Health Assessment EOCHQ

Question 1

What is a normal finding on auscultation of the lungs?

Answer 1

Resonance over the left upper lobe

Question 2

The nurse positions a pt sitting upright during palpation of which area?

Answer 2

Head and neck

Question 3

After auscultating the abdomen, the nurse should report which finding to the PCP?

Answer 3

Bruit over the aorta (suggests abnormal turbulence in the aorta)

Question 4

If unable to locate the pts popliteal pulse during a routine examination, what should the nurse do next?

Answer 4

Check for a pedal pulse
(If a pedal pulse is present, then adequate arterial circulation to the leg is present even though the popliteal artery has not been located)

Question 5

Which of the following is an expected finding during an assessment of an older adult?

Answer 5

Decreased peripheral, color, and night vision

Question 6

List aspects of the skin that the nurse assesses during a routine examination

Answer 6

Turgor
Color
Temperature
Moisture
Lesions
Odor
Edema

Question 7

If the pt reports loss of short-term memory, the nurse would assess this during which of the following?

Answer 7

Ask the pt to describe what they had for breakfast (recent memory includes events of the current day)

Question 8

Impaired vision can lead to?

Answer 8

Falls or other injuries

Question 9

To palpate lymph nodes, the nurse uses which technique

Answer 9

Use the pads of two fingers in a circular motion

Question 10

For a pt whose assessment of the MS system is normal, which does the nurse check for on the medical record?

Answer 10

Equal
Firm
Symmetrical