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ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM COMPLETELY
UPDATED 2025–2026 EDITION | VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS |
GUARANTEED A+ PERFORMANCE
What should you do if a patient is ticklish when you are palpating the abdomen?
A. Distract the patient by talking to him or her.
B. Do not palpate the abdomen in the upper quadrants.
C. Do only deep palpation of all four quadrants.
D. Place your hand over the patient's hand during palpation. - ANSWER: D
How often should normal bowel sounds be heard in each quadrant of the abdomen?
A. 5-35 times per minute
B. Less than 5 times per minute
C. 15-20 times per minute
D. 20-40 times per minute - ANSWER: A
What is the correct order for abdominal assessment?
A. Inspection, palpation, auscultation, percussion
B. Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
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C. Auscultation, inspection, palpation, percussion
D. Palpation, inspection, auscultation, percussion - ANSWER: B
How often should normal bowel sounds be heard in each quadrant of the abdomen?
A. 5-35 times per minute
B. Less than 5 times per minute
C. 15-20 times per minute
D. 20-40 times per minute - ANSWER: A
Moderate and deep palpation of the abdomen:
A. May cause tenderness
B. Should not detect masses
C. May locate the margins of the liver
D. All of the above - ANSWER: D
Which action can the nurse take to keep a patient from consciously controlling his
or her breathing during an assessment?
A. Take the patient's temperature while counting the respiratory rate.
B. Assess respiration after measuring the pulse.
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C. Assess respiration after taking the blood pressure.
D. Assess respiration before measuring the blood pressure. - ANSWER: B
The nurse plans to assess a patient's respiratory rate; however, the patient has just
returned from ambulating to the bathroom. What should the nurse do to minimize
the effect of exercise on the patient's respiratory rate?
A. Assess the pulse for a full 60 seconds before assessing respiration.
B. Compare the postexercise respiratory rate with his baseline findings.
C. Encourage the patient to rest for 10 minutes before assessing respiration.
D. Compare the postexercise findings with the previous at-rest findings. -
ANSWER: C
When measuring a patient's respiratory rate, the nurse will count the number of
completed respiratory cycles per minute. What is the definition of a respiratory
cycle?
A. The number of inspirations and expirations per minute.
B. The number of expirations per minute.
C. The number of sighs per minute.
D. The number of inspirations per minute - ANSWER: A
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On the last assessment of a patient's respiration, her respiratory rate was 10 breaths
per minute. What should the nurse do when conducting the next assessment of this
patient's respiratory rate?
A. Count breaths for 10 seconds and multiply by 6.
B. Count breaths for 15 seconds and multiply by 4
C. Count breaths for 30 seconds and multiply by 2.
D. Count breaths for 60 seconds. - ANSWER: D
During the assessment of a patient's respiratory rate, when the second hand reaches
the 15-second mark, the respiratory count is 8. What should the nurse do at this
time?
A. Stop the assessment.
B. Stop the assessment, and multiply the number 8 by 2.
C. Stop the assessment, and multiply the number 8 by 6.
D. Continue to count the patient's breaths for a full 60 seconds. - ANSWER: D
Inadequate oxygenation to the body will cause the radial pulse to become:
A. Tachycardic
ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM COMPLETELY
UPDATED 2025–2026 EDITION | VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS |
GUARANTEED A+ PERFORMANCE
What should you do if a patient is ticklish when you are palpating the abdomen?
A. Distract the patient by talking to him or her.
B. Do not palpate the abdomen in the upper quadrants.
C. Do only deep palpation of all four quadrants.
D. Place your hand over the patient's hand during palpation. - ANSWER: D
How often should normal bowel sounds be heard in each quadrant of the abdomen?
A. 5-35 times per minute
B. Less than 5 times per minute
C. 15-20 times per minute
D. 20-40 times per minute - ANSWER: A
What is the correct order for abdominal assessment?
A. Inspection, palpation, auscultation, percussion
B. Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
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C. Auscultation, inspection, palpation, percussion
D. Palpation, inspection, auscultation, percussion - ANSWER: B
How often should normal bowel sounds be heard in each quadrant of the abdomen?
A. 5-35 times per minute
B. Less than 5 times per minute
C. 15-20 times per minute
D. 20-40 times per minute - ANSWER: A
Moderate and deep palpation of the abdomen:
A. May cause tenderness
B. Should not detect masses
C. May locate the margins of the liver
D. All of the above - ANSWER: D
Which action can the nurse take to keep a patient from consciously controlling his
or her breathing during an assessment?
A. Take the patient's temperature while counting the respiratory rate.
B. Assess respiration after measuring the pulse.
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C. Assess respiration after taking the blood pressure.
D. Assess respiration before measuring the blood pressure. - ANSWER: B
The nurse plans to assess a patient's respiratory rate; however, the patient has just
returned from ambulating to the bathroom. What should the nurse do to minimize
the effect of exercise on the patient's respiratory rate?
A. Assess the pulse for a full 60 seconds before assessing respiration.
B. Compare the postexercise respiratory rate with his baseline findings.
C. Encourage the patient to rest for 10 minutes before assessing respiration.
D. Compare the postexercise findings with the previous at-rest findings. -
ANSWER: C
When measuring a patient's respiratory rate, the nurse will count the number of
completed respiratory cycles per minute. What is the definition of a respiratory
cycle?
A. The number of inspirations and expirations per minute.
B. The number of expirations per minute.
C. The number of sighs per minute.
D. The number of inspirations per minute - ANSWER: A
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On the last assessment of a patient's respiration, her respiratory rate was 10 breaths
per minute. What should the nurse do when conducting the next assessment of this
patient's respiratory rate?
A. Count breaths for 10 seconds and multiply by 6.
B. Count breaths for 15 seconds and multiply by 4
C. Count breaths for 30 seconds and multiply by 2.
D. Count breaths for 60 seconds. - ANSWER: D
During the assessment of a patient's respiratory rate, when the second hand reaches
the 15-second mark, the respiratory count is 8. What should the nurse do at this
time?
A. Stop the assessment.
B. Stop the assessment, and multiply the number 8 by 2.
C. Stop the assessment, and multiply the number 8 by 6.
D. Continue to count the patient's breaths for a full 60 seconds. - ANSWER: D
Inadequate oxygenation to the body will cause the radial pulse to become:
A. Tachycardic
