NURS 6512 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
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NURS 6512 ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT MIDTERM EXAM
2022-2025 WALDEN UNIVERSITY
Question 1
In the adult, the apical impulse should be most visible when the patient is in what position?
Selected Answer: Upright
Question 2
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as:
Selected Answer: 1
Question 3
The goals of preparticipation sports evaluation include:
Selected Answer: identifying risk of injury or death during sports participation.
Question 4
An examiner has rotated a brush several times into the cervical os. The brush was withdrawn
and stroked lightly on a glass slide. The slide was sprayed with fixative. Which type of specimen
requires this technique for collection?
Selected Answer: Cytology smear
Question 5
If your patient has nipple discharge, you will most likely need a:
Selected Answer: glass slide and fixative.
Question 6
The difference in blood pressure readings between the right and the left arms is considered
normal up to mm Hg.
, NURS 6512 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
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Selected Answer: 10
Question 7
The Mini-Mental State Examination:
Selected Answer: may be used to quantitatively estimate cognitive changes.
Question 8
An ophthalmoscopic eye examination involves:
Selected Answer: lens inspection.
Question 9
Adrian Thompson is a 19-year-old girl who presents to the clinic with complaints of severe, acute
chest pain. Her mother reports that Andrian, apart from occasional sinus infections, Andrian is
not prone to
respiratory problems. What potential risk factor is most important to assess with regards to
Adrian's current problem?
Selected Answer: Covid-19 contact
Question 10
If a patient cannot shrug the shoulders against resistance, which cranial nerve (CN) requires
further evaluation?
Selected Answer: CN XI, spinal accessory
Question 11
When palpating joints, crepitus may occur when:
Selected Answer: irregular bony surfaces rub together.
Question 12
The checkout station for preparticipation physical evaluation (PPE) is critical because at this
point:
Selected Answer: coordination of follow-ups is reviewed.
Question 13
, NURS 6512 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
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While examining a 30-year-old woman, you note that one breast is slightly larger than the
other. In response to this finding, you should:
Selected Answer: note the finding in the patient's record.
Question 14
Your 15-year-old patient is athletic and thin. Radiography of an ankle injury reveals a stress
fracture. You should question this patient about her:
Selected Answer: menstrual cycles.
Question 15
Tarry black stool should make you
suspect:
Selected Answer: upper intestinal bleeding.
Question 16
The examiner percusses for diaphragmatic excursion along the:
Selected Answer: scapular line.
Question 17
You are initially evaluating the equilibrium of Ms. Q. You ask her to stand with her feet together
and arms at her sides. She loses her balance. Ms. Q. has a positive:
Selected Answer: Romberg sign.
Question 18
An apical PMI palpated beyond the left fifth intercostal space may indicate:
Selected Answer: left ventricular hypertrophy.
Question 19
Which one of the following is a proper technique for use of a speculum during a vaginal
examination?
Selected Answer: Press introitus downward; insert closed speculum obliquely.
Question 20
Your older clinic patient is being seen today as a follow-up for a 2-day history of pneumonia.
The patient continues to have a productive cough, shortness of breath, and lethargy and has
been spending most of the day lying in bed. You should begin the chest examination by:
Selected Answer: auscultating the lung bases.
EXAM LATEST 2022-2025 WALDEN UNIVERSITY| ALL 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |2025 Updated
|QUESTIONS WITH WELL EXPLAINED ANSWERS
NURS 6512 ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT MIDTERM EXAM
2022-2025 WALDEN UNIVERSITY
Question 1
In the adult, the apical impulse should be most visible when the patient is in what position?
Selected Answer: Upright
Question 2
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as:
Selected Answer: 1
Question 3
The goals of preparticipation sports evaluation include:
Selected Answer: identifying risk of injury or death during sports participation.
Question 4
An examiner has rotated a brush several times into the cervical os. The brush was withdrawn
and stroked lightly on a glass slide. The slide was sprayed with fixative. Which type of specimen
requires this technique for collection?
Selected Answer: Cytology smear
Question 5
If your patient has nipple discharge, you will most likely need a:
Selected Answer: glass slide and fixative.
Question 6
The difference in blood pressure readings between the right and the left arms is considered
normal up to mm Hg.
, NURS 6512 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
EXAM LATEST 2022-2025 WALDEN UNIVERSITY| ALL 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |2025 Updated
|QUESTIONS WITH WELL EXPLAINED ANSWERS
Selected Answer: 10
Question 7
The Mini-Mental State Examination:
Selected Answer: may be used to quantitatively estimate cognitive changes.
Question 8
An ophthalmoscopic eye examination involves:
Selected Answer: lens inspection.
Question 9
Adrian Thompson is a 19-year-old girl who presents to the clinic with complaints of severe, acute
chest pain. Her mother reports that Andrian, apart from occasional sinus infections, Andrian is
not prone to
respiratory problems. What potential risk factor is most important to assess with regards to
Adrian's current problem?
Selected Answer: Covid-19 contact
Question 10
If a patient cannot shrug the shoulders against resistance, which cranial nerve (CN) requires
further evaluation?
Selected Answer: CN XI, spinal accessory
Question 11
When palpating joints, crepitus may occur when:
Selected Answer: irregular bony surfaces rub together.
Question 12
The checkout station for preparticipation physical evaluation (PPE) is critical because at this
point:
Selected Answer: coordination of follow-ups is reviewed.
Question 13
, NURS 6512 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
EXAM LATEST 2022-2025 WALDEN UNIVERSITY| ALL 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |2025 Updated
|QUESTIONS WITH WELL EXPLAINED ANSWERS
While examining a 30-year-old woman, you note that one breast is slightly larger than the
other. In response to this finding, you should:
Selected Answer: note the finding in the patient's record.
Question 14
Your 15-year-old patient is athletic and thin. Radiography of an ankle injury reveals a stress
fracture. You should question this patient about her:
Selected Answer: menstrual cycles.
Question 15
Tarry black stool should make you
suspect:
Selected Answer: upper intestinal bleeding.
Question 16
The examiner percusses for diaphragmatic excursion along the:
Selected Answer: scapular line.
Question 17
You are initially evaluating the equilibrium of Ms. Q. You ask her to stand with her feet together
and arms at her sides. She loses her balance. Ms. Q. has a positive:
Selected Answer: Romberg sign.
Question 18
An apical PMI palpated beyond the left fifth intercostal space may indicate:
Selected Answer: left ventricular hypertrophy.
Question 19
Which one of the following is a proper technique for use of a speculum during a vaginal
examination?
Selected Answer: Press introitus downward; insert closed speculum obliquely.
Question 20
Your older clinic patient is being seen today as a follow-up for a 2-day history of pneumonia.
The patient continues to have a productive cough, shortness of breath, and lethargy and has
been spending most of the day lying in bed. You should begin the chest examination by:
Selected Answer: auscultating the lung bases.
