NUR 230 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM
SUMMER SESSION B 2025-2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS -ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY.
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of aortic
regurgitation. Where should the nurse place the stethoscope
diaphragm to listen for this condition?
2nd intercostal space along the right sternal border.
The nurse is assessing a client who has experienced a sudden
onset of hearing loss in the right ear. Which finding should alert
the nurse to a potentially serious medical condition that requires
further evaluation?
There is no sign of associated infection.
,Which information should the nurse obtain to identify the client's
self-perception of health status?
Health history
During the initial assessment, the nurse notes that a client has
blurred vision with cloudy lenses. Which condition should the
nurse document?
Cataracts.
Which condition is indicated by a fluorescent, yellow-green color
when the nurse uses a Wood's lamp toexamine a client's skin
lesions?
Fungal infection.
A client with dark skin is reporting a painful and itching area on
the lower left leg. What should the nurse look for when assessing
this client's skin for inflammation?
,Change in consistency.
A client reports pain when taking a deep breath. Which lung
auscultation sound should the nurse anticipate hearing?
Pleural friction rub
A nurse is completing a nutritional assessment with a client. What
is the easiest method for the nurse to use to get information
about the client's nutritional intake?
24-hour dietary recall
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
The nurse palpates a weak pedal pulse in the client's right foot.
Which assessment findings should the RN document that are
consistent with diminished peripheral circulation? (Select all that
apply.)
Diminished hair on legs.
Skin cool to touch.
, The nurse is completing a physical assessment of a client who feel
from a tree. The client's abdomen is soft with hyperactive bowel
sounds in all four quadrants. Which assessment technique should
the nurse implement when evaluating the client's spleen?
Percuss the splenic area as the client takes a deep breath.
The nurse enters an examination room to conduct a routine health
assessment on an adolescent female client, who is accompanied
by her mother. Which action by the nurse is likely to facilitate
accurate responses to personal and social history questions?
Request that the mother leave the exam room.
While performing a mental status exam (MSE), the nurse asks a
client to remember three unrelated words and repeat them later.
The client was able to repeat the words as directed. Which
computer documentation is accurate?
"Short-term memory is intact."
SUMMER SESSION B 2025-2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS -ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY.
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of aortic
regurgitation. Where should the nurse place the stethoscope
diaphragm to listen for this condition?
2nd intercostal space along the right sternal border.
The nurse is assessing a client who has experienced a sudden
onset of hearing loss in the right ear. Which finding should alert
the nurse to a potentially serious medical condition that requires
further evaluation?
There is no sign of associated infection.
,Which information should the nurse obtain to identify the client's
self-perception of health status?
Health history
During the initial assessment, the nurse notes that a client has
blurred vision with cloudy lenses. Which condition should the
nurse document?
Cataracts.
Which condition is indicated by a fluorescent, yellow-green color
when the nurse uses a Wood's lamp toexamine a client's skin
lesions?
Fungal infection.
A client with dark skin is reporting a painful and itching area on
the lower left leg. What should the nurse look for when assessing
this client's skin for inflammation?
,Change in consistency.
A client reports pain when taking a deep breath. Which lung
auscultation sound should the nurse anticipate hearing?
Pleural friction rub
A nurse is completing a nutritional assessment with a client. What
is the easiest method for the nurse to use to get information
about the client's nutritional intake?
24-hour dietary recall
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
The nurse palpates a weak pedal pulse in the client's right foot.
Which assessment findings should the RN document that are
consistent with diminished peripheral circulation? (Select all that
apply.)
Diminished hair on legs.
Skin cool to touch.
, The nurse is completing a physical assessment of a client who feel
from a tree. The client's abdomen is soft with hyperactive bowel
sounds in all four quadrants. Which assessment technique should
the nurse implement when evaluating the client's spleen?
Percuss the splenic area as the client takes a deep breath.
The nurse enters an examination room to conduct a routine health
assessment on an adolescent female client, who is accompanied
by her mother. Which action by the nurse is likely to facilitate
accurate responses to personal and social history questions?
Request that the mother leave the exam room.
While performing a mental status exam (MSE), the nurse asks a
client to remember three unrelated words and repeat them later.
The client was able to repeat the words as directed. Which
computer documentation is accurate?
"Short-term memory is intact."
