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Question 1 of 5

A patient has been admitted for severe psoriasis. The nurse expects to see what finding in the patient's fingernails?

A. Splinter hemorrhages
B. Paronychia
C. Pitting
D. Beau lines

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Pitting

Question 2 of 5

The nurse is performing a head-to-toe assessment. Which sequence of assessment techniques is correct for the abdominal region?

A. Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation.
B. Auscultation, palpation, percussion, inspection.
C. Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation.
D. Percussion, auscultation, palpation, inspection.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation.

Question 3 of 5

The following information is best placed in which category? 'The patient has had three cesarean sections.'

A. Adult illnesses
B. Surgeries
C. Obstetrics/gynecology
D. Psychiatric

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Surgeries

Question 4 of 5

Scapula winging is caused by an injury to which one of the following nerves?

A. Radial nerve
B. Suprascapular nerve
C. Long thoracic nerve
D. Axillary nerve

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Long thoracic nerve

Question 5 of 5

A Normal body temperature can range from...

A. 95° to 98° Fahrenheit
B. 98° to 105° Fahrenheit
C. 97° to 99° Fahrenheit
D. 95° to 100° Fahrenheit

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: 97° to 99° Fahrenheit

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