HONDROS 195 EXAM 1 2026 HEALTH
ASSESSMENT AND VITAL SIGNS WORKBOOK
SOLVED QUESTIONS COMPILATION
◉ Order of Insulin Draw.
Answer: cloudy(air), clear(air),clear(insulin), cloudy(insulin)
◉ 70-110.
Answer: Normal BS
◉ Vision Intervention.
Answer: Annual Eye Exam
◉ Vision Assessment.
Answer: PERRLA, peripheral testing, snellen chart, Hx (changes in
vision?, dark spots?, flashes?, issues in certain lighting?)
◉ Vision pt education.
Answer: Certain drops can burn eyes, burning is better than being
blind (miotics)
◉ Hearing interventions.
,Answer: 1. Face to face
2. Speak clearly, slowly and directly
3. Eliminate background noise
◉ Hearing Treatment.
Answer: audiology
◉ Cataract Assessment.
Answer: 1. dimness
2. misty vision
3. blurriness (milky haze)
◉ Glaucoma.
Answer: High IOP
◉ Timolol.
Answer: Glaucoma Tx
◉ ARMD risks.
Answer: 1. depression
2. ignoring Sx
3. injuries, falls, accidents, mobility
,◉ ARMD sight.
Answer: Loss of central vision- can see on side(may place things to
one side or other)
◉ Glaucoma Sight.
Answer: Loss of peripheral vision-side vision
◉ Deafness Intervention.
Answer: hearing aid care
◉ Hearing aid care.
Answer: Do not wash/submerge hearing aids. Turn off when not in
use, open battery door
◉ Timolol side effects.
Answer: Beta Blocker-slows heart down, watch for SOB
◉ Malignant Tumors.
Answer: Irregular, Immobile, hard upon palpation, ususally not
painful
, ◉ Important for Cancer patients.
Answer: report all new results, do not call pt and freak them out, do
not just bury results in chart somewhere
◉ Smoking HX.
Answer: Smokeless tobacco?
How much?
How long?
Cough?
Would you like to quit?
◉ Pack years.
Answer: Packs per day times years, MD wants to know pack years
◉ Smoking prevention.
Answer: pulmonary tests, O2 levels, sputum cultures, cessation
methods, support groups, teach proper oral care
◉ Age Assessment.
Answer: physical vs. neumeric
◉ Age prevention.
ASSESSMENT AND VITAL SIGNS WORKBOOK
SOLVED QUESTIONS COMPILATION
◉ Order of Insulin Draw.
Answer: cloudy(air), clear(air),clear(insulin), cloudy(insulin)
◉ 70-110.
Answer: Normal BS
◉ Vision Intervention.
Answer: Annual Eye Exam
◉ Vision Assessment.
Answer: PERRLA, peripheral testing, snellen chart, Hx (changes in
vision?, dark spots?, flashes?, issues in certain lighting?)
◉ Vision pt education.
Answer: Certain drops can burn eyes, burning is better than being
blind (miotics)
◉ Hearing interventions.
,Answer: 1. Face to face
2. Speak clearly, slowly and directly
3. Eliminate background noise
◉ Hearing Treatment.
Answer: audiology
◉ Cataract Assessment.
Answer: 1. dimness
2. misty vision
3. blurriness (milky haze)
◉ Glaucoma.
Answer: High IOP
◉ Timolol.
Answer: Glaucoma Tx
◉ ARMD risks.
Answer: 1. depression
2. ignoring Sx
3. injuries, falls, accidents, mobility
,◉ ARMD sight.
Answer: Loss of central vision- can see on side(may place things to
one side or other)
◉ Glaucoma Sight.
Answer: Loss of peripheral vision-side vision
◉ Deafness Intervention.
Answer: hearing aid care
◉ Hearing aid care.
Answer: Do not wash/submerge hearing aids. Turn off when not in
use, open battery door
◉ Timolol side effects.
Answer: Beta Blocker-slows heart down, watch for SOB
◉ Malignant Tumors.
Answer: Irregular, Immobile, hard upon palpation, ususally not
painful
, ◉ Important for Cancer patients.
Answer: report all new results, do not call pt and freak them out, do
not just bury results in chart somewhere
◉ Smoking HX.
Answer: Smokeless tobacco?
How much?
How long?
Cough?
Would you like to quit?
◉ Pack years.
Answer: Packs per day times years, MD wants to know pack years
◉ Smoking prevention.
Answer: pulmonary tests, O2 levels, sputum cultures, cessation
methods, support groups, teach proper oral care
◉ Age Assessment.
Answer: physical vs. neumeric
◉ Age prevention.
