NSG 3160 Health Assessment Exam 3
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GUIDE EXAM 3160 Health Assessment
Exam 2
papule - Answer--Solid, thickened elevated, round < 1cm in size
Bulla - Answer--Blister; Superficial fluid-filled easily ruptures
Nodule - Answer--Solid, usually harder in texture, deeper in the dermis
Petechiae - Answer--Tiny purple/red 1-3 mm in size
Keloid - Answer--Hypertrophic skin (scar)
Senile angioma - Answer--Associated with "old" raised red dots
Purpura - Answer--Red-purple skin lesion due to blood in tissues from breaks in BVs
Patch - Answer--Maybe darker in color >2cm in size
Wheal - Answer--Raised red skin lesion due to interstitial fluid
Hyperpigmented patches - Answer--appear as dark or light spots after acne has
resolved
Pressure ulcer - Answer--Found on pressure surfaces, irregular in shape and pale
Vesicle - Answer--Small fluid-filled blister (bulla) 1cm
Lichenification - Answer--Associated with itching- chronic skin change
non-blanchable erythema - Answer--Stage 1 pressure ulcer
partial-thickness skin loss - Answer--Stage 2 pressure ulcer
, full-thickness skin loss - Answer--Stage 3 pressure ulcer
full-thickness skin/tissue loss - Answer--Stage 4 pressure ulcer
What medication(s) increases your risk for sunburn? - Answer--tetracyclines or other
cylines
ABCDE - Answer--Skin assessment of moles;
Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolving
normal size for moles - Answer--less than 6cm
Assesses neuro status and LOC by universal measures - Answer--Glasgow Coma
Scale; eye opening, motor, and verbal
hearing loss caused by obstruction or wax buildup - Answer--conductive hearing loss
hearing loss due to defect in inner ear, cranial nerve VIII, or sensory fibers -
Answer--sensorineural hearing loss
__________ is multidimensional in scope, encompassing physical, affective, and
functional domains - Answer--pain
PQRST- What were you doing when the pain started? What caused it? - Answer--P:
assessing provocation/palliation
PQRST- What does it feel like? Can you describe the pain? - Answer--Q: assessing
quality/quantity
PQRST- Where is the pain? Does is move? - Answer--R: assessing region/radiation
PQRST- How severe on a scale 0-10? - Answer--S: assessing severity scale
PQRST- When did the pain start? How long does it last? - Answer--T: assessing
timing
OLD CARTS - Answer--Onset, Location, Duration, Characteristics, Aggravating
factors, Treatments, Severity
Symptoms of poorly controlled acute pain - Answer--tachycardia, elevevated BP,
hypoventilation
Symptoms of poorly controlled chronic pain - Answer--confusion and depression
Questions & Answers | 100% Verified
solutions (2026) UPDATE |2026!! STUDY
GUIDE EXAM 3160 Health Assessment
Exam 2
papule - Answer--Solid, thickened elevated, round < 1cm in size
Bulla - Answer--Blister; Superficial fluid-filled easily ruptures
Nodule - Answer--Solid, usually harder in texture, deeper in the dermis
Petechiae - Answer--Tiny purple/red 1-3 mm in size
Keloid - Answer--Hypertrophic skin (scar)
Senile angioma - Answer--Associated with "old" raised red dots
Purpura - Answer--Red-purple skin lesion due to blood in tissues from breaks in BVs
Patch - Answer--Maybe darker in color >2cm in size
Wheal - Answer--Raised red skin lesion due to interstitial fluid
Hyperpigmented patches - Answer--appear as dark or light spots after acne has
resolved
Pressure ulcer - Answer--Found on pressure surfaces, irregular in shape and pale
Vesicle - Answer--Small fluid-filled blister (bulla) 1cm
Lichenification - Answer--Associated with itching- chronic skin change
non-blanchable erythema - Answer--Stage 1 pressure ulcer
partial-thickness skin loss - Answer--Stage 2 pressure ulcer
, full-thickness skin loss - Answer--Stage 3 pressure ulcer
full-thickness skin/tissue loss - Answer--Stage 4 pressure ulcer
What medication(s) increases your risk for sunburn? - Answer--tetracyclines or other
cylines
ABCDE - Answer--Skin assessment of moles;
Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolving
normal size for moles - Answer--less than 6cm
Assesses neuro status and LOC by universal measures - Answer--Glasgow Coma
Scale; eye opening, motor, and verbal
hearing loss caused by obstruction or wax buildup - Answer--conductive hearing loss
hearing loss due to defect in inner ear, cranial nerve VIII, or sensory fibers -
Answer--sensorineural hearing loss
__________ is multidimensional in scope, encompassing physical, affective, and
functional domains - Answer--pain
PQRST- What were you doing when the pain started? What caused it? - Answer--P:
assessing provocation/palliation
PQRST- What does it feel like? Can you describe the pain? - Answer--Q: assessing
quality/quantity
PQRST- Where is the pain? Does is move? - Answer--R: assessing region/radiation
PQRST- How severe on a scale 0-10? - Answer--S: assessing severity scale
PQRST- When did the pain start? How long does it last? - Answer--T: assessing
timing
OLD CARTS - Answer--Onset, Location, Duration, Characteristics, Aggravating
factors, Treatments, Severity
Symptoms of poorly controlled acute pain - Answer--tachycardia, elevevated BP,
hypoventilation
Symptoms of poorly controlled chronic pain - Answer--confusion and depression
