Family Nurse Practitioner
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Course Introduction
The Family Nurse Practitioner course prepares advanced practice nursing students to provide comprehensive primary care across the lifespan, from pediatrics to geriatrics.
Emphasizing evidence-based practice, health promotion, disease prevention, and management of acute and chronic health conditions, the curriculum integrates theoretical knowledge with clinical skills to address the complex health needs of diverse families and communities. The course also covers diagnostic reasoning, pharmacology, cultural competence, and health policy, fostering the development of critical thinking and leadership abilities essential for independent and collaborative practice in a variety of healthcare settings.
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Physical Examination and Health Assessment 3rd Canadian edition by Carolyn Jarvis
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Chapter 1: Evidence-Based Assessment
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Q1) A 38-year-old patient who is a recent refugee from Syria is attending the clinic for an initial examination.A potential intervention the nurse will implement is:
A)Cognitive assessment.
B)Fall risk screening.
C)Fasting glucose test.
D)Tuberculin skin test.
Answer: D
Q2) Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse see relationships among the data?
A)Validation
B)Clustering related cues
C)Identifying gaps in data
D)Distinguishing relevant data from irrelevant data
Answer: B
Q3) Expert nurses assess and make decisions through the use of:
A)Critical thinking
B)The nursing process
C)Clinical knowledge
D)Diagnostic reasoning
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Health Promotion in the Context of Health Assessment
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Q1) When working with young families in a community with limited health services, the nurse uses the Population Health Promotion Model and considers the need to:
A)Reorient health services.
B)Acculturate the families.
C)Build new schools.
D)Develop family counselling groups.
Answer: A
Q2) What are some of the factors the nurse should consider when deciding whether to screen the 48-year-old female patient for breast cancer? (Select all that apply.)
A)The prevalence of the disease in the adult female population
B)The patient's family history
C)The patient's presenting symptoms of breast cancer
D)The patient's current diagnosis of breast cancer
E)The benefits of early detection of breast cancer
Answer: A, B, E
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Chapter 3: Cultural Competence: Cultural Care
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Q1) The nurse encounters a young male who is questioning his gender.The nurse is aware that this young person:
A)May be at increased risk for breast cancer because of population differences
B)May encounter increased job opportunities
C)May be at risk for poor health because of difficulty with health care accessibility as a result of stigmatization
D)May experience greater health equity
Answer: C
Q2) When providing culturally competent care, nurses must incorporate cultural assessments into their health assessments.Which statement is most appropriate to use when initiating an assessment of cultural beliefs with an older White patient?
A)"Are you of the Christian faith?"
B)"Do you want to see a priest?"
C)"How often do you seek help from medical providers?"
D)"What cultural or spiritual beliefs are important to you?"
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: The Interview
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Q1) A female nurse is interviewing a man who is a recent immigrant.During the course of the interview, he leans forward and then finally moves his chair close enough that his knees are nearly touching the nurse's knees.The nurse begins to feel uncomfortable with his proximity.Which statement most closely reflects what the nurse should do next?
A)The nurse should try to relax; these behaviours are culturally appropriate for this person.
B)The nurse should discreetly move his or her chair back until the distance is more comfortable, and then continue with the interview.
C)Such behaviour is indicative of sexual aggression, and the nurse should confront this person about it.
D)The nurse should laugh but say that he or she is uncomfortable with the person's proximity and ask him to move away.
Q2) During the interview portion of data collection, the nurse collects __________ data.
A)Physical
B)Historical
C)Objective
D)Subjective
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Chapter 5: The Complete Health History
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Q1) As part of the health history of a 6-year-old boy at a clinic for a sports physical examination, the nurse reviews his immunization record and notes that his last measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination was at age 15 months.What recommendation should the nurse make?
A)No further MMR immunizations are needed.
B)MMR vaccination needs to be repeated at ages 4 years through 6 years.
C)MMR immunization needs to be repeated every 4 years until age 21 years.
D)A recommendation cannot be made until the physician is consulted.
Q2) The nurse is conducting a developmental history on a 5-year-old child.Which questions are appropriate to ask the parents for this part of the assessment? (Select all that apply.)
A)"How much junk food does your child eat?"
