Shadow Health Exam Questions and Answers 2026 | Nursing Study Guide & Exam Prep

shadow,./health,./Exam,./Questions,./and,./Answers


A,./brief,./statement,./of,./the,./reason,./the,./patient,./is,./seeking,./health,./care,./is,./cal
led,./the:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ chief,./complaint


Which,./of,./the,./following,./is,./an,./"ABCD",./characteristic,./of,./malignant,./mel
anoma?,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ Irregular,./borders


Which,./question,./would,./be,./considered,./a,./"leading,./question"?,./-
,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ "You,./don't,./get,./headaches,./often,,./do,./you?"


A,./flat,,./nonpalpable,./lesion,./is,./described,./as,./a,./macule,./if,./the,./diameter,./is:,./
-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ less,./than,./1,./cm.


When,./you,./are,./questioning,./a,./patient,./regarding,./alcohol,./intake,,./she,./tells,./
you,./that,./she,./is,./"only,./a,./social,./drinker.",./Which,./initial,./response,./is,./appro
priate?,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
"What,./amount,./and,./what,./kind,./of,./alcohol,./do,./you,./drink,./in,./a,./week?"


Mrs.,./Britton,./is,./a,./34-year-
old,./patient,./who,./presents,./to,./the,./office,./with,./complaints,./of,./skin,./rashes.,./
You,./have,./noted,./a,./3-
cm,,./rough,,./elevated,./area,./of,./psoriasis.,./This,./is,./an,./example,./of,./a:,./-
,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ plaque

,Painful,./vesicles,./are,./associated,./with:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
herpes,./zoster


A,./29-year-
old,./white,./woman,./appears,./jaundiced.,./An,./etiology,./of,./liver,./disease,./has,./
been,./excluded.,./What,./history,./questions,./should,./the,./nurse,./ask?,./-
,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
Whether,./she,./eats,./a,./lot,./of,./yellow,./and,./orange,./vegetables.


Mr.,./D.,./complains,./of,./a,./headache.,./During,./the,./history,,./he,./mentions,./his,./u
se,./of,./alcohol,./and,./illicit,./drugs.,./This,./information,./would,./most,./likely,./bel
ong,./in,./the:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ personal,./and,./social,./history.



The,./thyroid,./gland,./is,./partially,./obscured,./by,./the:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
sternocleidomastoid


To,./perform,./the,./Rinne,./test,,./place,./the,./tuning,./fork,./on,./the:,./-
,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ mastoid,./bone.


You,./observe,./pupillary,./response,./as,./the,./patient,./looks,./at,./a,./distant,./object,./
and,./then,./at,./an,./object,./held,./10,./cm,./from,./the,./bridge,./of,./the,./nose.,./You,./are,
./assessing,./for:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ accommodation.

, Normal,./tympanic,./membrane,./color,./is:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
pearly,./gray.


Ask,./the,./patient,./to,./look,./directly,./at,./the,./light,./of,./the,./ophthalmoscope,./wh
en,./you,./are,./ready,./to,./examine,./the:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ macula.


According,./to,./the,./AUDIT,./scale,./,,./a,./person,./who,./receives,./a,./score,./of,./14,./i
s,./:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
Is,./in,./the,./high,./risk,./category,./for,./alcohol,./abuse


Bulging,./of,./an,./amber,./tympanic,./membrane,./without,./mobility,./is,./most,./oft
en,./associated,./with:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ middle,./ear,./effusion.


You,./ask,./your,./patient,./to,./perform,./the,./DAST,./questionnaire,,./and,./note,./tha
t,./he,./scored,./a,./"5".,./You,./understand,./this,./means:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
the,./patient,./is,./at,./high,./risk,./for,./drug,./abuse


After,./you,./have,./the,./patient,./complete,./the,./AUDIT,./questionnaire,,./your,./ta
lly,./the,./score,./and,./realize,./the,./patient,./has,./scored,./a,./"9",./.,./Your,./next,./com
munication,./with,./the,./patient,./should,./be:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
I,./see,./that,./you,./completed,./the,./questionnaire,,./may,./I,./discuss,./the,./results,.
/with,./you?