Nur101: Chapter 30 Health Assessment and
Physical Examination Questions with Correct
Answers 2025
TheAnurseApreparesAtoAconductAaAgeneralAsurveyAonAanAadultApatient.AWhichAassessmentAisAperfo
rmedAfirstAwhileAtheAnurseAinitiatesAtheAnurse-patientArelationship?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AppearanceAandAbehavior
Note:ATheAnurseAinspectsAappearanceAandAbehaviorAfirstAasApartAofAtheAnursingAassessment.AAsAth
eApatientAentersAtheAroom,AtheAnurseAcanAobserveAhisAorAherAappearanceAandAbehavior,AnotingAan
yAunusualAchoiceAofAclothingAorAhygieneAorAanyAsignsAofAconfusion,Aanxiety,AorAhappiness.
TheAnurseAisAteachingAaAyoungAmotherAtoApalpateAherA8-year-
oldAchildAtoAquicklyAevaluateAifAtheAchildAhasAaAfever.AWhichAinformationAisAimportantAforAtheAnurs
eAtoAinclude?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
PlaceAtheAbackAofAyourAhandAagainstAtheAchild'sAforeheadAandAthenAonAtheAbackAofAtheAneck.A
Note:ATemperatureAisAbestAevaluatedAbyApalpatingAtheAskinAwithAtheAdorsumAorAbackAofAtheAhand.
AItAisAbestAtoAselectAtwoAareasAtoAcompareAtoAallowAyouAtoAdetectAaAchangeAinAbodyAsurfaceAtempe
rature.
WhileAassessingAtheAadultApatient'sAlungs,AtheAnurseAidentifiesAtheAfollowingAassessmentAfindings.
AWhichAfindingAshouldAbeAreportedAtoAtheAhealthAcareAprovider?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
PainAreportedAwhenApalpatingAposteriorAlowerAthorax
Note:AAnyAareasAofAtendernessAorApainAoverAtheAposteriorAthoraxAcouldAindicateAinjuryAsuchAasAaA
brokenAribAorAdisturbanceAofAtheAintegumentaryAsystem.AFurtherApalpationAshouldAbeAavoidedAun
tilAmoreAassessmentAdataAareAcollected,AeitherAthroughAfurtherAhealthAhistoryAorAdiagnosticAtesti
ng.AAllAotherAfindingsAareAnormal.
, TheAnurseAisAteachingAaAyoungAfemaleApatientAtoApracticeAgoodAskinAhealth.AWhichAinformationAisA
importantAforAtheAnurseAtoAinclude?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
OralAcontraceptivesAandAantiinflammatoriesAmakeAtheAskinAmoreAsensitiveAtoAtheAsun.A
Note:ASomeAmedicationsAsuchAasAoralAcontraceptivesAorAantiinflammatoryAmedicationsAmayAincre
aseAtheAskin'sAsensitivityAtoAultravioletA(UV)Arays.ASkinAself-careAandAself-
evaluationApracticesAincludeAavoidingAtheAsunAwhenAUVAraysAareAstrongestA(10AAMAtoA4APM).AInAa
ddition,AgoodAskinApracticesAindicateAthatAskinAprotectionAshouldAbeAusedAwhenAusingAaAtanningAb
edAorAsunlamp.AMolesAthatAareAuniformlyAbrownAareAnotAaAcauseAofAconcern.
AsAaAnurseApreparesAtoAprovideAmorningAcareAandAtreatments,AitAisAimportantAtoAquestionAaApatie
ntAaboutAaAlatexAallergyAbeforeAwhichAintervention?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
1.AApplyingAadhesiveAtapeAtoAanchorAaAnasogastricAtube
2.AInsertingAaArubberAFoleyAcatheterAintoAtheApatient'sAbladder
4.AGivingAanAinjectionAusingAplasticAsyringesAwithArubbercoatedAplungers
Note:AAdhesiveAtape,ArubberAfoleyAcatheters,AandArubber-
coatedAplungersAshouldAbeAavoidedAforApatientsAwithAlatexAallergiesAsinceAtheyAcanAtriggerAanAalle
rgicAorAanaphylacticAresponse.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAaApatientAwhoAreturnedA3AhoursAagoAfromAaAcardiacAcatheterization,Adurin
gAwhichAtheAlargeAcatheterAwasAinsertedAintoAtheApatient'sAfemoralAarteryAinAtheArightAgroin.AWhic
hAassessmentAfindingAwouldArequireAimmediateAfollow-up?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
PalpationAofAaArightAdorsalisApedisApulseAwithAstrengthAofA+1A
Note:AAAweakApulseAmayAindicateAdisruptionAofAarterialAflowAandAshouldAbeAreportedAimmediatel
y.AMildAbruisingAisAnormal,AbutAifAitAincreasesAinAsize,AtheAfemoralAarteryAmayAbeAleaking,Arequiring
AfurtherAfollow-
upAwithAtheAhealthAcareAprovider.AOtherAfindingsAareAwithinAnormalAlimitsAandAdoAnotArequireAnot
ification.
