Chapter 31 Health Assessment in Nursing 5th Edition

Chapter 31  Health Assessment in Nursing 5th Edition

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

1. A preadolescent girl comes to the clinic for a sports physical exam. The nurse notes
beginning breast development and documents which of the following?
A) Gynecomastia
B) Thelarche
C) Menarche
D) Adolescence

2. When assessing adolescent girls, the nurse should know that which of the following
usually appears first?
A) Pubic hair
B) Breast buds
C) Axillary hair
D) Menses onset

3. When describing cultural differences related to tooth eruption, the nurse explains that
permanent teeth typically appear earlier in which group?
A) Caucasians
B) Hispanics
C) African Americans
D) Native Americans

4. Which finding would require further evaluation or referral when auscultating heart
sounds on an 8-year-old client during a routine physical exam?
A) Audible S3
B) Soft systolic murmur
C) Sinus arrhythmia
D) Pulse rate 120 beats per minute

5. During palpation of a young child’s abdomen, the nurse assesses the liver. Which of the
following would the nurse expect to find?
A) The liver can be palpated 4 cm below the right costal margin.
B) The liver is not palpable.
C) The liver is found at the left costal margin.
D) The liver is located 2 cm below the right costal margin.

Answer Key

1. B
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. D