NURS 612 EXAM 2 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED
HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following examination techniques is not typically done
when examining the chest and lungs of a newborn?
a. Palpation
b. Inspection
c. Percussion
d. Auscultation - ANSWER--c. Percussion
The patient tells the examiner, "I have been coughing up a lot of
yellowish-green phlegm." The examiner should suspect
a. Viral infection
b. Tuberculosis
c. Pulmonary edema
d. Bacterial pneumonia - ANSWER--d. Bacterial pneumonia
To best visualize subtle retractions on a patient, the examiner should
a. Place the patient in a supine position
b. Stand directly behind the patient
c. Ensure that the light source angles toward the patient
d. Position the patient directly under a bright examination light -
ANSWER--c. Ensure that the light source angles toward the patient
, NURS 612 EXAM 2 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED
HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following findings may indicate a pulmonary infection?
a. Malodorous breath
b. Protrusion of the clavicle
c. Clubbing of the nail beds
d. Kussmal respirations - ANSWER--a. Malodorous breath
Which finding is considered unusual for a newborn?
a. Sneezing
b. Coughing
c. Silent hiccupping
d. Nose breathing - ANSWER--b. Coughing
In an older adult, which finding can occur in the absence of a disease as
a result of age-related changes of the chest or lungs?
a. Barrel chest
b. Productive cough
c. Increased vital capacity
d. Pulmonary infiltrate - ANSWER--a. Barrel chest
, NURS 612 EXAM 2 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED
HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
A newborn infant has a small chest-to-head size ratio. This finding is
usually associated with
a. Maternal diabetes
b. Cocaine use during pregnancy
c. Intrauterine growth restriction
d. A normal variation of chest-to-head ratio - ANSWER--c. Intrauterine
growth restriction
Hamman sign can best be heard when the patient is
a. In a supine position
b. Laying on the left side
c. Sitting completely upright
d. Positioned with the head elevated 30 degrees - ANSWER--b. Laying
on the left side
In addition to severe respiratory distress, which of the following findings
may be indicative of a pneumothorax with mediastinal shift?
a. Hemoptysis
b. Pleural friction fremitus
c. Vesicular lung sounds over the peripheral lung field
d. Tracheal deviation away from midline position - ANSWER--d.
Tracheal deviation away from midline position
, NURS 612 EXAM 2 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED
HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
A mother tells the examiner that her 2-year-old child has a cough that
"sounds just like a bark". Given this history, what other findings should
the examiner anticipate during respiratory examination?
a. Wheezing and coarse crackles bilaterally
b. Labored breathing and inspiratory stridor
c. Hyperresonance with percussion
d. Productive, blood-tinged, or "rusty" sputum - ANSWER--b. Labored
breathing and inspiratory stridor
The examiner should expect the ratio of respiratory rate to heart rate in
the adult to be approximately
a. 1 to 2
b. 1 to 4
c. 1 to 6
d. 1 to 8 - ANSWER--b. 1 to 4
Which examination finding is consistent with emphysema?
a. Decreased tactile fremitus
b. Dullness with chest percussion
c. Prolonged inspiration
HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following examination techniques is not typically done
when examining the chest and lungs of a newborn?
a. Palpation
b. Inspection
c. Percussion
d. Auscultation - ANSWER--c. Percussion
The patient tells the examiner, "I have been coughing up a lot of
yellowish-green phlegm." The examiner should suspect
a. Viral infection
b. Tuberculosis
c. Pulmonary edema
d. Bacterial pneumonia - ANSWER--d. Bacterial pneumonia
To best visualize subtle retractions on a patient, the examiner should
a. Place the patient in a supine position
b. Stand directly behind the patient
c. Ensure that the light source angles toward the patient
d. Position the patient directly under a bright examination light -
ANSWER--c. Ensure that the light source angles toward the patient
, NURS 612 EXAM 2 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED
HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following findings may indicate a pulmonary infection?
a. Malodorous breath
b. Protrusion of the clavicle
c. Clubbing of the nail beds
d. Kussmal respirations - ANSWER--a. Malodorous breath
Which finding is considered unusual for a newborn?
a. Sneezing
b. Coughing
c. Silent hiccupping
d. Nose breathing - ANSWER--b. Coughing
In an older adult, which finding can occur in the absence of a disease as
a result of age-related changes of the chest or lungs?
a. Barrel chest
b. Productive cough
c. Increased vital capacity
d. Pulmonary infiltrate - ANSWER--a. Barrel chest
, NURS 612 EXAM 2 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED
HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
A newborn infant has a small chest-to-head size ratio. This finding is
usually associated with
a. Maternal diabetes
b. Cocaine use during pregnancy
c. Intrauterine growth restriction
d. A normal variation of chest-to-head ratio - ANSWER--c. Intrauterine
growth restriction
Hamman sign can best be heard when the patient is
a. In a supine position
b. Laying on the left side
c. Sitting completely upright
d. Positioned with the head elevated 30 degrees - ANSWER--b. Laying
on the left side
In addition to severe respiratory distress, which of the following findings
may be indicative of a pneumothorax with mediastinal shift?
a. Hemoptysis
b. Pleural friction fremitus
c. Vesicular lung sounds over the peripheral lung field
d. Tracheal deviation away from midline position - ANSWER--d.
Tracheal deviation away from midline position
, NURS 612 EXAM 2 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED
HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
A mother tells the examiner that her 2-year-old child has a cough that
"sounds just like a bark". Given this history, what other findings should
the examiner anticipate during respiratory examination?
a. Wheezing and coarse crackles bilaterally
b. Labored breathing and inspiratory stridor
c. Hyperresonance with percussion
d. Productive, blood-tinged, or "rusty" sputum - ANSWER--b. Labored
breathing and inspiratory stridor
The examiner should expect the ratio of respiratory rate to heart rate in
the adult to be approximately
a. 1 to 2
b. 1 to 4
c. 1 to 6
d. 1 to 8 - ANSWER--b. 1 to 4
Which examination finding is consistent with emphysema?
a. Decreased tactile fremitus
b. Dullness with chest percussion
c. Prolonged inspiration
