NUR 2180/ NUR2180 Physical Assessment: Module 5 Quiz (GI, GU, Breast and Axilla) | Latest 2025/ 2026 Update | Questions and Answers | 100 OUT OF 100 | GRADED A

NUR 2180/ NUR2180 Physical Assessment: Module 5 Quiz (GI, GU, Breast and Axilla) | Latest 2025/ 2026 Update | Questions and Answers | 100 OUT OF 100 | GRADED A Question: How do we perform light palpation on the abdomen? Answer: use first 4 fingers to depress the skin about 1 cm inside and move it in a rotation motion, clockwise. Question: GI assessment order Answer: inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate Question: Why do we listen before we palpate the abdomen? Answer: so we do not disrupt or dislodge anything within the bowels. Question: What is voluntary guarding? Answer: Patient volitionally tenses the abdominal muscles when the examiner palpates. Question: What things do we feel for when palpating the abdomen? Answer: organs, size, consistency, masses, temperature, tenderness, pain, mobility Question: Where do we percuss for kidney tenderness? Answer: on the posterior surface at the 12th rib at the CVA angle. Question: How do we percuss for kidney tenderness? Answer: indirectly with a hand and fist. look for signs of pain. Question: What are the signs of breast cancer? Answer: lumps or masses felt in the breasts or axilla, movable lumps, dimpled or reddened skin, tenderness to touch Question: What is the role of the RN during a male or female GU exam? Answer: Assist the provider with the exam by holding the patient, giving them tools, collecting specimens and advocating for the patient . Question: hypoactive bowel sounds are Answer: sound every 5-6 seconds Question: normal bowel sounds are Answer: sounding 3-4 sec in each quadrant Question: hyperactive bowel sounds are heard 1-2 seconds in each quadrant and are normally very loud absent bowel sounds no sounds in 3-5 minutes Question: How long do we listen to bowel sounds with absent bowel sounds? Answer: 5 minutes per quadrant Question: Causes of absent bowel sounds Answer: obstruction, anesthesia Question: Causes of hyperactive bowel sounds Answer: Crohn's disease Diarrhea Food allergy GI bleeding Infectious enteritis Ulcerative colitis Question: Causes of hypoactive bowel sounds Answer: Inflammation of the peritoneum (peritonitis) From paralytic ileus as following abdominal surgery Late bowel obstruction Constipation Question: Which organs are located in the RUQ? Answer: Liver; Gallbladder; Colon; Small intestine - portions Question: Which organs are located in the RLQ? Answer: appendix, portions of large and small intestine and bladder, and uterus Question: Which organs are located in the LUQ? Answer: Spleen L kidney and adrenal L lobe of liver Body of pancreas Splenic flexure of colon Part of descending and transverse colon Question: Which organs are located in the LLQ? Answer: Part of descending colon Sigmoid colon L ovary and tube L ureter L spermatic cord Question: What is the name of temporary enlargement of one or more breasts in males? Answer: gynecomastia Question: indication of appendicitis Answer: rebound tenderness, RLQ pain Question: How do you test for rebound tenderness? Answer: the provider presses on umbilicus and RLQ and when pressure removed, pain will occur Question: Rounded abdomen Answer: abdomen protrudes due to subq fat Question: schaphoid abdomen Answer: abdomen is sunken in because a portion of the abdominal organs is protruding from the diaphragm into the chest cavity Question: protruberant abdomen Answer: stomach is very pushed out Question: How should you assess the abdomen? Answer: in a systemic way, clockwise, and going from areas of least pain to most pain Question: Why do we use the bell of the stethoscope during an abdominal exam? Answer: to listen for bruits of the abdominal aorta