Chapter 29 Health Assessment in Nursing 5th Edition

Chapter 29  Health Assessment in Nursing 5th Edition

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

1. A client at 22 weeks’ gestation comes to the clinic complaining of earache and
decreased hearing. Otoscopic examination of the ear is normal. The nurse explains to
the client that her symptoms are pregnancy-induced as a result of what physiologic
change?
A) Thickened, dry cerumen
B) Infection of the inner ear
C) Vascularity of the eardrum
D) Auditory nerve compression

2. A pregnant client asks the clinic nurse what she can use to relieve her nasal “stuffiness.”
The nurse bases the answer on the most likely cause of the congestion, which is
attributable to which hormone?
A) Estrogen
B) Progesterone
C) Thyroxine
D) Relaxin

3. A client who is at 23 weeks’ gestation tells the nurse, “I just burn up all the time. I can’t
even sleep with any covers on me!” The nurse explains to the client that heat intolerance
during pregnancy is primarily due to which physiologic change?
A) Increased basal metabolic rate
B) Decreased sweat gland activity
C) Increase in maternal blood volume
D) Stretching of abdominal muscles

4. A newly pregnant client says that she has heard that her nipples will leak milk during
the pregnancy. The nurse should tell the client that she should expect to be able to
express colostrum from her nipples beginning at how many weeks’ gestation?
A) 6 to 8
B) 12 to 14
C) 24 to 28
D) 34 to 36

5. The nurse is completing a head-to-toe assessment of a pregnant client. What anatomic
area should be examined when assessing the Montgomery tubercles?
A) Thorax
B) Abdomen
C) Breasts
D) Perineum

Answer Key

1. C
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. C