Health Assessment Final
Nursing, NUR2092 Health
Assessment 2025/2026 Final
Exam with correct answers
graded A- Rasmussen College
What’s included;
Complete Question & Answer Format – Study
using a clear, exam-style layout with correct
answers for efficient revision.
Comprehensive Health Assessment Coverage –
Reviews essential nursing assessment topics
commonly tested in NUR2092.
Easy to Read & Follow – Professionally formatted
with straightforward questions and concise, easy-to-
understand answer.
Exam-Focused Content – Concentrates on high-
yield concepts students are expected to understand
before the final exam.
,1. The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Explain this to the
patient. :Answer - The purpose of a health history is to provide a database of subjective
information about the patient's past and current health history. You might say to the
patient, "I will be asking you questions about your past and present health." This
information will help the provider along with the physical exam (objective data) to
develop a diagnosis or health status.
2. The nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patient's responses, which of these
statements would be correct? The patient :Answer : Provided consistent information
and therefore is reliable
3. A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain for the past week.
What would be the nurse's best response? :Answer "Can you point to where it hurts?"
4. A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has "excruciating pain" in
her back. Which would be the nurse's appropriate response to the woman's
statement? :Answer "How would you say the pain affects your ability to do your daily
activities?"
5. A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What would be the nurse's
best response to this information? :Answer "Describe what happens (or the reaction)
to you when you take Penicillin."
6. The nurse is taking a family history. Important diseases or problems about which the
patient should be specifically asked include :Answer : Mental illness.
7. The review of systems provides the nurse with... :Answer Information regarding
health promotion practices, the information helps to evaluate the past and present
health state of each body system, to obtain any data that may have been omitted in
the section about present illness, and to evaluate health promotion and teaching
opportunities.
,8. Which of these statements represents subjective data the nurse obtained from the
patient regarding the patient's skin? :Answer Patient denies any color change.
9. The nurse is obtaining a history from a 30-year old male patient and is concerned
about health promotion activities. Which of these questions would be appropriate to
use to assess health promotion activities for this patient? :Answer "Do you perform
testicular self-examinations?"
10. Functional Assessment-- What information would you ask if the patient's
leg was in a cast? :Answer A functional assessment includes the activities of daily living
and the person's ability to take care of their needs. This area will help to formulate a
nursing diagnosis. This could be present to the patient in a standardized form and will
include data on the lifestyle and type of living environment. (Page 57) self-esteem,
activity/exercise, sleep/rest, nutrition/elimination, interpersonal
relationships/resources, spiritual resources, coping and stress management, personal
habits, environmental hazards, violence questions, and occupational health questions. If
a patient had a cast on their leg, appropriate questions would include how they transfer
to bed, another chair, bathing technique, coping with the situation, support during the
situation.
11. Regarding the use of alcohol, a patient asks the nurse why the nurse needs
to know. What is the reason why? :Answer Alcohol can interact with all medications and
make some diseases worse.
12. Describe a genogram. :Answer Graphic family tree that uses symbols to depict the
gender, relationship, and age of immediate family. Usually 3 generations- parents,
grandparents, siblings. Also highlight the health of close family members and more
details such as communicable disease, environmental hazards (smoke), tobacco use,
and alcohol use. Any additional information includes the family history.
13. The nurse is obtaining health history on an 87-year-old woman. Which of the
following areas of questioning would be most useful at this time? :Answer Current
health promotion activities.
, 14. A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he cannot remember the names of the
medication he is taking or why he is taking them. An appropriate response from the
nurse would be.. :Answer Would you have a family member bring in your
medications please?
15. The nurse is performing a functional assessment on an 82-year-old patient who
recently had a stroke. Which of these questions would be most important to
ask? :Answer "Are you able to dress yourself?"
16. A patient is describing his symptoms to the nurse. Which of these statements
reflects a description of the setting of his symptoms? :Answer "This pain happens
every time I sit down to use the computer."
17. In performing a breast examination, the nurse knows that examining the upper
outer quadrant of the breast is especially important. The reason why is... :Answer
This is the location for most breast tumors.
18. In performing an assessment of a woman's elixir lymph system, the nurse should
assess which of these nodes? :Answer Central, lateral, pectoral, and subscapular.
The breast has extensive lymphatic drainage, 75% of the drainage drains into the axillary
nodes. There are groups of axillary nodes central, pectoral and subscapular.
19. A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just cannot believe that her breasts "sag so
much". She states it must be from a lack of exercise. What explanation should the
nurse offer her? After menopause :Answer :Answer The glandular and fat tissue
atrophies, causing breast size and elasticity to diminish, resulting in sagging (flat and
gabby) breasts.
20. In examining a 70-year-old male patient, the nurse notices that he has bilateral
gynecomastia. Which of the following describes the nurse's best
course of action? :Answer Explain that this is the result of hormonal changes
(testosterone) and recommend a visit to their provider.
21. During a breast health interview, a patient states that she has noticed pain in her
left breast. The nurse's most appropriate response to this would be :Answer :Answer
To seek more specific information about the pain, such as :Answer When did you first
notice it? Is the pain localized or all over? Is it painful to touch? Is the pain in relation
to your menstrual cycle? Is the pain associated with activity or exercise?
