NURS 550 FINAL EXAM REVIEW:
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Question: What is used to determine the position of the fetus
in a pregnant uterus?
Correct answer: Leopold's Maneuvers
Question: What is the formula for pack year history?
Correct answer: number of packs per day x years smoked
Question: Which heart sound is most indicative of volume
overload?
Correct answer: S3
Question: Which part of the stethoscope should be used to
hear S3, S4, and low-pitched tones?
Correct answer: Bell
Question: What is the most accurate location to assess skin
turgor?
Correct answer: forearm
Question: What is the most common location for breast
cancers?
Correct answer: upper outer quadrant
Question: What is the normal sound heard when percussing
over the lung fields?
Correct answer: Resonance
Question: What is the most common type of malignancy
involving areas of sun exposure?
Correct answer: basal cell carcinoma
Question: What range of BMI is considered normal?
Correct answer: 18.5-25
Question: What does a visual acuity score of 20/40 mean?
Correct answer: The person sees at 20 feet what a normal
person sees at 40 feet
Question: What is a pneumatic otoscopic examination used
for?
Correct answer: To assess tympanic membrane mobility
Question: A positive Murphy's sign is indicative of
inflammation of what organ?
Correct answer: gallbladder
Question: What is the test for gallbladder disease where the
patient is asked to inhale while the examiner's fingers are hooked under the liver border at the bottom of the rib cage, producing pain if the gallbladder is inflamed?
Correct answer: Murphy's sign
Question: Phalen's test involves the passive flexion of which
joints to elicit numbness and tingling?
Correct answer: wrist
Question: What disorder is commonly associated with
numbness and tingling elicited after 60 seconds of wrist flexion during Phalen's test?
Correct answer: Carpal tunnel syndrome
Question: Which cranial nerve is assessed by asking the
patient to stick out their tongue and speak words for clarity?
Correct answer: CN XII (hypoglossal)
Question: Which cranial nerve may be problematic if a patient
is unable to smell?
Correct answer: CNI olfactory
Question: What mnemonic is used to remember the
sensory/motor/or both assignment for cranial nerves?
Correct answer: Some say marry money but my brother says
big brains matter more