7/14/2025
Health Assessment Final
Exam: Review Questions
and answers 2025/2026
latest update
USER
[COMPANY NAME]
, An elderly patient is admitted to the hospital. While performing a skin assessment, the nurse discovers
bruises in various stages of healing all over the patient's body. Why is it important for the nurse to
promptly document and report these findings?
a.The patient may have been abused.
b.The patient is elderly.
c.The patient may have peripheral vascular disease.
d.The patient may have a cognitive deficit. - ✔✔answer a. The patient may have been abused
When the nurse observes the patient for general characteristics including age, gender, and level of
alertness, what aspect of assessment are you performing?
a.Inspecting
b.Interviewing
c.Palpating
d.Ausculating - ✔✔answer a. Inspecting
The four areas to consider during the general survey include:
a. Dress, medical history, nonverbal behavior, and mobility.
b.Ethnicity, gender, age, and socioeconomic status.
c.Physical appearance, gender, ethnicity, and medical history.
d.Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior. - ✔✔answer d. Physical appearance,
body structure, mobility, and behavior.
When reading the patient's medical record, the nurse sees the following notation: Patient states, "I have
had a cold for about a week, and I am having difficulty breathing." This is an example of:
a.A past health history.
b.A review of systems.
Health Assessment Final
Exam: Review Questions
and answers 2025/2026
latest update
USER
[COMPANY NAME]
, An elderly patient is admitted to the hospital. While performing a skin assessment, the nurse discovers
bruises in various stages of healing all over the patient's body. Why is it important for the nurse to
promptly document and report these findings?
a.The patient may have been abused.
b.The patient is elderly.
c.The patient may have peripheral vascular disease.
d.The patient may have a cognitive deficit. - ✔✔answer a. The patient may have been abused
When the nurse observes the patient for general characteristics including age, gender, and level of
alertness, what aspect of assessment are you performing?
a.Inspecting
b.Interviewing
c.Palpating
d.Ausculating - ✔✔answer a. Inspecting
The four areas to consider during the general survey include:
a. Dress, medical history, nonverbal behavior, and mobility.
b.Ethnicity, gender, age, and socioeconomic status.
c.Physical appearance, gender, ethnicity, and medical history.
d.Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior. - ✔✔answer d. Physical appearance,
body structure, mobility, and behavior.
When reading the patient's medical record, the nurse sees the following notation: Patient states, "I have
had a cold for about a week, and I am having difficulty breathing." This is an example of:
a.A past health history.
b.A review of systems.
