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NR302 EXAM ONE |CHAMBERLAIN| NR302 HEALTH
ASSESSMENT 2 VERSIONS (EXAM 2 & 3 WITH STUDY
GUIDE EXAM) NEWEST 2025| QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A | NR302 EXAM PREP 2025
NEWEST!!
BMI (body mass index) .....ANSWER..... a measure of body
weight relative to height (in kg)
Weight is .....ANSWER..... rounded up
Height is .....ANSWER..... rounded down
What type of patients are weighed daily? .....ANSWER.....
Cardiac, cancer, etc.
General Survey .....ANSWER..... physical appearance, body
structure, mobility, behavior
L.O.C .....ANSWER..... level of consciousness
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The environment for an assessment should be: .....ANSWER.....
Comfortable, clean, warm, private, quiet, and well-lit
Assessment should be done in this order: .....ANSWER..... 1)
Inspection
2) Palpation
3) Percussion
4)Auscultation
Dorsal of the hand is used to find what .....ANSWER.....
temperature
Fingertips are used for .....ANSWER..... Fine sensations (pulse,
tumors, edema, lymph nodes, organs).
Ulnar/palmar surface of hand is used for .....ANSWER.....
Vibrations (Feel for thrills, tactile emeritus).
light palpation .....ANSWER..... assesses tenderness/pain
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deep palpation .....ANSWER..... assesses an organ or mass
deeper in a body cavity
Direct vs indirect touch .....ANSWER..... Direct- directly touching
patient
Indirect- hand, finger buffer between you and patient.
Percussion Sounds: .....ANSWER..... tympany, resonance,
hyperresonance, dullness, flatness
Tympany .....ANSWER..... high-pitched, musical, drum like
percussion note heard when percussing over the stomach and
intestine
Resonance .....ANSWER..... low-pitch, loud, long (lungs)
Hyperresonance .....ANSWER..... lower-pitched, loud, longer
sound found when too much air is present.
Dullness .....ANSWER..... High-pitched, soft, short duration (solid
organs).
NR302 EXAM ONE |CHAMBERLAIN| NR302 HEALTH
ASSESSMENT 2 VERSIONS (EXAM 2 & 3 WITH STUDY
GUIDE EXAM) NEWEST 2025| QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A | NR302 EXAM PREP 2025
NEWEST!!
BMI (body mass index) .....ANSWER..... a measure of body
weight relative to height (in kg)
Weight is .....ANSWER..... rounded up
Height is .....ANSWER..... rounded down
What type of patients are weighed daily? .....ANSWER.....
Cardiac, cancer, etc.
General Survey .....ANSWER..... physical appearance, body
structure, mobility, behavior
L.O.C .....ANSWER..... level of consciousness
,Page 2 of 16
The environment for an assessment should be: .....ANSWER.....
Comfortable, clean, warm, private, quiet, and well-lit
Assessment should be done in this order: .....ANSWER..... 1)
Inspection
2) Palpation
3) Percussion
4)Auscultation
Dorsal of the hand is used to find what .....ANSWER.....
temperature
Fingertips are used for .....ANSWER..... Fine sensations (pulse,
tumors, edema, lymph nodes, organs).
Ulnar/palmar surface of hand is used for .....ANSWER.....
Vibrations (Feel for thrills, tactile emeritus).
light palpation .....ANSWER..... assesses tenderness/pain
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deep palpation .....ANSWER..... assesses an organ or mass
deeper in a body cavity
Direct vs indirect touch .....ANSWER..... Direct- directly touching
patient
Indirect- hand, finger buffer between you and patient.
Percussion Sounds: .....ANSWER..... tympany, resonance,
hyperresonance, dullness, flatness
Tympany .....ANSWER..... high-pitched, musical, drum like
percussion note heard when percussing over the stomach and
intestine
Resonance .....ANSWER..... low-pitch, loud, long (lungs)
Hyperresonance .....ANSWER..... lower-pitched, loud, longer
sound found when too much air is present.
Dullness .....ANSWER..... High-pitched, soft, short duration (solid
organs).
