NUR2092 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM PREP
STUDY 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
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◉ State the rationale for performing auscultation of the abdomen
before palpation or percussion. Answer: Percussion and palpation
may increase peristalsis, which gives a false interpretation of bowel
sounds
◉ Specific questions to ask a patient with abdominal pain for the
past week Answer: Describe the pain, is it in one spot, or does it
move around, have the patient point to the area, when did it start,
how long have you had the pain, is it constant or does it come and
go, does it occur before a meal or after meals, describe the pain is it a
cramping, burning, dull, stabbing, or aching pain, are there any
changes associated with meals does the pain become worse or
better, what have you tried to relieve the pain, what makes the pain
worse, is the pain associated with your menstrual cycle
◉ Right Upper Quadrant Organs- Answer: Liver, Gallbladder,
Duodenum, Head of Pancreas, Right Kidney and adrenal gland,
Hepatic flexure of colon, Part of ascending and transverse colon
,◉ Left Upper Quadrant Organs- Answer: Stomach, spleen, left lobe of
liver, Body of Pancreas, Left kidney and adrenal, splenic flexure of
colon, part of transverse and descending colon
◉ Right Lower Quadrant Organs- Answer: Cecum, Appendix, Right
over and tube, Right ureter, Right spermatic cord
◉ Left Lower Quadrant Organs- Answer: Part of descending colon,
Sigmoid colon, Left ovary and tube, left ureter, left spermatic cord
◉ Midline- Answer: Aorta, Uterus, Bladder
◉ Specific questions you would ask a patient who is complaining of
nausea and vomiting Answer: How often, how much come up, color,
odor, bloody, pain associated, any diarrhea, fever, chills, what did you
eat in the last 24 hours, where, is there anyone else in the family
with the same symptoms?
◉ Functional units of the musculoskeletal system- Answer: Joints
◉ Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that
strengthen the joint and help prevent movement in undesirable
directions are called: Answer: Ligaments
,◉ To jump rope, the should has to be capable of: Answer:
Circumduction
◉ Articulation of the mandible and temporal bone is: Answer:
Temporomandibular joint
◉ Palpation of the temporomandibular joint: Answer: Anterior to
the tragus
◉ An 85-year-old patient comments during his annual physical
examination that he seems to be getting shorter as he ages. How
would you explain this to the patient? Answer: With aging, the
vertebral column shortens
◉ The nurse is teaching a class on preventing osteoporosis to a
group of perimenopausal women. An action to prevent or delay bone
loss in this group would be? Answer: Perform physical activity, such
as fast walking.
◉ A patient states, "I can hear a crunching or grating sound when I
kneel." She also states that "it is very difficult to get out of bed in the
morning because of stiffness and pain in my joints." The nurse
should assess for signs of what problem? Answer: Crepitation
, ◉ A patient is able to flex his right arm forward without difficulty or
pain but is unable to abduct his arm because of pain and muscle
spasms. The nurse should suspect: Answer: Rotator cuff lesions
◉ During an examination, the nurse asks a patient to bend forward
from the waist and notices that the patient has lateral tilting. When
his leg is raised straight up, the patient complains of a pain going
down his buttock into his leg. The nurse suspects: Answer:
Herniated nucleus pulposus
◉ Changes with an aging adult Answer: After 40, loss of bone matrix
occurs more rapidly than new bone formation; postural changes
occur with decreased height the most noticeable; decreased height
is due to shortening of the vertebral column; may see kyphosis; a
distribution of subcutaneous fat changes through life; there is a
tendency to gain weight; loss of muscle mass; may see a shuffling
pattern when walking, arms out to help balance; broader base of
support; may hold hand rails and haul their body up with it; may
lead with favored leg; may find the aging holding two hands on the
rail
◉ Osteoporosis- Answer: your bones are living tissue that are
continually growing and changing. Each day old bone tissue
dissolves and is replaced with new bone tissue. As we age, the
opposite begins to occur. When this happens bone can become weak
