NURS 210 - PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
A 42 year old female patient come to the clinic with complaints of pain behind the
right ear. The nurse notes that the right side of the face is paralyzed including
inability to wrinkle forehead, raise eyebrow, close eye, whistle or show teeth. The
nurse suspects: correct answer D.
Bell's palsy (cranial nerve VII paralysis)
Describe the technique for auscultating the abdominal aorta
A.
Place the bell of the stethoscope lightly on the skin about 2 inches superior to the
umbilicus
B.
Place the diaphragm firmly on the skin halfway between the umbilicus and the
groin on the right and left sides.
C.
Place the bell of the stethoscope lightly on the skin at the mid line, 2 inches below
the umbilicus.
D.
Place the diaphragm of the stethoscope firmly on the skin about 2 inches superior
to the umbilicus correct answer a
How will the nurse assess for visible thyroid enlargement? correct answer .
Note a lump or diffuse enlargement of the thyroid at the base of the neck
How will the nurse check for strabismus in an infant or child?
,A.
Perform the corneal light reflex test.
B.
Perform the pupillary light reflex test.
C.
Inspect the external ocular structures
D.
Perform the confrontation test. correct answer a
How will the nurse document a small round, "punched-out" ulcer with a white
base surrounded by a red halo?
A.
Carcinoma
B.
Candidiasis
C.
Herpes simplex 1
D.
Aphthous Ulcers correct answer d
How will the nurse document the contour of a distended abdomen? correct
answer Protuberant
How will the nurse test the patency of each notril?
, A.
Have the patient close the lips and breath in and out through the nose.
B.
Push the nasal wing of one nare shut with the finger while asking the person to
smell a lemon.
C.
Push the nasal wing of one nare shut with the finger while asking the person to
breath out through the other nare.
D.
Push the nasal wing of one nare shut with the finger while asking the person to
sniff inward. correct answer c
Identify etiologies of an everted umbilicus
A.
ascites
B.
pregnancy
C.
distended bowel loops
D.
underlying mass correct answer a
b
d
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
A 42 year old female patient come to the clinic with complaints of pain behind the
right ear. The nurse notes that the right side of the face is paralyzed including
inability to wrinkle forehead, raise eyebrow, close eye, whistle or show teeth. The
nurse suspects: correct answer D.
Bell's palsy (cranial nerve VII paralysis)
Describe the technique for auscultating the abdominal aorta
A.
Place the bell of the stethoscope lightly on the skin about 2 inches superior to the
umbilicus
B.
Place the diaphragm firmly on the skin halfway between the umbilicus and the
groin on the right and left sides.
C.
Place the bell of the stethoscope lightly on the skin at the mid line, 2 inches below
the umbilicus.
D.
Place the diaphragm of the stethoscope firmly on the skin about 2 inches superior
to the umbilicus correct answer a
How will the nurse assess for visible thyroid enlargement? correct answer .
Note a lump or diffuse enlargement of the thyroid at the base of the neck
How will the nurse check for strabismus in an infant or child?
,A.
Perform the corneal light reflex test.
B.
Perform the pupillary light reflex test.
C.
Inspect the external ocular structures
D.
Perform the confrontation test. correct answer a
How will the nurse document a small round, "punched-out" ulcer with a white
base surrounded by a red halo?
A.
Carcinoma
B.
Candidiasis
C.
Herpes simplex 1
D.
Aphthous Ulcers correct answer d
How will the nurse document the contour of a distended abdomen? correct
answer Protuberant
How will the nurse test the patency of each notril?
, A.
Have the patient close the lips and breath in and out through the nose.
B.
Push the nasal wing of one nare shut with the finger while asking the person to
smell a lemon.
C.
Push the nasal wing of one nare shut with the finger while asking the person to
breath out through the other nare.
D.
Push the nasal wing of one nare shut with the finger while asking the person to
sniff inward. correct answer c
Identify etiologies of an everted umbilicus
A.
ascites
B.
pregnancy
C.
distended bowel loops
D.
underlying mass correct answer a
b
d
