Assignment: Causes of thyroid

Assignment: Causes of thyroid

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Question 9 Question : During an examination of a patient’s abdomen, the nurse practitioner notes that the abdomen is rounded and firm to the touch During percussion, the nurse practitioner notes a drum-like quality of the sound across the quadrants This type of sound indicates:

constipation

air-filled areas

the presence of a tumor

the presence of dense organs

Question 10 Question : A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin What would be the nurse practitioner’s best response to this information?

“Are you allergic to any other drugs?”

“How often have you received penicillin?”

“I’ll write your allergy on your chart so you won’t receive any”

“Please describe what happens to you when you take penicillin”

Question 11 Question : A patient’s thyroid is enlarged, and the nurse practitioner is preparing to auscultate the thyroid for the presence of a bruit A bruit is a:

low gurgling sound best heard with the diaphragm of the stethoscope

loud, whooshing, blowing sound best heard with the bell of the stethoscope

soft, whooshing, pulsatile sound best heard with the bell of the stethoscope

high-pitched tinkling sound best heard with the diaphragm of the stethoscope

Question 12 Question : After completing an initial assessment on a patient, the nurse practitioner has documented that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 This type of data would be:

objective

reflective

subjective

introspective

Question 13 Question : A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain for the past week What would be the best response by the nurse?

“Can you point to where it hurts?”

“We’ll talk more about that later in the interview”

“What have you had to eat in the last 24 hours?”

“Have you ever had any surgeries on your abdomen?”