and more likely to break even with the slightest bump. The bones of
STUDY 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
APPROVED A+
◉ State the rationale for performing auscultation of the abdomen
before palpation or percussion. Answer: Percussion and palpation
may increase peristalsis, which gives a false interpretation of bowel
sounds
◉ Specific questions to ask a patient with abdominal pain for the
past week Answer: Describe the pain, is it in one spot, or does it
move around, have the patient point to the area, when did it start,
how long have you had the pain, is it constant or does it come and
go, does it occur before a meal or after meals, describe the pain is it a
cramping, burning, dull, stabbing, or aching pain, are there any
changes associated with meals does the pain become worse or
better, what have you tried to relieve the pain, what makes the pain
worse, is the pain associated with your menstrual cycle
◉ Right Upper Quadrant Organs- Answer: Liver, Gallbladder,
Duodenum, Head of Pancreas, Right Kidney and adrenal gland,
Hepatic flexure of colon, Part of ascending and transverse colon
,◉ Left Upper Quadrant Organs- Answer: Stomach, spleen, left lobe of
liver, Body of Pancreas, Left kidney and adrenal, splenic flexure of
colon, part of transverse and descending colon
◉ Right Lower Quadrant Organs- Answer: Cecum, Appendix, Right
over and tube, Right ureter, Right spermatic cord
◉ Left Lower Quadrant Organs- Answer: Part of descending colon,
Sigmoid colon, Left ovary and tube, left ureter, left spermatic cord
◉ Midline- Answer: Aorta, Uterus, Bladder
◉ Specific questions you would ask a patient who is complaining of
nausea and vomiting Answer: How often, how much come up, color,
odor, bloody, pain associated, any diarrhea, fever, chills, what did you
eat in the last 24 hours, where, is there anyone else in the family
with the same symptoms?
◉ Functional units of the musculoskeletal system- Answer: Joints
◉ Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that
strengthen the joint and help prevent movement in undesirable
directions are called: Answer: Ligaments
,◉ To jump rope, the should has to be capable of: Answer:
Circumduction
◉ Articulation of the mandible and temporal bone is: Answer:
Temporomandibular joint
◉ Palpation of the temporomandibular joint: Answer: Anterior to
the tragus
◉ An 85-year-old patient comments during his annual physical
examination that he seems to be getting shorter as he ages. How
would you explain this to the patient? Answer: With aging, the
vertebral column shortens
◉ The nurse is teaching a class on preventing osteoporosis to a
group of perimenopausal women. An action to prevent or delay bone
loss in this group would be? Answer: Perform physical activity, such
as fast walking.
◉ A patient states, "I can hear a crunching or grating sound when I
kneel." She also states that "it is very difficult to get out of bed in the
morning because of stiffness and pain in my joints." The nurse
should assess for signs of what problem? Answer: Crepitation
, ◉ A patient is able to flex his right arm forward without difficulty or
pain but is unable to abduct his arm because of pain and muscle
spasms. The nurse should suspect: Answer: Rotator cuff lesions
◉ During an examination, the nurse asks a patient to bend forward
from the waist and notices that the patient has lateral tilting. When
his leg is raised straight up, the patient complains of a pain going
down his buttock into his leg. The nurse suspects: Answer:
Herniated nucleus pulposus
◉ Changes with an aging adult Answer: After 40, loss of bone matrix
occurs more rapidly than new bone formation; postural changes
occur with decreased height the most noticeable; decreased height
is due to shortening of the vertebral column; may see kyphosis; a
distribution of subcutaneous fat changes through life; there is a
tendency to gain weight; loss of muscle mass; may see a shuffling
pattern when walking, arms out to help balance; broader base of
support; may hold hand rails and haul their body up with it; may
lead with favored leg; may find the aging holding two hands on the
rail
◉ Osteoporosis- Answer: your bones are living tissue that are
continually growing and changing. Each day old bone tissue
dissolves and is replaced with new bone tissue. As we age, the
opposite begins to occur. When this happens bone can become weak
and more likely to break even with the slightest bump. The bones of
