Page 1 of 79
NSG3160 EXAM 2 – HEALTH ASSESSMENT***
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED AND
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS |DOWNLOAD AND
PASS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE 2026/2027
A cluster headache
A.) May be caused by alcohol and napping
B.) Are described as throbbing
C.) Can occur several times a month
D.) Is usually retro-orbital
❖May be caused by alcohol and napping
Mental status is defined as
A.) A pt's emotional & cognitive function
,Page 2 of 79
B.) The pt's conscious, mood, and affect
C.) General Intelligence
D.) Pt's perception
❖A pt's emotional & cognitive function
Is non-tenderness or tenderness an indication of
malignancy?
A.) Non-tenderness
B.) Tenderness
❖Non-tenderness
What does the Whisper Voice Test detect?
A.) High frequency or high tone loss
,Page 3 of 79
B.) Ear formation development
C.) Memory recall
D.) Amount of cerumen in the ear canal
❖High frequency or high tone loss
Which of the following is NOT true of the external ear?
A.) Called Pinna
B.) Terminates at the eardrum
C.) Consists of movable cartilage
D.) Tunnels through temporal bone
❖D.) Tunnels through temporal bone
Which of the following is NOT true of cerumen?
A.) Wax forms sticky barrier
, Page 4 of 79
B.) Is part of the middle ear
C.) Helps keep foreign bodies from entering tympanic
membrane
D.) Migrates out with chewing and talking
❖B.) Is part of the middle ear
What color is the normal color of the tympanic
membrane?
A.) White
B.) Pale yellow
C.) Pearly gray
D.) Pink
❖C.) Pearly gray
Lymphatic drainage of the external ear flows to
NSG3160 EXAM 2 – HEALTH ASSESSMENT***
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED AND
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS |DOWNLOAD AND
PASS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE 2026/2027
A cluster headache
A.) May be caused by alcohol and napping
B.) Are described as throbbing
C.) Can occur several times a month
D.) Is usually retro-orbital
❖May be caused by alcohol and napping
Mental status is defined as
A.) A pt's emotional & cognitive function
,Page 2 of 79
B.) The pt's conscious, mood, and affect
C.) General Intelligence
D.) Pt's perception
❖A pt's emotional & cognitive function
Is non-tenderness or tenderness an indication of
malignancy?
A.) Non-tenderness
B.) Tenderness
❖Non-tenderness
What does the Whisper Voice Test detect?
A.) High frequency or high tone loss
,Page 3 of 79
B.) Ear formation development
C.) Memory recall
D.) Amount of cerumen in the ear canal
❖High frequency or high tone loss
Which of the following is NOT true of the external ear?
A.) Called Pinna
B.) Terminates at the eardrum
C.) Consists of movable cartilage
D.) Tunnels through temporal bone
❖D.) Tunnels through temporal bone
Which of the following is NOT true of cerumen?
A.) Wax forms sticky barrier
, Page 4 of 79
B.) Is part of the middle ear
C.) Helps keep foreign bodies from entering tympanic
membrane
D.) Migrates out with chewing and talking
❖B.) Is part of the middle ear
What color is the normal color of the tympanic
membrane?
A.) White
B.) Pale yellow
C.) Pearly gray
D.) Pink
❖C.) Pearly gray
Lymphatic drainage of the external ear flows to
