerve examination is normal. Your best action is to
Ask the patient if this characteristic runs in his family
Unusual white areas on the skin may be due to
Vitiligo
You are using an ophthalmoscope to examine a patient’s inner eye. You rotate the
lens selector clockwise, then counterclockwise to compensate for:
Myopia
Mrs. Webb is a 38-year old patient who has been changing her lifestyle to eat in a healthy way
and lose weight: during your health promotion education regarding her nutritional status, you
explain the function of dietary protein as:
Building and maintaining tissues
Mr. Akins is a 78-y/o 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.
c. Loss of high frequency
e. Sounds may be garbled, difficult to localize
f. Unable to hear in a crowded room
The most superior part of the stomach is the
Fundus
Mrs. Grace is a 58-year-old patient who has a diagnosis of pernicious anemia. Which B
vitamin is deficient in patients with pernicious anemia?
B12
A 51-y/o woman calls with complaints of weight loss and constipation. She reports enlarged
hemorrhoids and rectal bleeding. You advise her to:
Come to the laboratory for a stool guaiac test.
Placing the base of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline vertex of the patient’s head is a test for:
Lateralization of Sound
Which technique is most likely to result in the patients understanding of questions?
Use the patient's own terms if possible.
Mr. Williams, age 25, has recovered recently from an upper and lower respiratory infection. He
describes a long-standing nasal dripping. He is seeking treatment for a mild hearing loss that has not
gone away. Information concerning his chronic postnasal drip should be documented within which
section of the history?
Past medical data
Nasal symptoms that imply an allergic response include:
,NUS 6512 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 2022 UPDATE
Bluish gray turbinates. ("Turbinates that appear bluish gray or pale pink with a swollen, boggy
consistency may indicate allergies"-Seidel p.243)
Mr. Franklin is speaking with you the health care provider, about his respiratory problem. Mr.
Franklin says, “I’ve had this cough for 3 days and it’s getting worse.” You reply, “Tell me more
about your cough.” Mr. Franklin states, “I wish I could tell you more, that’s why I am here! You tell
me what’s wrong.” Which caregiver response would be the most appropriate for enhancing
communication?
After 3 days, you're tired of coughing. Have you had a fever?"
When taking a history, you should:
Use a chronologic and sequential framework.
Which of the following formats would be used for visits that address problems not yet identified in
the problem-oriented medical record (POMR)?
Brief SOAP note
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have presented to the office with their infant son with complaints of
ear drainage. When examining an infant’s middle ear, the nurse should use one hand to stabilize
the otoscope against the head while using the other hand to:
Pull the auricle down and back in an effort to straighten the upward curvature of the canal
Which question would be considered a leading
question? You don't get headaches often, do
you?"
Mr. Black is a 44y/o patient who presents to the clinic with complaints of neck pain that he thinks is
from his job involving computer data entry. As the examiner, you are checking the range of motion in
his neck and note the greatest degree of cervical mobility is at?
C 4 to C 5: C4 and C5 or C5 and C 6 provide the greatest horizontal mobility in adults
The term denoting the caregiver’s need to do no harm to the patient is:
Deontologic imperatives.
A tool used to screen adolescents for alcoholism is the:
CRAFFT
Under normal circumstances, how much water is lost daily by the body?
Under normal circumstances, approximately 2 to 2.5 liters of water is lost daily
You have just completed a skin assessment on Mr. Baker. During your assessment,
you have transilluminated a skin lesion. During the physical examination, you know that
skin lesions are transilluminated to distinguish:
Transillumination is used to determine the presence of fluid in cysts and masses. Fluid-filled lesions will
transilluminate with a red glow, and solid masses will not transilluminate.
Mr. Mills is a 55/y/o patient who presents to the office for an initial visit for health
promotion. A survey of mobility and activities of activities of daily living is part of a(n):
Functional assessment.
Sweat glands, hair, and nails are all formed from?
, NUS 6512 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 2022 UPDATE
Invagination of epidermis into dermis
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 2022 UPDATE
Before performing an abdominal examination, the examiner should:
Have the patient empty their bladder
During an interview, tears appear in the patient’s eyes and his voice becomes shaky.
Initially, you should:
Keep the interview moving to distract the patient
Which of the following is the most accurate reflection of an individual’s food intake?
Food Diary
Percussing at the right midclavicular line, below the umbilicus, and continuing upward is the
correct technique for locating the:
Lower liver border
A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is known as a:
Stereotype
Peritonitis produces bowel sounds that are
Decreased/Hypoactive
Brittle nails are typical findings in:
Older adults
Which of the following is an expected change in the assessment of the thyroid during pregnancy?
