ATI RN
physical examination and health assessment test bank Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 75-year-old man with lung cancer is receiving hospice care. What is the best next step to assure his comfort?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The patient�s pain is inadequately controlled, and inpatient hospice care would provide the necessary support for pain management.
Question 2 of 5
An 85-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presents to your office with his daughter with the complaint of new onset chest pain, shortness of breath, and cough. He is clearly tachypneic and has tactile fremitus and egophony and crackles heard at the right lung base. His daughter just wants you to give him an antibiotic pill so that she can take him home. You are concerned that he might need to be hospitalized and require IV antibiotics. What statement is true?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pneumonia management in older adults is influenced by severity and comorbidities.
Question 3 of 5
What is the primary purpose of calipers in a physical assessment?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Calipers are used to measure skinfold thickness as part of an assessment of body fat.
Question 4 of 5
The right lymph duct drains lymphatic fluid from all the following except the:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The right lymphatic duct does not drain the right leg.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse practitioner diagnoses a female patient with trichomoniasis. A common chief complaint of a patient with trichomoniasis is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Vaginal discharge is a hallmark symptom of trichomoniasis.
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