ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT NSG
500 EXAM 3 | COMPREHENSIVE
HEALTH ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
2026/2027
1 of 80
Definition
ability to distinguish the separation of 2 simultaneous
pinpricks on the skin
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stereognosis 2 point discrimination
graphesthesia romberg test
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2 of 80
,Term
Tension headaches
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headache that worsens with coughing severe, sharp pain behind the eye
or straining that lasts minutes
across the temporal forehead, throbbing pain on one side of the
"banding" headache, squeezing head, often with nausea
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3 of 80
Definition
Sensory, auditory, Vestibulocochlear (hearing and balance)
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Cranial nerve 7 Cranial nerve 8
, Cranial nerve 9 Cranial nerve 10
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4 of 80
Definition
-LOC/mental consciousness/GCS
-Cranial nerves 1-12 (olfractory, facial sensation, extraocular movement,
pupilarry response, fundoscopic exam)
-Sensation (upper + lower extremity)
-strength
-Coordination
-Refluxes
-Gait
-Examining skull and spine/general inspection,
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What do external hemorrhoids look What are some causes of rectal
like? bleeding?
General sequence of neuro
Sequence of musculoskeletal exam
exam
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, 5 of 80
Term
Supination
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bending the wrist toward the thumb palms downward (like holding a tray)
palms upward (like you're rotating the forearm inward toward
holding soup) the body
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6 of 80
Term
What color is the blood of an upper GI bleed?
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Rubbery and smooth
Bright red
500 EXAM 3 | COMPREHENSIVE
HEALTH ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
2026/2027
1 of 80
Definition
ability to distinguish the separation of 2 simultaneous
pinpricks on the skin
Give this one a go later!
stereognosis 2 point discrimination
graphesthesia romberg test
Don't know?
2 of 80
,Term
Tension headaches
Give this one a go later!
headache that worsens with coughing severe, sharp pain behind the eye
or straining that lasts minutes
across the temporal forehead, throbbing pain on one side of the
"banding" headache, squeezing head, often with nausea
Don't know?
3 of 80
Definition
Sensory, auditory, Vestibulocochlear (hearing and balance)
Give this one a go later!
Cranial nerve 7 Cranial nerve 8
, Cranial nerve 9 Cranial nerve 10
Don't know?
4 of 80
Definition
-LOC/mental consciousness/GCS
-Cranial nerves 1-12 (olfractory, facial sensation, extraocular movement,
pupilarry response, fundoscopic exam)
-Sensation (upper + lower extremity)
-strength
-Coordination
-Refluxes
-Gait
-Examining skull and spine/general inspection,
Give this one a go later!
What do external hemorrhoids look What are some causes of rectal
like? bleeding?
General sequence of neuro
Sequence of musculoskeletal exam
exam
Don't know?
, 5 of 80
Term
Supination
Give this one a go later!
bending the wrist toward the thumb palms downward (like holding a tray)
palms upward (like you're rotating the forearm inward toward
holding soup) the body
Don't know?
6 of 80
Term
What color is the blood of an upper GI bleed?
Give this one a go later!
Rubbery and smooth
Bright red
