ABAC NURS 1109 PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | SOLVED 100% CORRECT ALREADY
GRADED A+
Attention - ANSWERS-The power of concentration and the ability to focus on
one specific thing thin with out being distracted by other stimuli
Memory - ANSWERS-The ability to lay down and store experiences and
perceptions for later recall
Remote memory - ANSWERS-Memory based on years Recent: Memory
based on day to day events
Abstract reasoning - ANSWERS-The pondering of a deeper meaning beyond
what is concrete and literal
Thought process - ANSWERS-The way a person thinks; The logical train of
thought
Thought content - ANSWERS-What the person thinks (Specific ideas, beliefs,
and the use of words)
Perceptions - ANSWERS-An awareness of objects through the five senses
Alert - ANSWERS-Awake or readily aroused; oriented, fully aware of external
and internal stimuli and respond appropriately; conducts meaning full
interpersonal interactions
,Lethargic or somnolent - ANSWERS-Not fully alert drifts off to sleep when
not stimulated; can be aroused to name when called in normal voice but
looks drowsy, responds to questions or commands but thinking seems slow
and fuzzy, in att
Obtunded - ANSWERS-Sleeps most of time; difficult to arouse—needs loud
shout or vigorous shake; acts confused when is aroused; converses in
monosyllables; speech may be mumbled and incoherent; requires constant
stimulation for even marginal cooperation.
Stupor or semi-coma - ANSWERS-Spontaneously unconscious; responds
only to persistent and vigorous shake or pain; has appropriate motor
response (i.e., withdraws hand to avoid pain); otherwise can only groan,
mumble, or move restlessly; reflex activity persists.
Coma - ANSWERS-Completely unconscious; no response to pain or any
external or internal stimuli (e.g., when suctioned, does not try to push the
catheter away); light coma has some reflex activity but no purposeful
movement; deep coma has no motor response.
Subjective data - ANSWERS-What a person says about themselves during
history taking
Objective data - ANSWERS-What you can see as the health professional
observing through inspection. Percussing, palpitating, and auscultation
during the physical examination
Mental disorder - ANSWERS-Apparent when a person's response is much
greater than what is expected to a traumatic life event
Organic disorder - ANSWERS-A disorder caused by a brain disease of a
known specific organic cause
, Psychiatric mental disorders - ANSWERS-A disorder in which an organic
etiology has not yet been established
Consciousness - ANSWERS-Being aware of one's own existence, thoughts,
feelings, and of the environment (Is the most elementary of mental status
functions)
Language - ANSWERS-Using the voice to communicate one's thoughts and
feelings (Is the basic tool of humans and has a heavy social impact on an
individual if lost)
Affect - ANSWERS-A temporary expression of feelings or state of mind
Mood - ANSWERS-A more durable and prolonged display of feeling that
color the entire emotional life
Orientation - ANSWERS-The awareness of the objective world in relation to
self, including person, place, and time
Delirium (acute confusional state) - ANSWERS-Clouding of consciousness
(dulled cognition, impaired alertness); inattentive; incoherent conversation;
impaired recent memory and confabulatory for recent events; often agitated
and having visual hallucinations; disoriented, with confusion worse at night
when environmental stimuli are decreased.
Dysphagia (Disorder of Voice) - ANSWERS-Difficulty or discomfort in talking,
with abnormal pitch or volume, caused by laryngeal disease Voice sounds
hoarse or whispered, but articulation and language are intact
EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | SOLVED 100% CORRECT ALREADY
GRADED A+
Attention - ANSWERS-The power of concentration and the ability to focus on
one specific thing thin with out being distracted by other stimuli
Memory - ANSWERS-The ability to lay down and store experiences and
perceptions for later recall
Remote memory - ANSWERS-Memory based on years Recent: Memory
based on day to day events
Abstract reasoning - ANSWERS-The pondering of a deeper meaning beyond
what is concrete and literal
Thought process - ANSWERS-The way a person thinks; The logical train of
thought
Thought content - ANSWERS-What the person thinks (Specific ideas, beliefs,
and the use of words)
Perceptions - ANSWERS-An awareness of objects through the five senses
Alert - ANSWERS-Awake or readily aroused; oriented, fully aware of external
and internal stimuli and respond appropriately; conducts meaning full
interpersonal interactions
,Lethargic or somnolent - ANSWERS-Not fully alert drifts off to sleep when
not stimulated; can be aroused to name when called in normal voice but
looks drowsy, responds to questions or commands but thinking seems slow
and fuzzy, in att
Obtunded - ANSWERS-Sleeps most of time; difficult to arouse—needs loud
shout or vigorous shake; acts confused when is aroused; converses in
monosyllables; speech may be mumbled and incoherent; requires constant
stimulation for even marginal cooperation.
Stupor or semi-coma - ANSWERS-Spontaneously unconscious; responds
only to persistent and vigorous shake or pain; has appropriate motor
response (i.e., withdraws hand to avoid pain); otherwise can only groan,
mumble, or move restlessly; reflex activity persists.
Coma - ANSWERS-Completely unconscious; no response to pain or any
external or internal stimuli (e.g., when suctioned, does not try to push the
catheter away); light coma has some reflex activity but no purposeful
movement; deep coma has no motor response.
Subjective data - ANSWERS-What a person says about themselves during
history taking
Objective data - ANSWERS-What you can see as the health professional
observing through inspection. Percussing, palpitating, and auscultation
during the physical examination
Mental disorder - ANSWERS-Apparent when a person's response is much
greater than what is expected to a traumatic life event
Organic disorder - ANSWERS-A disorder caused by a brain disease of a
known specific organic cause
, Psychiatric mental disorders - ANSWERS-A disorder in which an organic
etiology has not yet been established
Consciousness - ANSWERS-Being aware of one's own existence, thoughts,
feelings, and of the environment (Is the most elementary of mental status
functions)
Language - ANSWERS-Using the voice to communicate one's thoughts and
feelings (Is the basic tool of humans and has a heavy social impact on an
individual if lost)
Affect - ANSWERS-A temporary expression of feelings or state of mind
Mood - ANSWERS-A more durable and prolonged display of feeling that
color the entire emotional life
Orientation - ANSWERS-The awareness of the objective world in relation to
self, including person, place, and time
Delirium (acute confusional state) - ANSWERS-Clouding of consciousness
(dulled cognition, impaired alertness); inattentive; incoherent conversation;
impaired recent memory and confabulatory for recent events; often agitated
and having visual hallucinations; disoriented, with confusion worse at night
when environmental stimuli are decreased.
Dysphagia (Disorder of Voice) - ANSWERS-Difficulty or discomfort in talking,
with abnormal pitch or volume, caused by laryngeal disease Voice sounds
hoarse or whispered, but articulation and language are intact
