WEEK ONE NURS 190 |QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

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Basic Assessment Techniques Correct Answer Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation Light palpation Correct Answer Surface, skin texture, pulse, inflamed, tender Moderate palpation Correc... t Answer Pressure, depth, size, shape, consistency, mobility of organs, pain, tenderness, pulsations Deep palpation Correct Answer -Palpate an organ that lies deep in a cavity -Use with caution, not every patient needs this unless indicated and trained to do so -Bladder, uterus, kidney, spleen Direct percussion Correct Answer -On face for sinusitis or allergies -Tapping with finger Indirect percussion Correct Answer -Abdomen or lungs -Place finger on the area to be percussed and tap finger with other hand Blunt percussion Correct Answer -On kidneys for tenderness -Place palm on area to be percussed and tap hand with other hand in a fist Tympany Correct Answer -Loud high pitched drum like tone -Organ filled with air Resonance Correct Answer -Loud, low pitched hollow tone of long duration -Normal lung sound Hyperresonance Correct Answer -Abnormally loud, low tone of longer duration -Air trapped in lungs Dullness Correct Answer -High pitched, soft and short -Liver Flatness Correct Answer -High pitched tone, very soft, very short -Muscle or bone Safe and comfortable environment Correct Answer -Comfort: Make patient comfortable, explain all procedures, assessment, ect, decrease client's anxiety -Warmth and Privacy: Warm (comfortable), clean distraction free exam room, draping, good lighting -Use standard precautions Integumentary System Correct Answer Skin [Show More]

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