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NURSING 203 MIDTERM REVIEW 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
1. The nurse is palpating the posterior chest by using tactile
fremitus. The nurse asks the patient to repeat the phrase
"ninety-nine" over and over while palpating with the ball of her
hand. The main reason for tactile fremitus assessment is to: -
correct answer -assess for symmetrical vibrations.
2. While percussin the posterior chest, the nurses findings
indicate a normal assessment. Normal percussion assessment
indicates: - correct answer -resonance through the lung
fields;dill sounds over ribs and organs
3. The nurse is completing an abdominal assessment on a patient
with complaints of right upper quadrant pain. The nurse
completes the assessment in this order: - correct answer -
Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion, Palpation
4. While percussion the abdomen the nurse notes a dullness
throughout. This finding is: - correct answer -Abnormal in all
ages
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5. tHe liver span correlated with: - correct answer -The height of
the person
6. You just received a patient from surgery and are now caring for
the patient. You are completing your head to toe assessment
and begin auscultation of bowel sounds. After listening in each
of the four quadrants you determine bowl sounds are absent.
We know that: - correct answer -Bowel sounds cannot be
deemed absent until you have listened for at least 5 minutes in
each quadrant.
7. The patient presents to the physicians office with complaints of
joint pain. The nurse practitioner performs a Phalen test: -
correct answer -to assess carpel tunnel syndrome
8. When assessing for a meniscal tear, the nurse would use a: -
correct answer -McMurray Test
9. A 2 year old was brought into the clinic for a well visit. A
common finding would be: - correct answer -Lordosis
NURSING 203 MIDTERM REVIEW 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
1. The nurse is palpating the posterior chest by using tactile
fremitus. The nurse asks the patient to repeat the phrase
"ninety-nine" over and over while palpating with the ball of her
hand. The main reason for tactile fremitus assessment is to: -
correct answer -assess for symmetrical vibrations.
2. While percussin the posterior chest, the nurses findings
indicate a normal assessment. Normal percussion assessment
indicates: - correct answer -resonance through the lung
fields;dill sounds over ribs and organs
3. The nurse is completing an abdominal assessment on a patient
with complaints of right upper quadrant pain. The nurse
completes the assessment in this order: - correct answer -
Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion, Palpation
4. While percussion the abdomen the nurse notes a dullness
throughout. This finding is: - correct answer -Abnormal in all
ages
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5. tHe liver span correlated with: - correct answer -The height of
the person
6. You just received a patient from surgery and are now caring for
the patient. You are completing your head to toe assessment
and begin auscultation of bowel sounds. After listening in each
of the four quadrants you determine bowl sounds are absent.
We know that: - correct answer -Bowel sounds cannot be
deemed absent until you have listened for at least 5 minutes in
each quadrant.
7. The patient presents to the physicians office with complaints of
joint pain. The nurse practitioner performs a Phalen test: -
correct answer -to assess carpel tunnel syndrome
8. When assessing for a meniscal tear, the nurse would use a: -
correct answer -McMurray Test
9. A 2 year old was brought into the clinic for a well visit. A
common finding would be: - correct answer -Lordosis
