PHYSICAL EXAMINATION EXAM SCRIPT 2026
PRACTICE SOLUTION BUNDLED
◉ What is the significance of asking about
environmental/occupational hazards? Answer: To identify potential
risks that may affect the patient's health.
◉ What is the role of the nurse during the termination phase of an
interview? Answer: To summarize findings and ensure all relevant
information has been collected.
◉ What is aphasia? Answer: A language disorder that affects a
person's ability to communicate.
◉ What are the two types of aphasia? Answer: Expressive (Broca's)
and receptive (Wernicke's).
◉ What does the Mini-Mental State Examination assess? Answer:
Orientation, registration, attention and calculation, and recall.
◉ What is systolic pressure? Answer: The maximum pressure felt on
the artery during systole (left ventricular contraction).
,◉ What is diastolic pressure? Answer: The elastic recoil or resting
pressure between each contraction.
◉ What is pulse pressure? Answer: The difference between systolic
and diastolic pressure.
◉ What is considered normal systolic blood pressure? Answer: Less
than 120 mmHg.
◉ What is considered normal diastolic blood pressure? Answer:
Less than 80 mmHg.
◉ What is orthostatic hypotension? Answer: A drop in blood
pressure when standing up.
◉ What factors influence blood pressure? Answer: Age, gender, race,
diurnal rhythm, weight, exercise, emotions, stress, pain, caffeine,
tobacco, and medications.
◉ What is bradycardia? Answer: A slow heart rate.
◉ What is tachycardia? Answer: A fast heart rate (>90-100 beats per
minute).
, ◉ What is dyspnea? Answer: The feeling of shortness of breath.
◉ What is apnea? Answer: The absence of breath.
◉ What is the normal range for oxygen saturation? Answer: 97-98%.
◉ What is inspection in physical assessment? Answer: A visual
examination of the body to assess physical characteristics.
◉ What is palpation in physical assessment? Answer: Using touch to
assess texture, temperature, moisture, organ location, and
tenderness.
◉ What is percussion in physical assessment? Answer: Tapping the
body to produce vibrations to assess the location, size, and density
of underlying organs.
◉ What is auscultation? Answer: Listening to sounds produced by
the body using a stethoscope.
◉ What are the four major components of a general survey? Answer:
Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior.
PRACTICE SOLUTION BUNDLED
◉ What is the significance of asking about
environmental/occupational hazards? Answer: To identify potential
risks that may affect the patient's health.
◉ What is the role of the nurse during the termination phase of an
interview? Answer: To summarize findings and ensure all relevant
information has been collected.
◉ What is aphasia? Answer: A language disorder that affects a
person's ability to communicate.
◉ What are the two types of aphasia? Answer: Expressive (Broca's)
and receptive (Wernicke's).
◉ What does the Mini-Mental State Examination assess? Answer:
Orientation, registration, attention and calculation, and recall.
◉ What is systolic pressure? Answer: The maximum pressure felt on
the artery during systole (left ventricular contraction).
,◉ What is diastolic pressure? Answer: The elastic recoil or resting
pressure between each contraction.
◉ What is pulse pressure? Answer: The difference between systolic
and diastolic pressure.
◉ What is considered normal systolic blood pressure? Answer: Less
than 120 mmHg.
◉ What is considered normal diastolic blood pressure? Answer:
Less than 80 mmHg.
◉ What is orthostatic hypotension? Answer: A drop in blood
pressure when standing up.
◉ What factors influence blood pressure? Answer: Age, gender, race,
diurnal rhythm, weight, exercise, emotions, stress, pain, caffeine,
tobacco, and medications.
◉ What is bradycardia? Answer: A slow heart rate.
◉ What is tachycardia? Answer: A fast heart rate (>90-100 beats per
minute).
, ◉ What is dyspnea? Answer: The feeling of shortness of breath.
◉ What is apnea? Answer: The absence of breath.
◉ What is the normal range for oxygen saturation? Answer: 97-98%.
◉ What is inspection in physical assessment? Answer: A visual
examination of the body to assess physical characteristics.
◉ What is palpation in physical assessment? Answer: Using touch to
assess texture, temperature, moisture, organ location, and
tenderness.
◉ What is percussion in physical assessment? Answer: Tapping the
body to produce vibrations to assess the location, size, and density
of underlying organs.
◉ What is auscultation? Answer: Listening to sounds produced by
the body using a stethoscope.
◉ What are the four major components of a general survey? Answer:
Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior.
