NURS 5220/ NURS5220 Exam 1 (NEW 2026 Update) – Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Guide | Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- UTA

NURSl 5220/l NURS5220l Examl 1l (NEWl
2026l Update)l –lAdvanced Healthl
Assessmentl andl Diagnosticl Reasoningl |l
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l UTA

QUESTION
Painfull ear



Answer:
otitisl external (morel pronel tol earl infectionsl ifl pregnantl (d/tl hormones)l andl hypothyroidl
(thyroidl andl earl healthl arel closelyl related)




QUESTION
Earl assessmentl inl al child:


Answer:
Pulll pinnal downl andl backl tol openl earl canal




QUESTION
Heartl murmursl arel gradedl onl al scalel ofl 1l tol 6l basedl onl theirl intensity:



Answer:
Gradel 1:l Al faintl murmurl thatl isl barelyl audiblel andl requiresl speciall effortl tol hear
Gradel 2:l Al softl murmurl thatl isl immediatelyl audible

, Gradel 3:l Al moderatelyl loudl murmurl thatl isl easilyl audiblel butl withoutl al palpable
thrill
Gradel 4:l Al veryl loudl murmurl thatl isl easilyl audiblel andl accompaniedl byl al palpable
thrill
Gradel 5:l Anl extremelyl loudl murmurl thatl isl audiblel withl thel stethoscopel lightly
touchingl thel chest
Gradel 6:l Thel loudestl murmurl thatl isl audiblel withl thel stethoscopel notl touchingl the
chest




QUESTION
Tonsilsl arel gradedl onl al scalel froml 0l tol 4l basedl onl theirl sizel andl positionl inl thel
oropharynx:



Answer:
4??l Theyl werel touching




QUESTION
Lungl positionl forl rightl middlel lungl bestl auscultatedl inl the


Answer:
Axillae




QUESTION
Whatl dol youl hearl forl pleurall effusion



Answer:
Diminishedl tol absentl breathl sounds
Bronchophony
Whisperedl Pectoriloquyl (increasedl resonance)