NSG 200 TEST 2 STUDY QUESTIONS | COMPREHENSIVE NURSING
STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
A patient is complaining of difficulty hearing. Which structure of the ear stimulates the acoustic nerve? -
ANS ✔✔The ossicle
Three tiny bones make up the ossicle. This structure transmits sound.
The nurse is treating a patient for a nosebleed. The patient complains of frequent nosebleeds. What
could be a possible cause of the nosebleeds? - ANS ✔✔Snorting cocaine
Cocaine is an irritant to the nasal mucosa. Further assessment would be required to rule this out.
Hypertension may be associated with nosebleeds.
The student nurse is learning how to use the ophthalmoscope. When performing an ophthalmoscopic
examination, examine the patient's right: - ANS ✔✔eye with your right eye and the patient's left eye
with your left eye.
It allows the examiner to get close to the eye. It is hard to get as close to the patient's eyes when you
have facial features such as the nose getting in the way. The examiner needs to be close to both eyes.
The nurse is assessing a patient's optic disc. What instrument would be best for this assessment? - ANS
✔✔The optic disc is viewed with an ophthalmoscope.
The nurse suspects that a female patient is having trouble with the thyroid when the patient answers yes
to which question? - ANS ✔✔"Have you noticed a change in your level of energy?"
Changes in thyroid function may cause symptoms of hyperactivity or fatigue.
The nurse is aware that the greatest physical variation of ears among individuals of different races is: -
ANS ✔✔consistency and color of cerumen.
Asian and American Indian and Alaska natives have sparse, dry, flaky cerumen, whereas white and dark-
skinned races have moist, sticky, and dark cerumen.
The nurse is assessing a patient for confrontation. The confrontation test assesses: - ANS ✔✔peripheral
vision.
The examiner must have normal peripheral visual fields to do this.
The nurse is asking the patient to stick out his tongue and move it back and forth. Which cranial nerve is
the nurse testing? - ANS ✔✔Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
The examiner should note smooth and coordinated movement.
, The nurse is documenting in the chart. For documentation purposes, which term is used to describe a
head that is of average size and shape? - ANS ✔✔Normocephalic
The term normocephalic refers to a head of average size and shape.
The nurse is assessing a patient's mandible. The area between the sternocleidomastoid muscles and the
mandible is anatomically known as the: - ANS ✔✔anterior triangle.
Anterior triangle is fairly well defined, especially on thin individuals.
A patient describes a recent onset of frequent and severe unilateral headaches that last about 1 hour.
Based on these symptoms, the nurse suspects which type of headache? - ANS ✔✔Cluster headaches
During a physical examination the nurse is unable to feel the patient's thyroid gland with palpation from
an anterior approach. What is the appropriate action of the nurse at this time? - ANS ✔✔Recognize that
this is an expected finding.
A 24-year-old female patient has a 2-day history of clear nasal drainage. Based on these data, which
question is the most logical for the nurse to ask? - ANS ✔✔"Do you have allergies?"
A 32-year-old woman has a 4-day history of sore throat and difficulty swallowing. The nurse observes
tonsils covered with yellow patches. The tonsils are so large that they fill the entire oropharynx and
appear to be touching. How does the nurse document these findings? - ANS ✔✔"Enlarged tonsils 4+
with yellow exudate."
A nurse is obtaining a health history from a 52-year-old male patient with a red lesion at the base of the
tongue. What additional data does the nurse specifically collect about this patient? - ANS ✔✔Alcohol
and Tobacco use
While talking with a patient, the nurse suspects that he has hearing loss. Which examination technique is
most accurate for assessing hearing loss? - ANS ✔✔Audiometry test
Which data from the health history of a 42-year-old man should be evaluated further as a possible risk
for hearing loss? - ANS ✔✔"My primary hobby is carpentry work"
The nurse examines a patient's auditory canal and tympanic membrane with an otoscope. Which finding
is considered abnormal? - ANS ✔✔Yellow or amber color to the tympanic membrane.
During the history the patient indicates that her eyes have been red and itching. Which additional
question does the nurse ask? - ANS ✔✔"do you have seasonal allergies?"
How does the nurse assess a patient's consensual reaction? - ANS ✔✔By shining a light into the patient's
right eye and observing the pupillary reaction of the left eye
What are the characteristics of lymph nodes in patients who have an acute infection? - ANS ✔✔They are
enlarged and tender.
STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
A patient is complaining of difficulty hearing. Which structure of the ear stimulates the acoustic nerve? -
ANS ✔✔The ossicle
Three tiny bones make up the ossicle. This structure transmits sound.
The nurse is treating a patient for a nosebleed. The patient complains of frequent nosebleeds. What
could be a possible cause of the nosebleeds? - ANS ✔✔Snorting cocaine
Cocaine is an irritant to the nasal mucosa. Further assessment would be required to rule this out.
Hypertension may be associated with nosebleeds.
The student nurse is learning how to use the ophthalmoscope. When performing an ophthalmoscopic
examination, examine the patient's right: - ANS ✔✔eye with your right eye and the patient's left eye
with your left eye.
It allows the examiner to get close to the eye. It is hard to get as close to the patient's eyes when you
have facial features such as the nose getting in the way. The examiner needs to be close to both eyes.
The nurse is assessing a patient's optic disc. What instrument would be best for this assessment? - ANS
✔✔The optic disc is viewed with an ophthalmoscope.
The nurse suspects that a female patient is having trouble with the thyroid when the patient answers yes
to which question? - ANS ✔✔"Have you noticed a change in your level of energy?"
Changes in thyroid function may cause symptoms of hyperactivity or fatigue.
The nurse is aware that the greatest physical variation of ears among individuals of different races is: -
ANS ✔✔consistency and color of cerumen.
Asian and American Indian and Alaska natives have sparse, dry, flaky cerumen, whereas white and dark-
skinned races have moist, sticky, and dark cerumen.
The nurse is assessing a patient for confrontation. The confrontation test assesses: - ANS ✔✔peripheral
vision.
The examiner must have normal peripheral visual fields to do this.
The nurse is asking the patient to stick out his tongue and move it back and forth. Which cranial nerve is
the nurse testing? - ANS ✔✔Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
The examiner should note smooth and coordinated movement.
, The nurse is documenting in the chart. For documentation purposes, which term is used to describe a
head that is of average size and shape? - ANS ✔✔Normocephalic
The term normocephalic refers to a head of average size and shape.
The nurse is assessing a patient's mandible. The area between the sternocleidomastoid muscles and the
mandible is anatomically known as the: - ANS ✔✔anterior triangle.
Anterior triangle is fairly well defined, especially on thin individuals.
A patient describes a recent onset of frequent and severe unilateral headaches that last about 1 hour.
Based on these symptoms, the nurse suspects which type of headache? - ANS ✔✔Cluster headaches
During a physical examination the nurse is unable to feel the patient's thyroid gland with palpation from
an anterior approach. What is the appropriate action of the nurse at this time? - ANS ✔✔Recognize that
this is an expected finding.
A 24-year-old female patient has a 2-day history of clear nasal drainage. Based on these data, which
question is the most logical for the nurse to ask? - ANS ✔✔"Do you have allergies?"
A 32-year-old woman has a 4-day history of sore throat and difficulty swallowing. The nurse observes
tonsils covered with yellow patches. The tonsils are so large that they fill the entire oropharynx and
appear to be touching. How does the nurse document these findings? - ANS ✔✔"Enlarged tonsils 4+
with yellow exudate."
A nurse is obtaining a health history from a 52-year-old male patient with a red lesion at the base of the
tongue. What additional data does the nurse specifically collect about this patient? - ANS ✔✔Alcohol
and Tobacco use
While talking with a patient, the nurse suspects that he has hearing loss. Which examination technique is
most accurate for assessing hearing loss? - ANS ✔✔Audiometry test
Which data from the health history of a 42-year-old man should be evaluated further as a possible risk
for hearing loss? - ANS ✔✔"My primary hobby is carpentry work"
The nurse examines a patient's auditory canal and tympanic membrane with an otoscope. Which finding
is considered abnormal? - ANS ✔✔Yellow or amber color to the tympanic membrane.
During the history the patient indicates that her eyes have been red and itching. Which additional
question does the nurse ask? - ANS ✔✔"do you have seasonal allergies?"
How does the nurse assess a patient's consensual reaction? - ANS ✔✔By shining a light into the patient's
right eye and observing the pupillary reaction of the left eye
What are the characteristics of lymph nodes in patients who have an acute infection? - ANS ✔✔They are
enlarged and tender.
