NUR_2092_HEALTH_ASSESSMENT_2_EXAM_PREPARATION_PACK_2026_KEY_CONCEPTS.pdf

NUR 2092 HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2 EXAM
PREPARATION PACK 2026 KEY CONCEPTS
AND REVISION NOTES

◉ dementia signs.
Answer: - slow gradual onset (months)


- flat; agitated


- inchoherent, slow, repetitious speech


- not reversible


◉ steps to an assessment.
Answer: - inspection


- palpation


- percussion


-auscultation

,◉ where to assess pulse on infant.
Answer: apical- 1st


brachial


◉ stage I decub ulcer.
Answer: intact skin, red, unbroken, non-blanchable


◉ stage II decub ulcer.
Answer: partial thickness


loss of epidermis and maybe dermis, blister


◉ stage III decub ulcer.
Answer: full-thickness


- extends into subcutaneous


◉ stage IV decub ulcer.
Answer: full-thickness

, - extends into muscle, tendon, bone


◉ primary skin lesion.
Answer: specific causative factor


◉ secondary skin lesion.
Answer:


◉ macule.
Answer: flat, less than 1 cm


◉ papule.
Answer: raised, solid, less than 1 cm


◉ nodule.
Answer: raised, solid, more than 1-2 cm


◉ pustule.
Answer: raised, filled with pus


◉ vesicle.
Answer: elevated, filled with fluid, up to 1 cm