NSG 214: QUIZ 3 (PRACTICE EXAM) 2026/2027 | HEALTH
ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE, EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
A patient is asked to indicate on a form how many times he eats a specific food. This method
describes which of these tools for obtaining dietary information?
- Food-frequency questionnaire
- Calorie count
- Food diary
- 24-hour recall - Correct answer ✔✔ Food-frequency questionnaire
* On the food-frequency questionnaire the patient is asked to indicate on a form how many
times they eat a specific food.
Calorie count - documents nutrition consumed and/or infused during hospitalization
Food diaries - ask the individual or family to write down everything consumed for a certain
period of time.
24-hour recall - asks the patient or family member to recall everything eaten in the past 24
hours.
For the first time, the nurse is seeing a patient who has no history of nutrition-related problems.
Which activity should the initial nutritional screening include?
- Anthropometric measures
- Measurement of weight and weight history
- Complete physical examination
- Calorie count of nutrients - Correct answer ✔✔ Measurement of weight and weight history
* Nutritional screening includes measurement of weight and weight management.
, Anthropometric measures and calorie count of nutrients - used for a more in-depth assessment
of individual nutrition status rather than the initial screening.
Complete physical examination - conducted after the initial screening is complete.
The nurse needs to palpate the temporomandibular joint for crepitation. Where is this joint
located?
- Just below the temporal artery and anterior to the mandible
- Just below the vagus nerve and posterior to the mandible
- Just below the hyoid bone and posterior to the tragus
- Just below the temporal artery and anterior to the tragus - Correct answer ✔✔ Just below the
temporal artery and anterior to the tragus
* The TMJ is just below the temporal artery and anterior to the tragus.
The nurse notices that a patient's palpebral fissures are not symmetric. On examination, the
nurse may find that damage has occurred to which cranial nerve (CN)?
- XI
- VII
-V
- XII - Correct answer ✔✔ VII
* CN VII (Facial Nerve) is responsible for the movement to the face, scalp and cornea, including
the palpebral fissures.
XI (Spinal Accessory) - responsible for movement of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
muscles
V (Trigeminal Nerve) - responsible for the muscles of mastication and sensation to the face,
scalp, and cornea.
XII (Hypoglossal) - responsible for tongue mov't (swallowing & speech)
ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE, EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
A patient is asked to indicate on a form how many times he eats a specific food. This method
describes which of these tools for obtaining dietary information?
- Food-frequency questionnaire
- Calorie count
- Food diary
- 24-hour recall - Correct answer ✔✔ Food-frequency questionnaire
* On the food-frequency questionnaire the patient is asked to indicate on a form how many
times they eat a specific food.
Calorie count - documents nutrition consumed and/or infused during hospitalization
Food diaries - ask the individual or family to write down everything consumed for a certain
period of time.
24-hour recall - asks the patient or family member to recall everything eaten in the past 24
hours.
For the first time, the nurse is seeing a patient who has no history of nutrition-related problems.
Which activity should the initial nutritional screening include?
- Anthropometric measures
- Measurement of weight and weight history
- Complete physical examination
- Calorie count of nutrients - Correct answer ✔✔ Measurement of weight and weight history
* Nutritional screening includes measurement of weight and weight management.
, Anthropometric measures and calorie count of nutrients - used for a more in-depth assessment
of individual nutrition status rather than the initial screening.
Complete physical examination - conducted after the initial screening is complete.
The nurse needs to palpate the temporomandibular joint for crepitation. Where is this joint
located?
- Just below the temporal artery and anterior to the mandible
- Just below the vagus nerve and posterior to the mandible
- Just below the hyoid bone and posterior to the tragus
- Just below the temporal artery and anterior to the tragus - Correct answer ✔✔ Just below the
temporal artery and anterior to the tragus
* The TMJ is just below the temporal artery and anterior to the tragus.
The nurse notices that a patient's palpebral fissures are not symmetric. On examination, the
nurse may find that damage has occurred to which cranial nerve (CN)?
- XI
- VII
-V
- XII - Correct answer ✔✔ VII
* CN VII (Facial Nerve) is responsible for the movement to the face, scalp and cornea, including
the palpebral fissures.
XI (Spinal Accessory) - responsible for movement of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
muscles
V (Trigeminal Nerve) - responsible for the muscles of mastication and sensation to the face,
scalp, and cornea.
XII (Hypoglossal) - responsible for tongue mov't (swallowing & speech)
