A mother brings her two month old daughter in for an examination says “my daughter rolled
over against the wall and now I have noticed that she has the spot soft on the top of her head, is
there something terribly wron
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A mother brings her two month old daughter in for an examination says “my daughter rolled
over against the wall and now I have noticed that she has the spot soft on the top of her head, is
there something terribly wrong?” The FNP‘s best response would be:
2. During percussion the FNP knows that a dull percussion note elicited over a lung lobe. This
most likely results from:
3. The patient is unable to differentiate between sharp and dull stimulation to both sides of her
face. The FNP suspects Damage to:
4. When examining the face, the FNP is aware that the two pairs of salivary gland‘s that are
accessible to examination are the
glands
5.A patient comes to the clinic complaining of neck and shoulder pain and is unable to turn her head.
The FNP suspects damage to cranial nerve and proceeds with the examination by
6. When examining a patient’s cranial nerve function, the FNP remembers that the muscles in the
neck that are innervated by CN XI are the:
7. The patient’s laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine level. The FNP would proceed with an
examination of the gland
8. A patient says that she has recently noticed a lump in the front of her neck below her “Adams
apple” that seems to be getting bigger. During the assessment, the finding that leaves the FNP to
suspect that this may not be a cancerous thyroid nodule is that the lump:
9. The FNP notices that the patient’s submental lymph nodes are enlarged. In an effort to identify
the cause of the node enlargement, the FNP would assess the patient’s:
10. The FNP is aware that the four areas in the body were lymph nodes accessible are the:
11.A 52-year-old patient describes the presence of occasional floaters or spots moving in front of his
eyes. The FNP should know that floaters are usually not significant and are caused by:
12.The FNP is preparing to assess the visual acuity of a 16-year-old patient. How should the FNP
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