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NU136 EXAM 2 (GALEN) NEWEST 2025 PACKAGE
DEAL| DIFFERENT VERSIONS WITH ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A | NU 136
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM REVIEW 2025
(BRAND NEW!!)
why do we weigh/measure the patient? .....ANSWER.....we want
to know if the patient is losing or gaining weight, measure with
no shoes. baby's sound be held so they do not fall
First thing to do when measuring weight is?
.....ANSWER.....Callbrate the weights**
Why is an assessment important? .....ANSWER.....data collection
privacy .....ANSWER.....(Make sure you drape and cover what
you dont need to assess) only expose the areas of assessment
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what do you do first when assessing your patient?
.....ANSWER.....observe, looking, Look at appearance,
look for lesions, rashes, pressure ulcers.
gait, active movement.
interviewing ( if the patient is confused or disoriented, interview
the family as its primary source)
Primary source of information .....ANSWER.....is patient
secondary source of information .....ANSWER.....is the family.
symmetry of the shoulder .....ANSWER.....Scoliosis, Kyphosis
(hunchback), Lumbar lordosis
lumbar lordosis .....ANSWER.....excessive inward curvature of the
lower back (lumbar spine).
Scoliosis .....ANSWER.....lateral curvature of the spine
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Kyphosis (hunchback) .....ANSWER.....spinal deformity
characterized by an excessive outward curvature of the upper
back (thoracic spine)
most common for elderly patients
Look at eyes .....ANSWER.....PERRLA
PERRLA .....ANSWER.....pupils equal, round, reactive to light and
accommodation
accommodation .....ANSWER.....Checking for far and near
movement in the eyes
eye muscles (extra ocular movement) .....ANSWER.....checking side
to side movement of the eyes
nystagmus .....ANSWER.....involuntary, jerking movements of the
eyes bouncing
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Consensual reflex of the pupil .....ANSWER.....the pupil's
constriction in the eye opposite to the eye that is directly
stimulated by light.
react the same
glasscow coma scale .....ANSWER.....shows the levels of
consciousness.
- verbal response,
eye response,
motor response. 15 points all together no coma
it determines if patient has a neuro issue .
7n or less is coma.
what is the second thing you do while assessing your patient?
.....ANSWER.....osculate, heart sounds, lung sounds, and bowel
sounds
NU136 EXAM 2 (GALEN) NEWEST 2025 PACKAGE
DEAL| DIFFERENT VERSIONS WITH ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A | NU 136
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM REVIEW 2025
(BRAND NEW!!)
why do we weigh/measure the patient? .....ANSWER.....we want
to know if the patient is losing or gaining weight, measure with
no shoes. baby's sound be held so they do not fall
First thing to do when measuring weight is?
.....ANSWER.....Callbrate the weights**
Why is an assessment important? .....ANSWER.....data collection
privacy .....ANSWER.....(Make sure you drape and cover what
you dont need to assess) only expose the areas of assessment
,Page 2 of 41
what do you do first when assessing your patient?
.....ANSWER.....observe, looking, Look at appearance,
look for lesions, rashes, pressure ulcers.
gait, active movement.
interviewing ( if the patient is confused or disoriented, interview
the family as its primary source)
Primary source of information .....ANSWER.....is patient
secondary source of information .....ANSWER.....is the family.
symmetry of the shoulder .....ANSWER.....Scoliosis, Kyphosis
(hunchback), Lumbar lordosis
lumbar lordosis .....ANSWER.....excessive inward curvature of the
lower back (lumbar spine).
Scoliosis .....ANSWER.....lateral curvature of the spine
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Kyphosis (hunchback) .....ANSWER.....spinal deformity
characterized by an excessive outward curvature of the upper
back (thoracic spine)
most common for elderly patients
Look at eyes .....ANSWER.....PERRLA
PERRLA .....ANSWER.....pupils equal, round, reactive to light and
accommodation
accommodation .....ANSWER.....Checking for far and near
movement in the eyes
eye muscles (extra ocular movement) .....ANSWER.....checking side
to side movement of the eyes
nystagmus .....ANSWER.....involuntary, jerking movements of the
eyes bouncing
, Page 4 of 41
Consensual reflex of the pupil .....ANSWER.....the pupil's
constriction in the eye opposite to the eye that is directly
stimulated by light.
react the same
glasscow coma scale .....ANSWER.....shows the levels of
consciousness.
- verbal response,
eye response,
motor response. 15 points all together no coma
it determines if patient has a neuro issue .
7n or less is coma.
what is the second thing you do while assessing your patient?
.....ANSWER.....osculate, heart sounds, lung sounds, and bowel
sounds
