NSG 3160 Health Assessment Exam 2 Actual 2026/2027 – 100% Verified |Questions And Correct Answers– Pass Guaranteed – A+ Graded

NSG 3160 Health Assessment Exam
2 Actual 2026/2027 – 100%
Verified |Questions And Correct
Answers– Pass Guaranteed – A+
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1. A nurse can assess a patient's attention span by giving a
series of directions to follow and note the correct sequence
performed.

 A.) True
 B.) False
 Answer: A.) True

2. Mental status is defined as:

 A.) A patient's emotional & cognitive function
 B.) The patient's conscious, mood, and affect
 C.) General Intelligence
 D.) Patient's perception
 Answer: A.) A patient's emotional & cognitive function

3. The A, B, C, and T of the mental health assessment is:

 A.) Attitude, behavior, cleanliness, talk/speech
 B.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought
 C.) Airway, breathing, circulation

,  D.) Ability, beliefs, culture, traditions
 Answer: B.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, and
thought

4. Which of the following best describes a patient's
appearance?

 A.) Posture is erect and body movement is voluntary
 B.) Patient is oriented x3
 C.) Patient is awake, alert, and aware and responds
appropriately
 D.) GAD score 3
 Answer: A.) Posture is erect and body movement is
voluntary

5. One method a nurse can use to assess recent memory:

 A.) Assess a patient's ability to complete a thought
without wandering
 B.) Ask patient for a 24-hour diet recall
 C.) Ask about patient's first job
 D.) Perform 4 unrelated words test
 Answer: B.) Ask patient for a 24-hour diet recall

6. Recent memory deficit can occur with delirium and
dementia.

 A.) True
 B.) False
 Answer: A.) True

7. Which of the following is not one of the 4 most common
anxiety disorders?

,  A.) Panic disorder
 B.) Posttraumatic stress disorder
 C.) Social anxiety disorder
 D.) Depression
 Answer: D.) Depression

8. Hypochondriasis means:

 A.) Person believes they are God
 B.) Person feels "They are out to get me"
 C.) Morbid fear of their lack of health or a fear of having
cancer
 D.) Irrational fear of an object
 Answer: C.) Morbid fear of their lack of health or a fear
of having cancer

9. Obtunded means:

 A.) Drifts off to sleep when not stimulated
 B.) Responds only to persistent shaking or pain
 C.) Will wake with loud shouting or vigorous shake
 D.) No response to pain or any external stimuli
 Answer: C.) Will wake with loud shouting or vigorous
shake

10. Expressive aphasia is also known as:

 A.) Broca aphasia
 B.) Global aphasia
 C.) Wernicke aphasia
 D.) Receptive aphasia
 Answer: A.) Broca aphasia

, 11. Delirium is a chronic progressive loss of cognitive and
intellectual functions.

 A.) True
 B.) False
 Answer: B.) False

12. The nurse just received report on the neurological unit.
Which of the following findings would be of most concern?

 A.) Patient with chronic dementia A&Ox1
 B.) Patient with a head injury who does not remember
what was happening before or during the injury
 C.) Patient reporting headache, denies any injury, no
external abnormalities noted
 D.) Patient reporting generalized weakness
 Answer: B.) Patient with a head injury who does not
remember what was happening before or during the
injury

13. Patient reports having a head injury while out with friends
and reporting ETOH intake. Which of the following
statements would concern you the most?

 A.) "I was being goofy and tripped."
 B.) "My legs feel unsteady."
 C.) "I am having trouble focusing."
 D.) "It is hard to swallow when taking a drink."
 Answer: D.) "It is hard to swallow when taking a drink."