Health Assessment Exam 2: Study Guide questions with correct answers

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Health Assessment Exam 2: Study Guide Chapter 08: 1. When performing a physical assessment, the first technique the nurse will always use is: 2. The nurse is preparing to perform a physica... l assessment. Which statement is true about the physical assessment? The inspection phase: 3. The nurse is assessing a patient’s skin during an office visit. What part of the hand and technique should be used to best assess the patient’s skin temperature? 4. Which of these techniques uses the sense of touch to assess texture, temperature, moisture, and swelling when the nurse is assessing a patient? 5. The nurse is preparing to assess a patient’s abdomen by palpation. How should the nurse proceed? 6. The nurse would use bimanual palpation technique in which situation? 7. The nurse is preparing to percuss the abdomen of a patient. The purpose of the percussion is to assess the __________ of the underlying tissue. 8. The nurse is reviewing percussion techniques with a newly graduated nurse. Which technique, if used by the new nurse, indicates that more review is needed? 9. When percussing over the liver of a patient, the nurse notices a dull sound. The nurse should: 10. The nurse is unable to identify any changes in sound when percussing over the abdomen of an obese patient. What should the nurse do next? 11. The nurse hears bilateral loud, long, and low tones when percussing over the lungs of a 4-year-old child. The nurse should: in duration are normal over a child’s lung. 12. A patient has suddenly developed shortness of breath and appears to be in significant respiratory distress. After calling the physician and placing the patient on oxygen, which of these actions is the best for the nurse to take when further assessing the patient? 13. The nurse is teaching a class on basic assessment skills. Which of these statements is true regarding the stethoscope and its use? 14. The nurse is preparing to use a stethoscope for auscultation. Which statement is true regarding the diaphragm of the stethoscope? The diaphragm: 15. Before auscultating the abdomen for the presence of bowel sounds on a patient, the nurse should: 16. The nurse will use which technique of assessment to determine the presence of crepitus, swelling, and pulsations? 17. The nurse is preparing to use an otoscope for an examination. Which statement is true regarding the otoscope? The otoscope: 18. An examiner is using an ophthalmoscope to examine a patient’s eyes. The patient has astigmatism and is nearsighted. The use of which of these techniques would indicate that the examination is being correctly performed? . 19. The nurse is unable to palpate the right radial pulse on a patient. The best action would be to: 20. The nurse is preparing to perform a physical assessment. The correct action by the nurse is reflected by which statement? The nurse: 21. A man is at the clinic for a physical examination. He states that he is “very anxious” about the physical examination. What steps can the nurse take to make him more comfortable? 22. When performing a physical examination, safety must be considered to protect the examiner and the patient against the spread of infection. Which of these statements describes the most appropriate action the nurse should take when performing a physical examination? 23. The nurse is examining a patient’s lower leg and notices a draining ulceration. Which of these actions is most appropriate in this situation? …………………………………….CONTINUED…………………………………………… [Show More]

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