NURS 612 EXAM 1 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1
NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 170 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which of the following statements is true regarding use
of abbreviations? - ...ANSWER...Use only universally
accepted abbreviations for documentation
You are taking a health history on your patient. When
you are asking about problems in other body systems,
your patient reports constipation over the
past 5 or 6 months. This would be documented in -
...ANSWER...Review of symptoms
Your patient presents to the office with a chief
complaint of shoulder pain that he reports as stabbing.
In using the mnemonic OLDCARTS, this is noted as -
...ANSWER...characteristic
,Before instilling a mydriatic eyedrop, the examiner
should - ...ANSWER...observe the eye with focused
light tangentially
The examiner screens a 5-year-old child for
nystagmus by - ...ANSWER...inspecting movement of
the eyes to the six cardinal fields of gaze
Which of the following correctly describes the method
to assess accommodation? - ...ANSWER...Constriction
should be noted as gaze shifts from across the
room to an object 6 inches away.
Which of the following should be used to test for near
vision? - ...ANSWER...Rosenbaum chart
To visualize the macula, the examiner should ask the
patient to - ...ANSWER...look directly into the light of
the ophthalmoscope.
,A 51-year-old patient tells the examiner, "My mother
had glaucoma. What can I do to prevent myself from
getting it?" Which of the following responses is most
appropriate? - ...ANSWER..."Although it can't be
prevented, regular screening
and testing assist in early detection."
Which examination finding may be indicative of a retro-
orbital tumor? - ...ANSWER...Unilateral exophthalmos
A patient tells the examiner, "I have a loss of vision in
the outer half of each eye." Which of the following
underlying problems should the examiner consider? -
...ANSWER...glaucoma
Which of the following would be applicable to a family
history? - ...ANSWER...Retinoblastoma
Mrs. Carter has vision that, at best, is 20/210.
Mrs. Carter is considered - ...ANSWER...legally blind
, Which of the following is the correct technique while
performing an ophthalmoscopic examination? -
...ANSWER...Examine the patient's right eye with your
right eye and the pt's left eye with your left eye
A cobblestone appearance of the conjunctiva is most
likely related to - ...ANSWER...allergic or infectious
conjunctivitis
Mr. Barclay is a 48-year-old patient who presents to
the office for follow up. On his eye examination, you
note peripheral fundus changes and vessels that
appear whitish. The most likely cause for these
findings is - ...ANSWER...lipemia retinalis
Which of the following cranial nerves innervate the six
muscles that control eye movement? - ...ANSWER...III,
IV, VI
When you are examining the eyelid, you note ptosis on
the right side. Which cranial nerve innervates the
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1
NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 170 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which of the following statements is true regarding use
of abbreviations? - ...ANSWER...Use only universally
accepted abbreviations for documentation
You are taking a health history on your patient. When
you are asking about problems in other body systems,
your patient reports constipation over the
past 5 or 6 months. This would be documented in -
...ANSWER...Review of symptoms
Your patient presents to the office with a chief
complaint of shoulder pain that he reports as stabbing.
In using the mnemonic OLDCARTS, this is noted as -
...ANSWER...characteristic
,Before instilling a mydriatic eyedrop, the examiner
should - ...ANSWER...observe the eye with focused
light tangentially
The examiner screens a 5-year-old child for
nystagmus by - ...ANSWER...inspecting movement of
the eyes to the six cardinal fields of gaze
Which of the following correctly describes the method
to assess accommodation? - ...ANSWER...Constriction
should be noted as gaze shifts from across the
room to an object 6 inches away.
Which of the following should be used to test for near
vision? - ...ANSWER...Rosenbaum chart
To visualize the macula, the examiner should ask the
patient to - ...ANSWER...look directly into the light of
the ophthalmoscope.
,A 51-year-old patient tells the examiner, "My mother
had glaucoma. What can I do to prevent myself from
getting it?" Which of the following responses is most
appropriate? - ...ANSWER..."Although it can't be
prevented, regular screening
and testing assist in early detection."
Which examination finding may be indicative of a retro-
orbital tumor? - ...ANSWER...Unilateral exophthalmos
A patient tells the examiner, "I have a loss of vision in
the outer half of each eye." Which of the following
underlying problems should the examiner consider? -
...ANSWER...glaucoma
Which of the following would be applicable to a family
history? - ...ANSWER...Retinoblastoma
Mrs. Carter has vision that, at best, is 20/210.
Mrs. Carter is considered - ...ANSWER...legally blind
, Which of the following is the correct technique while
performing an ophthalmoscopic examination? -
...ANSWER...Examine the patient's right eye with your
right eye and the pt's left eye with your left eye
A cobblestone appearance of the conjunctiva is most
likely related to - ...ANSWER...allergic or infectious
conjunctivitis
Mr. Barclay is a 48-year-old patient who presents to
the office for follow up. On his eye examination, you
note peripheral fundus changes and vessels that
appear whitish. The most likely cause for these
findings is - ...ANSWER...lipemia retinalis
Which of the following cranial nerves innervate the six
muscles that control eye movement? - ...ANSWER...III,
IV, VI
When you are examining the eyelid, you note ptosis on
the right side. Which cranial nerve innervates the
