PHYSICAL EXAMINATION CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
SOLVED
◉ What are the stages of an interview in health assessment?
Answer: Introduction, Working phase, and Termination.
◉ What type of questions are open-ended? Answer: Questions that
encourage the patient to elaborate, such as 'Tell me how you have
been feeling.'
◉ What type of questions are closed-ended? Answer: Questions that
require specific information, such as 'Do you have pain?'
◉ What is active listening in a health assessment? Answer: Fully
concentrating on what the patient is saying, understanding,
responding, and remembering.
◉ What is the purpose of using silence during an interview? Answer:
To give the patient time to think or compose themselves, especially
after open-ended questions.
,◉ What is the technique of reflection in communication? Answer:
Repeating part of the patient's statement to show understanding.
◉ What does empathy involve in patient communication? Answer:
Naming a patient's feelings and encouraging them to discuss it,
without saying 'I know how you feel.'
◉ What is the purpose of clarification in an interview? Answer: To
summarize the patient's statements and confirm understanding.
◉ What is the difference between subjective and objective data?
Answer: Subjective data is what the patient reports (symptoms),
while objective data is what the nurse observes (signs).
◉ What is included in the biographic data of a health history?
Answer: Name, age, gender, address, phone number, birth date,
race/ethnicity, and marital status.
◉ What is the Chief Concern in health history? Answer: The primary
reason the patient is seeking care, recorded exactly as the patient
states it.
◉ What components are analyzed in symptom analysis? Answer:
Location, Quality, Quantity, Chronology, Setting,
Aggravating/Alleviating factors, and Associated manifestations.
, ◉ What does a genogram represent in family history? Answer: A
diagram that shows family relationships and health history.
◉ What is assessed in the mental health exam regarding
appearance? Answer: Posture, body movements, dress, and
grooming/hygiene.
◉ What does PERRLA stand for in a mental health assessment?
Answer: Pupils Equal, Round, React to Light, React to
Accommodation.
◉ What is the significance of assessing a patient's mood and affect?
Answer: To screen for risk of self-harm and understand emotional
state.
◉ What is the mini-mental state exam used for? Answer: To assess
cognitive function, including orientation, attention span, and
memory.
◉ What does the CAGE questionnaire assess? Answer: It helps
identify potential alcohol problems by asking about drinking habits.
EVALUATION 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
SOLVED
◉ What are the stages of an interview in health assessment?
Answer: Introduction, Working phase, and Termination.
◉ What type of questions are open-ended? Answer: Questions that
encourage the patient to elaborate, such as 'Tell me how you have
been feeling.'
◉ What type of questions are closed-ended? Answer: Questions that
require specific information, such as 'Do you have pain?'
◉ What is active listening in a health assessment? Answer: Fully
concentrating on what the patient is saying, understanding,
responding, and remembering.
◉ What is the purpose of using silence during an interview? Answer:
To give the patient time to think or compose themselves, especially
after open-ended questions.
,◉ What is the technique of reflection in communication? Answer:
Repeating part of the patient's statement to show understanding.
◉ What does empathy involve in patient communication? Answer:
Naming a patient's feelings and encouraging them to discuss it,
without saying 'I know how you feel.'
◉ What is the purpose of clarification in an interview? Answer: To
summarize the patient's statements and confirm understanding.
◉ What is the difference between subjective and objective data?
Answer: Subjective data is what the patient reports (symptoms),
while objective data is what the nurse observes (signs).
◉ What is included in the biographic data of a health history?
Answer: Name, age, gender, address, phone number, birth date,
race/ethnicity, and marital status.
◉ What is the Chief Concern in health history? Answer: The primary
reason the patient is seeking care, recorded exactly as the patient
states it.
◉ What components are analyzed in symptom analysis? Answer:
Location, Quality, Quantity, Chronology, Setting,
Aggravating/Alleviating factors, and Associated manifestations.
, ◉ What does a genogram represent in family history? Answer: A
diagram that shows family relationships and health history.
◉ What is assessed in the mental health exam regarding
appearance? Answer: Posture, body movements, dress, and
grooming/hygiene.
◉ What does PERRLA stand for in a mental health assessment?
Answer: Pupils Equal, Round, React to Light, React to
Accommodation.
◉ What is the significance of assessing a patient's mood and affect?
Answer: To screen for risk of self-harm and understand emotional
state.
◉ What is the mini-mental state exam used for? Answer: To assess
cognitive function, including orientation, attention span, and
memory.
◉ What does the CAGE questionnaire assess? Answer: It helps
identify potential alcohol problems by asking about drinking habits.
