NR 302 Health Assessment Final Exam Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
The retinal structures viewed through the ophthalmoscope are: Ans: optic disc,
vessels, macula, background
"Positive consensual light reflex" means... Ans: simultaneous constriction
The thickening and yellowing of the lens due to aging is described as: Ans: cataract
Eye emergency Ans: sudden change in vision
Visual acuity is assessed with: Ans: Snellen eye chart
The cover test is used to assess for: Ans: muscle weakness
When using the ophthalmoscope, you would: Ans: remove your own glasses and
approach the patient's left eye with your left eye
The 6 eye muscles that control eye movement are innervated by cranial nerves: Ans:
III, IV, VI
Conjunctivitis Ans: redness of the conjunctiva
normal peripheral vision would see finger at Ans: 90 degrees
patient blind in left eye, what happens when light in right Ans: both constrict
interruption of red reflex happens when Ans: there is opacity of cornea or lens
One cause of visual impairment in aging adults is: Ans: glaucoma
,PERRLA Ans: pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
cause of red reflex Ans: light reflecting from the retina
color of tympanic membrane Ans: pearly gray
sensioneural hearing loss Ans: related to gradual nerve degeneration
Before ear exam, palate Ans: pinna, tragus, and mastoid process
Ear exam of 3 year old Ans: pull pinna down
ear exam of adult Ans: pull pinna up and back
darwin tubercle Ans: a congenital, painless nodule at the helix
when assessing patients ear Ans: tilt head away from examiner
The hearing receptors are located in the Ans: cochlea
The sensation of vertigo may indicate: Ans: pathology in the semicircular canals
common cause of conductive hearing loss Ans: impacted cerumen
Signs of ear infection Ans: absent light reflex, red and bulging drum
Reducing risk of ear infection Ans: dont smoke in house or car
assessing hearing in babies Ans: watch for head turn when you call their name
© Get it right 2025 Getaway - Stuvia US All rights reserved
,patient w head injury has clear watery drainage from ear Ans: consider possible basal
skull fracture, refer immediately
common site of nose bleeds Ans: kiesselbach plexus
Which sinuses can you assess through examination? Ans: frontal and maxillary
the frenulum is the Ans: midline fold of tissue that connects the tongue to the floor of
the mouth
The largest salivary gland is located: Ans: within the cheeks in front of the ear
old woman with dry mouth Ans: medication
find a deviated septum, what next Ans: document in case it needs suction
Oral malignancies are most likely to develop: Ans: in the mucosal "gutter" under the
tongue
tonsils 3+ Ans: tonsils touch the uvula
function of nasal turbinates Ans: warm the inhaled air
Opening of adult's parotid gland is opposite what? Ans: upper 2nd molar
A nasal polyp is distinguished from the nasal turbinates by 3 things Ans: moveable,
pale/gray, nontender
The examiner notes small, round, white, shiny papules on the hard palate and gums of
a 2-month-old infant. What is the significance of this finding? Ans: epstein pearls,
normal
© Get it right 2025 Getaway - Stuvia US All rights reserved
, when assessing tongue Ans: palpate u shaped area under tongue
expected finding of 75 year old oral cavity Ans: decreased ability to identify odors
african american with flat, 3cm, nontender, gray/white lesion on bucal mucosa Ans:
leukodema, normal
The manubriosternal angle is Ans: the articulation of the manubrium and the body of
the sternum
description of left lung Ans: narrower than the right lung with two lobes
Documentation of cough Ans: productive cough for at least 3 months throughout the
year, happens last two years
Confirm symmetric chest expansion Ans: -Place hands on posterior chest wall thumbs
at T9 or T10 slide medially pinch up skin between thumbs
Auscultation of breath sounds Ans: Hold the diaphragm of the stethoscope against the
chest wall; listen to one full respiration in each location, being sure to do side to side
comparisons
Bronchiovesicular breath sounds Ans: medium-pitched, moderately loud sounds heard
over the mainstem bronchi; inspiration = expiration
Fever, increased respiratory rate, chest expansion decresed on left side, dull to
percussion over left low lobe, loud breath sounds w crackles on low left lobe Ans:
lobar pneumonia
angle of nail is less than 160 and spongy, indicates- Ans: congenital heart disease and
COPD
© Get it right 2025 Getaway - Stuvia US All rights reserved
