WGU D236 Health Assessment |Objective Assessment
|OA|62 Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027
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1 of 62
Term
The nurse is assessing a client with gallstones for jaundice. Which
action should the nurse perform to confirm this information?
A. Examine client's sclera for icterus
B. Review recent serum bilirubin levels
C. Assess conjunctival sacs of lower lids for pallor
D. Observe the client's urine for dark orange color
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A. Examine client's sclera for
Determine the response to stimuli
icterus
B. Examine the testicles during A. Document the finding in the
bathing medical record.
, Don't know?
2 of 62
Term
The nurse is obtaining a health history for a client being admitted for
new onset seizures. Which action should the nurse implement to
accurately record the health history findings?
A. Enter subjective data in the note section of the client's electronic
medical record
B. Enter the information in the electronic medical record at the client's
bedside
C. Document the client's history that is directly related to the current
admission diagnoses
D. Document the assessment findings in the computer at the nursing
station.
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B. Enter the information in the
D. Palpate the client's dorsalis pedis
electronic medical record at the
pulses
client's bedside
B. What were you doing when you
C. Drenching night sweats
first noticed the problem?
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, 3 of 62
Term
While completing the assessment for a client with rectal bleeding, the
nurse observes dark red blood on the surface of a purple, shiny tissue
mass that extrudes from the anal opening. When documenting in the
client's electronic health record, which finding should the nurse enter
in the client's physical assessment?
A. Serosanguinous and purulent exudate from anus
B. Tears in the anal mucosa with old blood around the anus
C. Anal mucosa prolapse and loose sphincter tone
D. Dried dark red blood on swollen external hemorrhoids
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A. Red, swollen, painful nodule
C. A dull percussion tone outside the
located on upper back on a school-
costal margins
aged boy
D. Dried dark red blood on A. Auscultate the apical pulse at the
swollen external hemorrhoids point of maximal impulse.
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4 of 62
Term
, An adult male client tells the nurse that he smokes approximately one
pack of cigarettes daily. How can the nurse expect smoking to affect
the client's sleep?
A. Decrease the need for rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
B. He would have difficulty falling asleep, and sleep very lightly with
more frequent arousals.
C. He would sleep soundly for the first half of the night, with increased
arousals during the second half.
D. Increased sleep latency and reduced total sleep time.
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D. Listen to the heart sounds with the
C. The gallbladder is normal
bell of the stethoscope
B. He would have difficulty
C. Periumbilical pain localizing to falling asleep, and sleep very
right lower quadrant lightly with more frequent
arousals.
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5 of 62
Term
When assessing a client's range of motion, the nurse notes crepitation
with movement of the left knee. Which information in the client's history
is the most likely related to this finding?
|OA|62 Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027
(Graded A+)
Correct
100%
Incorrect 00
1 of 62
Term
The nurse is assessing a client with gallstones for jaundice. Which
action should the nurse perform to confirm this information?
A. Examine client's sclera for icterus
B. Review recent serum bilirubin levels
C. Assess conjunctival sacs of lower lids for pallor
D. Observe the client's urine for dark orange color
Give this one a try later!
A. Examine client's sclera for
Determine the response to stimuli
icterus
B. Examine the testicles during A. Document the finding in the
bathing medical record.
, Don't know?
2 of 62
Term
The nurse is obtaining a health history for a client being admitted for
new onset seizures. Which action should the nurse implement to
accurately record the health history findings?
A. Enter subjective data in the note section of the client's electronic
medical record
B. Enter the information in the electronic medical record at the client's
bedside
C. Document the client's history that is directly related to the current
admission diagnoses
D. Document the assessment findings in the computer at the nursing
station.
Give this one a try later!
B. Enter the information in the
D. Palpate the client's dorsalis pedis
electronic medical record at the
pulses
client's bedside
B. What were you doing when you
C. Drenching night sweats
first noticed the problem?
Don't know?
, 3 of 62
Term
While completing the assessment for a client with rectal bleeding, the
nurse observes dark red blood on the surface of a purple, shiny tissue
mass that extrudes from the anal opening. When documenting in the
client's electronic health record, which finding should the nurse enter
in the client's physical assessment?
A. Serosanguinous and purulent exudate from anus
B. Tears in the anal mucosa with old blood around the anus
C. Anal mucosa prolapse and loose sphincter tone
D. Dried dark red blood on swollen external hemorrhoids
Give this one a try later!
A. Red, swollen, painful nodule
C. A dull percussion tone outside the
located on upper back on a school-
costal margins
aged boy
D. Dried dark red blood on A. Auscultate the apical pulse at the
swollen external hemorrhoids point of maximal impulse.
Don't know?
4 of 62
Term
, An adult male client tells the nurse that he smokes approximately one
pack of cigarettes daily. How can the nurse expect smoking to affect
the client's sleep?
A. Decrease the need for rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
B. He would have difficulty falling asleep, and sleep very lightly with
more frequent arousals.
C. He would sleep soundly for the first half of the night, with increased
arousals during the second half.
D. Increased sleep latency and reduced total sleep time.
Give this one a try later!
D. Listen to the heart sounds with the
C. The gallbladder is normal
bell of the stethoscope
B. He would have difficulty
C. Periumbilical pain localizing to falling asleep, and sleep very
right lower quadrant lightly with more frequent
arousals.
Don't know?
5 of 62
Term
When assessing a client's range of motion, the nurse notes crepitation
with movement of the left knee. Which information in the client's history
is the most likely related to this finding?