B)"How many teeth has he lost, and when did he lose them?"
C)"Is he able to tie his shoelaces?"
D)"Does he take children's vitamins?"
E)"Can he tell time?"
F)"Does he have any food allergies?"
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Chapter 6: Mental Health Assessment
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Q1) During assessment of a 70-year-old patient newly admitted to the hospital, the nurse observes that the patient has difficulty hearing and shows no interest in the conversation.The family informs the nurse that the patient's spouse passed away 2-months ago and that the patient has lost significant weight and refuses to leave the house.The nurse should assess for:
A)Bulimia
B)Delirium
C)Depression
D)Aphasia
Q2) During a postpartum home visit with a 22-year-old mother discharged 2 days ago from the hospital, the nurse observes that the mother does not pick up her crying baby, appears listless, and has a flat affect.The mother states, "I can't handle this, and I have no one to help me." The nurse should:
A)Recommend removal of the infant
B)Discuss with the husband how to better support her
C)Screen her for postpartum depression
D)Suggest inviting her parents to come and help her
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Chapter 7: Substance Use and Health Assessment
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Q1) While working with a group of university students, the nurse undertakes a harm reduction approach to alcohol consumption by introducing:
A)Narcotics Anonymous
B)Canada's Low-risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines
C)Alcoholics Anonymous
D)Tobacco Cessation
Q2) A patient is brought to the emergency department.He is restless, has dilated pupils, is sweating, has a runny nose and tearing eyes, and complains of muscle and joint pains.His girlfriend thinks he has influenza, but she became concerned when his temperature went up to 39.4°C.She admits that he has been a heavy drug user, but he has been trying to stop on his own.The nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing withdrawal symptoms from which substance?
A)Alcohol
B)Heroin
C)Crack cocaine
D)Sedatives
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Chapter 8: Interpersonal Violence Assessments
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Q1) During a home visit with an 80-year-old patient cared for by family, the nurse notices that the patient is in severe pain.The nurse knows that the patient was prescribed medication for the pain and family administered all medications.When asked, the patient states not receiving any medications for the past week.The nurse recognizes this situation as:
A)Caregiver burden
B)Criminal neglect
C)Malnourishment
D)Unintentional neglect
Q2) The nurse suspects abuse when a 10-year-old child is admitted to the urgent care centre for a leg injury.The best way to document the history and physical findings is to:
A)Document what the child's caregiver tells the nurse.
B)Use the words the child has said to describe how the injury occurred.
C)Record what the nurse observes during the conversation.
D)Rely on photographs of the injuries.
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Chapter 9: Assessment Techniques and the Clinical Setting
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Q1) The nurse is preparing to examine a 6-year-old child.Which action is most appropriate?
A)The thorax, abdomen, and genitalia are examined before the head.
B)Talking about the equipment being used is avoided because doing so may increase the child's anxiety.
C)The nurse should keep in mind that a child at this age will have a sense of modesty.
D)The child is asked to undress from the waist up.
Q2) The nurse would use bimanual palpation technique in which situation?
A)Palpating the thorax of an infant
B)Palpating the kidneys and uterus
C)Assessing pulsations and vibrations
D)Assessing the presence of tenderness and pain
Q3) When preparing to perform a physical examination on an infant, the nurse should:
A)Have the parent remove all clothing except the diaper on a boy.
B)Instruct the parent to feed the infant immediately before the examination.
C)Encourage the infant to suck on a pacifier during the abdominal examination.
D)Ask the parent to leave the room briefly when assessing the infant's vital signs.
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Chapter 10: General Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs
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Q1) A patient takes weekly home blood pressure readings, with average reading being 126/82 mm Hg.The nurse recognizes that the patient:
A)Has hypertension.
B)Is normotensive.
C)Needs to increase exercise for weight loss.
D)Needs to decrease alcohol intake.
Q2) When assessing the radial pulse of a patient, the nurse will count the pulse for:
A)1 minute, if the rhythm is irregular.
B)15 seconds and then multiply by 4, if the rhythm is regular.
C)2 full minutes to detect any variation in amplitude.
D)10 seconds and then multiply by 6, if the patient has no history of cardiac abnormalities.