with Detailed Verified Answers
The retinal structures viewed through the ophthalmoscope are: Ans: optic disc,
vessels, macula, background
"Positive consensual light reflex" means... Ans: simultaneous constriction
The thickening and yellowing of the lens due to aging is described as: Ans: cataract
Eye emergency Ans: sudden change in vision
Visual acuity is assessed with: Ans: Snellen eye chart
The cover test is used to assess for: Ans: muscle weakness
When using the ophthalmoscope, you would: Ans: remove your own glasses and
approach the patient's left eye with your left eye
The 6 eye muscles that control eye movement are innervated by cranial nerves: Ans:
III, IV, VI
Conjunctivitis Ans: redness of the conjunctiva
normal peripheral vision would see finger at Ans: 90 degrees
patient blind in left eye, what happens when light in right Ans: both constrict
interruption of red reflex happens when Ans: there is opacity of cornea or lens
One cause of visual impairment in aging adults is: Ans: glaucoma
,PERRLA Ans: pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
cause of red reflex Ans: light reflecting from the retina
color of tympanic membrane Ans: pearly gray
sensioneural hearing loss Ans: related to gradual nerve degeneration
Before ear exam, palate Ans: pinna, tragus, and mastoid process
Ear exam of 3 year old Ans: pull pinna down
ear exam of adult Ans: pull pinna up and back
darwin tubercle Ans: a congenital, painless nodule at the helix
when assessing patients ear Ans: tilt head away from examiner
The hearing receptors are located in the Ans: cochlea
The sensation of vertigo may indicate: Ans: pathology in the semicircular canals
common cause of conductive hearing loss Ans: impacted cerumen
Signs of ear infection Ans: absent light reflex, red and bulging drum
Reducing risk of ear infection Ans: dont smoke in house or car
assessing hearing in babies Ans: watch for head turn when you call their name
© Get it right 2025 Getaway - Stuvia US All rights reserved
,patient w head injury has clear watery drainage from ear Ans: consider possible basal
skull fracture, refer immediately
common site of nose bleeds Ans: kiesselbach plexus
Which sinuses can you assess through examination? Ans: frontal and maxillary
the frenulum is the Ans: midline fold of tissue that connects the tongue to the floor of
the mouth
The largest salivary gland is located: Ans: within the cheeks in front of the ear
old woman with dry mouth Ans: medication
find a deviated septum, what next Ans: document in case it needs suction
Oral malignancies are most likely to develop: Ans: in the mucosal "gutter" under the
tongue
tonsils 3+ Ans: tonsils touch the uvula
function of nasal turbinates Ans: warm the inhaled air
Opening of adult's parotid gland is opposite what? Ans: upper 2nd molar
A nasal polyp is distinguished from the nasal turbinates by 3 things Ans: moveable,
pale/gray, nontender
The examiner notes small, round, white, shiny papules on the hard palate and gums of
a 2-month-old infant. What is the significance of this finding? Ans: epstein pearls,
normal
© Get it right 2025 Getaway - Stuvia US All rights reserved
, when assessing tongue Ans: palpate u shaped area under tongue
expected finding of 75 year old oral cavity Ans: decreased ability to identify odors
african american with flat, 3cm, nontender, gray/white lesion on bucal mucosa Ans:
leukodema, normal
The manubriosternal angle is Ans: the articulation of the manubrium and the body of
the sternum
description of left lung Ans: narrower than the right lung with two lobes
Documentation of cough Ans: productive cough for at least 3 months throughout the
year, happens last two years
Confirm symmetric chest expansion Ans: -Place hands on posterior chest wall thumbs
at T9 or T10 slide medially pinch up skin between thumbs
Auscultation of breath sounds Ans: Hold the diaphragm of the stethoscope against the
chest wall; listen to one full respiration in each location, being sure to do side to side
comparisons
Bronchiovesicular breath sounds Ans: medium-pitched, moderately loud sounds heard
over the mainstem bronchi; inspiration = expiration
Fever, increased respiratory rate, chest expansion decresed on left side, dull to
percussion over left low lobe, loud breath sounds w crackles on low left lobe Ans:
lobar pneumonia
angle of nail is less than 160 and spongy, indicates- Ans: congenital heart disease and
COPD
© Get it right 2025 Getaway - Stuvia US All rights reserved
