NUR 111 – Exam study guide with Questions & Answers
The most common sites used for pulse rate assessment are... ✔️✔️radial & apical
The most common alteration in blood pressure is... ✔️✔️hypertension
The best position for the pt while assessing BP is... ✔️✔️sitting
Heart sounds are sometimes difficult to hear in older adults because of... ✔️✔️an increase in
air space in the lungs
A healthy eardrum appears... ✔️✔️translucent, shiny & pearly gray
This is common after trauma to a vessel wall, infection, immobilization or prolonged insertion of
IV catheters.... ✔️✔️phlebitis
The best pt position for abdominal assessment is __________________ _________________, &
the position that aids in the detection of murmurs is _________________ _________________.
✔️✔️dorsal recumbent, lateral recumbent
The most relaxed pt position used for assessment of head & neck, anterior thorax & lungs,
breasts, axillae, heart, extremities & pulses is... ✔️✔️supine
,The best lighting to use during a physical examination is... ✔️✔️natural or halogen
The ABCD's of assessment for cancerous skin lesions are... ✔️✔️Asymmetry
Border irregularity
Color
Diameter
Lateral displacement of the trachea is caused by... ✔️✔️-masses in the neck
-masses in the mediastinum
-pulmonary abnormalities
As blood passes through a narrowed vessel, a blowing sound can be heard, called a ...
✔️✔️bruit
Common postural abnormalities include... ✔️✔️-kyphosis (hunchback)
-lordosis (swayback)
-scoliosis (lateral curvature of spine)
As a pt's consciousness lowers, use this for an objective measurement of consciousness...
✔️✔️Glasgow Coma Scale
, Injury to the cerebral cortex results in _____________, & it's two types are ______________ &
________________. ✔️✔️aphasia, sensory (receptive), motor (expressive)
These valves close during S2... ✔️✔️aortic & pulmonic
Adventitious lung sounds that are high-pitched, musical & squeaky are________________, and
those that are low-pitched & rumbling are ___________________. ✔️✔️wheezes, rhonchi
Adventitious lung sounds with a dry, grating quality are... ✔️✔️pleural friction rub
Pt teaching should be done... ✔️✔️throughout the examination
To convert celsius to fahrenheit... ✔️✔️x 1.8 + 32
To convert fahrenheit to celsius... ✔️✔️-32 & divide by 1.8
1 cm is equal to... ✔️✔️10 mm
1 inch is equal to... ✔️✔️2.5 cm
% solution is equal to... ✔️✔️# of g per 100 mL
The most common sites used for pulse rate assessment are... ✔️✔️radial & apical
The most common alteration in blood pressure is... ✔️✔️hypertension
The best position for the pt while assessing BP is... ✔️✔️sitting
Heart sounds are sometimes difficult to hear in older adults because of... ✔️✔️an increase in
air space in the lungs
A healthy eardrum appears... ✔️✔️translucent, shiny & pearly gray
This is common after trauma to a vessel wall, infection, immobilization or prolonged insertion of
IV catheters.... ✔️✔️phlebitis
The best pt position for abdominal assessment is __________________ _________________, &
the position that aids in the detection of murmurs is _________________ _________________.
✔️✔️dorsal recumbent, lateral recumbent
The most relaxed pt position used for assessment of head & neck, anterior thorax & lungs,
breasts, axillae, heart, extremities & pulses is... ✔️✔️supine
,The best lighting to use during a physical examination is... ✔️✔️natural or halogen
The ABCD's of assessment for cancerous skin lesions are... ✔️✔️Asymmetry
Border irregularity
Color
Diameter
Lateral displacement of the trachea is caused by... ✔️✔️-masses in the neck
-masses in the mediastinum
-pulmonary abnormalities
As blood passes through a narrowed vessel, a blowing sound can be heard, called a ...
✔️✔️bruit
Common postural abnormalities include... ✔️✔️-kyphosis (hunchback)
-lordosis (swayback)
-scoliosis (lateral curvature of spine)
As a pt's consciousness lowers, use this for an objective measurement of consciousness...
✔️✔️Glasgow Coma Scale
, Injury to the cerebral cortex results in _____________, & it's two types are ______________ &
________________. ✔️✔️aphasia, sensory (receptive), motor (expressive)
These valves close during S2... ✔️✔️aortic & pulmonic
Adventitious lung sounds that are high-pitched, musical & squeaky are________________, and
those that are low-pitched & rumbling are ___________________. ✔️✔️wheezes, rhonchi
Adventitious lung sounds with a dry, grating quality are... ✔️✔️pleural friction rub
Pt teaching should be done... ✔️✔️throughout the examination
To convert celsius to fahrenheit... ✔️✔️x 1.8 + 32
To convert fahrenheit to celsius... ✔️✔️-32 & divide by 1.8
1 cm is equal to... ✔️✔️10 mm
1 inch is equal to... ✔️✔️2.5 cm
% solution is equal to... ✔️✔️# of g per 100 mL
