NUR 106 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
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What techniques are used during a physical assessment?
a. Inspection, palpation, and auscultation ✔✔
b. Observation, speculation, and diagnosis
c. Consultation, prescription, and triage
d. Interviewing, charting, and debriefing
Answer: Inspection, palpation, and auscultation. (Note: Percussion is also a core
four technique in full physical exams). ✔✔
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What does a general survey in a physical assessment include?
a. Detailed lab work, blood chemistry, and imaging results
b. Overall impression of the client, state of health, body habits, affect, grooming,
gait, height, weight, and BMI ✔✔
c. Complete past surgical history and family medical records
d. Full range-of-motion testing for every major joint
Answer: Overall impression of the client, state of health, body habits, affect,
grooming, gait, height, weight, and BMI. ✔✔
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What are the purposes of the skin?
a. Temperature control, infection control, sensation, protection, fluid loss, and
vitamin D synthesis ✔✔
b. Hormone secretion, oxygen transport, and digestion
c. Structural skeletal support, motor reflexes, and calcium storage
d. Waste filtration, bile production, and fluid secretion
Answer: Temperature control, infection control, sensation, protection, fluid loss,
and vitamin D synthesis. ✔✔
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What indicators are assessed in the integumentary system?
a. Reflexes, cranial nerve function, and mental status
b. Color, temperature, moisture, texture, capillary refill, skin turgor, edema,
lesions, and skin breakdown ✔✔
c. Pulse pressure, heart sounds, and arterial resistance
d. Bowel sounds, organ size, and tenderness
, Answer: Color, temperature, moisture, texture, capillary refill, skin turgor, edema,
lesions, and skin breakdown. ✔✔
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What does the Braden scale assess?
a. Neurological responsiveness and coma depth
b. Fall risk based on balance and gait stability
c. The risk of pressure sores based on factors like mobility and skin condition ✔✔
d. Nutritional status and calorie intake needs
Answer: The risk of pressure sores based on factors like mobility and skin
condition. ✔✔
What are the stages of pressure sores?
Stage 1: Red but does not blanch. Stage 2: Shallow, open wound through 1-2
layers of skin. Stage 3: Deep wound through fat. Stage 4: Deep wound affecting
muscle and/or bone.
What is an unstageable pressure sore?
A sore covered by slough or eschar (necrosis).
What is a deep tissue injury?
An injury where the skin appears intact but underlying tissue is damaged.
What should be assessed in hair during a physical examination?
Color, texture, distribution, and scalp condition.
What components are included in a health history?
Biographic data, reason for seeking care, history of present illness, past health
history, family history, review of systems, lifestyle, socio-cultural history,
psychological history, and occupational/environmental history.
What are the purposes of health assessment?
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
||UPDATED 2026
What techniques are used during a physical assessment?
a. Inspection, palpation, and auscultation ✔✔
b. Observation, speculation, and diagnosis
c. Consultation, prescription, and triage
d. Interviewing, charting, and debriefing
Answer: Inspection, palpation, and auscultation. (Note: Percussion is also a core
four technique in full physical exams). ✔✔
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What does a general survey in a physical assessment include?
a. Detailed lab work, blood chemistry, and imaging results
b. Overall impression of the client, state of health, body habits, affect, grooming,
gait, height, weight, and BMI ✔✔
c. Complete past surgical history and family medical records
d. Full range-of-motion testing for every major joint
Answer: Overall impression of the client, state of health, body habits, affect,
grooming, gait, height, weight, and BMI. ✔✔
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What are the purposes of the skin?
a. Temperature control, infection control, sensation, protection, fluid loss, and
vitamin D synthesis ✔✔
b. Hormone secretion, oxygen transport, and digestion
c. Structural skeletal support, motor reflexes, and calcium storage
d. Waste filtration, bile production, and fluid secretion
Answer: Temperature control, infection control, sensation, protection, fluid loss,
and vitamin D synthesis. ✔✔
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What indicators are assessed in the integumentary system?
a. Reflexes, cranial nerve function, and mental status
b. Color, temperature, moisture, texture, capillary refill, skin turgor, edema,
lesions, and skin breakdown ✔✔
c. Pulse pressure, heart sounds, and arterial resistance
d. Bowel sounds, organ size, and tenderness
, Answer: Color, temperature, moisture, texture, capillary refill, skin turgor, edema,
lesions, and skin breakdown. ✔✔
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What does the Braden scale assess?
a. Neurological responsiveness and coma depth
b. Fall risk based on balance and gait stability
c. The risk of pressure sores based on factors like mobility and skin condition ✔✔
d. Nutritional status and calorie intake needs
Answer: The risk of pressure sores based on factors like mobility and skin
condition. ✔✔
What are the stages of pressure sores?
Stage 1: Red but does not blanch. Stage 2: Shallow, open wound through 1-2
layers of skin. Stage 3: Deep wound through fat. Stage 4: Deep wound affecting
muscle and/or bone.
What is an unstageable pressure sore?
A sore covered by slough or eschar (necrosis).
What is a deep tissue injury?
An injury where the skin appears intact but underlying tissue is damaged.
What should be assessed in hair during a physical examination?
Color, texture, distribution, and scalp condition.
What components are included in a health history?
Biographic data, reason for seeking care, history of present illness, past health
history, family history, review of systems, lifestyle, socio-cultural history,
psychological history, and occupational/environmental history.
What are the purposes of health assessment?