A Bruit is auscultated d/t increased vascularity
You are planning to palpate the abdomen of your patient. Which part of the examiner's hand is
best for palpating vibration?
Ulnar Surface
,NUS 6512 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 2022 UPDATE
A 5-year-old child presents with nasal congestion and a headache to assess for sinus
tenderness you should palpate over the:
Maxillary sinuses only
During physical examination of a 30-year-old Chinese man you notice a slight asymmetry of
his face. the cranial nerve examination is normal. Your best action is to
Ask the patient if this characteristic runs in his family
Unusual white areas on the skin may be due to
Vitiligo
You are using an ophthalmoscope to examine a patient’s inner eye. You rotate the
lens selector clockwise, then counterclockwise to compensate for:
Myopia
Mrs. Webb is a 38-year old patient who has been changing her lifestyle to eat in a healthy way
and lose weight: during your health promotion education regarding her nutritional status, you
explain the function of dietary protein as:
Building and maintaining tissues
Mr. Akins is a 78-y/o 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.
c. Loss of high frequency
e. Sounds may be garbled, difficult to localize
f. Unable to hear in a crowded room
The most superior part of the stomach is the
Fundus
Mrs. Grace is a 58-year-old patient who has a diagnosis of pernicious anemia. Which B
vitamin is deficient in patients with pernicious anemia?
B12
A 51-y/o woman calls with complaints of weight loss and constipation. She reports enlarged
hemorrhoids and rectal bleeding. You advise her to:
Come to the laboratory for a stool guaiac test.
Placing the base of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline vertex of the patient’s head is a test for:
Lateralization of Sound
Which technique is most likely to result in the patients understanding of questions?
Use the patient's own terms if possible.
Mr. Williams, age 25, has recovered recently from an upper and lower respiratory infection. He
describes a long-standing nasal dripping. He is seeking treatment for a mild hearing loss that has not
gone away. Information concerning his chronic postnasal drip should be documented within which
section of the history?
Past medical data
Nasal symptoms that imply an allergic response include:
,NUS 6512 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 2022 UPDATE
Bluish gray turbinates. ("Turbinates that appear bluish gray or pale pink with a swollen, boggy
consistency may indicate allergies"-Seidel p.243)
Mr. Franklin is speaking with you the health care provider, about his respiratory problem. Mr.
Franklin says, “I’ve had this cough for 3 days and it’s getting worse.” You reply, “Tell me more
about your cough.” Mr. Franklin states, “I wish I could tell you more, that’s why I am here! You tell
me what’s wrong.” Which caregiver response would be the most appropriate for enhancing
communication?
After 3 days, you're tired of coughing. Have you had a fever?"
When taking a history, you should:
Use a chronologic and sequential framework.
Which of the following formats would be used for visits that address problems not yet identified in
the problem-oriented medical record (POMR)?
Brief SOAP note
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have presented to the office with their infant son with complaints of
ear drainage. When examining an infant’s middle ear, the nurse should use one hand to stabilize
the otoscope against the head while using the other hand to:
Pull the auricle down and back in an effort to straighten the upward curvature of the canal
Which question would be considered a leading
question? You don't get headaches often, do
you?"
Mr. Black is a 44y/o patient who presents to the clinic with complaints of neck pain that he thinks is
from his job involving computer data entry. As the examiner, you are checking the range of motion in
his neck and note the greatest degree of cervical mobility is at?
C 4 to C 5: C4 and C5 or C5 and C 6 provide the greatest horizontal mobility in adults
The term denoting the caregiver’s need to do no harm to the patient is:
Deontologic imperatives.
A tool used to screen adolescents for alcoholism is the:
CRAFFT
Under normal circumstances, how much water is lost daily by the body?
Under normal circumstances, approximately 2 to 2.5 liters of water is lost daily
You have just completed a skin assessment on Mr. Baker. During your assessment,
you have transilluminated a skin lesion. During the physical examination, you know that
skin lesions are transilluminated to distinguish:
Transillumination is used to determine the presence of fluid in cysts and masses. Fluid-filled lesions will
transilluminate with a red glow, and solid masses will not transilluminate.
Mr. Mills is a 55/y/o patient who presents to the office for an initial visit for health
promotion. A survey of mobility and activities of activities of daily living is part of a(n):
Functional assessment.
Sweat glands, hair, and nails are all formed from?
, NUS 6512 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 2022 UPDATE
Invagination of epidermis into dermis
