NSG-121 Exam 2 – Health Assessment Study Guide: Skin, Wound Care, Head, Neck & Respiratory System Practice Questions

This NSG-121 Exam 2 study guide provides a comprehensive review of health assessment content covering the integumentary system, wound classification and healing, head and neck assessment, and respiratory system landmarks. Content includes health promotion and enabling control over health improvement, melanoma and UV exposure prevention, the ABCDEs of melanoma assessment, primary and secondary skin lesions, pruritus, rash, and wound evaluation, skin cancer prevention with SPF 30 and sun avoidance, burn classification by depth and total body surface area, subcutaneous tissue function, epidermis and dermis layers, functions of the skin, the Wallace Rule of Nines for adult burn area calculation, the Lund and Browder chart for pediatric burn assessment, seborrheic dermatoses in older adults, skin assessment techniques, cultural considerations including home remedies and bathing practices, urgent assessment for acute trauma and burns, fluid replacement to prevent shock, skin findings of dehydration cyanosis and impaired integrity, older adult skin changes, skin fold evaluation, nodule vesicle pustule and wheal identification, skin integrity maintenance, superficial dermal full thickness burn descriptions, wound classification by cause and condition, intentional and unintentional wounds, acute and chronic wounds, clean clean-contaminated contaminated and infected wounds, hemostasis inflammatory proliferative and maturation phases of healing, the Braden Scale and Norton Scale for pressure injury risk, the trigeminal nerve and carotid arteries and thyroid gland and parotid glands and temporal artery, diabetic retinopathy and visual pathway and older adult vision changes, cultural considerations in vision and prominent ears in older adults, otitis media and gustatory rhinitis and olfactory sensory decline, oral disease risk factors and thyroid disorders and cervical vertebrae dislocation, accessory muscles of respiration and tracheal deviation and cranial nerve IX and X dysfunction and hearing loss consequences and diminished sense of smell, jaw pain as a cardiac indicator and visual acuity testing with Snellen and Allen charts, palpable lymph nodes and Virchow node and distance vision acuity documentation and whisper test for high-frequency hearing loss, hypothyroidism and oral cavity changes and common symptoms of head and neck disorders and lymph node characteristics and facial asymmetry and ptosis and seborrheic dermatitis and bacterial ear infection and palpation technique, head and neck examination techniques and oral hygiene importance and hyperthyroidism and goiter prevalence and cataracts and age-related macular degeneration and arcus senilis and Snellen E chart and cranial nerve assessment and presbyopia and respiration mechanics and thoracic cage structure and mediastinum and diaphragm function and expiration process and suprasternal notch and rib palpation and spinous processes, breast tissue development and cranial nerves II-VI and advanced visual testing equipment and ethnic variations in sclera and glaucoma risk factors and normal pupil response and abnormal eye findings and extraocular muscle movement tests and visual fields assessment and the mammary ridge and witch's milk and supernumerary nipple and accessory breast tissue and lactiferous ducts and thelarche, chest pain and dyspnea and orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and sputum and tactile fremitus and diaphragmatic excursion, skin lesion ABCDEs and inflammatory proliferative phases of healing and Montgomery glands and breast tenderness, lymph nodes and chest inspection and auscultation and palpation of the chest and skin cancer screening and acute trauma management and kidney evaluation for supernumerary nipple, macrophages and fibroblasts and granulation tissue and epithelial regrowth and remodeling phase and tensile strength, Wagner classification and preulcerative lesion and superficial ulcer and osteitis and gangrene, cranial nerves and extraocular muscles and oculomotor nerve and tympanic membrane and Eustachian tube and air conduction and bone conduction and auricle and cochlear window and oval window and facial muscles and thyroid gland and lymph nodes, AC and BC pathways and dorsum and ala and nasal bone and ethmoid bone and nasal septum and turbinates and Kiesselbach plexus and sinuses and choana and torus tubarius and adenoids and oral cavity and vermilion border and sublingual medication and uvula and lingual frenulum and vallate papillae and salivary glands and xerostomia and teeth structure and enamel and dentin and pulp and periodontium and permanent teeth and maxillary and mandibular bones and mastication and oropharynx and tonsils and hypertrophy and bolus and cranial nerves IX and X and presbycusis and ototoxic drugs and epistaxis and halitosis, anosmia and dysphagia and migraine and tension headache and intracranial pressure and thyroid assessment and bruit and visual acuity and palpation and inspection and neck movement limitations and facial pain and oral lesions and palpable node characteristics and 20/20 and 20/60 vision and eye finding safety alerts and olfactory nerve and glossopharyngeal nerve and vagus nerve and swallowing screen steps and tonsillar grading scale and older adult facial changes and edentulous and scrotal tongue and glossy tongue and thyroid assessment and urgent assessment situations, cranial nerves II III IV and VI and visual field and confrontation test and extraocular muscle movements and corneal light reflex test and cover test and cardinal fields of gaze and superior and inferior oblique muscles and superior and inferior rectus muscles and lateral rectus muscle and static confrontation test and Ishihara cards and cornea and pupil and optic disc and lens and sclera and posterior chamber and cones and iris and conjunctiva and eyelids and palpebral fissure and lacrimal apparatus and otoscopic evaluation and whisper test and Rinne test and Romberg test and Weber test, sternal angle and carina and nasotracheal suctioning and intercostal space and 2nd and 3rd ICS and costal angle and floating ribs and xiphoid process and CPR hand placement and C7 and T1 vertebrae and midclavicular line and anterior axillary line and tail of Spence and breast cancer statistics and Tanner staging and gynecomastia and witch's milk and colostrum and inframammary ridge and suspensory ligaments and breast tissue changes in aging and breast quadrants and anterior and posterior thorax landmarks and respiratory strength decline and breast development duration and breast cancer prevalence and breast structure components and breast support and male breast characteristics and breast cancer mortality.