Physical Examination Questions with Correct
Answers 2025
TheAnurseApreparesAtoAconductAaAgeneralAsurveyAonAanAadultApatient.AWhichAassessmentAisAperfo
rmedAfirstAwhileAtheAnurseAinitiatesAtheAnurse-patientArelationship?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AppearanceAandAbehavior
Note:ATheAnurseAinspectsAappearanceAandAbehaviorAfirstAasApartAofAtheAnursingAassessment.AAsAth
eApatientAentersAtheAroom,AtheAnurseAcanAobserveAhisAorAherAappearanceAandAbehavior,AnotingAan
yAunusualAchoiceAofAclothingAorAhygieneAorAanyAsignsAofAconfusion,Aanxiety,AorAhappiness.
TheAnurseAisAteachingAaAyoungAmotherAtoApalpateAherA8-year-
oldAchildAtoAquicklyAevaluateAifAtheAchildAhasAaAfever.AWhichAinformationAisAimportantAforAtheAnurs
eAtoAinclude?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
PlaceAtheAbackAofAyourAhandAagainstAtheAchild'sAforeheadAandAthenAonAtheAbackAofAtheAneck.A
Note:ATemperatureAisAbestAevaluatedAbyApalpatingAtheAskinAwithAtheAdorsumAorAbackAofAtheAhand.
AItAisAbestAtoAselectAtwoAareasAtoAcompareAtoAallowAyouAtoAdetectAaAchangeAinAbodyAsurfaceAtempe
rature.
WhileAassessingAtheAadultApatient'sAlungs,AtheAnurseAidentifiesAtheAfollowingAassessmentAfindings.
AWhichAfindingAshouldAbeAreportedAtoAtheAhealthAcareAprovider?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
PainAreportedAwhenApalpatingAposteriorAlowerAthorax
Note:AAnyAareasAofAtendernessAorApainAoverAtheAposteriorAthoraxAcouldAindicateAinjuryAsuchAasAaA
brokenAribAorAdisturbanceAofAtheAintegumentaryAsystem.AFurtherApalpationAshouldAbeAavoidedAun
tilAmoreAassessmentAdataAareAcollected,AeitherAthroughAfurtherAhealthAhistoryAorAdiagnosticAtesti
ng.AAllAotherAfindingsAareAnormal.
, TheAnurseAisAteachingAaAyoungAfemaleApatientAtoApracticeAgoodAskinAhealth.AWhichAinformationAisA
importantAforAtheAnurseAtoAinclude?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
OralAcontraceptivesAandAantiinflammatoriesAmakeAtheAskinAmoreAsensitiveAtoAtheAsun.A
Note:ASomeAmedicationsAsuchAasAoralAcontraceptivesAorAantiinflammatoryAmedicationsAmayAincre
aseAtheAskin'sAsensitivityAtoAultravioletA(UV)Arays.ASkinAself-careAandAself-
evaluationApracticesAincludeAavoidingAtheAsunAwhenAUVAraysAareAstrongestA(10AAMAtoA4APM).AInAa
ddition,AgoodAskinApracticesAindicateAthatAskinAprotectionAshouldAbeAusedAwhenAusingAaAtanningAb
edAorAsunlamp.AMolesAthatAareAuniformlyAbrownAareAnotAaAcauseAofAconcern.
AsAaAnurseApreparesAtoAprovideAmorningAcareAandAtreatments,AitAisAimportantAtoAquestionAaApatie
ntAaboutAaAlatexAallergyAbeforeAwhichAintervention?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
1.AApplyingAadhesiveAtapeAtoAanchorAaAnasogastricAtube
2.AInsertingAaArubberAFoleyAcatheterAintoAtheApatient'sAbladder
4.AGivingAanAinjectionAusingAplasticAsyringesAwithArubbercoatedAplungers
Note:AAdhesiveAtape,ArubberAfoleyAcatheters,AandArubber-
coatedAplungersAshouldAbeAavoidedAforApatientsAwithAlatexAallergiesAsinceAtheyAcanAtriggerAanAalle
rgicAorAanaphylacticAresponse.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAaApatientAwhoAreturnedA3AhoursAagoAfromAaAcardiacAcatheterization,Adurin
gAwhichAtheAlargeAcatheterAwasAinsertedAintoAtheApatient'sAfemoralAarteryAinAtheArightAgroin.AWhic
hAassessmentAfindingAwouldArequireAimmediateAfollow-up?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
PalpationAofAaArightAdorsalisApedisApulseAwithAstrengthAofA+1A
Note:AAAweakApulseAmayAindicateAdisruptionAofAarterialAflowAandAshouldAbeAreportedAimmediatel
y.AMildAbruisingAisAnormal,AbutAifAitAincreasesAinAsize,AtheAfemoralAarteryAmayAbeAleaking,Arequiring
AfurtherAfollow-
upAwithAtheAhealthAcareAprovider.AOtherAfindingsAareAwithinAnormalAlimitsAandAdoAnotArequireAnot
ification.