Q3) While measuring a patient's blood pressure, the nurse recalls that certain factors, such as _________________, help determine blood pressure.
A)Pulse rate
B)Pulse pressure
C)Vascular output
D)Peripheral vascular resistance
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Chapter 11: Pain Assessment
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Q1) A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother.She says he points to his stomach and says, "It hurts so bad." Which pain assessment tool would be the best choice when assessing this child's pain?
A)Descriptor Scale
B)Numeric rating scale
C)Brief Pain Inventory
D)Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R)
Q2) When assessing the intensity of a patient's pain, which question by the nurse is appropriate?
A)"What makes your pain better or worse?"
B)"How much pain do you have now?"
C)"How does pain limit your activities?"
D)"What does your pain feel like?"
Q3) When assessing a patient's pain, the nurse knows that an example of visceral pain would be:
A)Hip fracture.
B)Cholecystitis.
C)Second-degree burns.
D)Pain after a leg amputation.
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Chapter 12: Nutritional Assessment
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Q1) When providing patient education on nutrition the nurse explains optimal nutritional status as:
A)Consuming food in excess of daily body requirements.
B)Consuming energy-dense foods to meet the minimum body needs.
C)Food intake to meet daily body requirements but not to support increased metabolic demands.
D)Consuming nutrients to meet daily body requirements and support increased metabolic demands.
Q2) A mother and her 13-year-old daughter express concern related to the daughter's recent weight gain and her increase in appetite.Which of these statements represents information the nurse should discuss with them?
A)Dieting and exercising are necessary at this age.
B)Snacks should be high in protein, iron, and calcium.
C)Teenagers who have a weight problem should not be allowed to snack.
D)A low-calorie diet is important to prevent the accumulation of fat.
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Chapter 13: Skin, Hair, and Nails
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Q1) A man has come in to the clinic for a skin assessment because he is worried he might have skin cancer.During the skin assessment, the nurse notices several areas of pigmentation that look greasy, dark, and "stuck on" his skin.The nurse informs the patient that they are:
A)Senile lentigines, which do not become cancerous.
B)Actinic keratoses, which are precursors to basal cell carcinoma.
C)Acrochordons, which are precursors to squamous cell carcinoma.
D)Seborrheic keratoses, which do not become cancerous.
Q2) A patient of African origin is in the intensive care unit because of impending shock after an accident.The nurse expects to find what characteristics in this patient's skin?
A)Ruddy blue
B)Generalized pallor
C)Ashen, grey, or dull
D)Patchy areas of pallor
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Chapter 14: Head, Face, and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatics
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Q1) A physician tells the nurse that a patient's vertebra prominens is tender and asks the nurse to re-evaluate the area in 1 hour.The area of the body the nurse will assess is:
A)Just above the diaphragm.
B)Just lateral to the knee cap.
C)At the level of the C7 vertebra.
D)At the level of the T11 vertebra.
Q2) During a well-baby checkup, the nurse notices that a 1-week-old infant's face looks small compared with his cranium, which seems enlarged.On further examination, the nurse also notices dilated scalp veins and downcast or "setting sun" eyes.The nurse suspects which condition?
A)Craniotabes
B)Microcephaly
C)Hydrocephalus
D)Caput succedaneum
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Chapter 15: Eyes
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Q1) The nurse is reviewing age-related changes of the eye for a class.Which of these physiological changes is responsible for presbyopia?
A)Degeneration of the cornea
B)Loss of lens elasticity
C)Decreased adaptation to darkness
D)Decreased distance vision abilities
Q2) A 52-year-old patient describes the presence of occasional floaters or spots moving in front of his eyes.The nurse should:
A)Examine the retina to determine the number of floaters.
B)Presume the patient has glaucoma and refer patient for further testing.
C)Consider these to be abnormal findings and refer patient to an ophthalmologist.
D)Document the findings as common with patient age.
Q3) When assessing a male child for colour deficiency the nurse will:
A)Check colour vision annually until age 18 years.
B)Ask the child to identify the colour of his or her clothing.
C)Test for colour vision once between ages 4 and 8 years.
D)Begin colour vision screening at the child's 2-year checkup.
