NUR 225 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Subjective Data - CORRECT ANSWER -things a person tells you about that you cannot
observe through your senses; symptoms
Objective Data - CORRECT ANSWER -what the health professional observes by
inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
Order in which you observe - CORRECT ANSWER -Inspection-Palpation-Percussion-
Auscultation
What should you look for in your health inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER -Compare
right and left sides, should be symmetric, use healthy side as control, and use good lighting
Otoscope - CORRECT ANSWER -instrument for examining the ear
Opthalmoscope - CORRECT ANSWER -instrument to view the eye
Palpation with fingertips - CORRECT ANSWER -texture, swelling, pulsations, presence
of lumps
Grasping with fingers and thumb - CORRECT ANSWER -size and position of organ or
mass
Dorsum of hands - CORRECT ANSWER -temperature
Surface of hands - CORRECT ANSWER -vibrations
, Percussion sound:resonant - CORRECT ANSWER -Over air-filled lungs
Percussion sound: tympany - CORRECT ANSWER -Air-filled stomach: boomy noise
Percussion sound: dull or flat - CORRECT ANSWER -Liver, bone, thigh, finger hitting
finger
Parts of Stethoscope - CORRECT ANSWER -Bell=small side, good for low pitch (heart
murmurs), lightly hold against skin
Diaphragm=big side, good for high pitch(lungs, heart, bowel), hold firmly against skin
Considerations for older adults while getting vitals - CORRECT ANSWER -Take more
time to assess, more data, okay to get 2nd opinion, and take notes
DON'Ts of interview - CORRECT ANSWER -give false reassurances, unwanted advice,
use professional jargon, can't avoid uncomfy topics
DO's of interview - CORRECT ANSWER -Ask open ended questions, direct but don't
lead
Response types - CORRECT ANSWER -Facilitation(nodding), silence, show empathy,
controntation(up front but not rude)
Biographic data - CORRECT ANSWER -age, race, gender, and occupation
Chief Complaint - CORRECT ANSWER -Always in quotes, reason they're here
History of present illness - CORRECT ANSWER -critical characteristics of problem, old
cart, every symptom
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Subjective Data - CORRECT ANSWER -things a person tells you about that you cannot
observe through your senses; symptoms
Objective Data - CORRECT ANSWER -what the health professional observes by
inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
Order in which you observe - CORRECT ANSWER -Inspection-Palpation-Percussion-
Auscultation
What should you look for in your health inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER -Compare
right and left sides, should be symmetric, use healthy side as control, and use good lighting
Otoscope - CORRECT ANSWER -instrument for examining the ear
Opthalmoscope - CORRECT ANSWER -instrument to view the eye
Palpation with fingertips - CORRECT ANSWER -texture, swelling, pulsations, presence
of lumps
Grasping with fingers and thumb - CORRECT ANSWER -size and position of organ or
mass
Dorsum of hands - CORRECT ANSWER -temperature
Surface of hands - CORRECT ANSWER -vibrations
, Percussion sound:resonant - CORRECT ANSWER -Over air-filled lungs
Percussion sound: tympany - CORRECT ANSWER -Air-filled stomach: boomy noise
Percussion sound: dull or flat - CORRECT ANSWER -Liver, bone, thigh, finger hitting
finger
Parts of Stethoscope - CORRECT ANSWER -Bell=small side, good for low pitch (heart
murmurs), lightly hold against skin
Diaphragm=big side, good for high pitch(lungs, heart, bowel), hold firmly against skin
Considerations for older adults while getting vitals - CORRECT ANSWER -Take more
time to assess, more data, okay to get 2nd opinion, and take notes
DON'Ts of interview - CORRECT ANSWER -give false reassurances, unwanted advice,
use professional jargon, can't avoid uncomfy topics
DO's of interview - CORRECT ANSWER -Ask open ended questions, direct but don't
lead
Response types - CORRECT ANSWER -Facilitation(nodding), silence, show empathy,
controntation(up front but not rude)
Biographic data - CORRECT ANSWER -age, race, gender, and occupation
Chief Complaint - CORRECT ANSWER -Always in quotes, reason they're here
History of present illness - CORRECT ANSWER -critical characteristics of problem, old
cart, every symptom
