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EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ | 100%
CORRECT | 2024 UPDATE!!
A patient tells the nurse that she has smoked two packs of cigarettes a
day for 20 years. The nurse records this as how many pack-years?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 40
D. 60 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. 40
When auscultating over a patient's carotid arteries the nurse notices
the presence of a bruit on the left side. The nurse knows that:
A. hypermetabolic states will cause bruits in the femoral arteries.
B. bruits are often associated with venous disease.
C. bruits occur in the presence of lymphadenopathy.
D. bruits occur with turbulent blood flow, indicating partial occlusion. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. bruits occur with turbulent blood flow,
indicating partial occlusion.
,The nurse is reviewing an assessment of a patient's peripheral pulses
and notices that the documentation states that the radial pulses are
"2+." The nurse recognizes that this reading indicates what type of
pulse?
A. Bounding
B. Normal
C. Weak
D. Absent - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Normal
A patient is asked to indicate on a form how many times he eats a
specific food. This would describe which of these methods for obtaining
dietary information?
A. 24-hour recall
B. Food diary
C. Food frequency questionnaire
D. Calorie count - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Food frequency
questionnaire
How should the nurse document mild, slight pitting edema present at
the ankles of a pregnant patient?
A. 1+
B. 3+
C. 4+
D. Brawny edema - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. 1+
,Stridor is a high-pitched, inspiratory crowing sound commonly
associated with:
A. atelectasis.
B. upper airway obstruction.
C. congestive heart failure.
D. pneumothorax. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. upper airway
obstruction.
The nurse is comparing pitch and duration of the various types of a
patient?s breath sounds and recognizes which one of these as an
expected finding?
A. Bronchial sounds are low-pitched and have a 2:1 inspiratory-versus-
expiratory ratio.
B. Bronchovesicular sounds have a moderate pitch and 1:1 expiratory-
versus-inspiratory ratio.
C. Vesicular breath sounds are high-pitched and have a 1:2 inspiratory-
versus-expiratory ratio.
D. Wheezes are low-pitched and have a 2.5:1 inspiratory-versus-
expiratory ratio. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Bronchovesicular
sounds have a moderate pitch and 1:1 expiratory-versus-inspiratory
ratio.
Where does a nurse expect to hear bronchovesicular lung sounds in a
healthy adult?
, A. In the apices of the lungs
B. Over the trachea
C. In the lower lobes
D. Near the sternal border - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. Near the
sternal border
A nurse hears inspiratory and expiratory wheezes bilaterally. What is
the meaning of this finding?
A. Narrowed airways
B. Consolidation in alveoli
C. Fluid in the alveoli
D. Sputum in the bronchi - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Narrowed
airways
A known risk factor for breast cancer includes:
A. early menarche or late menopause.
B. low breast tissue density.
C. low-fat, low cholesterol diet.
D. breastfeeding an infant for more than 6 months. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > A. early menarche or late menopause.
The nurse is reviewing statistics regarding breast cancer. Which group
of women over the age of 45 in the United States has the highest
incidence for development of breast cancer?
EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ | 100%
CORRECT | 2024 UPDATE!!
A patient tells the nurse that she has smoked two packs of cigarettes a
day for 20 years. The nurse records this as how many pack-years?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 40
D. 60 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. 40
When auscultating over a patient's carotid arteries the nurse notices
the presence of a bruit on the left side. The nurse knows that:
A. hypermetabolic states will cause bruits in the femoral arteries.
B. bruits are often associated with venous disease.
C. bruits occur in the presence of lymphadenopathy.
D. bruits occur with turbulent blood flow, indicating partial occlusion. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. bruits occur with turbulent blood flow,
indicating partial occlusion.
,The nurse is reviewing an assessment of a patient's peripheral pulses
and notices that the documentation states that the radial pulses are
"2+." The nurse recognizes that this reading indicates what type of
pulse?
A. Bounding
B. Normal
C. Weak
D. Absent - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Normal
A patient is asked to indicate on a form how many times he eats a
specific food. This would describe which of these methods for obtaining
dietary information?
A. 24-hour recall
B. Food diary
C. Food frequency questionnaire
D. Calorie count - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Food frequency
questionnaire
How should the nurse document mild, slight pitting edema present at
the ankles of a pregnant patient?
A. 1+
B. 3+
C. 4+
D. Brawny edema - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. 1+
,Stridor is a high-pitched, inspiratory crowing sound commonly
associated with:
A. atelectasis.
B. upper airway obstruction.
C. congestive heart failure.
D. pneumothorax. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. upper airway
obstruction.
The nurse is comparing pitch and duration of the various types of a
patient?s breath sounds and recognizes which one of these as an
expected finding?
A. Bronchial sounds are low-pitched and have a 2:1 inspiratory-versus-
expiratory ratio.
B. Bronchovesicular sounds have a moderate pitch and 1:1 expiratory-
versus-inspiratory ratio.
C. Vesicular breath sounds are high-pitched and have a 1:2 inspiratory-
versus-expiratory ratio.
D. Wheezes are low-pitched and have a 2.5:1 inspiratory-versus-
expiratory ratio. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Bronchovesicular
sounds have a moderate pitch and 1:1 expiratory-versus-inspiratory
ratio.
Where does a nurse expect to hear bronchovesicular lung sounds in a
healthy adult?
, A. In the apices of the lungs
B. Over the trachea
C. In the lower lobes
D. Near the sternal border - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. Near the
sternal border
A nurse hears inspiratory and expiratory wheezes bilaterally. What is
the meaning of this finding?
A. Narrowed airways
B. Consolidation in alveoli
C. Fluid in the alveoli
D. Sputum in the bronchi - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Narrowed
airways
A known risk factor for breast cancer includes:
A. early menarche or late menopause.
B. low breast tissue density.
C. low-fat, low cholesterol diet.
D. breastfeeding an infant for more than 6 months. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > A. early menarche or late menopause.
The nurse is reviewing statistics regarding breast cancer. Which group
of women over the age of 45 in the United States has the highest
incidence for development of breast cancer?
