Nursing 251 Exam 3 Quiz Questions and Correct Answers 2023 2024 Version A 16 year old female is referred to the school nurse for a vision test after the teacher notes her squinting to see the front blackboard. The nurse uses which one of the following tools to assess the patient's vision? - Correct AnsSnellen eye chart
A criterion for testing the adequacy of a client's visual fields is which one of the following? - Correct AnsThe correspondence to visual fields of the examiner, if the examiner has normal visual fields
A nurse is having difficulty separating the first heart sound, S1, from other adventitious sounds while auscultating a patient's heart sounds. What can the nurse do to assist in determining S1? - Correct AnsPalpate the carotid pulse while listening for S1
A patient is diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - -a disease leading to an enlarged heart. While palpating the apical pulse or point of maximal impulse (PMI) for this patient, the nurse may note which of the following findings? The PMI is located at the - Correct AnsSixth ICS, just medial to the AAL
A patient is noted to be leaning forward with his arms supporting his body weight as the nurse enters the exam room. For what disease process should the nurse assess the patient for completely? - Correct AnsChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
An infection of the middle ear is called which of the following? - Correct AnsOtitis media
During a head to toe assessment of a patient the nurse discovers a vascular ulcer at the distal right great toe. This is most likely caused by which of the following conditions?
- Correct AnsArterial insufficiency
During an eye assessment, you gently palpate the eyeball through the closed eyelid and note a firm, nonmobile eyeball. What does this finding possibly indicate? - Correct AnsGlaucoma
Edema of the lower leg which creates an indentation which persists 30 seconds or more when prodded by your finger may be classified as which of the following - Correct Ans+4 pitting edema
How would you characterize a Grade VI cardiac murmur? - Correct AnsVery loud, audible with stethoscope not in direct contact with chest
Rhonchi adventitious sounds are heard when auscultating a patient's lungs. Which one of the following actions should be done first by the nurse? - Correct AnsHave the patient cough, then auscultate lungs again
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