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NUR 204
NUR 204/ NUR204 Exam1 (2025/ 2026
Update) | Questions & Answers| Grade A|
100% Correct (Verified Solutions)
1. What does an inspection require?: Good lighting, Adequate
exposure, Occasional use of instruments.
2. What is an otoscope?: look in ear
3. what is a ophthalmoscope?: looks in eyes
4. What does palpation apply?: senses of touch
5. What does palpation assess for?: texture, temp, moisture, organ
location&size, swelling, pulsation, lumps, tenderness or pain
6. What type of pressure do you start with when palpating?`: light
palpation then deeper if needed
7. what pressure is better than long continuous palpation?`:
Intermitten pressure
8. What is percussion?: tapping the person's skin with short, sharp
strokes to assess underlying structures
NUR 204
,9. what is auscultation?: listening to sounds produced by body
using stethoscope
10. What is the diaphragm of stethoscope used for? (large side):
High Pitched
Sounds like lungs, bowel, or heart
11. What is the bell of stethoscope used for? (small side): Low
pitched sounds like a heart murmur
12. What should you make sure the patient is when doing
auscultation?: remains warm and comfortable
13. T or F: You can auscultate (listen) over patients clothes.:
False, NEVER
14. define diagnostic reasoning: a process of analyzing the date
collected from the health assessment with an attempt to make a
diagnosis.
15. What should you make sure in a diagnostic reasoning?: that its
accurate and NONJUDGEMENTAL
, 16. What will a novice examiner do in a diagnostic reasoning?: will
cluster or group assessment data (levels of priority) is the initial step in
diagnostic reasoning 17. what are the four types of data you should
collect to complete total health data base?: complete health history
& full exam is done describes current and past health state of the
patient forms baseline to measure all future changes produces first
diagnoses usually at hospital
18. What is the general survey?: is a study of the whole
person
19. what does a general survey cover?: health state, and any
obvious physical characteristics
20. what does the general survey assess?: Physical
appearance body structure mobillity behavior
21. Person maintains eye contact during general
assessment UNLESS..: unless a cultural taboo exists
22. define Dysarthria: disorder of speech/incomprehensible
words
NUR 204
NUR 204/ NUR204 Exam1 (2025/ 2026
Update) | Questions & Answers| Grade A|
100% Correct (Verified Solutions)
1. What does an inspection require?: Good lighting, Adequate
exposure, Occasional use of instruments.
2. What is an otoscope?: look in ear
3. what is a ophthalmoscope?: looks in eyes
4. What does palpation apply?: senses of touch
5. What does palpation assess for?: texture, temp, moisture, organ
location&size, swelling, pulsation, lumps, tenderness or pain
6. What type of pressure do you start with when palpating?`: light
palpation then deeper if needed
7. what pressure is better than long continuous palpation?`:
Intermitten pressure
8. What is percussion?: tapping the person's skin with short, sharp
strokes to assess underlying structures
NUR 204
,9. what is auscultation?: listening to sounds produced by body
using stethoscope
10. What is the diaphragm of stethoscope used for? (large side):
High Pitched
Sounds like lungs, bowel, or heart
11. What is the bell of stethoscope used for? (small side): Low
pitched sounds like a heart murmur
12. What should you make sure the patient is when doing
auscultation?: remains warm and comfortable
13. T or F: You can auscultate (listen) over patients clothes.:
False, NEVER
14. define diagnostic reasoning: a process of analyzing the date
collected from the health assessment with an attempt to make a
diagnosis.
15. What should you make sure in a diagnostic reasoning?: that its
accurate and NONJUDGEMENTAL
, 16. What will a novice examiner do in a diagnostic reasoning?: will
cluster or group assessment data (levels of priority) is the initial step in
diagnostic reasoning 17. what are the four types of data you should
collect to complete total health data base?: complete health history
& full exam is done describes current and past health state of the
patient forms baseline to measure all future changes produces first
diagnoses usually at hospital
18. What is the general survey?: is a study of the whole
person
19. what does a general survey cover?: health state, and any
obvious physical characteristics
20. what does the general survey assess?: Physical
appearance body structure mobillity behavior
21. Person maintains eye contact during general
assessment UNLESS..: unless a cultural taboo exists
22. define Dysarthria: disorder of speech/incomprehensible
words
