Chapter 14·      Note the 4 areas that lymph nodes are accessible to examination

Question Answered step-by-step Chapter 14·      Note the 4 areas that lymph nodes are accessible to examination ·      Recall how to assess the thyroid gland (p. 284)·      Understand the development changes in infants and children (head size changes) and the age when anterior and posterior fontanelles closeo  Recall how normal fontanelles should feel o  Recall what depressed and sunken fontanelles may indicate ·      Differentiate between vertigo and dizziness·      Recall how normal nodes should feel  Chapter 15 ·      State the 3 cranial nerves that stimulate movement of the extraocular muscles·      Understand visual reflexes (Pupillary light reflex, fixation, accommodation)·      Discuss the condition “presbyopia” and the most common causes (4) of decreased visual functioning in older adults·      Recall health history questions to ask when collecting subjective data (11)·      Describe the 2 tests used to test central visual acuity and how to record/interpret the findings (e.g., Snellen chart)·      Describe the diagnostics positions test  Chapter 16 ·      Identify the components of the external and middle ear ·      Recall the 3 purposes of the middle ear·      State the cranial nerve that is responsible for hearing ·      Discuss the differences between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss (Overview on Table 16.3)·      Discuss the conditions: presbycusis, tinnitus, vertigo·      Ability to use an otoscope and assess the tympanic membrane TM in children and adults (e.g., direction of the pinna?)·      Report the colour and characteristics of a normal TMo  Abnormalities in the TM: Otitis media, perforation, and scarred eardrum Chapter 17 ·      Describe dysphagia (p. 387) and epistaxis (p. 406) and candidiasis/thrush (p. 413)·      Recall how to assess the tonsils and grading scale (Figure 17.19) Chapter 19  ·      Locate anterior and posterior thoracic landmarks: clavicle, suprasternal notch, sternum, sternal angle, costal angle, vertebra prominens ·      Locate and discuss the lung borders and lobes (apex, base, horizontal and oblique fissures)·      Explain the changes in chest size during inspiration and expiration·      Recall the 7 health history questions & rationale when collecting subjective data ·      Recall the accessory neck muscles used in labored breathing·      Discuss what unequal chest expansion and increased/decreased fremitus could indicate·      State the expected percussion notes, and when hyper-resonance and dull sounds could be heard ·      Recall the 3 normal breath sounds and normal location ·      Discuss the abnormal configurations of the thorax ·      Explain respiration patterns: tachypnea, bradypnea, Cheyne-Stokes’s respirations·      Describe crackles (fine/coarse), pleural friction rub, high-pitched wheezing, and stridor  Health Science Science Nursing NURSING NRSG1006 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)