569 Quiz 3

The nurse notices that a patient has ulcerations on the tips of the toes and on the lateral aspect of the ankles. This finding indicates: a. Lymphedema. b. Raynaud disease. c. Arterial insufficiency. d. Venous insufficiency.

c. Arterial insufficiency.

During an examination, the nurse notices that a patients legs turn white when they are raised above the patients head. The nurse should suspect: a. Lymphedema. b. Raynaud disease. c. Chronic arterial insufficiency. d. Chronic venous insufficiency.

c. Chronic arterial insufficiency.

During the examination of a patient, the nurse notices that the patient has several small, flat macules on the posterior portion of her thorax. These macules are less than 1 cm wide. Another name for these macules is: a. Warts. b. Bullae. c. Freckles. d. Papules.

c. Freckles

The nurse will measure a patients near vision with which tool? a. Snellen eye chart with letters b. Snellen E chart c. Jaeger card d. Ophthalmoscope

c. Jaeger card

Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level V evidence? a. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies b. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization c. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies d. Single descriptive or qualitative study

c. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies

Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level VI evidence? a. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies b. Opinion of authorities and expert committees c. Well-designed case control or cohort studies d. Single descriptive or qualitative study

c. Well-designed case control or cohort studies

A patient is unable to shrug her shoulders against the nurses resistant hands. What cranial nerve is involved with successful shoulder shrugging? a. VII b. IX c. XI d. XII

c. XI

Which of the following is a crucial element of developing a guideline? a. Creating a physician expert panel b. Reviewing the literature with ratings of available evidence c. Conducting an external review of a guideline d. Developing evidence-based tables

b. Reviewing the literature with ratings of available evidence

After assessing a female patient, the nurse notices flesh-colored, soft, pointed, moist, papules in a cauliflower-like patch around her introitus. This finding is most likely: a. Urethral caruncle. b. Syphilitic chancre. c. Herpes simplex virus. d. Human papillomavirus.

d. Human papillomavirus.

While examining a 48-year-old patients eyes, the nurse notices that he had to move the handheld vision screener farther away from his face. The nurse would suspect: a. Myopia. b. Omniopia. c. Hyperopia. d. Presbyopia.

d. Presbyopia.

During an examination, a patient has just successfully completed the finger-to-nose and the rapid-alternating-movements tests and is able to run each heel down the opposite shin. The nurse will conclude that the patients __________ function is intact. a. Occipital b. Cerebral c. Temporal d. Cerebellar

d. cerebellar

During an inspection of a patients face, the nurse notices that the facial features are symmetric. This finding indicates which cranial nerve is intact? a. VII b. IX c. XI d. XII

A. VII

A patients uvula raises midline when she says ahh, and she has a positive gag reflex. The nurse has just tested which cranial nerves? a. IX and X b. IX and XII c. X and XII d. XI and XII

a. IX and X

Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level III evidence? a. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization b. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies c. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies d. Opinion of authorities and expert committees

a. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization

After the examination of an infant, the nurse documents opisthotonos. The nurse recognizes that this finding often occurs with: a. Cerebral palsy. b. Meningeal irritation. c. Lower motor neuron lesion. d. Upper motor neuron lesion.

b. Meningeal irritation.

Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level VII evidence? a. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization b. Opinion of authorities and expert committees c. Well-designed case control or cohort studies d. Single descriptive or qualitative study

b. Opinion of authorities and expert committees