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Chapter 16: Ears
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Q1) During an examination, the nurse notices that the patient stumbles a little while walking and that when she sits down, she holds on to the sides of the chair.The patient states, "It feels like the room is spinning!" The nurse documents that the patient is experiencing:
A)Objective vertigo.
B)Subjective vertigo.
C)Tinnitus.
D)Dizziness.
Q2) A patient has been shown to have a sensorineural hearing loss.During the assessment, it would be important for the nurse to:
A)Speak loudly so the patient can hear the questions.
B)Assess for middle ear infection as a possible cause.
C)Ask the patient about current medications.
D)Look for the source of the obstruction in the external ear.
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Chapter 17: Nose, Mouth, and Throat
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Q1) A 32-year-old woman is at the clinic for "little white bumps in my mouth." During the assessment, the nurse notes that she has a 0.5-cm, white, nontender papule under her tongue and one on the mucosa of her right cheek.What would the nurse tell the patient?
A)"These spots indicate an infection, such as strep throat."
B)"These bumps could be indicative of a serious lesion, so I will refer you to a specialist."
C)"This condition is called leukoplakia and can be caused by chronic irritation, such as with smoking."
D)"These bumps are Fordyce's granules, which are sebaceous cysts and are not a serious condition."
Q2) During assessment, the nurse palpates the patient's sinus areas.The patient demonstrates that findings are normal when reporting:
A)No sensation.
B)Firm pressure.
C)Pain during palpation.
D)Pain sensation behind eyes.
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Chapter 18: Breasts and Regional Lymphatics
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Q1) In performing an assessment of a woman's axillary lymph system, the nurse should assess which of these nodes?
A)Central, axillary, lateral, and sternal
B)Pectoral, lateral, anterior, and sternal
C)Central, lateral, pectoral, and subscapular
D)Lateral, pectoral, axillary, and suprascapular
Q2) In examining a 70-year-old male patient, the nurse notices that he has bilateral gynecomastia.Which of the following describes the nurse's best course of action?
A)Recommend that he make an appointment with his physician for a mammogram
B)Ignore it; benign breast enlargement in men is not unusual
C)Explain that this condition may be the result of hormonal changes, and recommend that he see his physician
D)Explain that gynecomastia in men is usually associated with prostate enlargement and recommend that he be thoroughly screened
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Chapter 19: Thorax and Lungs
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Q1) The nurse is observing the auscultation technique of another nurse.The correct method to use when progressing from one auscultatory site on the thorax to another is _________________ comparison.
A)Side-to-side
B)Top-to-bottom
C)Posterior-to-anterior
D)Interspace-by-interspace
Q2) During an assessment of an adult, the nurse has noted unequal chest expansion and recognizes that this occurs in which situation?
A)In an obese patient
B)When part of the lung is obstructed or collapsed
C)When bulging of the intercostal spaces is present
D)When accessory muscles are used to augment respiratory effort
Q3) During a morning assessment, the nurse notices that the patient's sputum is frothy and pink.Which condition could this finding indicate?
A)Croup
B)Tuberculosis
C)Viral infection
D)Pulmonary edema
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Chapter 20: Heart and Neck Vessels
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Q1) When assessing a patient's cardiovascular system, the nurse notes a high pitched scratchy sound at the apex of the heart.The nurse recognizes this as rubbing between the two walls of the sac surrounding and protecting the heart, called the:
A)Pericardium
B)Myocardium
C)Endocardium
D)Pleural space
Q2) Which of these findings would the nurse expect to notice during a cardiac assessment of a 4-year-old child?
A)S3 when sitting up
B)Persistent tachycardia above 150 beats per minute
C)Murmur at the second left intercostal space when supine
D)Palpable apical impulse in the fifth left intercostal space lateral to MCL
Q3) During a cardiovascular assessment, the nurse knows that S is:
A)Heard at the onset of atrial diastole
B)Usually a normal finding in the older adult
C)Heard at the end of ventricular diastole
D)Heard best over the second left intercostal space with the individual sitting upright
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Chapter 21: Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System
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Q1) A patient has been diagnosed with venous stasis.Which of these findings would the nurse most likely observe?
