NSG 500 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT
EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER WITH TESTED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Normal Aging Findings in HEENT. Answer: Loose skin, wrinkling,
finer head hair, coarser nasal/eyebrow hair, loss of jaw definition,
enlarged pores, decreased taste, smell, and hearing.
◉ Tension Headache Symptoms. Answer: Dull, throbbing pain; often
described as a 'band around the head.'
◉ Migraine Headache Symptoms. Answer: Unilateral or bilateral
pain, often with nausea, vomiting, and photophobia.
◉ Cluster Headache Symptoms. Answer: Intense, stabbing pain,
usually around the eye; may cause tearing and eye redness.
◉ PERRLA Assessment. Answer: Check pupil constriction in a dark
room, one eye at a time. Accommodation: Pupils constrict and eyes
converge when focusing on a close object.
◉ Near and Far Vision Tests. Answer: Snellen chart for far vision;
Rosenbaum chart for near vision.
, ◉ Using an Ophthalmoscope. Answer: Stand to the side, have the
patient look over your shoulder. Position ophthalmoscope correctly to
examine the retina and optic disc.
◉ Strabismus. Answer: A condition where one eye is misaligned
while the other is properly focused; often referred to as 'lazy eye.'
◉ Pseudostrabismus. Answer: False appearance of strabismus,
common in infants and some ethnic groups such as Asians, due to the
epicanthal folds.
◉ Cobblestoning Significance. Answer: In the throat, it indicates
postnasal drip; in the eye, it suggests conjunctivitis.
◉ Weber Test. Answer: Tuning fork placed on the forehead to assess
lateralization of sound; normal if heard equally in both ears.
◉ Rinne Test. Answer: Tuning fork placed on the mastoid bone, then
near the ear. Air conduction should be greater than bone conduction.
◉ Tonsil Grading. Answer: Scale from 0-4, with 0 meaning surgically
removed and 4 indicating tonsils are touching or 'kissing.'
◉ Tympanic Membrane Rupture Symptoms. Answer: Sharp ear pain,
bloody discharge, hearing loss, and possible tinnitus.
EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER WITH TESTED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Normal Aging Findings in HEENT. Answer: Loose skin, wrinkling,
finer head hair, coarser nasal/eyebrow hair, loss of jaw definition,
enlarged pores, decreased taste, smell, and hearing.
◉ Tension Headache Symptoms. Answer: Dull, throbbing pain; often
described as a 'band around the head.'
◉ Migraine Headache Symptoms. Answer: Unilateral or bilateral
pain, often with nausea, vomiting, and photophobia.
◉ Cluster Headache Symptoms. Answer: Intense, stabbing pain,
usually around the eye; may cause tearing and eye redness.
◉ PERRLA Assessment. Answer: Check pupil constriction in a dark
room, one eye at a time. Accommodation: Pupils constrict and eyes
converge when focusing on a close object.
◉ Near and Far Vision Tests. Answer: Snellen chart for far vision;
Rosenbaum chart for near vision.
, ◉ Using an Ophthalmoscope. Answer: Stand to the side, have the
patient look over your shoulder. Position ophthalmoscope correctly to
examine the retina and optic disc.
◉ Strabismus. Answer: A condition where one eye is misaligned
while the other is properly focused; often referred to as 'lazy eye.'
◉ Pseudostrabismus. Answer: False appearance of strabismus,
common in infants and some ethnic groups such as Asians, due to the
epicanthal folds.
◉ Cobblestoning Significance. Answer: In the throat, it indicates
postnasal drip; in the eye, it suggests conjunctivitis.
◉ Weber Test. Answer: Tuning fork placed on the forehead to assess
lateralization of sound; normal if heard equally in both ears.
◉ Rinne Test. Answer: Tuning fork placed on the mastoid bone, then
near the ear. Air conduction should be greater than bone conduction.
◉ Tonsil Grading. Answer: Scale from 0-4, with 0 meaning surgically
removed and 4 indicating tonsils are touching or 'kissing.'
◉ Tympanic Membrane Rupture Symptoms. Answer: Sharp ear pain,
bloody discharge, hearing loss, and possible tinnitus.
