ATI HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 EXAM
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+
1. When performing a general survey, what is the nurse
primarily assessing?
A. Deep tendon reflexes
B. Overall appearance and behavior
C. Lung sounds
D. Abdominal tenderness
✔ Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The general survey includes an overall impression of the
patient such as appearance, posture, hygiene, mood, and
,behavior. It is the first step in health assessment and helps
guide further focused examination.
2. Which technique is used first during an abdominal
assessment?
A. Palpation
B. Percussion
C. Inspection
D. Auscultation
✔ Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Inspection is always performed first to avoid altering bowel
sounds. Auscultation comes before palpation and
percussion in abdominal exams.
3. A nurse hears crackles in a patient’s lungs. This sound is
best described as:
A. High-pitched musical sounds
,B. Continuous low-pitched sounds
C. Discontinuous popping sounds
D. Pleural friction rub
✔ Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Crackles are discontinuous, popping sounds caused by fluid
in alveoli or sudden reopening of collapsed airways.
4. What is the normal adult respiratory rate?
A. 8–10 breaths/min
B. 12–20 breaths/min
C. 22–30 breaths/min
D. 30–40 breaths/min
✔ Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
, A normal adult respiratory rate is 12–20 breaths per minute
at rest.
5. The nurse palpates a pulse that is irregular and weak. This
is documented as:
A. Bounding
B. 4+ pulse
C. Thready and irregular
D. Normal
✔ Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
A thready pulse is weak and difficult to feel, often
associated with decreased cardiac output or shock.
6. Which tool is used to examine the ear canal?
A. Ophthalmoscope
B. Otoscope
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+
1. When performing a general survey, what is the nurse
primarily assessing?
A. Deep tendon reflexes
B. Overall appearance and behavior
C. Lung sounds
D. Abdominal tenderness
✔ Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The general survey includes an overall impression of the
patient such as appearance, posture, hygiene, mood, and
,behavior. It is the first step in health assessment and helps
guide further focused examination.
2. Which technique is used first during an abdominal
assessment?
A. Palpation
B. Percussion
C. Inspection
D. Auscultation
✔ Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Inspection is always performed first to avoid altering bowel
sounds. Auscultation comes before palpation and
percussion in abdominal exams.
3. A nurse hears crackles in a patient’s lungs. This sound is
best described as:
A. High-pitched musical sounds
,B. Continuous low-pitched sounds
C. Discontinuous popping sounds
D. Pleural friction rub
✔ Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Crackles are discontinuous, popping sounds caused by fluid
in alveoli or sudden reopening of collapsed airways.
4. What is the normal adult respiratory rate?
A. 8–10 breaths/min
B. 12–20 breaths/min
C. 22–30 breaths/min
D. 30–40 breaths/min
✔ Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
, A normal adult respiratory rate is 12–20 breaths per minute
at rest.
5. The nurse palpates a pulse that is irregular and weak. This
is documented as:
A. Bounding
B. 4+ pulse
C. Thready and irregular
D. Normal
✔ Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
A thready pulse is weak and difficult to feel, often
associated with decreased cardiac output or shock.
6. Which tool is used to examine the ear canal?
A. Ophthalmoscope
B. Otoscope
