Nursing 620 Physical Assessment Final Study Guide

This study source was downloaded by 100000857300661 from CourseHero.com on 11-30-2022 05:45:34 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/92470992/Physical-assessment-final-study-guidedocx/ 1. When performing a physical assessment, the technique the nurse practitioner will always use is: INSPECTION2. During an annual physical exam, a 43-year-old patient states that she does not perform monthly breast examinations (BSEs). She tells the nurse practitioner that she believes that mammograms do a better job than I ever could to find a lump. The NP should explain to her that: BSEs MAY DETECT LUMPS THAT APPEAR BETWEEN MAMMOGRAMS3. While examining a 75-year-old woman, the nurse practitioner notices that the skin over her rightbreast is thickened and the hair follicles are exaggerated. This condition is known as: PEAU DORANGE4. The nurse practitioner should use which location for eliciting deep tendon reflexes? ACHILLES5. The external male genital structure includes the: SCROTUM6. The nurse practitioner is conducting a class on BSE. Which of these statements indicates the proper BSE technique? THE BEST TIME TO PERFOM A BSE IS 4 TO 7 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF THE MENSTRUAL PERIOD7. The nurse practitioner keeps in mind that the most important reason to share information and tooffer brief teaching while performing the physical examination is to help