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Physical Assessment

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When doing a physical assessment how many body systems do you assess?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

Your quadrants are part of what system?

a)

musculoskeletal

b)

neurologic

c)

gastrointestinal

d)

cardiovascular

3.

When listening to a patient's heart sounds, which sound would mostly be heard using the diaphragm of the stethoscope? Choose those that apply

a)

S1

b)

S2

c)

S3

d)

murmur

4.

When assessing the posterior lung sounds, in which position would it be most appropriate to place the patient?

a)

High Fowler's

b)

Sims position

c)

Dorsal recumbent

d)

Semi-Fowler's

5.

You are caring for a patient who just arrived at the emergency department after falling down multiple times. Upon INITIAL assessment, the patient states, "I am so dizzy I can't stay standing up." What is your FIRST priority?

a)

EKG

b)

Vital Signs

c)

Full neurological exam

d)

Draw blood

6.

Which of the following is not a peripheral pulse?

a)

Ulnar

b)

Femoral

c)

Brachial

d)

Humoral

7.

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

a)

Use a stethoscope over the clothing of a patient who feels cold

b)

Instruct patient to breathe through his or her mouth quietly and more deeply and slowly than in a usual respiration

c)

Allow a patient with a slight lower back pain to lie supine on bed

d)

Listen to the heart sounds at the same time that you are listening to the lung sounds

8.

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

a)

Ear piece

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Bell

d)

Tubes

9.

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

a)

Offer patient to empty his/her bladder

b)

Give the patient a small snack

c)

Give the patient a warm blanket

d)

Ask if patient wants a cup of water

10.

When performing a head to toe assessment, we usually begin with the neurological system. What is next?

a)

Chest, back, arm, abdomen

b)

Hair, head, and neck, including eyes, ears, nose, and mouth

c)

Perineal area, legs, and feet

d)

Eyes and ears alone

11.

A patient has just been admitted. During the 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)

water

b)

chair to sit

c)

medications

d)

some snacks

12.

Is it normal to hear swishing sounds over the carotid artery?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

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 the?" Her best answer would be?

a)

I will need to determine the etiology of any pathologic symptoms you might have

b)

Oh nothing, it is just something that we do

c)

Maybe you can tell me how you got here

d)

It is a way for us to know how we are going to take better care of you.

14.

Which of the following are included in the neurologic assessment? Select all that apply

a)

Cap refill

b)

Range of motion

c)

Level of consciousness

d)

Pupillary response

15.

Harsh, grating, or squeaky lung sounds upon auscultation; as if two pieces of leather are being rubbed together.

a)

Pulmonary friction

b)

Pulmonary bruising

c)

Pleural friction rub

d)

Whooping cough