NUR 502 HEALTH ASSESSMENT MEDICAL
TEST EXAM 1 LATEST 2026 STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
100% TOP RATED ASSURED A+
, NUR 502 HEALTH ASSESSMENT MEDICAL TEST
EXAM 1 LATEST 2026 STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% TOP RATED ASSURED A+
A physician is listening to a patient's heart but something has negatively impacted the sound.
Which of the following has most likely caused this?
A) Indirect rather than direct percussion
B) A double-lumen stethoscope
C) Lack of palpation
D) Loose-fitting ear tips - Answer>>> Ans: D
Which of the following is true of reporting history of present illness?
A) If a patient describes having pain in the arm and numbness in the fingertips- the physician
should examine these as a single unit.
B) The opening sentence should contain the results from pertinent test results and test dates.
C) All recent pertinent diagnostic tests and the outcomes of recent pertinent interventions should
be summarized and included in the HPI.
D) Medical tests that are unrelated to their current complaint should be included in the HPI. -
Answer>>> Ans: A
The provider is preparing to take a health history for a new patient. He takes the patient to a
private room and asks the patient to don a hospital gown. After stepping outside to give the
patient sufficient time to change he then comes back in and asks permission to conduct the
history. He sits next to the patient at eye level discreetly observes the patient for any sensory
deficits and asks the patient if he may take brief notes of the conversation. During the
conversation he gives the patient time to answer questions fully. He makes sure that his questions
do not contain technical terms and quietly observes the patient's nonverbal behaviors throughout.
Which mistake did the provider make?
TEST EXAM 1 LATEST 2026 STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
100% TOP RATED ASSURED A+
, NUR 502 HEALTH ASSESSMENT MEDICAL TEST
EXAM 1 LATEST 2026 STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% TOP RATED ASSURED A+
A physician is listening to a patient's heart but something has negatively impacted the sound.
Which of the following has most likely caused this?
A) Indirect rather than direct percussion
B) A double-lumen stethoscope
C) Lack of palpation
D) Loose-fitting ear tips - Answer>>> Ans: D
Which of the following is true of reporting history of present illness?
A) If a patient describes having pain in the arm and numbness in the fingertips- the physician
should examine these as a single unit.
B) The opening sentence should contain the results from pertinent test results and test dates.
C) All recent pertinent diagnostic tests and the outcomes of recent pertinent interventions should
be summarized and included in the HPI.
D) Medical tests that are unrelated to their current complaint should be included in the HPI. -
Answer>>> Ans: A
The provider is preparing to take a health history for a new patient. He takes the patient to a
private room and asks the patient to don a hospital gown. After stepping outside to give the
patient sufficient time to change he then comes back in and asks permission to conduct the
history. He sits next to the patient at eye level discreetly observes the patient for any sensory
deficits and asks the patient if he may take brief notes of the conversation. During the
conversation he gives the patient time to answer questions fully. He makes sure that his questions
do not contain technical terms and quietly observes the patient's nonverbal behaviors throughout.
Which mistake did the provider make?
