NSG-500 EXAM 2

NSG-500 Exam 2 (March 2026)

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When assessing a patients voice quality while you are auscultating the lung field you note the voice sound is intensified, there is a nasal quality to the voice and e’s sound like a’s. This sound described is called:

1. A) Sonorous
2. B) Bronchophony
3. C) Pectoriloquy
4. D) Egophony ✅

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You observe that a patient’s tonsils are enlarged and they nearly touch the uvula. You would document this as:

1. A) 1+
2. B) 2+
3. C) 3+ ✅
4. D) 4+

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Which of the following is used to test near vision?

1. A) Rosenbaum chart ✅
2. B) Snellen E chart
3. C) Confrontation test
4. D) Cover-uncover test

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Peritonitis often produces bowel sounds that are:

1. A) Normal
2. B) Hyperactive
3. C) High pitched
4. D) Absent ✅

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Which of the following reflect current screening recommendations for breast cancer?

40. A) All women should have an MRI of the breasts annually starting at age 40.
41. B) The American Cancer Society recommends starting annual mammography screening by age 45. ✅
42. C) The American Cancer Society recommends a clinical breast exam for all females starting at age 21.
43. D) Once women reach the age of 65, screening is no longer recommended.

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In the older adult, which finding can occur in the absence of disease as a result of age-related changes of the chest or lungs?

1. A) Decreased diaphragmatic excursion ✅
2. B) Productive cough
3. C) Asymmetric expansion of the chest
4. D) Pulmonary infiltrate

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Which of the following is a risk factor for testicular cancer?

1. A) Circumcision
2. B) Condyloma acuminatum
3. C) Cryptorchidism ✅
4. D) Multiple sexual partners

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To distinguish crackles from rhonchi, you should auscultate the lungs:

1. A) Before and after the patient coughs ✅
2. B) First at the lung base, then at the apex
3. C) With the patient inhaling, then exhaling
4. D) With the patient prone, then supine

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To evaluate for the presence of ascites, the APRN should:

1. A) Perform the Murphy test.
2. B) Percuss for shifting dullness. ✅
3. C) Perform the iliopsoas muscle test.
4. D) Percuss for a change from resonance to dullness.

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An early sign of pregnancy is:

1. A) A positive Chadwick’s sign. ✅
2. B) A non-palpable uterus.
3. C) Inversion of the nipples bilaterally.
4. D) Negative Goodell’s sign………………………………..purchase all 75 questions and answers at $40 only

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