NURS-6512C-24/NURS-6512N-24|Advanced Health Assessment Final Exam|Graded A (2023/2024)-Walden

NURS-6512C-24/NURS-6512N-24 Advanced Health Assessment Final Exam -Walden • Question 1 Adrian Thompson is a 19-year-old girl who presents to the clinic with complaints of severe, acute chest pain. Her mother reports that Andrian, apart from occasional sinus infections, Andrian is not prone to respiratory problems. What potential risk factor is most important to assess with regards to Adrian's current problem? Selected Answer: Cocaine use • Question 2 An examiner has rotated a brush several times into the cervical os. The brush was withdrawn and stroked lightly on a glass slide. The slide was sprayed with fixative. Which type of specimen requires this technique for collection? Selected Answer: Cytology smear • Question 3 You are initially evaluating the equilibrium of Ms. Q. You ask her to stand with her feet together and arms at her sides. She loses her balance. Ms. Q. has a positive: Selected Answer: Romberg sign. • Question 4 Which one of the following is a proper technique for use of a speculum during a vaginal examination? Selected Answer: Press introitus downward; insert closed speculum obliquely. • Question 5 Your older clinic patient is being seen today as a follow-up for a 2-day history of pneumonia. The patient continues to have a productive cough, shortness of breath, and lethargy and has been spending most of the day lying in bed. You should begin the chest examination by: Selected Answer: auscultating the lung bases. • Question 6 Recent unilateral inversion of a previously everted nipple suggests: Selected Answer: cancer. • Question 7 The finger-to-nose test allows assessment of: Selected Answer: coordination and fine motor function. • Question 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: Selected Answer: menstrual cycles. • Question 9 Which condition is considered progressive rather than reversible? Selected Answer: Dementia • Question 10 The rectal past medical history of all patients should include inquiry about: Selected Answer: hemorrhoid surgery. • Question 11 Your patient's chief complaint is repeated pencil-like stools. Further examination should include: Selected Answer: digital rectal examination (DRE). • Question 12 Examination of the patient in the lithotomy, or knee-chest, position includes: Selected Answer: palpation of anal sphincter tone. • Question 13 The physical assessment technique most frequently used to assess joint symmetry is: Selected Answer: inspection. • Question 14 In the most effective percussion technique of the posterior lung fields, the patient cooperates by: Selected Answer: folding the arms in front. • Question 15 While examining a 30-year-old woman, you note that one breast is slightly larger than the other. In response to this finding, you should: Selected Answer: note the finding in the