HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL — PART 1-2-3 Most Recent exam
COMPLETE (2026) EXAM Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
(Latest Update 2026) Graded A+
1. The first step of the nursing assessment process is:
A. Diagnosis
B. Collecting subjective and objective data
C. Planning
D. Evaluation
2. A patient describing their pain level is considered:
A. Objective data
B. Subjective data
C. Secondary data
D. Diagnostic data
3. The best place to assess skin turgor in an older adult is:
A. Hand
B. Forearm
C. Chest or clavicle area
D. Abdomen
4. Normal respiratory rate for a healthy adult:
A. 6–10 breaths/min
B. 30–40 breaths/min
C. 12–20 breaths/min
D. 24–36 breaths/min
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,5. A blood pressure of 168/98 is considered:
A. Normal
B. Elevated
C. Hypertension Stage 2
D. Hypotension
6. Crackles in the lungs most commonly indicate:
A. Asthma
B. Fluid in alveoli (CHF or pneumonia)
C. Upper airway obstruction
D. Normal aging
7. The most accurate temperature measurement site in adults is:
A. Axillary
B. Tympanic
C. Rectal
D. Oral
8. Clubbing of the fingers indicates:
A. Dehydration
B. Chronic hypoxia
C. Hyperthyroidism
D. Heartburn
9. The correct sequence for abdominal assessment is:
A. Inspect, palpate, percuss, auscultate
B. Palpate, inspect, auscultate, percuss
C. Inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate
D. Auscultate, percuss, palpate, inspect
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,10. A patient with orthopnea will:
A. Sleep prone
B. Need to sit upright to breathe comfortably
C. Have swelling in legs only
D. Lose consciousness
11. A bounding pulse (4+) indicates:
A. Dehydration
B. Fluid overload or hyperthyroidism
C. Hypoxia
D. Normal finding
12. The Glasgow Coma Scale assesses:
A. Temperature
B. Eye, verbal, motor response
C. Pupils only
D. Reflexes
13. A patient who is “alert and oriented ×3” is oriented to:
A. Memory, reflexes, motor
B. Person, place, time
C. Vision, hearing, speech
D. Mood, behavior, affect
14. The best location to assess the apical pulse:
A. 5th intercostal space, mid-clavicular line
B. 5th ICS, left MCL
C. 2nd ICS right sternal border
D. 4th ICS left sternal border
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, 15. Use of accessory muscles indicates:
A. Normal breathing
B. Respiratory distress
C. High metabolism
D. Sleep apnea
16. The best way to assess jaundice in a dark-skinned patient:
A. Hands
B. Sclera and hard palate
C. Chest
D. Fingernails
17. A patient with COPD often presents with:
A. Barrel chest
B. Barrel chest
C. Funnel chest
D. Pectus excavatum
18. Normal capillary refill time:
A. 4–6 seconds
B. < 2 seconds
C. 2–4 seconds
D. 10 seconds
19. A late sign of hypoxia:
A. Tachycardia
B. Cyanosis
C. Restlessness
D. Hypertension
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COMPLETE (2026) EXAM Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
(Latest Update 2026) Graded A+
1. The first step of the nursing assessment process is:
A. Diagnosis
B. Collecting subjective and objective data
C. Planning
D. Evaluation
2. A patient describing their pain level is considered:
A. Objective data
B. Subjective data
C. Secondary data
D. Diagnostic data
3. The best place to assess skin turgor in an older adult is:
A. Hand
B. Forearm
C. Chest or clavicle area
D. Abdomen
4. Normal respiratory rate for a healthy adult:
A. 6–10 breaths/min
B. 30–40 breaths/min
C. 12–20 breaths/min
D. 24–36 breaths/min
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,5. A blood pressure of 168/98 is considered:
A. Normal
B. Elevated
C. Hypertension Stage 2
D. Hypotension
6. Crackles in the lungs most commonly indicate:
A. Asthma
B. Fluid in alveoli (CHF or pneumonia)
C. Upper airway obstruction
D. Normal aging
7. The most accurate temperature measurement site in adults is:
A. Axillary
B. Tympanic
C. Rectal
D. Oral
8. Clubbing of the fingers indicates:
A. Dehydration
B. Chronic hypoxia
C. Hyperthyroidism
D. Heartburn
9. The correct sequence for abdominal assessment is:
A. Inspect, palpate, percuss, auscultate
B. Palpate, inspect, auscultate, percuss
C. Inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate
D. Auscultate, percuss, palpate, inspect
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,10. A patient with orthopnea will:
A. Sleep prone
B. Need to sit upright to breathe comfortably
C. Have swelling in legs only
D. Lose consciousness
11. A bounding pulse (4+) indicates:
A. Dehydration
B. Fluid overload or hyperthyroidism
C. Hypoxia
D. Normal finding
12. The Glasgow Coma Scale assesses:
A. Temperature
B. Eye, verbal, motor response
C. Pupils only
D. Reflexes
13. A patient who is “alert and oriented ×3” is oriented to:
A. Memory, reflexes, motor
B. Person, place, time
C. Vision, hearing, speech
D. Mood, behavior, affect
14. The best location to assess the apical pulse:
A. 5th intercostal space, mid-clavicular line
B. 5th ICS, left MCL
C. 2nd ICS right sternal border
D. 4th ICS left sternal border
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, 15. Use of accessory muscles indicates:
A. Normal breathing
B. Respiratory distress
C. High metabolism
D. Sleep apnea
16. The best way to assess jaundice in a dark-skinned patient:
A. Hands
B. Sclera and hard palate
C. Chest
D. Fingernails
17. A patient with COPD often presents with:
A. Barrel chest
B. Barrel chest
C. Funnel chest
D. Pectus excavatum
18. Normal capillary refill time:
A. 4–6 seconds
B. < 2 seconds
C. 2–4 seconds
D. 10 seconds
19. A late sign of hypoxia:
A. Tachycardia
B. Cyanosis
C. Restlessness
D. Hypertension
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