Exam 2: NU137 NU 137 Latest

Exam 2: NU137 / NU 137 (Latest

Update 2025 / 2026) Fundamentals of Nursing | Questions & Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen

Question:

What are we checking the skin for?

Answer:

any rash or lesions and the assessment of the Braden scale

Question:

Define: crackles

Answer:

non-musical sounds

(think about your hair)

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Question:

Define: wheeze

Answer:

whistling, high-pitched sounds produced by air (think about a whistle)

Question:

Define Rhonchi breath sounds

Answer:

Snoring sounds produced when patient is unable to cough mucous and secretions

Question:

Define: quadrant

Answer:

quarter

Question:

If you palpate the abdomen before auscultating, what will happen?

Answer:

You may cause bowel sounds to occur that would not have normally been there 2 / 4

Question:

Identify assessment techniques used to assess each system of the body

Answer:

Inspection Auscultation Palpation Percussion Olfaction

Question:

Define the acronym: H.E.E.N.T.

Answer:

head, ears, eyes, nose, throat

Question:

When would we listen to the apical pulse

Answer:

• When the heart rate is irregular
• when a patient is on cardiac meds

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Question:

How long do you listen to the apical pulse?

Answer:

• full minute

Question:

What is the normal capillary refill time?

Answer:

less than 3 seconds

Question:

If your bowel sounds are sounding low and slow, what does that indicate?

Answer:

• constipation
• Bowel obstruction

Question:

How long will you auscultate the abdomen if you do not hear active bowel sounds?

Answer:

2-5 minutes

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