Quiz 1

Question 1

For the acronym PERRLA, what does the letter P represent?

Answer 1

Pupils

Question 2

For the acronym PERRLA, what do the 2 Rs represent? Please write out the “and” between words

Answer 2

Round and Reactive

Question 3

The word accommodation on your terminology list for week #1 refers to which of the following:

Answer 3

Test for assessment of the eyes ability to focus on far and near objects.

Question 4

During a routine physical examination of a 70-year-old patient, a blowing sound is auscultated over the carotid artery. Which assessment finding will the nurse report to the health care provider?

Answer 4

Bruit

Question 5

______________ is defined as a respiratory rate and depth that is irregular, characterized by alternating periods of apnea and hyperventilation of which the pattern then reverses; breathing slows and becomes shallow, concluding as apnea before respiration resumes.

Answer 5

Cheyenne-Strokes respiration

Question 6

Upon auscultation of your patient’s anterior chest, you hear vesicular breath sounds in the lung bases on inspiration. What is an appropriate nursing action?

Answer 6

This is an expected finding, continue the examination.

Question 7

The terms midclavicular line and bruit are both terms related to anatomical locations for a cardiac assessment.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Which of the following terms refer to an assessment finding related to the skin? Choose all that apply.

Answer 8

Pallor
Cyanosis
Erythema

Question 9

List one of the 2 pulses you can palpate in the foot.

Answer 9

Posterior tibial
Dorsalis Pedis

Question 10

Which of the following terms could relate to a nursing assessment of the musculoskeletal system. Choose all that apply:

Answer 10

Dorsiflexion
Abduction
Kyphosis

Question 11

Which of the following would be an unexpected finding for examination of the eyes? Choose all that apply:

Answer 11

Ptosis
Jaundice
Nystagmus

Question 12

The student nurse understands that Intermittent Claudication is a presentation of with which vascular problem?

Answer 12

PAD - Peripheral Artery Disease

Question 13

Two unexpected findings of the respiratory system that may require additional nursing actions are:

Answer 13

Tachypnea
Cheyne Strokes breathing pattern.