NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Module 5 Quiz GI,GU,Breast and Axilla Exam Questions and Answers (Solved Papers) How do we perform light palpation on the abdomen? - Correct Answers ✅use first 4 fingers to depress the skin about 1 cm inside and move it in a rotation motion, clockwise.GI assessment order - Correct Answers ✅inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate Why do we listen before we palpate the abdomen? - Correct Answers ✅so we do not disrupt or dislodge anything within the bowels.What is voluntary guarding? - Correct Answers ✅Patient volitionally tenses the abdominal muscles when the examiner palpates.What things do we feel for when palpating the abdomen? - Correct Answers ✅organs, size, consistency, masses, temperature, tenderness, pain, mobility Where do we percuss for kidney tenderness? - Correct Answers ✅on the posterior surface at the 12th rib at the CVA angle. 1 / 2
NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Module 5 Quiz GI,GU,Breast and Axilla Exam Questions and Answers (Solved Papers) How do we percuss for kidney tenderness? - Correct Answers ✅indirectly with a hand and fist. look for signs of pain.What are the signs of breast cancer? - Correct Answers ✅lumps or masses felt in the breasts or axilla, movable lumps, dimpled or reddened skin, tenderness to touch What is the role of the RN during a male or female GU exam?
- Correct Answers ✅Assist the provider with the exam by
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holding the patient, giving them tools, collecting specimens and advocating for the patient.hypoactive bowel sounds are - Correct Answers ✅sound every 5-6 seconds normal bowel sounds are - Correct Answers ✅sounding 3-4 sec in each quadrant hyperactive bowel sounds are - Correct Answers ✅heard 1-
absent bowel sounds - Correct Answers ✅no sounds in 3-5 minutes