Advanced Health Assessment Proctored Exam 3

Which adventitious lung sound is characterized by high-pitched musical squeaking sounds that are predominate in expiration, but may occur in both inspiration and expiration?

The nurse is assessing a patient who had a stroke and notes the right upper eyelid is drooping and the palpebral fissure of this eye is narrower than the left eye. What is the term for this finding?

During an examination, the patient states hearing a buzzing sound and says it is "driving me crazy!" What does this symptom indicate?

A home health care nurse is visiting an 80-year-old patient currently taking antihypertensives and antidepressants. The nurse notes the patient has xerostomia based upon what subjective information?

Which is considered a normal (expected) breath sound?

During inspection, what would a nurse expect to observe about a patient's tonsils if they are graded as 3+?

A nurse is teaching a Health Promotion class at a local Senior Center. The nurse shares that typical changes of the ear related to the aging adult include which of the following options? (Select all t

Which options are expected assessment findings over the healthy adult lungs? (Select all that apply):

The nurse is performing the diagnostic positions test. Which result is a normal finding?

A 92-year-old patient has had a stroke. The right side of the patient's face is drooping. What other assessment finding might the nurse suspect?

A patient reports frontal face pain, chronic runny nose, and headaches. The patient has a history of sinusitis. In assessing this patient, what two sinuses should be palpated for tenderness?

Which assessment variations in the thorax and lungs of the older adult may be present? (Select all that apply)

While doing an abdominal assessment, a patient reports sudden-onset of severe midline pain. With light palpation of the abdomen the nurse detects an enlarged pulsation in the midline approximately 7 c

In performing a voice test to assess hearing, which action would the nurse perform?

How should the normal (expected) location of the trachea be described?

When assessing a patient's lungs, what would the nurse recall about the left lung?

What are typical changes in the vision of the aging adult?

What assessment technique would the nurse use to assess if a patient has altered bowel motility while taking pain medications?

The nurse notes the following respiratory pattern when caring for a patient with a fever. The nurse notes shallow breathing and an increase in the rate of the patient's respiratory pattern. Which resp

What is the most important technique when progressing from one auscultatory site on the thorax to another?

What breath sounds are heard over the sternum or between the scapula that are moderate-pitched sounds with inspiration being equal to expiration?

What technique helps the patient to relax the abdominal wall during an assessment?

What lesions are noted while inspecting the abdomen of an obese Caucasian patient with silvery white, linear, jagged marks, about 4 cm long?

The picture depicts an eye problem that may occur with some thyroid conditions. What eye abnormality is shown in the picture?

The nurse is performing an assessment on an adult patient and notices the nasal mucosa appears pale, gray, and swollen. What would be the most appropriate question to ask the patient?