Health Assessment Kaplan
Integrated/Final Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
1. Date
2. Biographical information
3. client as a reliable historian
4. age, sex, marital status (single, married, widowed, divorced, partnered,
separated)
5. reason for seeking healthcare (chief complaint)
6. history of present illness/condition - Answer✔✔-Demographic Data
1. Medical history (disease processes/conditions, treatment, compliance)
2. Surgical history (any procedures and try to get the year; complications)
3. Meds - prescribed and OTC
4. Any communicable diseases or in the past
5. Allergies (food, drug, environmental, seasonal, etc.)
6. Disabilities/handicaps - diagnosed and temporary
7. Injuries or accidents
,8. Hx of blood transfusions and reactions
9. Hx of childhood illness (example: chicken pox)
10. Immunizations (up to date or need any; see CDC) - Answer✔✔-Past Health
History
compile a genogram; ask about familial and genetic diseases - Answer✔✔-
Family Health History
alcohol, tobacco, drugs, travel, current work environment (loud noises, etc.),
what is the home environment, hazards (lead paint, etc.), where they sleep,
stressors (home, work, other), what they do for fun, current/highest education
level, economic status, religious preference, military status, roles/relationships,
culture, sexual history, patterns of daily living - Answer✔✔-Social History
sleep (hours/night; consistency), diet (24 hour recall); exercise (how much,
frequency); current safety measures (seatbelts or sunscreen); stress
management; patterns of health care (when they go to the doctor; PCP or ED);
review of symptoms - Answer✔✔-Health Maintenance
1. Assess the client's current health status
2. Interpret physical data
3. Decide on interventions based on data obtained
(Data is both subjective and objective) - Answer✔✔-Purpose of the Physical
Assessment
ophthalmascope, tuning fork, cotton swabs, Snellen eye chart, thermometer,
penlight, tongue depressor, ruler/tape measurer, safety pins, balance scale,
, gloves, nasal speculum, vaginal speculum (vaginal exam - not part of routine
care unless specified) - Answer✔✔-Materials needed for physical assessment
1. Inspection
2. Palpation
3. Percussion
4. Auscultation - Answer✔✔-Order of examination for general assessment
1. Inspection
2. Auscultation
3. Percussion
4. Palpation - Answer✔✔-Order of examination for abdominal assessment
size, shape, color, texture, symmetry, position - Answer✔✔-Inspection (what to
look for)
push fluid-filled tissue towards palpating hand so object floats against
fingertips - Answer✔✔-ballottement
masses, pulsation, organ size, tenderness or pain, swelling, tissue fullness or
elasticity, vibration, crepitus, temperature, texture, moisture - Answer✔✔-
What to look for when using palpation
strike body surface with one or two fingertips - Answer✔✔-Direct percussion
strike finger or hand placed over body surface - Answer✔✔-Indirect percussion
Integrated/Final Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
1. Date
2. Biographical information
3. client as a reliable historian
4. age, sex, marital status (single, married, widowed, divorced, partnered,
separated)
5. reason for seeking healthcare (chief complaint)
6. history of present illness/condition - Answer✔✔-Demographic Data
1. Medical history (disease processes/conditions, treatment, compliance)
2. Surgical history (any procedures and try to get the year; complications)
3. Meds - prescribed and OTC
4. Any communicable diseases or in the past
5. Allergies (food, drug, environmental, seasonal, etc.)
6. Disabilities/handicaps - diagnosed and temporary
7. Injuries or accidents
,8. Hx of blood transfusions and reactions
9. Hx of childhood illness (example: chicken pox)
10. Immunizations (up to date or need any; see CDC) - Answer✔✔-Past Health
History
compile a genogram; ask about familial and genetic diseases - Answer✔✔-
Family Health History
alcohol, tobacco, drugs, travel, current work environment (loud noises, etc.),
what is the home environment, hazards (lead paint, etc.), where they sleep,
stressors (home, work, other), what they do for fun, current/highest education
level, economic status, religious preference, military status, roles/relationships,
culture, sexual history, patterns of daily living - Answer✔✔-Social History
sleep (hours/night; consistency), diet (24 hour recall); exercise (how much,
frequency); current safety measures (seatbelts or sunscreen); stress
management; patterns of health care (when they go to the doctor; PCP or ED);
review of symptoms - Answer✔✔-Health Maintenance
1. Assess the client's current health status
2. Interpret physical data
3. Decide on interventions based on data obtained
(Data is both subjective and objective) - Answer✔✔-Purpose of the Physical
Assessment
ophthalmascope, tuning fork, cotton swabs, Snellen eye chart, thermometer,
penlight, tongue depressor, ruler/tape measurer, safety pins, balance scale,
, gloves, nasal speculum, vaginal speculum (vaginal exam - not part of routine
care unless specified) - Answer✔✔-Materials needed for physical assessment
1. Inspection
2. Palpation
3. Percussion
4. Auscultation - Answer✔✔-Order of examination for general assessment
1. Inspection
2. Auscultation
3. Percussion
4. Palpation - Answer✔✔-Order of examination for abdominal assessment
size, shape, color, texture, symmetry, position - Answer✔✔-Inspection (what to
look for)
push fluid-filled tissue towards palpating hand so object floats against
fingertips - Answer✔✔-ballottement
masses, pulsation, organ size, tenderness or pain, swelling, tissue fullness or
elasticity, vibration, crepitus, temperature, texture, moisture - Answer✔✔-
What to look for when using palpation
strike body surface with one or two fingertips - Answer✔✔-Direct percussion
strike finger or hand placed over body surface - Answer✔✔-Indirect percussion
