NURS 5220: Modules 1 & 2 NEWEST 2025 /2026 ACTUAL
COMPLETE 108 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)|ALREADY GRADED A+ !!
Growth assessment includes: - ANSWER-1. Standing height
(use stadiometer over age 2)
2. Weight
3. Calculation of BMI (over the age of 2)
4. Waist circumference
5. Waist-height ratio
6. Waist-to-hip circumference ratio
Fetus growth and development - ANSWER-Brain/head growth
predominates
To completely understand the differences between a... -
ANSWER-...Complete,
Problem oriented, focused and
interim histories
Understanding the componensts of a history... - ANSWER-and
development of
a memorized file of history
components
,Chief Concern
History of Present Illness
Medical History
Family History
Personal and Social History
Review of Systems
Concluding Questions
Infection Precautions - ANSWER-Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
Latex Allergy - ANSWER-1. Occurs when the body's immune
system reacts with proteins found in latex
2. Skin/mucous membrane contact or airborne exposure
3. Rash, itching, blisters, asthma, GI symptoms, lung damage,
anaphylaxis
4. Healthcare workers and patients with multiple surgeries at
risk
Patient positions and draping - ANSWER-Seated
Supine
Prone
Dorsal Recumbent
,Lateral Recumbent
Lithotomy
Sims
Examination Technique: Inspection - ANSWER-Process of
observation beginning with the initial meeting of the patient
and continuing through the history and physical examination
- Provide privacy
- Ensure adequate lighting
- Inspect in an unhurried and careful manner
- Expose what you want to inspect
- Validate findings with patient
Examination Technique: Palpation - ANSWER-Use of hands
and fingers to
gather information through the
sense of touch
Hand areas:
- Palmar surface of the fingers and finger pads - position,
texture, size, consistency, fluid, crepitus, form of a mass, or
structure
- Ulnar surfaces of hands and fingers - vibration
- Dorsal surface of hand - temperature
, Examination Technique: Percussion - ANSWER-- One object
striking against another produces vibrations and sound waves
- Tapping finger causes vibrations by impact on underlying
tissues
- Sound waves arise from vibrations and produce percussion
tones (resonance)
- Tone is related to density of underlying tissue
Percussion Tones - ANSWER-Typany - loud, high, drumlike--
>gastric bubble
Hyperresonance - very lound, low, booming--
>emphysematous lungs
Resonance - loud, low, hollow-->healthy
lung tissue
Dullness - soft, moderate,
thudlike-->liver
Flatness - soft, high, dull--
>muscle
Percussion Techniques - ANSWER-1. Immediate (direct) - finger
strikes directly against body
2. Mediate (indirect) - middle finger of dominant hand is
hammer; middle finger of nondominant hand is placed on body
and struck
COMPLETE 108 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)|ALREADY GRADED A+ !!
Growth assessment includes: - ANSWER-1. Standing height
(use stadiometer over age 2)
2. Weight
3. Calculation of BMI (over the age of 2)
4. Waist circumference
5. Waist-height ratio
6. Waist-to-hip circumference ratio
Fetus growth and development - ANSWER-Brain/head growth
predominates
To completely understand the differences between a... -
ANSWER-...Complete,
Problem oriented, focused and
interim histories
Understanding the componensts of a history... - ANSWER-and
development of
a memorized file of history
components
,Chief Concern
History of Present Illness
Medical History
Family History
Personal and Social History
Review of Systems
Concluding Questions
Infection Precautions - ANSWER-Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
Latex Allergy - ANSWER-1. Occurs when the body's immune
system reacts with proteins found in latex
2. Skin/mucous membrane contact or airborne exposure
3. Rash, itching, blisters, asthma, GI symptoms, lung damage,
anaphylaxis
4. Healthcare workers and patients with multiple surgeries at
risk
Patient positions and draping - ANSWER-Seated
Supine
Prone
Dorsal Recumbent
,Lateral Recumbent
Lithotomy
Sims
Examination Technique: Inspection - ANSWER-Process of
observation beginning with the initial meeting of the patient
and continuing through the history and physical examination
- Provide privacy
- Ensure adequate lighting
- Inspect in an unhurried and careful manner
- Expose what you want to inspect
- Validate findings with patient
Examination Technique: Palpation - ANSWER-Use of hands
and fingers to
gather information through the
sense of touch
Hand areas:
- Palmar surface of the fingers and finger pads - position,
texture, size, consistency, fluid, crepitus, form of a mass, or
structure
- Ulnar surfaces of hands and fingers - vibration
- Dorsal surface of hand - temperature
, Examination Technique: Percussion - ANSWER-- One object
striking against another produces vibrations and sound waves
- Tapping finger causes vibrations by impact on underlying
tissues
- Sound waves arise from vibrations and produce percussion
tones (resonance)
- Tone is related to density of underlying tissue
Percussion Tones - ANSWER-Typany - loud, high, drumlike--
>gastric bubble
Hyperresonance - very lound, low, booming--
>emphysematous lungs
Resonance - loud, low, hollow-->healthy
lung tissue
Dullness - soft, moderate,
thudlike-->liver
Flatness - soft, high, dull--
>muscle
Percussion Techniques - ANSWER-1. Immediate (direct) - finger
strikes directly against body
2. Mediate (indirect) - middle finger of dominant hand is
hammer; middle finger of nondominant hand is placed on body
and struck
