Chapter 04- Techniques of Physical Examination and Equipment

Nursing Health Assessment A Best Practice Approach 1st edition by Jensen

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Chapter 04- Techniques of Physical Examination and Equipment

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

 

1. What tool does the nurse use to auscultate the patient’s abdomen?
  A)  None    B)  Fetoscope    C)  Sonoscope    D)  Stethoscope

 

2. When caring for patients in any health care environment, what is the most important technique for preventing infection?
  A) Sterile technique C) Hand hygiene
  B) Standard precautions D) Use of gloves

 

3. What steps are involved in the patient-to-patient transmission of pathogens? (Select all that apply.)
  A) The nurse uses an alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene
  B) Organisms are transferred from the patient to the nurse’s hands
  C) Organisms survive on the nurse’s hands for less than 1 minute
  D) The nurse’s contaminated hands come into direct contact with another patient
  E) Organisms are present in the patient’s immediate environment

 

4. According to the 2009 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), why are nurses supposed to wear gloves? (Select all that apply.)
  A) To help maintain a sterile environment
  B) To reduce transient contamination of the hands
  C) To reduce the risk of infecting personnel
  D) To prevent the transmission of bacteria from nurses to patients
  E) To reduce the number of bacteria in the health care environment

 

5. A nursing instructor is discussing techniques used in the inspection of a patient. What would the instructor list as necessary or important when inspecting a patient?
  A) Adequate exposure C) Therapeutic touch
  B) Dim lighting D) Therapeutic communication

Answer Key

 

1. D
2. C
3. B, D, E
4. B, C, D
5. A

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