6/16/25, 5:21 AM NU 650 through Midterm
NURS 650 ACTUAL MIDTERM EXAM 2025-2026 \NEWEST
VERSION \COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED
ANSWERS \VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+|LATEST
UPDATE (THROUGH MIDTERM EXAM)
The NP will recognize B
which of the following
subjective or objective
findings as worrisome for
an abdominal aortic
aneurysm?
A. aortic width of 2.8 cm
B. 25 pack-year smoking
history
C. age of 60
D. Female
gender
The NP will use which of B
the following examination
techniques to determine
muscular resistance,
superficial organs and
masses in the abdomen
A. inspection
B. light palpation
C. deep palpation
D. percussion
The NP will use which of C
the following methods to
help the patient relax
during the abdominal
exam?
A. ask the patient to hold their
breath
B. Palpate the abdomen after
inspiration
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C. palpate the abdomen after
expiration
D. Palpate the abdomen
using quick short
movements
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The parents of a 4-month- A
old infant share concern
about their child's umbilical
hernia at a well-child visit.
The NP will correctly
inform them that:
A. Most umbilical hernias
disappear by 12 months
of age
B. The hernia can be
surgically repaired before
the child reaches
adolescence
C. This finding indicates that
their child is at high risk for
other hernias
D. There is a strong
familial history for
umbilical hernias
When percussing the B
abdomen in a patient with
constipation, which of the
following sounds would
you expect to find in the
LLQ?
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant
When percussing the A
abdomen, you would
document the normal finding
of percussion over the
intestines as:
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant
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Which of the following D
abdominal exam findings
would prompt the NP to
consider cholecystitis as a
differential diagnosis?
A. Positive psoas sign
B. Positive Rovsing's sign
C. Positive Obturator sign
D. Positive murphy's sign
Which of the following C
symptoms would you
expect from a young
adolescent in the early
phase of appendicitis?
A. Abdominal pain two hours
after eating
B. CVA tenderness
C. Severe RLQ pain with
pallor and sweating
D. Constipation
A 40 year old male patient C
presents with sinus pain,
pressure and yellow nasal
discharge. Your exam
would include palpation
of:
A. Ethmoid and frontal sinuses
B. Maxillary and sphenoid
sinuses
C. Frontal and maxillary sinuses
D. Sphenoid and ethmoid
sinuses
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NURS 650 ACTUAL MIDTERM EXAM 2025-2026 \NEWEST
VERSION \COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED
ANSWERS \VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+|LATEST
UPDATE (THROUGH MIDTERM EXAM)
The NP will recognize B
which of the following
subjective or objective
findings as worrisome for
an abdominal aortic
aneurysm?
A. aortic width of 2.8 cm
B. 25 pack-year smoking
history
C. age of 60
D. Female
gender
The NP will use which of B
the following examination
techniques to determine
muscular resistance,
superficial organs and
masses in the abdomen
A. inspection
B. light palpation
C. deep palpation
D. percussion
The NP will use which of C
the following methods to
help the patient relax
during the abdominal
exam?
A. ask the patient to hold their
breath
B. Palpate the abdomen after
inspiration
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C. palpate the abdomen after
expiration
D. Palpate the abdomen
using quick short
movements
2/111
,6/16/25, 5:21 AM NU 650 through Midterm
The parents of a 4-month- A
old infant share concern
about their child's umbilical
hernia at a well-child visit.
The NP will correctly
inform them that:
A. Most umbilical hernias
disappear by 12 months
of age
B. The hernia can be
surgically repaired before
the child reaches
adolescence
C. This finding indicates that
their child is at high risk for
other hernias
D. There is a strong
familial history for
umbilical hernias
When percussing the B
abdomen in a patient with
constipation, which of the
following sounds would
you expect to find in the
LLQ?
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant
When percussing the A
abdomen, you would
document the normal finding
of percussion over the
intestines as:
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant
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Which of the following D
abdominal exam findings
would prompt the NP to
consider cholecystitis as a
differential diagnosis?
A. Positive psoas sign
B. Positive Rovsing's sign
C. Positive Obturator sign
D. Positive murphy's sign
Which of the following C
symptoms would you
expect from a young
adolescent in the early
phase of appendicitis?
A. Abdominal pain two hours
after eating
B. CVA tenderness
C. Severe RLQ pain with
pallor and sweating
D. Constipation
A 40 year old male patient C
presents with sinus pain,
pressure and yellow nasal
discharge. Your exam
would include palpation
of:
A. Ethmoid and frontal sinuses
B. Maxillary and sphenoid
sinuses
C. Frontal and maxillary sinuses
D. Sphenoid and ethmoid
sinuses
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