NURS-6512N / NURS 6512 / NURS6512, Advanced Health
Assessment Midterm Exam | LATEST | Graded A
NURS 6512 Midterm Exam Review (Week 1-6)
Building A Complete Health History
• Communication techniques used to obtain a patient’s health history
• Recording and documenting patient information
• SOAP note documentation
• Subjective vs objective information when documenting
• Ethical decision making and beneficence
Diversity and Health Assessments
• Cultural awareness and diversity
• Socioeconomic, spiritual, and lifestyle factors affecting diverse populations
• Functional assessments
Assessment Tools and Diagnostic Tests in Adults and Children
• Growth, Development, and Measurements in children and adults
• Nutritional assessment to include recommended water intake and energy requirements
• Macronutrients vs Micronutrients
• Significance of a food diary
• BMI measurements for normal, overweight, obesity, morbid obesity
• Pernicious Anemia
• Examination techniques and equipment
• Diagnostic Assessment tools and tests to include tuning forks, BP monitoring, use of
stethoscope, otoscope, ophthalmoscope
Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
• Skin lesion characteristics
• Documenting skin lesions using “ABCD” rule
• Anatomy and physiology of skin layers
• Abnormal nail findings in older adults
• Psoriatic skin lesions
• Vesicular skin characteristics
• Normal vs abnormal hair distribution during aging
• Characteristics of hair distribution
Assessment of Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
• Cranial Nerves associated with the HEENT system
• Normal assessment findings of an adolescent’s nose and throat
• Normal examination findings of an infant’s fontanelles
, NURS-6512N / NURS 6512 / NURS6512, Advanced Health
Assessment Midterm Exam | LATEST | Graded A
• Examination findings of a patient with hypothyroid and hyperthyroid
• Techniques for examining the HEENT systems
• Examination findings for a patient with sinus symptoms
• Appropriate tuning fork frequencies to approximate vocal frequencies
• Examining the oral mucosa
• Hearing loss findings when examining the elderly patient
• Examination techniques used to examine the trachea and thyroid
Assessment of the Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System
• Organs involved in the alimentary tract
• Correct assessment order for examining the abdomen
• Examination technique and findings of the liver
• Examination findings associated with appendicitis
• Examining McBurney’s sign
• Assessment of abdominal pain in women
• Landmarks for abdominal examination
• Characteristics of bowel sounds heard during auscultation
Week 6 Midterm Exam
You are planning to palpate the abdomen of your patient. Which part of the
examiner's hand is best for palpating vibration?
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Auscultation should be carried out last, except when examining the:
• Question 3
0 out of 1 points
Sweat glands, hair, and nails are all formed from:
Assessment Midterm Exam | LATEST | Graded A
NURS 6512 Midterm Exam Review (Week 1-6)
Building A Complete Health History
• Communication techniques used to obtain a patient’s health history
• Recording and documenting patient information
• SOAP note documentation
• Subjective vs objective information when documenting
• Ethical decision making and beneficence
Diversity and Health Assessments
• Cultural awareness and diversity
• Socioeconomic, spiritual, and lifestyle factors affecting diverse populations
• Functional assessments
Assessment Tools and Diagnostic Tests in Adults and Children
• Growth, Development, and Measurements in children and adults
• Nutritional assessment to include recommended water intake and energy requirements
• Macronutrients vs Micronutrients
• Significance of a food diary
• BMI measurements for normal, overweight, obesity, morbid obesity
• Pernicious Anemia
• Examination techniques and equipment
• Diagnostic Assessment tools and tests to include tuning forks, BP monitoring, use of
stethoscope, otoscope, ophthalmoscope
Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
• Skin lesion characteristics
• Documenting skin lesions using “ABCD” rule
• Anatomy and physiology of skin layers
• Abnormal nail findings in older adults
• Psoriatic skin lesions
• Vesicular skin characteristics
• Normal vs abnormal hair distribution during aging
• Characteristics of hair distribution
Assessment of Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
• Cranial Nerves associated with the HEENT system
• Normal assessment findings of an adolescent’s nose and throat
• Normal examination findings of an infant’s fontanelles
, NURS-6512N / NURS 6512 / NURS6512, Advanced Health
Assessment Midterm Exam | LATEST | Graded A
• Examination findings of a patient with hypothyroid and hyperthyroid
• Techniques for examining the HEENT systems
• Examination findings for a patient with sinus symptoms
• Appropriate tuning fork frequencies to approximate vocal frequencies
• Examining the oral mucosa
• Hearing loss findings when examining the elderly patient
• Examination techniques used to examine the trachea and thyroid
Assessment of the Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System
• Organs involved in the alimentary tract
• Correct assessment order for examining the abdomen
• Examination technique and findings of the liver
• Examination findings associated with appendicitis
• Examining McBurney’s sign
• Assessment of abdominal pain in women
• Landmarks for abdominal examination
• Characteristics of bowel sounds heard during auscultation
Week 6 Midterm Exam
You are planning to palpate the abdomen of your patient. Which part of the
examiner's hand is best for palpating vibration?
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Auscultation should be carried out last, except when examining the:
• Question 3
0 out of 1 points
Sweat glands, hair, and nails are all formed from:
