Fundamentals Quiz #1

What would you ask a patient prior to taking a temperature? (Select all correct answers)

• Stethoscope

• oscilloscope

• sphygmomanometer

• thermometer

The nurse would ask the following questions regarding a cough? (select all that apply)

• Consistency of sputum

• Color of sputum

• Sneezing

• Nausea

Which are true about the abdominal assessment? (select all that apply)

• The patient is in a flowlers position

• Inspection is the first part of the assessment

• Palpation is the first part of the of the essessment

• The abdomen is auscultated in 4 quadrants

Which would be expected findings with a normal urine evaluation. (Select all that apply)

• Pale yellow to straw colored urine

• Amber colored urine

• Non cloudy urine

• 30 ml/hr of urine

Bowel movement assessment includes amount, color, and consistency?

• true

• false

All peripheral pulses are evaluated bilaterally except the carotid pulse?

• True

• False

Auscultation, palpation and olfaction are methods of assessment?

• True

• False

A normal head size is referred to as

• Anencephalic

• Hydrocephalic

• Normocephalic

Cerumen is also known as

• Earlobe

• Ear canal

• Earwax

Miosis is

• Enlarged pupils

• Unequal pupils

• Constricted pupils