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Physical Assessment Exam 2 – Chapter 10 (2025/2026) | 60+ Questions with Correct Answers | Nursing – HEENT, Neurological Signs, Sensory Testing

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This document includes over 60 expertly verified Q&A from Chapter 10 of a Physical Assessment course, designed for the 2025/2026 academic year. It offers a thorough review of health assessment techniques with emphasis on HEENT (head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat), cranial nerve testing, and neurological evaluation. The questions are clinically framed to reinforce diagnostic reasoning and symptom recognition across a wide spectrum of patient presentations. Key topics include: – Types of headaches (migraine, cluster, tension) and associated symptoms – Vertigo vs. dizziness, and how to distinguish them during assessment – Cranial nerve evaluation using Snellen chart, jaw movement, and light reflexes – Eye assessments including accommodation, nystagmus, red reflex, and visual fields – Auditory function and hearing loss using Weber, Rinne, and whisper tests – Nasal and sinus inspection, transillumination, and expected mucosal findings – Oral and throat assessments: tonsillitis, lymph nodes, oral cancer risk – Thyroid palpation techniques and documentation of abnormalities This content is ideal for: – BSN and ADN nursing students – NCLEX-RN/PN exam candidates – Courses in Health Assessment, Physical Examination, and Neurological Nursing An all-in-one, high-yield study guide for mastering physical assessment knowledge in preparation for clinical practice or exam success. Keywords: physical assessment, HEENT exam, cranial nerves, migraine, cluster headache, Snellen test, tympanic membrane, Rinne test, Weber test, nystagmus, oral cancer signs, nasal drainage, thyroid palpation, lymph nodes, vertigo vs dizziness, Chapter 10 assessment

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Exam 2 Physical Assessment Chapter 10
Q&A 2025 Expert Verified | Ace the Test



A patient is admitted with edema of the occipital lobe following a head

injury. The nurse


correlates which finding with damage to this area? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b.

Impaired vision

The nurse is taking a health history on a patient who reports frequent

stabbing headaches

occurring once a day lasting about an hour. Which statement by the patient

is most indicative


of cluster headaches? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. "The pain is on the left side over

my eye, forehead, and cheek."

,A patient reports having migraine headaches on one side of the head that

often start with an

aura and last 1 to 3 days. As a part of the symptom analysis, the patient

reports which


associated symptoms of migraine headaches? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. Nausea,

vomiting, or visual disturbances

The nurse is taking a health history on a patient who reports frequent

headaches with pain in

the front of the head, but sometimes felt in the back of the head. Which

statement by the


patient is most indicative of tension headaches? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. "It

feels like my head is in a vice."

During symptom analysis, the nurse helps the patient distinguish between

dizziness and

vertigo. Which description by the patient indicates vertigo? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔c. "It seemed that the room was spinning around."


During symptom analysis, the nurse helps the patient distinguish between

dizziness and

, vertigo. Which description by the patient indicates dizziness? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔a. "I felt faint, like I was going to pass out."


Which patient in the eye clinic should the nurse assess first? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔b. The patient who complains of sudden loss of vision


A patient complains of right ear pain. What findings does the nurse

anticipate on inspecting


the patient's ears? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. Bulging and red tympanic

membrane in the right ear

During history, a patient reports watery nasal drainage from allergies.

Based on this

information, what does the nurse expect to find on inspection of the nares?

- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. Enlarged and pale turbinate's


A patient complains of nasal drainage and sinus headache. The nurse

suspects a nasal

infection and anticipates observing which finding during examination? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔b. Purulent green-yellow drainage




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