Physical Assessment, Part II, 50

Approved & Edited by ProProfs Editorial Team

The editorial team at ProProfs Quizzes consists of a select group of subject experts, trivia writers, and quiz masters who have authored over 10,000 quizzes taken by more than 100 million users. This team includes our in-house seasoned quiz moderators and subject matter experts. Our editorial experts, spread across the world, are rigorously trained using our comprehensive guidelines to ensure that you receive the highest quality quizzes.

Learn about Our Editorial Process

| By PIDEUSA

PIDEUSA

Community Contributor

Quizzes Created: 4 | Total Attempts: 9,419

Questions: 50 | Attempts: 3,779 | Updated: Nov 9, 2023

Questions

Settings

Feedback

During the Quiz End of Quiz

Play as

Quiz Flashcard

Create your own Quiz

From Foundations of Nursing by Christensen Kockrow, pages 93 through 120.

Questions and Answers

Quiz Review Timeline +

Our quizzes are rigorously reviewed, monitored and continuously updated by our expert board to maintain accuracy, relevance, and timeliness.

Current Version
Nov 09, 2023

Quiz Edited by
ProProfs Editorial Team
Jan 11, 2015

Quiz Created by
PIDEUSA

Physical Assessment, Part II, 50

The consumption of alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, or herbal products are important in health history and which are part of what?

Which of the following are true regarding cultural sensitivity

We know that the nurse knows the right time to do a physical assessment when she says:

The difference between a "head to toe" assessment and a "focused assessment"

The nurse tells a 75 year old patient that she will have to do a "head to toe" assessment on him. The patient asks, "what is that"? Her best answer would be ...

A person who is just being admitted complains of pain on his right foot. What is the proper way to provide this patient a proper physical assessment?

In the interview portion of the physical assessment, since we are not actually touching the patient, there is no need to wash our hands.

Before the beginning of a physical examination, to make the patient more comfortable, what should be done first

When performing a head-to-toe assessment, we normally begin with a neurologic assessment . What is the next?

Which of the following are included in the neurologic assessment?

In the mnemonic used for assessments, what does PS stand for in ABC in and out, PS?

PERRLA refers to

A neurologic examination pertaining to the sensations of body movements and awareness of posture and cerebellar function

Vital signs are reliable even when there is a central nervous system deficit.

What do the signs and symptoms of Cushing's triad include? They are typical of someone who had traumatic brain injury

Standardized objective measurement of the level of consiousness

A patient has just been admitted. During physical assessment, it was observed that patient had decreased skin turgor and dried outer lips. What would be the most appropriate thing to offer this patient while the physical assessment is going on?

A patient with increased turgor in his lower extremities manifested by smooth, taut, shiny skin that cannot be grasped or raised is most likely to have:

Abnormal swishing sounds heard over organs, glands and arteries and results from an abnormality in an artery resulting from narrow or partially occluded artery such as those in atherosclerosis

A vibrating sensation perceived when an artery is palpated and is not expected when examining a carotid pulse.

An abnormal cycle of respiration that begin with slow, shallow respiration that become rapid, then become slower and are followed by periods of apnea (20 seconds). Normally caused by hear failure, opioid overdose, renal failure, meningitis, and severe head ache.

Indicative of acute or chronic respiratory distress

Teaching patients to perform breast self-exams is only directly related to females

When auscultating for lung sounds, which part of the stethoscope is designed to transmit the higher pitch of abnormal sounds

When doing a respiratory assessment to a patient, which of the following is the most appropriate technique?

When auscultating for lung sounds, place the stethoscope firmly and tightly on the skin, and listen for one full inspiratory-expiratory cycle at each point.

Rubbing, grating or squeaky sound upon auscultation; as if two pieces of leather are being rubbed together

Exaggeration of the posterior curvature of the thoracic spine

A swayback, an increased lumbar curvature

Lateral spinal curvature

Lubb-dubb is caused by

The first normal heart sound S1 occurs when?

Where is S1 auscultated most clearly?

When does normal heart sound S2 occur?

Where is S2 auscultated more clearly?

Heard in patients with coronary artery disease after MI (myocardial infarction), heard late in diastole when the atria contracts.

Which of the following is not a peripheral pulse?

This happens when there is a decreased supply of oxygenated blood to the tissues often caused by a narrowing of an artery

Cramp-like pain in the lower extremities usually after walking

In person with good cardiac function and distal perfusion, how long should a capillary refill take place?

Which of the following is not a symptom?

Two significant alterations in bowel sounds: