12/17/25, 8:52 AM GCU NSG 316 Exam 1 | Quizlet
Name: Score:
20 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 20
P: Provocative or Palliative. What brings it on? What were you doing when you first noticed it?
What makes it better? Worse?
Q: Quality or Quantity. How does it look, feel, sound? How intense/severe is it?
R: Region or Radiation. Where is it? Does it spread anywhere?
S: Severity Scale. How bad is it (on a scale of 0 to 10)? Is it getting better, worse, staying the
same?
T: Timing. Onset—Exactly when did it first occur? Duration—How long did it last? Frequency—How
often does it occur?
U: Understand Patient's Perception of the Problem. What do you think it means?
physical appearance
differentiation of the "notes" from percussing
mobility
critical characteristics of any symptom
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Definition 2 of 20
Scooped-out but shallow depression. Superficial; epidermis lost; moist but no bleeding; heals
without scar because erosion does not extend into dermis.
erosion
scar
fissure
ulcer
Definition 3 of 20
inspection, palpation, percussion, ausculation
techniques for assessment
inspection
behavior
physical appearance
https://quizlet.com/1001185742/test 2/8
Name: Score:
20 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 20
P: Provocative or Palliative. What brings it on? What were you doing when you first noticed it?
What makes it better? Worse?
Q: Quality or Quantity. How does it look, feel, sound? How intense/severe is it?
R: Region or Radiation. Where is it? Does it spread anywhere?
S: Severity Scale. How bad is it (on a scale of 0 to 10)? Is it getting better, worse, staying the
same?
T: Timing. Onset—Exactly when did it first occur? Duration—How long did it last? Frequency—How
often does it occur?
U: Understand Patient's Perception of the Problem. What do you think it means?
physical appearance
differentiation of the "notes" from percussing
mobility
critical characteristics of any symptom
https://quizlet.com/1001185742/test 1/8
, 12/17/25, 8:52 AM GCU NSG 316 Exam 1 | Quizlet
Definition 2 of 20
Scooped-out but shallow depression. Superficial; epidermis lost; moist but no bleeding; heals
without scar because erosion does not extend into dermis.
erosion
scar
fissure
ulcer
Definition 3 of 20
inspection, palpation, percussion, ausculation
techniques for assessment
inspection
behavior
physical appearance
https://quizlet.com/1001185742/test 2/8
