NURS 3025 Health Assessment
Complete Midterm Exam Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. What is the primary purpose of conducting a health
assessment?
- A. To collect billing information
- B. To evaluate a patient’s current health status and identify
any health needs
- C. To provide a diagnosis without further testing
- D. To establish patient demographics
ANS : B. To evaluate a patient’s current health status and
identify any health needs
Rationale : Health assessments gather detailed subjective and
objective data to determine health priorities and needs.
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,2. Which assessment technique is used to evaluate the size,
shape, and density of an organ?
- A. Palpation
- B. Percussion
- C. Auscultation
- D. Inspection
ANS : B. Percussion
Rationale : Percussion involves tapping on the body surface to
assess the size, shape, and density of underlying organs.
3. What does a capillary refill time greater than 2 seconds
typically indicate?
- A. Normal circulation
- B. Impaired peripheral perfusion
- C. Hyperthermia
- D. Dehydration
ANS : B. Impaired peripheral perfusion
Rationale : Capillary refill time assesses blood flow, and a
delay suggests poor circulation or peripheral vascular disease.
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, Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
4. The ____, is used to assess the level of consciousness by
evaluating eye opening, verbal response, and motor response.
ANS : Glasgow Coma Scale
Rationale : The Glasgow Coma Scale quantifies neurological
function to assess the severity of brain injury.
5. The process of ____, involves systematic visual examination
of the patient to observe physical characteristics and behaviors.
ANS : Inspection
Rationale : Inspection is the initial step in physical
examination, providing important visual cues about the patient’s
condition.
6. In auscultation, the diaphragm of the stethoscope is best used
to detect ____, pitched sounds such as breath and bowel sounds.
ANS : High
Rationale : The diaphragm is designed to pick up high-pitched
sounds, while the bell detects low-pitched sounds.
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, True/False Questions
7. Palpation involves listening to body sounds with a
stethoscope.
ANS : False
Rationale : Palpation uses touch to assess texture, temperature,
and tenderness, whereas auscultation involves listening.
8. Subjective data in a health assessment includes information
that the patient verbalizes, such as symptoms.
ANS : True
Rationale : Subjective data reflect what the patient reports
about their experiences, including pain, fatigue, or dizziness.
9. A head-to-toe assessment is only performed on patients
admitted to intensive care units.
ANS : False
Rationale : A comprehensive head-to-toe assessment is
performed for all patients to establish baseline health status.
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Complete Midterm Exam Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. What is the primary purpose of conducting a health
assessment?
- A. To collect billing information
- B. To evaluate a patient’s current health status and identify
any health needs
- C. To provide a diagnosis without further testing
- D. To establish patient demographics
ANS : B. To evaluate a patient’s current health status and
identify any health needs
Rationale : Health assessments gather detailed subjective and
objective data to determine health priorities and needs.
©2025
,2. Which assessment technique is used to evaluate the size,
shape, and density of an organ?
- A. Palpation
- B. Percussion
- C. Auscultation
- D. Inspection
ANS : B. Percussion
Rationale : Percussion involves tapping on the body surface to
assess the size, shape, and density of underlying organs.
3. What does a capillary refill time greater than 2 seconds
typically indicate?
- A. Normal circulation
- B. Impaired peripheral perfusion
- C. Hyperthermia
- D. Dehydration
ANS : B. Impaired peripheral perfusion
Rationale : Capillary refill time assesses blood flow, and a
delay suggests poor circulation or peripheral vascular disease.
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©2025
, Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
4. The ____, is used to assess the level of consciousness by
evaluating eye opening, verbal response, and motor response.
ANS : Glasgow Coma Scale
Rationale : The Glasgow Coma Scale quantifies neurological
function to assess the severity of brain injury.
5. The process of ____, involves systematic visual examination
of the patient to observe physical characteristics and behaviors.
ANS : Inspection
Rationale : Inspection is the initial step in physical
examination, providing important visual cues about the patient’s
condition.
6. In auscultation, the diaphragm of the stethoscope is best used
to detect ____, pitched sounds such as breath and bowel sounds.
ANS : High
Rationale : The diaphragm is designed to pick up high-pitched
sounds, while the bell detects low-pitched sounds.
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©2025
, True/False Questions
7. Palpation involves listening to body sounds with a
stethoscope.
ANS : False
Rationale : Palpation uses touch to assess texture, temperature,
and tenderness, whereas auscultation involves listening.
8. Subjective data in a health assessment includes information
that the patient verbalizes, such as symptoms.
ANS : True
Rationale : Subjective data reflect what the patient reports
about their experiences, including pain, fatigue, or dizziness.
9. A head-to-toe assessment is only performed on patients
admitted to intensive care units.
ANS : False
Rationale : A comprehensive head-to-toe assessment is
performed for all patients to establish baseline health status.
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