NSG121/ NSG 121 Exam 2: (New 2024/ 2025
Update) Health Assessment | Review with
Questions and Verified Answers| 100%
Correct| A Grade - Herzing
QUESTION
Risk factors for neck cancer
Answer:
HPV
Smoking
Drinking alcohol
Over age 50
History of radiation
Males
QUESTION
Things that impact hearing
Answer:
Loud sounds
Middle ear infection
Airplane travel
Tobacco use
OTC meds
Secondhand smoke
QUESTION
What should the nurse do before writing a referral for hearing loss?
Answer:
Complete the focused assessment
,QUESTION
What is the difference between tinnitus and vertigo?
Answer:
Tinnitus: ringing in the ears
Vertigo: feels like everything is spinning
QUESTION
Where do you palpate the thyroid gland?
Answer:
Sides of the trachea
QUESTION
Should lymph nodes be palpable?
Answer:
No. If you can feel a lymph node, describe characteristics such as location, size, consistency,
tenderness, mobility, and delimination.
QUESTION
What are the acceptable rotations of the neck?
Answer:
Extension (toward back): 55 degrees
Flexion (toward chest): 45 degrees
Lateral flexion (ear to shoulder) and rotation: 70 degrees
QUESTION
Describe a contaminated wound
, Answer:
Exposed to contents of the GI tract or infected fluids from the GU systems. Also includes open,
traumatic wounds such as lacerations, puncture wounds, and open fractures.
QUESTION
Reading a Snellen chart steps
Answer:
Tests for distance vision:
Patient should be 20 ft away from chart
Cover one eye at a time
Have patient read smallest line they're able to (contacts or glasses should remain on)
Patient's visual acuity will be corresponding with whatever line they can read (20/20, 20/30, etc)
QUESTION
What happens to the uvula when a person says "Ahh"?
Answer:
Uvula will rise
QUESTION
What are the names of the sinuses? How do you assess them?
Answer:
Frontal and maxillary
Palpate by pressing or tapping
QUESTION
What age group is at the highest risk for thyroid dysfunction?
Answer:
Over age 60
Update) Health Assessment | Review with
Questions and Verified Answers| 100%
Correct| A Grade - Herzing
QUESTION
Risk factors for neck cancer
Answer:
HPV
Smoking
Drinking alcohol
Over age 50
History of radiation
Males
QUESTION
Things that impact hearing
Answer:
Loud sounds
Middle ear infection
Airplane travel
Tobacco use
OTC meds
Secondhand smoke
QUESTION
What should the nurse do before writing a referral for hearing loss?
Answer:
Complete the focused assessment
,QUESTION
What is the difference between tinnitus and vertigo?
Answer:
Tinnitus: ringing in the ears
Vertigo: feels like everything is spinning
QUESTION
Where do you palpate the thyroid gland?
Answer:
Sides of the trachea
QUESTION
Should lymph nodes be palpable?
Answer:
No. If you can feel a lymph node, describe characteristics such as location, size, consistency,
tenderness, mobility, and delimination.
QUESTION
What are the acceptable rotations of the neck?
Answer:
Extension (toward back): 55 degrees
Flexion (toward chest): 45 degrees
Lateral flexion (ear to shoulder) and rotation: 70 degrees
QUESTION
Describe a contaminated wound
, Answer:
Exposed to contents of the GI tract or infected fluids from the GU systems. Also includes open,
traumatic wounds such as lacerations, puncture wounds, and open fractures.
QUESTION
Reading a Snellen chart steps
Answer:
Tests for distance vision:
Patient should be 20 ft away from chart
Cover one eye at a time
Have patient read smallest line they're able to (contacts or glasses should remain on)
Patient's visual acuity will be corresponding with whatever line they can read (20/20, 20/30, etc)
QUESTION
What happens to the uvula when a person says "Ahh"?
Answer:
Uvula will rise
QUESTION
What are the names of the sinuses? How do you assess them?
Answer:
Frontal and maxillary
Palpate by pressing or tapping
QUESTION
What age group is at the highest risk for thyroid dysfunction?
Answer:
Over age 60
