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How does venous blood return to the heart?
A.Intraluminal valves ensure flow
B.Skeletal muscles squeeze the blood along
C.Aorta pushes it with contractions
D.Pressure from the thoracic cavity
A.Intraluminal valves ensure flow
Health promotion activities have an impact on peripheral vascular disease.
A.True
B.False
True
What percussion sound is typical over the abdomen?
A.Tympany
B.Resonance
C.Hyperresonance
D.Dullness
Tympany
A teen with sickle cell disease is admitted to the Emergency Department complaining of severe pain in her stomach and back. What your action?
A.Assess her pain and offer pain medication as ordered
B.Instruct her to be patient until you can complete her head to toe assessment
C.Provide a dark environment so she can sleep
D.Discuss drug addiction with the patient
Assess her pain and offer pain medication as ordered
What skin color indicates venous stasis of the lower leg?
A.Red
B.Blue
C.Brown
D.Yellow
Brown
The nurse is preparing to assess the dorsalis pedis artery. Where is the correct location for palpation?
A.Behind the knee
B.In the groove behind the medial malleolus
C.Parallel to the tendon of the great toe
D.Proximal to the thumb
Parallel to the tendon of the great toe
In what order does the nurse assess the abdomen?
A.Percussion, Palpation, Inspection, Auscultation
B.Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion, Palpation
C.Auscultation, Inspection, Percussion, Palpation
D.Palpation, Auscultation, Inspection, Percussion
Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion, Palpation
When does the American Cancer Society promote mammograms for the woman with average risk?
A.20 years
B.40 years
C.45 years
D.55 years
45 years
Which of the following pulses are not palpable?
A.Brachial
B.Radial
C.Ulnar
D.Femoral
Ulnar
A woman cuts her finger. Which lymph nodes may be enlarged due to the inflammation/infection?
A.Inguinal
B.Abdominal
C.Axillary
D.Supraclavicular
Axillary
How does the nurse listen for bowel sounds?
A.With the diaphragm
B.With the bell
C.With percussion
D.Audibly
With the diaphragm
How does the nurse auscultate the patient’s lungs:
A.Auscultates in a zig zag motion on the anterior chest
B.Begins auscultation at the posterior chest
C.Listens only when the patient is symptomatic or coughing
D.Moves from the right anterior to the left anterior
D. Moves from the right anterior to the left anterior
The major artery supplying the
arm is the:
A.Brachial
B.Ulnar
C.Radial
D.Deep palmer
Brachial
Tachypnea is defined as:
A.A fast respiratory rate
B.A slow respiratory rate
C.Deep breathing or sighing
D.Periods of no breathing
A fast respiratory rate
Chronic pain is noted in which of the following disorders (select all that apply):
A.Rheumatoid arthritis
B.Strep throat
C.Chest pain
D.Fibromyalgia
A.Rheumatoid arthritis
D.Fibromyalgia
What is true about the heart?
A.S1 is louder than S2 at the apex
B.Murmurs are common and should not be a concern
C.S2 is louder at the apex
D.S2 begins systole
S1 is louder than S2 at the apex
The patient has a barrel chest. This is indicative of:
A.A bone disorder
B.A birth defect
C.Chronic, obstructive pulmonary disease
D.Trauma to the chest
Chronic, obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic pain is noted in which of the following disorders (select all that apply):
A.Rheumatoid arthritis
B.Strep throat
C.Chest pain
D.Fibromyalgia
A.Rheumatoid arthritis
D.Fibromyalgia
How is the breast examined? (select all that apply)
1.Standing
2.Lying supine
3.Sitting
4.Prone
2. Lying supine
3. Sitting