NUR614 (Assessment) Practice |\ |\ |\
Questions WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\
You are collecting subjective information on a 13-year-old female
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for their well visit. Which piece of information would you need to
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include in the social history for this patient in addition to the
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typical social history information? |\ |\ |\
A. Drug/alcohol use
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B. School history
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C. Exercise habits
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D. Household living situation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. School
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history
Your patient presents to the office with a chief complaint of
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shoulder pain that he reports as stabbing. In using the mnemonic
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OLDCARTS, this is noted as:
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A. location.
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B. character.
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C. onset.
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D. duration. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. character.
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Which technique will most likely facilitate the examination of a
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small frightened girl? |\ |\
A. Tell the child a story in order to distract her.
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B. tell the child you will give her a toy or treat if she does not cry.
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,C. Promise the child you won't hurt her.
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D. Use restraints to hold the child but tell her you are playing a
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game with her. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Tell the child a story
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in order to distract her.
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A 59-year-old male presents to your clinic for an episodic visit
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with a chief complaint of knee pain. Which body system would
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you NOT have to include in your ROS?
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A. Cardiovascular
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B. Musculoskeletal
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C. General/Constitutional
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D. HEENT - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. HEENT
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Which of the following techniques is not best practice and affects
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the accuracy of auscultation?
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A. Isolating one sound at a time during auscultation
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B. Auscultating through clothing
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C. Placing the stethoscope firmly on the surface to be
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auscultated
D. Listening for sound characteristics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B.
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Auscultating through clothing |\ |\
When performing a Weber test, which of the following is
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considered a normal finding? The patient |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. hears the tone better in one ear than in the other.
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B. is able to detect tones of varying frequencies and pitches from
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a tuning fork.
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, C. hears the tone equally in both ears.
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D. hears sounds longer when conducted through air than when
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conducted through bone. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. hears the
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tone equally in both ears.
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Which test checks for a deficiency of cranial nerve II?
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A. Six cardinal fields of gaze
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B. Snellen chart
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C. Cover-uncover test
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D. Corneal light reflex - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Snellen chart
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Which of the following statements made by a 72-year-old patient
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would indicate a normal process of aging?
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A. "I have white and black spots under my tongue."
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B. "Food does not taste the same as it used to."
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C. "My tonsils are large and sore."
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D. "My tongue feels swollen." - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. "Food
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does not taste the same as it used to."
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In which group is an enlargement of the thyroid gland most often
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seen?
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A. Native Americans or American Indians
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B. Infants
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C. Pregnant women
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D. Adolescent - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Pregnant women
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Questions WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\
You are collecting subjective information on a 13-year-old female
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for their well visit. Which piece of information would you need to
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include in the social history for this patient in addition to the
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typical social history information? |\ |\ |\
A. Drug/alcohol use
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B. School history
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C. Exercise habits
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D. Household living situation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. School
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history
Your patient presents to the office with a chief complaint of
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shoulder pain that he reports as stabbing. In using the mnemonic
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OLDCARTS, this is noted as:
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A. location.
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B. character.
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C. onset.
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D. duration. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. character.
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Which technique will most likely facilitate the examination of a
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small frightened girl? |\ |\
A. Tell the child a story in order to distract her.
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B. tell the child you will give her a toy or treat if she does not cry.
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,C. Promise the child you won't hurt her.
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D. Use restraints to hold the child but tell her you are playing a
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game with her. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Tell the child a story
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in order to distract her.
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A 59-year-old male presents to your clinic for an episodic visit
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with a chief complaint of knee pain. Which body system would
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you NOT have to include in your ROS?
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A. Cardiovascular
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B. Musculoskeletal
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C. General/Constitutional
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D. HEENT - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. HEENT
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Which of the following techniques is not best practice and affects
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the accuracy of auscultation?
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A. Isolating one sound at a time during auscultation
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B. Auscultating through clothing
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C. Placing the stethoscope firmly on the surface to be
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auscultated
D. Listening for sound characteristics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B.
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Auscultating through clothing |\ |\
When performing a Weber test, which of the following is
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considered a normal finding? The patient |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. hears the tone better in one ear than in the other.
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B. is able to detect tones of varying frequencies and pitches from
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a tuning fork.
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, C. hears the tone equally in both ears.
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D. hears sounds longer when conducted through air than when
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conducted through bone. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. hears the
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tone equally in both ears.
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Which test checks for a deficiency of cranial nerve II?
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A. Six cardinal fields of gaze
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B. Snellen chart
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C. Cover-uncover test
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D. Corneal light reflex - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Snellen chart
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Which of the following statements made by a 72-year-old patient
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would indicate a normal process of aging?
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A. "I have white and black spots under my tongue."
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B. "Food does not taste the same as it used to."
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C. "My tonsils are large and sore."
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D. "My tongue feels swollen." - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. "Food
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does not taste the same as it used to."
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In which group is an enlargement of the thyroid gland most often
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seen?
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A. Native Americans or American Indians
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B. Infants
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C. Pregnant women
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D. Adolescent - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Pregnant women
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