The Complete Health Assessment (Jarvis) Exam questions with correct answers

The Complete Health Assessment (Jarvis) Exam
questions with correct answers
An |85-year-old |man |has |come |in |for |a |physical |examination, |and |the |nurse |notices |that |he |uses |a |
cane. |When |documenting |general |appearance, |the |nurse |should |document |this |information |under |the
|section |that |covers:




a. |Posture. |

b. |Mobility |

C. |Mood |and |affect |

d. |Physical |deformity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B



The |nurse |is |performing |vision |examination. |Which |of |these |charts |is |most |widely |used |for |vision |
examinations? |



a. |Snellen |

b. |Shetllen |

c. |Smoollen |

d. |Schwellon |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A



After |the |health |history |has |been |obtained |and |before |beginning |the |physical |examination, |the |nurse |
should |first |ask |the |patient |to: |



a.. |Empty |the |bladder. |

b. |Completely |disrobe.

c. |Lie |on |the |examination |table. |

d. |Walk |around |the |room. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A



During |a |complete |health |assessment, |how |would |the |nurse |test |the |patients |hearing? |

, a. |Observing |how |the |patient |participates |in |normal |conversation |

b. |Using |the |whispered |voice |test |

c. |Using |the |Weber |and |Rinne |tests |

d. |Testing |with |an |audiometer |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B



A |patient |states, |Whenever |I |open |my |mouth |real |wide, |I |feel |this |popping |sensation |in |front |of |my |
ears. |To |further |examine |this, |the |nurse |would: |



a. |Place |the |stethoscope |over |the |temporomandibular |joint, |and |listen |for |bruits. |

b. |Place |the |hands |over |his |ears, |and |ask |him |to |open |his |mouth |really |wide. |c. |Place |one |hand |on |
his |forehead |and |the |other |on |his |jaw, |and |ask |him |to |try |to |open |his |mouth. |

d. |Place |a |finger |on |his |temporomandibular |joint, |and |ask |him |to |open |and |close |his |mouth. |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D



The |nurse |has |just |completed |an |examination |of |a |patients |extrocular |muscles. |When |documenting |
the |findings, |the |nurse |should |document |the |assessment |of |which |cranial |nerves? |



a. |II, |III, |and |VI |

b. |II, |IV, |and |V |

с. |III, |IV, |and |V |

d. |III, |IV, |and |VI |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D



A |patients |uvula |raises |midline |when |she |says |ahh, |and |she |has |a |positive |gag |reflex. |The |nurse |has |
just |tested |which |cranial |nerves? |



a. |IX |and |X |

b. |IX |and |XII |

c. |X |and |XII |

d. |XI |and |XII |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A