Final Exam: NSG 3160 NSG3160

Final Exam: NSG 3160 / NSG3160

(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Health Assessment | Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Galen

Question:

A woman has come for health care reporting a thick white discharge with

intense itching. These symptoms are suggestive of:

• Atrophic vaginitis.
• Trichomoniasis.
• Chlamydia.
• Candidiasis.

Answer:

• Candidiasis.

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Question:

To insert the speculum as comfortably as possible, the examiner:

• Opens the speculum slightly and inserts it in an upward direction.
• Presses the introitus down with one hand and inserts the blades obliquely

with the other.

• Spreads the labia with one hand and inserts the closed speculum

horizontally with the other.

• Pushes down on the introitus and inserts the speculum in an upward

direction.

Answer:

• Presses the introitus down with one hand and inserts the blades obliquely

with the other.

Question:

Before withdrawing the speculum, the examiner may swab the cervix with a

swab soaked in acetic acid. This examination is done to assess for:

• Herpes simplex virus.
• Contact dermatitis.
• Human papillomavirus.
• Carcinoma.

Answer:

• Human papillomavirus.

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Question:

Select the best description of the uterus.

• Anteverted, round, asymmetric organ.
• Pear-shaped, thick-walled organ flattened anteroposteriorly.
• Retroverted, almond-shaped, asymmetric organ.
• Mid-position, thick-walled, oval organ.

Answer:

• Pear-shaped, thick-walled organ flattened anteroposteriorly.

Question:

In placing a finger on either side of the cervix and moving it side to side, you

are assessing:

• The diameter of the fallopian tube.
• Cervical motion tenderness.
• The ovaries.
• The uterus.

Answer:

• Cervical motion tenderness.

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Question:

Which of the following is (are) normal, common finding(s) on inspection and palpation of the vulva and perineum?

• Labia majora that are wide apart and gaping.
• Palpable Bartholin glands.
• Clear, thin discharge from paraurethral glands.
• Bulging at introitus during Valsalva maneuver.

Answer:

• Labia majora that are wide apart and gaping.

Question:

Which is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States?

• Chlamydia.
• Gonorrhea.
• Trichomoniasis.
• Syphilis.
• Bacterial Vaginosis.

Answer:

• Chlamydia.

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