CNUR 107 Introduction To Health Assessment
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
What are the 4 physical assessment techniques? - ANSWER 1. Inspection
2. Palpitation
3. Percussion
4. Auscultation
When do you do the inspection phase? - ANSWER First
What do you do during the inspection phase? - ANSWER Concentrated
watching; close, carefully, first of the individual as a whole and then of each
body system.
What do you use when performing the palpation phase? - ANSWER Different
parts of your hands.
What parts of your hands are used during the palpation phase? - ANSWER
•fingertips
•fingers & thumb
•back of hand
•back of fingers
What do you use your fingertips for when performing the palpation phase? -
ANSWER Examining texture, pulsations, lumps and swelling.
What do you use your fingers and thumb for when performing the palpation
phase? - ANSWER Examining grasp, shape and consistency of mass or organ.
What do you use the back of your hand for when performing the palpation
phase? - ANSWER Examining temperature.
What do you use the base of your fingers for when performing the palpation
phase? - ANSWER Examining vibration.
What are the 3 types of palpation? - ANSWER •light
•deep
•"medium"
What is light palpation used for? - ANSWER Assess temperature, moisture,
pulsations, vibration, pain or masses.
, How deep is a light depress? - ANSWER 1-2cm into the skin.
What is deep palpation used for? - ANSWER Feeling for internal organs like the
kidney, spleen or masses.
How deep is a deep depress? - ANSWER 5-8cm into the skin.
How deep is a medium depress? - ANSWER <5cm into the skin.
What do you use to performing the percussion phase? - ANSWER Tapping of
your finger or with a reflex hammer.
What are the two types of percussion? - ANSWER •direct
•indirect
What is direct percussion? - ANSWER Using ONE hand to reveal tenderness
What is indirect percussion? - ANSWER Using TWO hands in a striking motion to
reveal vibrations.
What is the purpose of the percussion phase? - ANSWER Revealing sound and
vibration which depicts the location, size, density of an organ or abnormal mass,
air, fluid, solid density pain, and deep tendon reflex.
What are the 5 percussion notes? - ANSWER 1. Resonant
2. Hyperresonant
3. Tympany
4. Dull
5. Flat
How are the 5 percussion notes broken up? - ANSWER •amplitude
•pitch
•quality
•duration
What is amplitude? - ANSWER Intensity, loud or soft.
What is pitch? - ANSWER Frequency, number of vibration per second.
What is quality? - ANSWER Sounds distinctive overtones.
What is duration? - ANSWER Time, how long you can hear the note.
Which percussion note do you typically hear? - ANSWER Resonant
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
What are the 4 physical assessment techniques? - ANSWER 1. Inspection
2. Palpitation
3. Percussion
4. Auscultation
When do you do the inspection phase? - ANSWER First
What do you do during the inspection phase? - ANSWER Concentrated
watching; close, carefully, first of the individual as a whole and then of each
body system.
What do you use when performing the palpation phase? - ANSWER Different
parts of your hands.
What parts of your hands are used during the palpation phase? - ANSWER
•fingertips
•fingers & thumb
•back of hand
•back of fingers
What do you use your fingertips for when performing the palpation phase? -
ANSWER Examining texture, pulsations, lumps and swelling.
What do you use your fingers and thumb for when performing the palpation
phase? - ANSWER Examining grasp, shape and consistency of mass or organ.
What do you use the back of your hand for when performing the palpation
phase? - ANSWER Examining temperature.
What do you use the base of your fingers for when performing the palpation
phase? - ANSWER Examining vibration.
What are the 3 types of palpation? - ANSWER •light
•deep
•"medium"
What is light palpation used for? - ANSWER Assess temperature, moisture,
pulsations, vibration, pain or masses.
, How deep is a light depress? - ANSWER 1-2cm into the skin.
What is deep palpation used for? - ANSWER Feeling for internal organs like the
kidney, spleen or masses.
How deep is a deep depress? - ANSWER 5-8cm into the skin.
How deep is a medium depress? - ANSWER <5cm into the skin.
What do you use to performing the percussion phase? - ANSWER Tapping of
your finger or with a reflex hammer.
What are the two types of percussion? - ANSWER •direct
•indirect
What is direct percussion? - ANSWER Using ONE hand to reveal tenderness
What is indirect percussion? - ANSWER Using TWO hands in a striking motion to
reveal vibrations.
What is the purpose of the percussion phase? - ANSWER Revealing sound and
vibration which depicts the location, size, density of an organ or abnormal mass,
air, fluid, solid density pain, and deep tendon reflex.
What are the 5 percussion notes? - ANSWER 1. Resonant
2. Hyperresonant
3. Tympany
4. Dull
5. Flat
How are the 5 percussion notes broken up? - ANSWER •amplitude
•pitch
•quality
•duration
What is amplitude? - ANSWER Intensity, loud or soft.
What is pitch? - ANSWER Frequency, number of vibration per second.
What is quality? - ANSWER Sounds distinctive overtones.
What is duration? - ANSWER Time, how long you can hear the note.
Which percussion note do you typically hear? - ANSWER Resonant