Nursing, NUR2092 Health
Assessment 2025/2026 Final
Exam with correct answers
graded A- Rasmussen College
What’s included;
Complete Question & Answer Format – Study
using a clear, exam-style layout with correct
answers for efficient revision.
Comprehensive Health Assessment Coverage –
Reviews essential nursing assessment topics
commonly tested in NUR2092.
Easy to Read & Follow – Professionally formatted
with straightforward questions and concise, easy-to-
understand answer.
Exam-Focused Content – Concentrates on high-
yield concepts students are expected to understand
before the final exam.
,1. The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Explain this to the
patient. :Answer - The purpose of a health history is to provide a database of subjective
information about the patient's past and current health history. You might say to the
patient, "I will be asking you questions about your past and present health." This
information will help the provider along with the physical exam (objective data) to
develop a diagnosis or health status.
2. The nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patient's responses, which of these
statements would be correct? The patient :Answer : Provided consistent information
and therefore is reliable
3. A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain for the past week.
What would be the nurse's best response? :Answer "Can you point to where it hurts?"
4. A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has "excruciating pain" in
her back. Which would be the nurse's appropriate response to the woman's
statement? :Answer "How would you say the pain affects your ability to do your daily
activities?"
5. A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What would be the nurse's
best response to this information? :Answer "Describe what happens (or the reaction)
to you when you take Penicillin."
6. The nurse is taking a family history. Important diseases or problems about which the
patient should be specifically asked include :Answer : Mental illness.
7. The review of systems provides the nurse with... :Answer Information regarding
health promotion practices, the information helps to evaluate the past and present
health state of each body system, to obtain any data that may have been omitted in
the section about present illness, and to evaluate health promotion and teaching
opportunities.
,8. Which of these statements represents subjective data the nurse obtained from the
patient regarding the patient's skin? :Answer Patient denies any color change.
9. The nurse is obtaining a history from a 30-year old male patient and is concerned
about health promotion activities. Which of these questions would be appropriate to
use to assess health promotion activities for this patient? :Answer "Do you perform
testicular self-examinations?"
10. Functional Assessment-- What information would you ask if the patient's
leg was in a cast? :Answer A functional assessment includes the activities of daily living
and the person's ability to take care of their needs. This area will help to formulate a
nursing diagnosis. This could be present to the patient in a standardized form and will
include data on the lifestyle and type of living environment. (Page 57) self-esteem,
activity/exercise, sleep/rest, nutrition/elimination, interpersonal
relationships/resources, spiritual resources, coping and stress management, personal
habits, environmental hazards, violence questions, and occupational health questions. If
a patient had a cast on their leg, appropriate questions would include how they transfer
to bed, another chair, bathing technique, coping with the situation, support during the
situation.
11. Regarding the use of alcohol, a patient asks the nurse why the nurse needs
to know. What is the reason why? :Answer Alcohol can interact with all medications and
make some diseases worse.
12. Describe a genogram. :Answer Graphic family tree that uses symbols to depict the
gender, relationship, and age of immediate family. Usually 3 generations- parents,
grandparents, siblings. Also highlight the health of close family members and more
details such as communicable disease, environmental hazards (smoke), tobacco use,
and alcohol use. Any additional information includes the family history.
13. The nurse is obtaining health history on an 87-year-old woman. Which of the
following areas of questioning would be most useful at this time? :Answer Current
health promotion activities.
, 14. A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he cannot remember the names of the
medication he is taking or why he is taking them. An appropriate response from the
nurse would be.. :Answer Would you have a family member bring in your
medications please?
15. The nurse is performing a functional assessment on an 82-year-old patient who
recently had a stroke. Which of these questions would be most important to
ask? :Answer "Are you able to dress yourself?"
16. A patient is describing his symptoms to the nurse. Which of these statements
reflects a description of the setting of his symptoms? :Answer "This pain happens
every time I sit down to use the computer."
17. In performing a breast examination, the nurse knows that examining the upper
outer quadrant of the breast is especially important. The reason why is... :Answer
This is the location for most breast tumors.
18. In performing an assessment of a woman's elixir lymph system, the nurse should
assess which of these nodes? :Answer Central, lateral, pectoral, and subscapular.
The breast has extensive lymphatic drainage, 75% of the drainage drains into the axillary
nodes. There are groups of axillary nodes central, pectoral and subscapular.
19. A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just cannot believe that her breasts "sag so
much". She states it must be from a lack of exercise. What explanation should the
nurse offer her? After menopause :Answer :Answer The glandular and fat tissue
atrophies, causing breast size and elasticity to diminish, resulting in sagging (flat and
gabby) breasts.
20. In examining a 70-year-old male patient, the nurse notices that he has bilateral
gynecomastia. Which of the following describes the nurse's best
course of action? :Answer Explain that this is the result of hormonal changes
(testosterone) and recommend a visit to their provider.
21. During a breast health interview, a patient states that she has noticed pain in her
left breast. The nurse's most appropriate response to this would be :Answer :Answer
To seek more specific information about the pain, such as :Answer When did you first
notice it? Is the pain localized or all over? Is it painful to touch? Is the pain in relation
to your menstrual cycle? Is the pain associated with activity or exercise?