A)Unilateral cool foot
B)Thin, shiny, atrophic skin
C)Pallor of the toes and cyanosis of the nail beds
D)Brownish discoloration to the skin of the lower leg
Q2) When performing a peripheral vascular assessment on a patient, the nurse is unable to palpate the ulnar pulses.The patient's skin is warm, and capillary refill time is less than 2 seconds.The nurse should:
A)Check for the presence of claudication
B)Refer the individual for further evaluation
C)Consider this finding as normal and proceed with the peripheral vascular evaluation
D)Ask the patient if he or she has experienced any unusual cramping or tingling in the arm
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Chapter 22: Abdomen
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Q1) To detect diastasis recti, the nurse should ask the patient to perform which of these manoeuvres?
A)Relaxing in the supine position
B)Raising the arms in the left lateral position
C)Raising the arms over the head while in a supine position
D)Raising the head while in the supine position
Q2) The nurse suspects that a patient has a distended bladder.How should the nurse assess for this condition?
A)Percuss and palpate in the lumbar region
B)Inspect and palpate in the epigastric region
C)Auscultate and percuss in the inguinal region
D)Percuss and palpate the midline area above the suprapubic bone
Q3) The nurse is assessing a 60-year-old male patient with sharp upper abdominal pain.What additional finding during history taking indicates possible peptic ulcer disease?
A)Lactose intolerance
B)Streptococcal infections
C)Recurrent constipation with frequent laxative use
D)Frequent use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
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Chapter 23: Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
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Q1) A 62-year-old male patient of African descent has come for his annual physical examination.The patient wants to know if he should get the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test.The nurse will:
A)Recommend that he get the PSA test as he is at high risk for cancer
B)Discuss the benefits and harms of the PSA screening
C)Recommend that he wait until he is 70 years of age before getting the PSA test
D)Tell the patient that there are no benefits to the test and that he does not need it
Q2) A 35-year-old patient with a history of pancreatitis reports significant weight loss and stools that appear pale, yellow, and greasy.The nurse recognizes that these findings likely indicate:
A)Gastrointestinal bleeding with melena
B)Obstructive jaundice with loss of bile
C)Malabsorption syndrome with steatorrhea
D)Ingestion of bismuth preparations
Q3) Which statement concerning the anal canal is true? The anal canal:
A)Is approximately 2 cm long in the adult
B)Slants backward toward the sacrum
C)Contains hair and sebaceous glands
D)Is the outlet for the gastrointestinal tract
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Chapter 24: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) During an interview the patient states, "I can feel this bump on the top of both of my shoulders-it doesn't hurt but I am curious about what it might be." The nurse should tell the patient that it is his:
A)Subacromial bursa
B)Acromion process
C)Glenohumeral joint
D)Greater tubercle of the humerus
Q2) A man who has had gout for several years comes to the clinic with a problem with his toe.On examination, the nurse notices the presence of hard, painless nodules over the great toe; one has burst open with a chalky discharge.This finding is known as:
A)Callus
B)Plantar wart
C)Bunion
D)Tophi
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Chapter 25: Neurological System
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Q1) During the assessment of an 80-year-old patient, the nurse notices that his hands show tremors when he reaches for something and his head is always nodding.No associated rigidity is observed with movement.Which of these statements is most accurate?
A)These findings are normal, resulting from aging.
B)These findings could be related to hyperthyroidism.
C)These findings are the result of Parkinson's disease.
D)This patient should be evaluated for a cerebellar lesion.
Q2) The ability that humans have to perform very skilled movements, such as writing, is controlled by the:
A)Basal ganglia
B)Corticospinal tract
C)Spinothalamic tract
D)Extrapyramidal tract
Q3) The nurse knows that testing kinesthesia is a test of a person's:
A)Fine touch
B)Position sense
C)Motor coordination
D)Perception of vibration
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Chapter 26: Male Genitourinary System
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Q1) When performing a genitourinary assessment on a 16-year-old male adolescent, the nurse notices a swelling in the scrotum that increases with increased intra-abdominal pressure and decreases when he is lying down.The patient complains of pain when straining.The nurse knows that this description is most consistent with a(n) __________ hernia.
