Health Assessment Exam 1

HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1- PPT AND
QUIZ QUESTIONS 2024 – 2025 AND THEIR
VERIFIED ANSWERS

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAopenAendedAquestion?



a.AWhatAbroughtAyouAinAtoday?

b.AWhereAdoesAitAhurt?

c.AHaveAyouAbeenAcheckingAyourAbloodApressure?

d.AWhenAwasAtheAlastAtimeAyouAwereAseenAbyA
aAdoctor?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
Answer:A.AItAisAtheAonlyAchoiceAthatAwouldAinviteAaAparagraphAforAanAanswerAratherAthanAaAshortAs
tatement.

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAmostAbasicAfunctionAandAthereforeAshouldAbeAtestedAfirstA
inAanAassessmentAofAmentalAstatus?



a.Behavior

b.AConsciousness

c.AJudgment

d.ALanguageA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
Answer:AB.AAccordingAtoAyourAtextbook,AconsciousnessAisAtheAmostAfundamentalAofAtheseAparticul
arAcharacteristics;Atherefore,AitAwouldAbeAtestedAfirst.

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAaAsignificantAcontributorAtoAtheAassessmentAofAmentalAstatus?A



a.KnownAillnessAorAhealthAproblem

b.ACurrentAmedicationsAknownAtoAaffectAmoodAorAcognition

,c.ARacialAbackground

d.APersonalAhistory;AcurrentAstress,AsocialAhabits,AsleepAhabits,AdrugAandAalcoholAuseA-
ACORRECTAANSWER-


Answer:AC.ATheAotherAchoicesAareAallAelementsAofAtheAinterviewAthatAcontributeAtoAinterpretationA
ofAtheAfindingsAofAtheAexamination.

CorrectAorderAofAphysicalAexaminationAskills:A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
Inspection,APalpation,APercussion,AAuscultation

NCLEXAquestion

TheAnurseAisApreparingAtoApercussAtheAabdomenAofAaApatient.ATheApurposeAofAtheApercussionAisAto
AassessAtheAunderlyingAtissue:




A)Aturgor.

B)texture.

C)density.

D)consistency.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-ANSWER:AC

PercussionAyieldsAaAsoundAthatAdepictsAtheAlocation,Asize,AandAdensityAofAtheAunderlyingAorgan.ATu
rgorAandAtextureAareAassessedAwithApalpation.

NCLEXAquestion

TheAnurseAisAreviewingApercussionAtechniquesAwithAaAnewlyAgraduatedAnurse.AWhichAtechnique,Ai
fAusedAbyAtheAnewAnurse,AindicatesAthatAmoreAreviewAisAneeded?ATheAnurse:



A)percussesAonceAoverAeachAarea.

B)liftsAtheAstrikingAfingerAoffAquicklyAafterAeachAstroke.

C)strikesAwithAtheAfingerAtip,AnotAtheAfingerApad.

D)usesAtheAwristAtoAmakeAtheAstrikes,AnotAtheAarm.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-ANSWER:AA

ForApercussion,AtheAnurseAshouldApercussAtwoAtimesAoverAeachAlocation.ATheAstrikingAfingerAshoul
dAbeAliftedAoffAquicklyAbecauseAaArestingAfingerAdampsAoffAvibrations.ATheAtipAofAtheAstrikingAfinger
AshouldAmakeAcontact,AnotAtheApadAofAtheAfinger.ATheAwristAmustAbeArelaxed,AandAitAisAusedAtoAma


keAtheAstrikes,AnotAtheAarm

, NCLEXAquestion

TheAnurseAisAteachingAaAclassAonAbasicAassessmentAskills.AWhichAofAtheseAstatementsAisAtrueAregar
dingAtheAstethoscopeAandAitsAuse?



A)TheAslopeAofAtheAearpiecesAshouldApointAposteriorlyA(towardAtheAocciput).

B)TheAstethoscopeAdoesAnotAmagnifyAsoundAbutAdoesAblockAoutAextraneousAroomAnoise.

C)TheAfitAandAqualityAofAtheAstethoscopeAareAnotAasAimportantAasAitsAabilityAtoAmagnifyAsound.

D)TheAidealAtubingAlengthAshouldAbeA22AinchesAtoAdampenAdistortionAofAsound.A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-ANSWER:AB



TheAstethoscopeAdoesAnotAmagnifyAsoundAbutAdoesAblockAoutAextraneousAroomAsounds.ATheAslop
eAofAtheAearpiecesAshouldApointAforwardAtowardAtheAexaminer'sAnose.ALongerAtubingAwillAdistortAs
ound.ATheAfitAandAqualityAofAtheAstethoscopeAareAimportant.

NCLEXAquestion

TheAnurseAisAunableAtoApalpateAtheArightAradialApulseAonAaApatient.ATheAbestAactionAwouldAbeAto:



A)auscultateAoverAtheAareaAwithAaAfetoscope.

B)useAaAgoniometerAtoAmeasureAtheApulsations.

C)useAaADopplerAdeviceAtoAcheckAforApulsationsAoverAtheAarea.

D)checkAforAtheApresenceAofApulsationsAwithAaAstethoscope.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-ANSWER:AC

DopplerAdevicesAareAusedAtoAaugmentApulseAorAbloodApressureAmeasurements.AGoniometersAme
asureAjointArangeAofAmotion.AAAfetoscopeAisAusedAtoAauscultateAfetalAheartAtones.AStethoscopesAar
eAusedAtoAauscultateAbreath,Abowel,AandAheartAsounds.

NCLEXAquestion

WhenAperformingAaAphysicalAexamination,AsafetyAmustAbeAconsideredAtoAprotectAtheAexaminerAan
dAtheApatientAagainstAtheAspreadAofAinfection.AWhichAofAtheseAstatementsAdescribesAtheAmostAapp
ropriateAactionAtheAnurseAshouldAtakeAwhenAperformingAaAphysicalAexamination?



A)ThereAisAnoAneedAtoAwashAone'sAhandsAafterAremovingAgloves,AasAlongAasAtheAglovesAareAstillAint
act.