NURS3020 Week 3 Quiz
Question
Question 1
When performing a respiratory assessment on a patient, the nurse notices a costal angle of
approximately 90 degrees. This characteristic is:
a. Observed in patients with kyphosis.
b. Indicative of pectus excavatum.
c. A normal finding in a healthy adult.
d. An expected finding in a patient with a barrel chest.
Question 2
When assessing a patient’s lungs, the nurse recalls that the left lung:
a. Consists of two lobes.
b. Is divided by the horizontal fissure.
c. Primarily consists of an upper lobe on the posterior chest.
d. Is shorter than the right lung because of the underlying stomach.
Question 3
The nurse is observing the auscultation technique of another nurse. The correct method to
use when progressing from one auscultatory site on the thorax to another is _______
comparison.
a. Side-to-side
b. Top-to-bottom
c. Posterior-to-anterior
d. Interspace-by-interspace
Question 4
Question
Question 1
When performing a respiratory assessment on a patient, the nurse notices a costal angle of
approximately 90 degrees. This characteristic is:
a. Observed in patients with kyphosis.
b. Indicative of pectus excavatum.
c. A normal finding in a healthy adult.
d. An expected finding in a patient with a barrel chest.
Question 2
When assessing a patient’s lungs, the nurse recalls that the left lung:
a. Consists of two lobes.
b. Is divided by the horizontal fissure.
c. Primarily consists of an upper lobe on the posterior chest.
d. Is shorter than the right lung because of the underlying stomach.
Question 3
The nurse is observing the auscultation technique of another nurse. The correct method to
use when progressing from one auscultatory site on the thorax to another is _______
comparison.
a. Side-to-side
b. Top-to-bottom
c. Posterior-to-anterior
d. Interspace-by-interspace
Question 4
