NURS 6512 ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |
100% CORRECT | GRADE A+
1. During a physical examination, which percussion note would the advanced practice nurse
expect to hear over a healthy lung?
A. Tympany
B. Resonance
C. Dullness
D. Flatness
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Resonance is the low-pitched, clear, hollow sound heard over
healthy lung tissue in adults.
2. When assessing a patient’s risk for melanoma, the ‘E’ in the ABCDE mnemonic stands for:
A. Elevation
B. Erythema
,C. Exudate
D. Evolving
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: In the ABCDE assessment for skin cancer, E stands for Evolving
or enlargement, referring to a change in size, shape, or color.
3. A 70-year-old patient presents with a sudden onset of ‘curtain-like’ vision loss in the right
eye. Which condition is most likely?
A. Cataracts
B. Retinal detachment
C. Glaucoma
D. Macular degeneration
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Retinal detachment often presents as a sudden loss of vision
described as a shadow or curtain being pulled over the eye.
4. Which of the following is considered a ‘secondary’ skin lesion?
A. Keloid
B. Vesicle
C. Macule
, D. Pustule
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: A keloid is a secondary lesion resulting from changes over time
or due to trauma/infection, whereas macules, vesicles, and pustules are primary lesions.
5. During a Weber test, the patient reports hearing the sound louder in the right ear
(lateralization to the right). This finding is consistent with:
A. Conductive hearing loss in the right ear
B. Sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear
C. Normal hearing in both ears
D. Presbycusis
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: In conductive hearing loss, the sound lateralizes to the affected
(impaired) ear because the ear cannot hear ambient noise.
6. The advanced practice nurse is assessing a patient for carpal tunnel syndrome. Which
maneuver involves acute flexion of the wrists for 60 seconds?
A. Tinel sign
B. Phalen test
C. Allen test
D. Lachman test
ASSESSMENT COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |
100% CORRECT | GRADE A+
1. During a physical examination, which percussion note would the advanced practice nurse
expect to hear over a healthy lung?
A. Tympany
B. Resonance
C. Dullness
D. Flatness
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Resonance is the low-pitched, clear, hollow sound heard over
healthy lung tissue in adults.
2. When assessing a patient’s risk for melanoma, the ‘E’ in the ABCDE mnemonic stands for:
A. Elevation
B. Erythema
,C. Exudate
D. Evolving
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: In the ABCDE assessment for skin cancer, E stands for Evolving
or enlargement, referring to a change in size, shape, or color.
3. A 70-year-old patient presents with a sudden onset of ‘curtain-like’ vision loss in the right
eye. Which condition is most likely?
A. Cataracts
B. Retinal detachment
C. Glaucoma
D. Macular degeneration
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Retinal detachment often presents as a sudden loss of vision
described as a shadow or curtain being pulled over the eye.
4. Which of the following is considered a ‘secondary’ skin lesion?
A. Keloid
B. Vesicle
C. Macule
, D. Pustule
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: A keloid is a secondary lesion resulting from changes over time
or due to trauma/infection, whereas macules, vesicles, and pustules are primary lesions.
5. During a Weber test, the patient reports hearing the sound louder in the right ear
(lateralization to the right). This finding is consistent with:
A. Conductive hearing loss in the right ear
B. Sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear
C. Normal hearing in both ears
D. Presbycusis
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: In conductive hearing loss, the sound lateralizes to the affected
(impaired) ear because the ear cannot hear ambient noise.
6. The advanced practice nurse is assessing a patient for carpal tunnel syndrome. Which
maneuver involves acute flexion of the wrists for 60 seconds?
A. Tinel sign
B. Phalen test
C. Allen test
D. Lachman test
