ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUIZ #1AND STUDYGUIDE NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 280 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+.pdf

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ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT: TEST 1 QUESTIONS
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What is the function of the goblet cells of the lungs?
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A. To enable the exchange of gases
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B. To sweep away particulate matter
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C. To provide space for gas exchange
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D. To entrap small particulate matter
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How does the nurse assess for tactile fremitus in a patient?
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A. By placing the fingertips on the sides of the neck
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B. By placing the thumb on the spinous process of the patienT
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C. By placing warmed hands sideways on the posterolateral ch
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est wall
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D. By placing the palmar base of one hand to touch the patient
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's chest ANS: d
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The student nurse is listing the characteristics of normal breat
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h sounds. Which characteristics of normal breath sounds shoul
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d the student nurse include? Select all that apply.
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A. Amplitude
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B. Depth
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C. Pitch
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D. Quality
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E. Pressure
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The nurse starts to count the ribs of the patient from the angle
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mof Louis. Which statement precisely describes the "angle of Lo
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uis"?
A. It is continuous with the first rib.
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B. It marks the top edge of the sternum
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.C. It is also known as the suprasternal notch
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.D. It is the articulation of the manubrium and the body of the
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The nurse notices that a patient occasionally sighs when breat
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hing. What should the nurse expect to happen as a result of sig
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hing?
A. It expands the alveoli.
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B. It leads to tachypnea.
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C. It causes hypoventilation.
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D. It leads to slow breathing.
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While assessing the tactile fremitus of the patient, the nurse le
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arns that the fremitus is decreased. Which disorder may be dia
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gnosed in the patient? m m m




A. Bronchitis
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B. Pleural effusion
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C. Lobar pneumonia
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D. Pulmonary infarction
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The nurse is assessing the bronchial breath sounds of a patien
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t. Where should the nurse place the stethoscope?
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A. Over the trachea and the larynx
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B. Over the peripheral lung fields
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C. Posterior between the scapulae
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D. Anterior near the upper sternum
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During the chest assessment of a patient, which reference line
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does the nurse note on the posterior chest wall?
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A. The midspinal line
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B. The midaxillary line
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C. The midsternal line
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D. The midclavicular line
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What action should the nurse include when auscultating the a
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nterior chest of a patient for breath sounds? Select all that app
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ly
.A. Starts the auscultation at the apices in the supraclavicular a
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reaS
B. Auscultates and listens for one full respiration in each locati
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C. Examines one side completely and then examines the other
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side
D. Listens with a stethoscope over the breast in the female pati
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ent
E. Completes the examination by auscultating down to the sixt
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h rib ANS: A B E
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The nurse is caring for a patient with a regular breathing rate
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of eight breaths per minute. What is the most likely cause for t
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his condition?
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A. Prolonged bed rest
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B. Splinting of the chest
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C. Overdose of stimulants
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D. Drug-induced depression
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What assessment finding will the nurse document in a patient
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with pneumonia? m




A. A smooth chest expansion
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B. A lag in the chest expansion
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C. A palpable grating sensation
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D. A slight inspiratory variation
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Increased tactile fremitus would be evident in an individual w
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ho has which of the following conditions?
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m A. Emphysema
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