NUR 2092 HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL
EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. When assessing a patient’s abdomen, in what order should the nurse perform the physical
examination techniques?
A. Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation, Inspection
B. Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion, Palpation
C. Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation
D. Auscultation, Inspection, Palpation, Percussion
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: For the abdominal assessment, auscultation is performed before
percussion and palpation to avoid stimulating bowel sounds that were not originally
present.
2. Which heart sound is produced by the closure of the semilunar valves?
A. S1
B. S2
,C. S3
D. S4
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: S2 represents the closure of the aortic and pulmonic (semilunar)
valves at the beginning of diastole.
3. A patient presents with a ‘swishing’ sound heard over the carotid artery. The nurse
documents this finding as:
A. Thrill
B. Murmur
C. Bruit
D. Crepitus
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: A bruit is a blowing or swishing sound indicating blood flow
turbulence, usually due to narrowing of an artery.
4. The nurse is assessing a patient’s pupillary response. The constriction of the opposite pupil
when light is shone into one eye is known as:
A. Consensual light reflex
B. Accommodation
C. Direct light reflex
, D. Convergence
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Consensual light reflex occurs when the pupil of the eye not
receiving the light stimulus constricts simultaneously with the tested eye.
5. Which percussion note is expected over normal, air-filled lung tissue?
A. Tympany
B. Resonance
C. Dullness
D. Hyperresonance
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Resonance is the low-pitched, clear, hollow sound found in
healthy lung tissue.
6. What does the ‘E’ in the ABCDE mnemonic for skin cancer assessment stand for?
A. Elevation
B. Erythema
C. Exudate
D. Evolution
Answer: D
EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. When assessing a patient’s abdomen, in what order should the nurse perform the physical
examination techniques?
A. Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation, Inspection
B. Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion, Palpation
C. Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation
D. Auscultation, Inspection, Palpation, Percussion
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: For the abdominal assessment, auscultation is performed before
percussion and palpation to avoid stimulating bowel sounds that were not originally
present.
2. Which heart sound is produced by the closure of the semilunar valves?
A. S1
B. S2
,C. S3
D. S4
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: S2 represents the closure of the aortic and pulmonic (semilunar)
valves at the beginning of diastole.
3. A patient presents with a ‘swishing’ sound heard over the carotid artery. The nurse
documents this finding as:
A. Thrill
B. Murmur
C. Bruit
D. Crepitus
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: A bruit is a blowing or swishing sound indicating blood flow
turbulence, usually due to narrowing of an artery.
4. The nurse is assessing a patient’s pupillary response. The constriction of the opposite pupil
when light is shone into one eye is known as:
A. Consensual light reflex
B. Accommodation
C. Direct light reflex
, D. Convergence
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Consensual light reflex occurs when the pupil of the eye not
receiving the light stimulus constricts simultaneously with the tested eye.
5. Which percussion note is expected over normal, air-filled lung tissue?
A. Tympany
B. Resonance
C. Dullness
D. Hyperresonance
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Resonance is the low-pitched, clear, hollow sound found in
healthy lung tissue.
6. What does the ‘E’ in the ABCDE mnemonic for skin cancer assessment stand for?
A. Elevation
B. Erythema
C. Exudate
D. Evolution
Answer: D
