NURS 209 Final Exam: Questions& Answers: Updated A+
Define gas exchange - ANSWER:the process by which oxygen is transported to cells and carbon dioxide is
transported from cells
Predominant percussion sound over lung fields - ANSWER:resonance
Auscultating breath sounds - ANSWER:BV: I = E (major bronchi)
B: I < E (trachea and larynx)
V: I > E (peripheral lung fields)
Define sexuality - ANSWER:how people experience and express themselves as sexual beings
Breast Scanning Ages - ANSWER:40-49: discuss risk of breast cancer
50-74: screening mammogram every 2 years
75+: decide whether they want screening
Implications of obesity related to breast cancer - ANSWER:relationship of breast cancer to dietary fat
In order to use the technique of egophony, ask the patient to: - ANSWER:say "eeeee" each time the
stethoscope is moved
When examining for tactile fremitus, it is important to: - ANSWER:palpate the chest symmetrically
On the posterior chest, the level of the diaphragm is marked at: - ANSWER:T10
Symmetrical chest expansion is best confirmed by - ANSWER:placing the hands on the posterolateral
chest wall with the thumbs at the level of T9 or T10, then sliding the hands up to pinch a small fold of
skin between the thumbs
best description of bronchovesicular breath sound - ANSWER:moderate pitch, inspiration equal to
expiration
During examination of the breasts of a pregnant woman you would expect to find - ANSWER:a blue
vascular pattern all over the breasts.
Gynecomastia is - ANSWER:enlargement of the male breast
When teaching BSE, you would inform the woman that: - ANSWER:the decision to do BSE is an individual
one, based on individual risk factor assessment and comprehensive discussion with one's own
practitioner
The examiner is going to inspect the woman's breasts for retraction. The best position for this part of the
exam is: - ANSWER:sitting with hands pushing onto hips
A bimanual technique may be the preferred approach for a woman - ANSWER:with pendulous breasts
, Define nutrition - ANSWER:encompasses the process by which food and nutrients affect growth and
development, cellular function and repair, health promotion, and disease prevention
Nutritional status is affected by the ability to: - ANSWER:ingest, digest, absorb, and metabolize nutrients
Children younger than 1 are at risk of dehydration with GI illness due to - ANSWER:relatively small body
weights and high turnover of water and electrolytes
Pregnant women's intestines are displaced - ANSWER:upward and posetriorly
Lactose intolerance is higher among - ANSWER:Aboriginal canadians, canadians of African, Asian, Middle
Eastern or South American descent
Potential causes of abdominal distension - ANSWER:- obesity
- air or gas
- ascites
- ovarian cyst
- pregnancy
- feces
- tumor
Blumberg's sign (rebound tenderness) - ANSWER:abdominal pain with removal of pressure
Murphy's sign - ANSWER:Inspiratory arrest
Pain with palplation of gall bladder (seen with cholecystitis)
Iliopsoas muscle test - ANSWER:Perform when the acute abdominal pain of *appendicitis* is suspected.
With the person supine, lift the right leg up, flexing at the hip; then push down over the lower part of the
right thigh as the person tries to hold the leg up.
When the test is negative, the person feels no change.
what special tests would you do for abdominal pain? - ANSWER:rebound tenderness, murphy's sign,
iliopsoas muscle test
When the patient reports that a certain abdominal spot is tender, it is best to - ANSWER:palpate that
spot last, to prevent pain from interfering with the rest of the examination.
The left upper quadrant contains which organ - ANSWER:spleen
Define gas exchange - ANSWER:the process by which oxygen is transported to cells and carbon dioxide is
transported from cells
Predominant percussion sound over lung fields - ANSWER:resonance
Auscultating breath sounds - ANSWER:BV: I = E (major bronchi)
B: I < E (trachea and larynx)
V: I > E (peripheral lung fields)
Define sexuality - ANSWER:how people experience and express themselves as sexual beings
Breast Scanning Ages - ANSWER:40-49: discuss risk of breast cancer
50-74: screening mammogram every 2 years
75+: decide whether they want screening
Implications of obesity related to breast cancer - ANSWER:relationship of breast cancer to dietary fat
In order to use the technique of egophony, ask the patient to: - ANSWER:say "eeeee" each time the
stethoscope is moved
When examining for tactile fremitus, it is important to: - ANSWER:palpate the chest symmetrically
On the posterior chest, the level of the diaphragm is marked at: - ANSWER:T10
Symmetrical chest expansion is best confirmed by - ANSWER:placing the hands on the posterolateral
chest wall with the thumbs at the level of T9 or T10, then sliding the hands up to pinch a small fold of
skin between the thumbs
best description of bronchovesicular breath sound - ANSWER:moderate pitch, inspiration equal to
expiration
During examination of the breasts of a pregnant woman you would expect to find - ANSWER:a blue
vascular pattern all over the breasts.
Gynecomastia is - ANSWER:enlargement of the male breast
When teaching BSE, you would inform the woman that: - ANSWER:the decision to do BSE is an individual
one, based on individual risk factor assessment and comprehensive discussion with one's own
practitioner
The examiner is going to inspect the woman's breasts for retraction. The best position for this part of the
exam is: - ANSWER:sitting with hands pushing onto hips
A bimanual technique may be the preferred approach for a woman - ANSWER:with pendulous breasts
, Define nutrition - ANSWER:encompasses the process by which food and nutrients affect growth and
development, cellular function and repair, health promotion, and disease prevention
Nutritional status is affected by the ability to: - ANSWER:ingest, digest, absorb, and metabolize nutrients
Children younger than 1 are at risk of dehydration with GI illness due to - ANSWER:relatively small body
weights and high turnover of water and electrolytes
Pregnant women's intestines are displaced - ANSWER:upward and posetriorly
Lactose intolerance is higher among - ANSWER:Aboriginal canadians, canadians of African, Asian, Middle
Eastern or South American descent
Potential causes of abdominal distension - ANSWER:- obesity
- air or gas
- ascites
- ovarian cyst
- pregnancy
- feces
- tumor
Blumberg's sign (rebound tenderness) - ANSWER:abdominal pain with removal of pressure
Murphy's sign - ANSWER:Inspiratory arrest
Pain with palplation of gall bladder (seen with cholecystitis)
Iliopsoas muscle test - ANSWER:Perform when the acute abdominal pain of *appendicitis* is suspected.
With the person supine, lift the right leg up, flexing at the hip; then push down over the lower part of the
right thigh as the person tries to hold the leg up.
When the test is negative, the person feels no change.
what special tests would you do for abdominal pain? - ANSWER:rebound tenderness, murphy's sign,
iliopsoas muscle test
When the patient reports that a certain abdominal spot is tender, it is best to - ANSWER:palpate that
spot last, to prevent pain from interfering with the rest of the examination.
The left upper quadrant contains which organ - ANSWER:spleen