A)Femoral
B)Incisional
C)Direct inguinal
D)Indirect inguinal
Q2) When assessing the scrotum of a male patient, the nurse notices the presence of multiple firm, nontender, yellow, 1-cm nodules.The nurse knows that these nodules are most likely:
A)Caused by urethritis
B)Sebaceous cysts
C)Subcutaneous plaques
D)From an inflammation of the epididymis
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Chapter 27: Female Genitourinary System
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Q1) The advance practice nurse is palpating an ovarian mass during an internal examination of a 63-year-old woman.Which findings of the mass's characteristics would suggest the presence of an ovarian cyst? (Select all that apply.)
A)Heavy and solid
B)Mobile and fluctuant
C)Mobile and solid
D)Fixed
E)Smooth and round
F)Poorly defined
Q2) When the nurse is interviewing a preadolescent girl, which opening question would be least threatening?
A)"Do you have any questions about growing up?"
B)"What has your mother told you about growing up?"
C)"When did you notice that your body was changing?"
D)"I remember being very scared when I got my first period.How do you think you'll feel?"
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Child, and Adolescent
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Q1) A 5-year-old child is in the clinic for a checkup.The nurse would expect him to:
A)Need to be held on his mother's lap.
B)Be able to sit on the examination table.
C)Be able to stand on the floor for the examination.
D)Be able to remain alone in the examination room.
Q2) The nurse is performing a vision examination.Which of these charts is most widely used for vision examinations?
A)Snellen
B)Shetllen
C)Smoollen
D)Snell
Q3) A patient's uvula raises midline when she says "ahh," and she has a positive gag reflex.The nurse has just tested which cranial nerves?
A)IX and X
B)IX and XII
C)X and XII
D)XI and XII
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Chapter 29: Bedside Assessment of the Hospitalized Patient
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Q1) During an assessment of a hospitalized patient, the nurse pinches a fold of skin under the clavicle or on the forearm to test the:
A)Mobility and turgor
B)Patient's response to pain
C)Percentage of the patient's fat-to-muscle ratio
D)Presence of edema
Q2) When assessing the neurological system of a hospitalized patient during morning rounds, the nurse should include which of these during the assessment?
A)Blood pressure
B)Patient's rating of pain on a scale of 1 to 10
C)Patient's ability to communicate
D)Patient's personal hygiene level
Q3) During an assessment, the nurse is unable to palpate pulses in the patient's left lower leg.What should the nurse do next?
A)Document that the pulses are nonpalpable
B)Reassess the pulses in 1 hour
C)Ask the patient turn to the side and then palpate for the pulses again
D)Use the Doppler device to assess the pulses
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Chapter 30: The Pregnant Woman
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Q1) When auscultating the anterior thorax of a pregnant woman, the nurse notices the presence of a murmur over the second, third, and fourth intercostal spaces.The murmur is continuous but can be obliterated by pressure with the stethoscope or finger on the thorax just lateral to the murmur.The nurse interprets this finding to be:
A)Murmur of aortic stenosis
B)Most likely a mammary soufflé
C)Associated with aortic insufficiency
D)Indication of a patent ductus arteriosus
Q2) The nurse is palpating the uterus of a woman who is 8 weeks pregnant.Which finding would be considered to be most consistent with this stage of pregnancy?
A)The uterus seems slightly enlarged and softened.
B)It reaches the pelvic brim and is approximately the size of a grapefruit.
C)The uterus rises above the pelvic brim and is approximately the size of a cantaloupe.
D)It is about the size of an avocado, approximately 8 cm across the fundus.
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Chapter 31: Functional Assessment of the Older Adult
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Q1) The nurse is preparing to use the Lawton IADL instrument as part of an assessment.Which statement about the Lawton IADL instrument is true?
A)The nurse uses direct observation to implement this tool.
B)The Lawton IADL instrument is designed as a self-report measure of performance rather than ability.
C)This instrument is not useful in the acute hospital setting.
D)This tool is best used for those residing in an institutional setting.
Q2) A 68-year-old patient with dementia is requesting information about medical assistance in dying.The nurse informs the patient that to be eligible for medical assistance in dying, the individual must: (Select all that apply.)
A)Be 18 years of age or older
B)Have someone make the request for the patient
C)Have an irremediable medical condition
D)Have the request in writing
E)Be capable of giving informed consent
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