NURS 5220 Exam 2 Health Assessment
2025 – Latest Questions And Answers
(Correctly Answered) Graded A
What part of the brain is responsible for a patients mental status?
A. Limbic System
B. Cerebrum
C. Reticular Activating System
B. Cerebrum
The cerebrum is primarily responsible for the pateints mentals status, its divided
into 4 lobes, each playing a significant role.
Which of the following controls behavioral patterns essential for survival such as
emotions and motivation?
A. Limbic System
B. Cerebrum
C. Reticular Activating System
A. Limbic System
,Which of the following regulates the levels of wakefulness or arousal?
A. Limbic System
B. Cerebrum
C. Reticular Activating System
C. Reticular Activating System
What is Aphasia?
Loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.
Expressive Aphasia (Broca's Aphasia)
Difficulty producing language
Receptive Aphasia (Wernicke's Aphasia)
Difficulty understanding language
What are the three things the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) assesses?
,Eye Opening
Verbal Response
Motor Response
For the Glasgow Coma Scale, what range is considered severe injury or coma?
3-8
For the Glasgow Coma Scale, what range is considered moderate injury?
9-12
For the Glasgow Coma Scale, what range is considered mild injury?
13-15
What is the Edinburgh Scale?
The scale used to assess for postpartum depression
, What is the age range for the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)?
4 to 60 months
4 months to 5 years
What does the Ages and Stages Questionnaire for Social and Emotional Skills (ASE-
SE) screen for?
Focused on social and emotional development
What is the age range for the Pediatric Evaluation of Development Status (PEDS)?
Ages: 0 to 8 years
What does the Pediatric Symptoms Checklist (PSC), ages 0-7, screen for?
Screens for psychosocial problems in children
What questionnaire is used to evaluate adolescent depression?
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
2025 – Latest Questions And Answers
(Correctly Answered) Graded A
What part of the brain is responsible for a patients mental status?
A. Limbic System
B. Cerebrum
C. Reticular Activating System
B. Cerebrum
The cerebrum is primarily responsible for the pateints mentals status, its divided
into 4 lobes, each playing a significant role.
Which of the following controls behavioral patterns essential for survival such as
emotions and motivation?
A. Limbic System
B. Cerebrum
C. Reticular Activating System
A. Limbic System
,Which of the following regulates the levels of wakefulness or arousal?
A. Limbic System
B. Cerebrum
C. Reticular Activating System
C. Reticular Activating System
What is Aphasia?
Loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.
Expressive Aphasia (Broca's Aphasia)
Difficulty producing language
Receptive Aphasia (Wernicke's Aphasia)
Difficulty understanding language
What are the three things the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) assesses?
,Eye Opening
Verbal Response
Motor Response
For the Glasgow Coma Scale, what range is considered severe injury or coma?
3-8
For the Glasgow Coma Scale, what range is considered moderate injury?
9-12
For the Glasgow Coma Scale, what range is considered mild injury?
13-15
What is the Edinburgh Scale?
The scale used to assess for postpartum depression
, What is the age range for the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)?
4 to 60 months
4 months to 5 years
What does the Ages and Stages Questionnaire for Social and Emotional Skills (ASE-
SE) screen for?
Focused on social and emotional development
What is the age range for the Pediatric Evaluation of Development Status (PEDS)?
Ages: 0 to 8 years
What does the Pediatric Symptoms Checklist (PSC), ages 0-7, screen for?
Screens for psychosocial problems in children
What questionnaire is used to evaluate adolescent depression?
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
