When assessing a patient's lungs, the nurse recalls that the left lung:
a. Consists of two lobes.
b. Is divided by the horizontal fissure.
c. Primarily consists of an upper lobe on the posterior chest.
d. Is shorter than the right lung because of the underlying stomach.
Question 2When performing a respiratory assessment on a patient, the nurse notices a costal angle of approximately 90 degrees. This characteristic is:
a. Observed in patients with kyphosis.
b. Indicative of pectus excavatum.
c. A normal finding in a healthy adult.
d. An expected finding in a patient with a barrel chest.
Question 3Which of these statements is true regarding the vertebra prominens? The vertebra prominens is:
a. The spinous process of C7.
b. Usually nonpalpable in most individuals.
c. Opposite the interior border of the scapula. d.
Located next to the manubrium of the sternum.
Question 4During a breast examination on a female patient, the nurse notices that the nipple is flat, broad, and fixed. The patient states it started doing that a few months ago. This finding suggests:
a. Dimpling.
b. Retracted nipple.
c. Nipple inversion.
d. Deviation in nipple pointing.
Question 5A new mother calls the clinic to report that part of her left breast is red, swollen, tender, very hot, and hard. She has a fever of 38.3 C. She also has had symptoms of influenza, such as chills, sweating, and feeling tired.
The nurse notices that she has been breastfeeding for 1 month. From her description, what condition does the nurse suspect?
a.
Mastitis
b.
Paget disease
c.
Plugged milk duct
d.
Mammary duct ectasia
Question 6A 54-year-old man comes to the clinic with a horrible problem. He tells the nurse that he has just discovered a lump on his breast and is fearful of cancer. The nurse knows which statement about breast cancer in men is true?
a. Breast masses in men are difficult to detect because of minimal breast tissue.
b. Breast cancer in men rarely spreads to the lymph nodes.
c. One percent of all breast cancers occurs in men.
d. Most breast masses in men are diagnosed as gynecomastia.
Question 7The nurse is assessing the breasts of a 68-year-old woman and discovers a mass in the upper outer quadrant of the left breast. When assessing this mass, the nurse is aware that characteristics of a cancerous mass include which of the following?
Select all that apply.
a.
Nontender mass
b.
Dull, heavy pain on palpation
c.
Rubbery texture and mobile
d.
Hard, dense, and immobile
e.
Regular border
f.
Irregular, poorly delineated border
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