D 236 WGU Health Assessment Objective Assessment Exam Comprehensive Review Cardiovascular Respiratory Gastrointestinal Neurological Musculoskeletal Assessment Techniques Nursing Clinical Decision Making Vital Signs Interpretation Patient Evaluation Diagn

D 236 WGU Health Assessment Objective Assessment Exam Comprehensive Review Cardiovascular Respiratory Gastrointestinal Neurological Musculoskeletal Assessment Techniques Nursing Clinical Decision Making Vital Signs Interpretation Patient Evaluation Diagnostic Reasoning NCLEX Preparation Exam Practice Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Answers Latest Updated 2026 Heart sounds are loudest for S1 at the _______ and for S2 at the________. Base of the heart Right side of the heart Center of the heart Left side of the heart Apex of the heart Apex of the heart Base of the heart 3 multiple choice options When preparing a female client for an abdominal examination, the nurse should provide her with which instruction? A. Empty your bladder just prior to the examination B. refrain from eating or drinking for at least thirty minutes C. Lie in a prone position with slightly flexed knees D. Exhale slowly through your mouth then hold your breath Empty your bladder just prior to examination 3 multiple choice options The nurse learns in report that a client is stuporous. Which assessment should the nurse perform to confirm this report? A. Observe for facial asymmetry B. Determine the response to stimuli C. Assess for a positive Romberg sign D Check the pupillary response to light Determine the response to stimuli 3 multiple choice options The nurse begins a clients musculoskeletal assessment. While using the technique of inspection, the nurse assesses for which possible findings? Select all that apply A. Atrophy B. Crepitus C. Kyphosis D. Osteopenia E. Contracture A. Atrophy C. Kyphosis E. Contracture 2 multiple choice options An older client comes to the healthcare provider's office for a routine follow-up exam for high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, constipation, and chronic sinusitis. The client recently had a cataract removed from the left eye, Which is the MOST important for the nurse to assess when obtaining the clients health history. A. Obtain a medication history including prescription and non prescription drugs. B. Conduct an assessment of functional capacity and environmental hazards. C. Emphasize the need to place advance directives in the medical record. D. Distinguish between symptoms caused by disease and those due to aging. A. Obtain a medication history including prescription and non prescription drugs. The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of kidney stones and returns to the clinic with flank pain. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? A. Collect a urine sample and strain for granules or calculi. B. Use a standard pain assessment questionnaire and scale. C. Observe for nonverbal signs to measure pain intensity. D. Ask the client if he took any pain medicine at home. B. Use a standard pain assessment questionnaire and scale During a health assessment, the client reports being treated for osteoarthritis. The nurse examines a client's hands and finds Heberden's nodes. Which finding should the nurse document in the client's medical record? A. Frozen, non-movable phalangeal joints B. Proximal intertarsal joint swelling of big toe C. Distal interphalangeal joint nodules that deviate D. Non-painful enlarged interphalangeal joints C. Distal interphalangeal joint nodules that deviate The nurse is assessing a client with gallstones for jaundice. Which action should the nurse perform to confirm this information? A. Examine client's sclera for icterus B. Review recent serum bilirubin levels C. Assess conjunctival sacs of lower lids for pallor D. Observe the client's urine for dark orange color A. Examine client's sclera for icterus When assessing heart sounds of a client with rheumatic valvular heart disease, where should the nurse place the stethoscope to auscultate the tricuspid valve? A. Third left intercostal space B. Left fourth intercostal space next to the sternal border C. Second right intercostal space D. Left fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line B. Left fourth intercostal space next to the sternal border The client is a 35 year old male with no history of any medical conditions is in the clinic for an annual physical, which can the nurse do to mitigate artifacts when performing auscultation? Select all that apply A. Ensure the room is as quiet as possible B. Reach under a gown to listen and take care that no clothing rubs on the stethoscope C. Wet the chest hair before auscultating D. Document the roaring and crackles E. Keep the examination room warm, and a warm stethoscope A. Ensure the room is as quiet as possible B. Reach under a gown to listen and take care that no clothing rubs on the stethoscope D. Document the roaring and crackles E. Keep the examination room warm, and a warm stethoscope During the precordium assessment, the nurse palpates the apical impulse of a client on the 5th intercostal space left mid-clavicular line. The pulse is more vigorous than expected. Which action should the nurse take in response to this finding? A. Record the findings as a normal response B. Compare the apical pulse force to the carotid pulse force C. Obtain the clients' blood pressure D. Determine if the client has a history of heart disease D. Determi