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HESI RN · HESI Fundamentals of Nursing · Rn Vital Signs Assessment ATI

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Question 1 of 5

A physical therapist prepares to perform manual muscle testing on a patient with suspected quadriceps weakness. Which patient position would BEST isolate this muscle group?

A. Side-lying

B. Supine

C. Prone

D. Sitting

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Sitting

Question 2 of 5

The nurse is unable to palpate the right radial pulse on a patient. The best action would be to:

A. Auscultate over the area with a fetoscope.

B. Use a Doppler device to check for pulsations.

C. Check for pulsations with a goniometer.

D. Use a stethoscope to auscultate the pulse.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Use a Doppler device to check for pulsations.

Question 3 of 5

The primary purpose of the ciliated mucous membrane in the nose is to:

A. Warm the inhaled air.

B. Filter out dust and bacteria.

C. Filter coarse particles from inhaled air.

D. Facilitate the movement of air through the nares.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Filter out dust and bacteria.

Question 4 of 5

The nurse is assessing a patient's mental status and asks the patient to remember three words and repeat them after five minutes. Which aspect of memory is being tested?

A. Recent memory.

B. Long-term memory.

C. Immediate memory.

D. Remote memory.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Recent memory.

Question 5 of 5

Which lung sound possesses the characteristics of being louder and higher in pitch, with a short silence between inspiration and expiration and with expiration being longer than inspiration?

A. Bronchovesicular

B. Vesicular

C. Bronchial

D. Tracheal

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Bronchial

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