NUR 634 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT
MIDTERM EXAM 2025/2026 GCU QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
Comprehensive health history -CORRECT ANSWER Appropriate for a new patient
establishing care.
Personal and social history -CORRECT ANSWER Includes educational level, family of
origin, current household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs,
military history, and lifestyle.
Palpable purpura -CORRECT ANSWER Usually associated with a vasculitis, an
inflammatory condition of the blood vessels.
Medial epicondylitis -CORRECT ANSWER Injury with reproducible pain when palmar
flexion against resistance is performed.
Lateral epicondylitis -CORRECT ANSWER Chronic overuse injury at the lateral
epicondyle, often caused by lifting heavy objects with palms down.
Interview technique -CORRECT ANSWER Summarize what you heard from the patient
and focus on one aspect of the conversation.
,Lymph node -CORRECT ANSWER A small mass that is mobile in both up-and-down
and side-to-side directions.
Colon cancer metastasis -CORRECT ANSWER Can create hard, irregular nodules in
the liver, which may be palpated on examination.
Asthma -CORRECT ANSWER Causes shortness of breath and a nocturnal cough, often
associated with allergies.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -CORRECT ANSWER A lung disorder
characterized by long-term breathing problems and poor airflow.
Spontaneous pneumothorax -CORRECT ANSWER A condition where air leaks into the
space between the lung and chest wall.
Pneumonia -CORRECT ANSWER An infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both
lungs.
Olecranon bursitis -CORRECT ANSWER Produces erythema and swelling over the
olecranon process.
,Supracondylar fracture -CORRECT ANSWER A major injury of the humerus that
presents acutely.
Irregular liver -CORRECT ANSWER Likely found in a patient with a history of colon
cancer and recent weight loss.
Normal bowel sounds -CORRECT ANSWER Heard on abdominal examination in a
patient with liver abnormalities.
Occult blood -CORRECT ANSWER Positive finding in a rectal examination indicating
potential internal bleeding.
High-pitched whistling -CORRECT ANSWER Heard on expiration in all lobes during
auscultation of a patient with asthma.
Decreased air movement -CORRECT ANSWER Auscultation finding in a patient with
asthma.
Temperature 98.6 -CORRECT ANSWER Normal temperature recorded during
examination.
Blood pressure 120/80 -CORRECT ANSWER Normal blood pressure recorded during
examination.
, Pulse 80 -CORRECT ANSWER Normal pulse rate recorded during examination.
Respirations 20 -CORRECT ANSWER Normal respiratory rate recorded during
examination.
Fatigue -CORRECT ANSWER Symptom reported by a patient with potential liver
abnormalities.
Weight loss -CORRECT ANSWER Symptom reported by a patient with a history of
colon cancer.
Nocturnal cough -CORRECT ANSWER Cough that occurs at night, often associated
with asthma.
Educational level -CORRECT ANSWER Part of the personal and social history in a
health assessment.
Family of origin -CORRECT ANSWER Part of the personal and social history in a health
assessment.
Employment -CORRECT ANSWER Part of the personal and social history in a health
assessment.
MIDTERM EXAM 2025/2026 GCU QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
Comprehensive health history -CORRECT ANSWER Appropriate for a new patient
establishing care.
Personal and social history -CORRECT ANSWER Includes educational level, family of
origin, current household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs,
military history, and lifestyle.
Palpable purpura -CORRECT ANSWER Usually associated with a vasculitis, an
inflammatory condition of the blood vessels.
Medial epicondylitis -CORRECT ANSWER Injury with reproducible pain when palmar
flexion against resistance is performed.
Lateral epicondylitis -CORRECT ANSWER Chronic overuse injury at the lateral
epicondyle, often caused by lifting heavy objects with palms down.
Interview technique -CORRECT ANSWER Summarize what you heard from the patient
and focus on one aspect of the conversation.
,Lymph node -CORRECT ANSWER A small mass that is mobile in both up-and-down
and side-to-side directions.
Colon cancer metastasis -CORRECT ANSWER Can create hard, irregular nodules in
the liver, which may be palpated on examination.
Asthma -CORRECT ANSWER Causes shortness of breath and a nocturnal cough, often
associated with allergies.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -CORRECT ANSWER A lung disorder
characterized by long-term breathing problems and poor airflow.
Spontaneous pneumothorax -CORRECT ANSWER A condition where air leaks into the
space between the lung and chest wall.
Pneumonia -CORRECT ANSWER An infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both
lungs.
Olecranon bursitis -CORRECT ANSWER Produces erythema and swelling over the
olecranon process.
,Supracondylar fracture -CORRECT ANSWER A major injury of the humerus that
presents acutely.
Irregular liver -CORRECT ANSWER Likely found in a patient with a history of colon
cancer and recent weight loss.
Normal bowel sounds -CORRECT ANSWER Heard on abdominal examination in a
patient with liver abnormalities.
Occult blood -CORRECT ANSWER Positive finding in a rectal examination indicating
potential internal bleeding.
High-pitched whistling -CORRECT ANSWER Heard on expiration in all lobes during
auscultation of a patient with asthma.
Decreased air movement -CORRECT ANSWER Auscultation finding in a patient with
asthma.
Temperature 98.6 -CORRECT ANSWER Normal temperature recorded during
examination.
Blood pressure 120/80 -CORRECT ANSWER Normal blood pressure recorded during
examination.
, Pulse 80 -CORRECT ANSWER Normal pulse rate recorded during examination.
Respirations 20 -CORRECT ANSWER Normal respiratory rate recorded during
examination.
Fatigue -CORRECT ANSWER Symptom reported by a patient with potential liver
abnormalities.
Weight loss -CORRECT ANSWER Symptom reported by a patient with a history of
colon cancer.
Nocturnal cough -CORRECT ANSWER Cough that occurs at night, often associated
with asthma.
Educational level -CORRECT ANSWER Part of the personal and social history in a
health assessment.
Family of origin -CORRECT ANSWER Part of the personal and social history in a health
assessment.
Employment -CORRECT ANSWER Part of the personal and social history in a health
assessment.
