NUR2180 | NUR 2180 PHYSICAL
ASSESSMENT MODULE 1 QUIZ |
PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT | QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
LATEST 2024/2025
How do we assess a patient's pain?
- Correct Answer - Use the 0-10 pain scale
What physical changes will we see in the patient with pain?
- Correct Answer - Increased in heart rate (tachycardia) & blood pressure
(hypertension)
What is the most important task that we can do to prevent the spread of
infection?
- Correct Answer - Hand washing
Define: Tacycardia
- Correct Answer - Fast heart rate — above 100 bpm
Often seen with acute pain
Define: Hypotension
- Correct Answer - Low blood pressure — below 90/60
Define: Tachypnea
- Correct Answer - Fast respiratory rate — above 20 breaths per minute
, Define: Pallor
- Correct Answer - Pale skin color
Define: Inspection
- Correct Answer - Visual or auditory observation
Ex: pale, dark, tan, thin skin (elderly), no lesions
Define: Auscultation
- Correct Answer - To hear the bowel sounds before touching (palpation)
Define: Palpation
- Correct Answer - The examiner uses the sense of touch to determine
the characteristics of an organ system
EX: checking for temperature
Define: Percussion
- Correct Answer - Tapping or striking the body, usually with the fingers
or a small hammer to determine the position, size and density or the
underlying organ or tissue.
Listening for sounds of timpani (air) or dullness (drum-like sound)
What is subjective data?
- Correct Answer –
• Symptoms
• What the patient (subject) reports
• Cannot be verified
• Can be direct quotes or summarized information
• Example: pain level 1-10
ASSESSMENT MODULE 1 QUIZ |
PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT | QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
LATEST 2024/2025
How do we assess a patient's pain?
- Correct Answer - Use the 0-10 pain scale
What physical changes will we see in the patient with pain?
- Correct Answer - Increased in heart rate (tachycardia) & blood pressure
(hypertension)
What is the most important task that we can do to prevent the spread of
infection?
- Correct Answer - Hand washing
Define: Tacycardia
- Correct Answer - Fast heart rate — above 100 bpm
Often seen with acute pain
Define: Hypotension
- Correct Answer - Low blood pressure — below 90/60
Define: Tachypnea
- Correct Answer - Fast respiratory rate — above 20 breaths per minute
, Define: Pallor
- Correct Answer - Pale skin color
Define: Inspection
- Correct Answer - Visual or auditory observation
Ex: pale, dark, tan, thin skin (elderly), no lesions
Define: Auscultation
- Correct Answer - To hear the bowel sounds before touching (palpation)
Define: Palpation
- Correct Answer - The examiner uses the sense of touch to determine
the characteristics of an organ system
EX: checking for temperature
Define: Percussion
- Correct Answer - Tapping or striking the body, usually with the fingers
or a small hammer to determine the position, size and density or the
underlying organ or tissue.
Listening for sounds of timpani (air) or dullness (drum-like sound)
What is subjective data?
- Correct Answer –
• Symptoms
• What the patient (subject) reports
• Cannot be verified
• Can be direct quotes or summarized information
• Example: pain level 1-10
