The neuromuscular estimate

The neuromuscular estimate includes:

• flexion and extension
• cranial nerves
• The muscles

2. Good planning when performing the physical exam includes:

• have good lighting
• percussion technique
• ability to listen

3. When listening to the lungs, what are the normal sounds?

• Bronchial, gallbladder and gallbladder bronchus
• Adventitial and vesicular bronchus
• Roncus, adventitious and vesicular

4. Nurse María Torres asks Mr. Antonio Muñiz to move his fingers up and down. What is Nurse Torres examining?

• agraphoesthesia
• Synesthesia
• Sensitivity
• Stereognosis

5. Fatigue, dyspnea, fever and palpitations are data:

• Objective
• Subjective

6. Patient with CHF and respiratory failure presents sound on auscultation:

• Bronchial
• rails
• wheezing

7. By palpating the anterior thorax we are examining:

• Color, mass, symmetry and tactile fremitus
• Pain, mass, symmetry, and tactile thrill
• Pain, symmetry, tactile thrill and resonance

8. When percussing, it begins at the apex of the scapula and is percussed in a downward direction until the tone changes:

• resonant to tympanic
• resonant to matte
• mate to resonant

9. A good evaluation includes:

• Documentation of findings
• Communication with the patient
• Patient Privacy

10.It is caused by the passage of air through reduced bronchi as a consequence of secretions, inflammation or tumors. Usually not disturbed by cough:

• wheezing
• bronchial
• rails

11. You receive a burned and confused patient. Faced with pain, he opens his eyes and walks away. What is the Glasgow Coma Scale score?

• 12
• 7
• 9
• 10

12. The nurse recognizes that it is important for the patient to urinate before the physical exam is performed.

• False
• True

13. In the head and neck examination, the nurse uses the following physical examination techniques:

• palpation and auscultation
• Inspection and palpation
• Inspection, palpation and auscultation

14. Marcos arrives at the room of the patient María, who is accompanied by her brother-in-law. He immediately removes her diaper to perform a vaginal exam. Maria tells him that she wants a nurse to do the exam, but Marcos continues to do the vaginal exam. Based on the NUC competencies, in which competencies did Marcos fail? Explain your answer.

15. Mention nine (9) considerations that the nursing professional should have prior to performing the physical examination to respect cultural diversity.