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1. Heart sounds are loudest for S1 at the _______ and for Apex of the heart
S2 at the________. Base of the heart
Base of the heart
Right side of the heart
Center of the heart
Left side of the heart
Apex of the heart
2. When preparing a female client for an abdominal ex- Empty your bladder just
amination, the nurse should provide her with which prior to examination
instruction?
A. Empty your bladder just prior to the examination
B. refrain from eating or drinking for at least thirty
minutes
C. Lie in a prone position with slightly flexed knees
D. Exhale slowly through your mouth then hold your
breath
3. The nurse learns in report that a client is stuporous. Determine the response to
Which assessment should the nurse perform to con- stimuli
firm this report?
A. Observe for facial asymmetry
B. Determine the response to stimuli
C. Assess for a positive Romberg sign
D Check the pupillary response to light
4. The nurse begins a clients musculoskeletal assess- A. Atrophy
ment. While using the technique of inspection, the C. Kyphosis
nurse assesses for which possible findings? Select all E. Contracture
that apply
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A. Atrophy
B. Crepitus
C. Kyphosis
D. Osteopenia
E. Contracture
5. An older client comes to the healthcare provider's of- A. Obtain a medication
fice for a routine follow-up exam for high blood pres- history including prescrip-
sure, osteoarthritis, constipation, and chronic sinusitis. tion and non prescription
The client recently had a cataract removed from the drugs.
left eye, Which is the MOST important for the nurse to
assess when obtaining the clients health history.
A. Obtain a medication history including prescription
and non prescription drugs.
B. Conduct an assessment of functional capacity and
environmental hazards.
C. Emphasize the need to place advance directives in
the medical record.
D. Distinguish between symptoms caused by disease
and those due to aging.
6. The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of B. Use a standard pain
kidney stones and returns to the clinic with flank pain. assessment questionnaire
Which intervention should the nurse implement first? and scale
A. Collect a urine sample and strain for granules or
calculi.
B. Use a standard pain assessment questionnaire and
scale.
C. Observe for nonverbal signs to measure pain inten-
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sity.
D. Ask the client if he took any pain medicine at home.
7. During a health assessment, the client reports be- C. Distal interphalangeal
ing treated for osteoarthritis. The nurse examines a joint nodules that deviate
client's hands and finds Heberden's nodes. Which find-
ing should the nurse document in the client's medical
record?
A. Frozen, non-movable phalangeal joints
B. Proximal intertarsal joint swelling of big toe
C. Distal interphalangeal joint nodules that deviate
D. Non-painful enlarged interphalangeal joints
8. The nurse is assessing a client with gallstones for jaun- A. Examine client's sclera
dice. Which action should the nurse perform to con- for icterus
firm this information?
A. Examine client's sclera for icterus
B. Review recent serum bilirubin levels
C. Assess conjunctival sacs of lower lids for pallor
D. Observe the client's urine for dark orange color
9. When assessing heart sounds of a client with rheumat- B. Left fourth intercostal
ic valvular heart disease, where should the nurse place space next to the sternal
the stethoscope to auscultate the tricuspid valve? border
A. Third left intercostal space
B. Left fourth intercostal space next to the sternal bor-
der
C. Second right intercostal space
D. Left fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line
WGU health assessment OA 9/2025 (correct answers)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_i8zu6k
1. Heart sounds are loudest for S1 at the _______ and for Apex of the heart
S2 at the________. Base of the heart
Base of the heart
Right side of the heart
Center of the heart
Left side of the heart
Apex of the heart
2. When preparing a female client for an abdominal ex- Empty your bladder just
amination, the nurse should provide her with which prior to examination
instruction?
A. Empty your bladder just prior to the examination
B. refrain from eating or drinking for at least thirty
minutes
C. Lie in a prone position with slightly flexed knees
D. Exhale slowly through your mouth then hold your
breath
3. The nurse learns in report that a client is stuporous. Determine the response to
Which assessment should the nurse perform to con- stimuli
firm this report?
A. Observe for facial asymmetry
B. Determine the response to stimuli
C. Assess for a positive Romberg sign
D Check the pupillary response to light
4. The nurse begins a clients musculoskeletal assess- A. Atrophy
ment. While using the technique of inspection, the C. Kyphosis
nurse assesses for which possible findings? Select all E. Contracture
that apply
, WGU health assessment OA (correct answers)
WGU health assessment OA 9/2025 (correct answers)
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A. Atrophy
B. Crepitus
C. Kyphosis
D. Osteopenia
E. Contracture
5. An older client comes to the healthcare provider's of- A. Obtain a medication
fice for a routine follow-up exam for high blood pres- history including prescrip-
sure, osteoarthritis, constipation, and chronic sinusitis. tion and non prescription
The client recently had a cataract removed from the drugs.
left eye, Which is the MOST important for the nurse to
assess when obtaining the clients health history.
A. Obtain a medication history including prescription
and non prescription drugs.
B. Conduct an assessment of functional capacity and
environmental hazards.
C. Emphasize the need to place advance directives in
the medical record.
D. Distinguish between symptoms caused by disease
and those due to aging.
6. The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of B. Use a standard pain
kidney stones and returns to the clinic with flank pain. assessment questionnaire
Which intervention should the nurse implement first? and scale
A. Collect a urine sample and strain for granules or
calculi.
B. Use a standard pain assessment questionnaire and
scale.
C. Observe for nonverbal signs to measure pain inten-
, WGU health assessment OA (correct answers)
WGU health assessment OA 9/2025 (correct answers)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_i8zu6k
sity.
D. Ask the client if he took any pain medicine at home.
7. During a health assessment, the client reports be- C. Distal interphalangeal
ing treated for osteoarthritis. The nurse examines a joint nodules that deviate
client's hands and finds Heberden's nodes. Which find-
ing should the nurse document in the client's medical
record?
A. Frozen, non-movable phalangeal joints
B. Proximal intertarsal joint swelling of big toe
C. Distal interphalangeal joint nodules that deviate
D. Non-painful enlarged interphalangeal joints
8. The nurse is assessing a client with gallstones for jaun- A. Examine client's sclera
dice. Which action should the nurse perform to con- for icterus
firm this information?
A. Examine client's sclera for icterus
B. Review recent serum bilirubin levels
C. Assess conjunctival sacs of lower lids for pallor
D. Observe the client's urine for dark orange color
9. When assessing heart sounds of a client with rheumat- B. Left fourth intercostal
ic valvular heart disease, where should the nurse place space next to the sternal
the stethoscope to auscultate the tricuspid valve? border
A. Third left intercostal space
B. Left fourth intercostal space next to the sternal bor-
der
C. Second right intercostal space
D. Left fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line
