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NURS 304 EXAM 3 JARVIS QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
You are assessing the oral structures in a 58 year old man with a 40-year
history of smoking cigarettes. You will search for the sublingual glands at
which location?
a. In the cheeks, over the mandible, anterior to the ear.
b. Beneath the mandible at the angle of the jaw.
c. In the floor of the mouth under the side of the tongue.
d. Above the temporals muscle, anterior to the ear.
C. In the floor of the mouth under the side of the tongue.
During physical examination, a 30 year old man shows a bulging blood vessel
that runs diagonally across the sternomastoid muscle. You are aware that this
is the:
a. temporal artery
b. carotid artery
c. external jugular vein
d. internal jugular veins
C. external jugular vein
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You stand behind a 28-year-old pregnant woman to palpate the thyroid gland.
You search for the isthmus of the thyroid gland just below the:
a. Mandible.
b. Cricoid cartilage.
c. Hyoid cartilage.
d. Thyroid cartilage.
B. Cricoid cartilage.
You are taking a health history for a 35 years old woman who reports having
had cluster headaches in the past. Which findings would you expect for
cluster headache?
a. They may be triggered by alcohol, pain, or perfume
b. Their usual occurrence is two per month, each lasting 1 to 3 days
c. They are described as throbbing
d. They tend to be supraorbital, retro-orbital, or frontotemporal
A. They may be triggered by alcohol, pain, or perfume
You are testing active range of motion (ROM) in a 79 year old man. When
turning his head to the right and left, you observe he turns more at his
shoulders than at his neck. What is your next most appropriate action?
a. palpate his shoulders for any pain or tenderness
b. direct him to bend over and touch the toes for complete ROM of spine
c. continue with the examination; this is a common finding in an older adult
d. refer hin to an orthopedic specialist
C. continue with the examination; this is a common finding in an older adult
As you palpate the anterior fontanel on a 6 month old infant, you note it feels
about 2 cm wide and dips inward. Your next most appropriate action is to:
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a. inspect for cranial asymmetry due to early closure of fontanel
b. suspect dehydration and inquire about number of wet diapers
c. auscultate over the fontanel for a systolic bruit
d. move on with the examination; these data are expected
D. move on with the examination; these data are expected
The thyroid gland is enlarged bilaterally in the beck of a 50 year old woman;
which maneuver would be your next most appropriate?
a. check for deviation of the trachea
b. continue with the examination; this is an expected finding in a menopausal
woman
c. listen for a murmur over the aortic area causing thyroid enlargement
d. listen for a bruit over the thyroid lobes indicating increased blood flow
D. listen for a bruit over the thyroid lobes indicating increased blood flow
A 22 year old adult comes to your clinic for an employment physical
examination. As you palpate the cervical lymph nodes, which characteristics
would be healthy and expected?
a. mobile, soft, nontender
b. large, clumped, tender
c. matted, fixed, hard
d. one isolated enlargement, fixed, nontender
A. mobile, soft, nontender
NURS 304 EXAM 3 JARVIS QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
You are assessing the oral structures in a 58 year old man with a 40-year
history of smoking cigarettes. You will search for the sublingual glands at
which location?
a. In the cheeks, over the mandible, anterior to the ear.
b. Beneath the mandible at the angle of the jaw.
c. In the floor of the mouth under the side of the tongue.
d. Above the temporals muscle, anterior to the ear.
C. In the floor of the mouth under the side of the tongue.
During physical examination, a 30 year old man shows a bulging blood vessel
that runs diagonally across the sternomastoid muscle. You are aware that this
is the:
a. temporal artery
b. carotid artery
c. external jugular vein
d. internal jugular veins
C. external jugular vein
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You stand behind a 28-year-old pregnant woman to palpate the thyroid gland.
You search for the isthmus of the thyroid gland just below the:
a. Mandible.
b. Cricoid cartilage.
c. Hyoid cartilage.
d. Thyroid cartilage.
B. Cricoid cartilage.
You are taking a health history for a 35 years old woman who reports having
had cluster headaches in the past. Which findings would you expect for
cluster headache?
a. They may be triggered by alcohol, pain, or perfume
b. Their usual occurrence is two per month, each lasting 1 to 3 days
c. They are described as throbbing
d. They tend to be supraorbital, retro-orbital, or frontotemporal
A. They may be triggered by alcohol, pain, or perfume
You are testing active range of motion (ROM) in a 79 year old man. When
turning his head to the right and left, you observe he turns more at his
shoulders than at his neck. What is your next most appropriate action?
a. palpate his shoulders for any pain or tenderness
b. direct him to bend over and touch the toes for complete ROM of spine
c. continue with the examination; this is a common finding in an older adult
d. refer hin to an orthopedic specialist
C. continue with the examination; this is a common finding in an older adult
As you palpate the anterior fontanel on a 6 month old infant, you note it feels
about 2 cm wide and dips inward. Your next most appropriate action is to:
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a. inspect for cranial asymmetry due to early closure of fontanel
b. suspect dehydration and inquire about number of wet diapers
c. auscultate over the fontanel for a systolic bruit
d. move on with the examination; these data are expected
D. move on with the examination; these data are expected
The thyroid gland is enlarged bilaterally in the beck of a 50 year old woman;
which maneuver would be your next most appropriate?
a. check for deviation of the trachea
b. continue with the examination; this is an expected finding in a menopausal
woman
c. listen for a murmur over the aortic area causing thyroid enlargement
d. listen for a bruit over the thyroid lobes indicating increased blood flow
D. listen for a bruit over the thyroid lobes indicating increased blood flow
A 22 year old adult comes to your clinic for an employment physical
examination. As you palpate the cervical lymph nodes, which characteristics
would be healthy and expected?
a. mobile, soft, nontender
b. large, clumped, tender
c. matted, fixed, hard
d. one isolated enlargement, fixed, nontender
A. mobile, soft, nontender
