Health Assessment Final Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
A goal of Healthy People 2020 for vulnerable populations is to
improve the quality of care. Correct Answers
According to the World Health Organization, health is a state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely
the absence of infirmity. Correct Answers
Borborygmi are hyperactive bowel sounds. Correct Answers
Stomach growling.
Client's ability to state name, location, and the date and time of
day assesses orientation to person, place, and time. Chap 10.
AXOX123 Correct Answers
Edema, or accumulation of fluid in the body's tissues, is
recorded as +1, +2, +3, or +4. The designation +1 means the
client has slight pitting in the right lower leg with no obvious
distortion. Correct Answers Know what these pits at different
values mean
Hypospadias is a condition in which the urinary meatus opens
on the underside of the penis. Chap 23. Correct Answers
Jaundice is due to increased levels of bilirubin in the blood.
Jaundice is visible in the sclerae, oral mucosa, junction of hard
and soft palate, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet. Chap
13. Occurs with liver failure. Correct Answers
, Know how and where the DTR (deep tendon reflexes) are
assessed. Chap 26. Correct Answers Biceps Reflex: support
lower arm with your non-dominant hand. Place thumb over
artery and tap your thumb nail with the reflex pointy end of the
hammer. Watch for flexion of the arm as a response.
Triceps Reflex: Support patients arm with non-dominant hand.
Let hand at a right angle. Hit the notch near the elbow and watch
for extension of the forearm.
Brachioradialis Reflex: Have patient rest their arm on their lap.
Using thick flat end of hammer strike patients forearm in the
middle and watch the wrist flick.
Patellar Reflex: Have patient sit so that legs are hanging freely.
Strike directly under the knee cap with the fat end of the reflex
hammer.
Achilles Tendon Reflex: Hold the patient's foot parallel and in
your hand. Use the fat end of the reflex hammer to strike the
back of the ankle right above the heel. The foot should flick in
response.
Plantar Reflex: Have patient sit or lie down. Take metal end of
reflex hammer and go up the side of the foot and across right
underneath the toes. This should cause the patient's toes to curl
in response.
Know the difference between Stereognosis (place familiar object
in patients hand and have them identify it) and Graphesthesia.
Solutions
A goal of Healthy People 2020 for vulnerable populations is to
improve the quality of care. Correct Answers
According to the World Health Organization, health is a state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely
the absence of infirmity. Correct Answers
Borborygmi are hyperactive bowel sounds. Correct Answers
Stomach growling.
Client's ability to state name, location, and the date and time of
day assesses orientation to person, place, and time. Chap 10.
AXOX123 Correct Answers
Edema, or accumulation of fluid in the body's tissues, is
recorded as +1, +2, +3, or +4. The designation +1 means the
client has slight pitting in the right lower leg with no obvious
distortion. Correct Answers Know what these pits at different
values mean
Hypospadias is a condition in which the urinary meatus opens
on the underside of the penis. Chap 23. Correct Answers
Jaundice is due to increased levels of bilirubin in the blood.
Jaundice is visible in the sclerae, oral mucosa, junction of hard
and soft palate, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet. Chap
13. Occurs with liver failure. Correct Answers
, Know how and where the DTR (deep tendon reflexes) are
assessed. Chap 26. Correct Answers Biceps Reflex: support
lower arm with your non-dominant hand. Place thumb over
artery and tap your thumb nail with the reflex pointy end of the
hammer. Watch for flexion of the arm as a response.
Triceps Reflex: Support patients arm with non-dominant hand.
Let hand at a right angle. Hit the notch near the elbow and watch
for extension of the forearm.
Brachioradialis Reflex: Have patient rest their arm on their lap.
Using thick flat end of hammer strike patients forearm in the
middle and watch the wrist flick.
Patellar Reflex: Have patient sit so that legs are hanging freely.
Strike directly under the knee cap with the fat end of the reflex
hammer.
Achilles Tendon Reflex: Hold the patient's foot parallel and in
your hand. Use the fat end of the reflex hammer to strike the
back of the ankle right above the heel. The foot should flick in
response.
Plantar Reflex: Have patient sit or lie down. Take metal end of
reflex hammer and go up the side of the foot and across right
underneath the toes. This should cause the patient's toes to curl
in response.
Know the difference between Stereognosis (place familiar object
in patients hand and have them identify it) and Graphesthesia.
