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NURS 5220 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 WITH 200+
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS THE LATEST
UPDATED EXAM BANK INCLUDING EXPERT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR A SURE PASS
Which of the following sports are considered low impact?
A. Soccer
B. Skating
C. Track and field
D. Football - ANSWER: C. Track and field
Which of the following sounds would be heard over solid organs like the Liver or
Spleen?
A. Tympany
B. Dullness
C. Resonance
D. Flatness - ANSWER: Dullness
Which one of the following phrases can be used to test Abstract Reasoning?
A. What is your name and date of birth?
B. What are the three words I just said to you 5 minutes ago?
C. What did you eat for dinner last night?
D. What does "A stitch in time saves nine" mean? - ANSWER: D. What does
"A stitch in time saves nine" mean?
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You are seeing a 16-year-old female gymnast patient. She is athletic and thin
radiography of an ankle injury reveals a stress fracture. You should question this
patient about her:
A. Family history.
B. Menstrual cycles.
C. Hobbies. - ANSWER: B. Menstrual cycles.
What part of the brain is responsible for a patients mental status?
A. Limbic System
B. Cerebrum
C. Reticular Activating System - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: A. Limbic System
Which of the following regulates the levels of wakefulness or arousal?
A. Limbic System
B. Cerebrum
C. Reticular Activating System - ANSWER: C. Reticular Activating System
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What is Aphasia? - ANSWER: Loss of ability to understand or express speech,
caused by brain damage.
Expressive Aphasia (Broca's Aphasia) - ANSWER: Difficulty producing language
Receptive Aphasia (Wernicke's Aphasia) - ANSWER: Difficulty understanding
language
What are the three things the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) assesses? - ANSWER:
Eye Opening
Verbal Response Motor Response
For the Glasgow Coma Scale, what range is considered severe injury or coma? -
ANSWER: 3-8
For the Glasgow Coma Scale, what range is considered moderate injury?
- ANSWER: 9-12
For the Glasgow Coma Scale, what range is considered mild injury? - ANSWER:
13-15
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What is the Edinburgh Scale? - ANSWER: The scale used to assess for
postpartum depression
What is the age range for the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)? - ANSWER:
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? - ANSWER: Focused on social and emotional development
What is the age range for the Pediatric Evaluation of Development Status (PEDS)?
- ANSWER: Ages: 0 to 8 years
What does the Pediatric Symptoms Checklist (PSC), ages 0-7, screen for? -
ANSWER: Screens for psychosocial problems in children
What questionnaire is used to evaluate adolescent depression?
Answer>Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
What is Visual Agnosia? - ANSWER: Lack of ability to recognize common
objects and demonstrate their use in an activity
A man is unable to recognize everyday objects and faces, what part of his brain is
affected? - ANSWER: Occipital Lobe
NURS 5220 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 WITH 200+
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS THE LATEST
UPDATED EXAM BANK INCLUDING EXPERT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR A SURE PASS
Which of the following sports are considered low impact?
A. Soccer
B. Skating
C. Track and field
D. Football - ANSWER: C. Track and field
Which of the following sounds would be heard over solid organs like the Liver or
Spleen?
A. Tympany
B. Dullness
C. Resonance
D. Flatness - ANSWER: Dullness
Which one of the following phrases can be used to test Abstract Reasoning?
A. What is your name and date of birth?
B. What are the three words I just said to you 5 minutes ago?
C. What did you eat for dinner last night?
D. What does "A stitch in time saves nine" mean? - ANSWER: D. What does
"A stitch in time saves nine" mean?
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You are seeing a 16-year-old female gymnast patient. She is athletic and thin
radiography of an ankle injury reveals a stress fracture. You should question this
patient about her:
A. Family history.
B. Menstrual cycles.
C. Hobbies. - ANSWER: B. Menstrual cycles.
What part of the brain is responsible for a patients mental status?
A. Limbic System
B. Cerebrum
C. Reticular Activating System - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: A. Limbic System
Which of the following regulates the levels of wakefulness or arousal?
A. Limbic System
B. Cerebrum
C. Reticular Activating System - ANSWER: C. Reticular Activating System
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What is Aphasia? - ANSWER: Loss of ability to understand or express speech,
caused by brain damage.
Expressive Aphasia (Broca's Aphasia) - ANSWER: Difficulty producing language
Receptive Aphasia (Wernicke's Aphasia) - ANSWER: Difficulty understanding
language
What are the three things the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) assesses? - ANSWER:
Eye Opening
Verbal Response Motor Response
For the Glasgow Coma Scale, what range is considered severe injury or coma? -
ANSWER: 3-8
For the Glasgow Coma Scale, what range is considered moderate injury?
- ANSWER: 9-12
For the Glasgow Coma Scale, what range is considered mild injury? - ANSWER:
13-15
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What is the Edinburgh Scale? - ANSWER: The scale used to assess for
postpartum depression
What is the age range for the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)? - ANSWER:
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? - ANSWER: Focused on social and emotional development
What is the age range for the Pediatric Evaluation of Development Status (PEDS)?
- ANSWER: Ages: 0 to 8 years
What does the Pediatric Symptoms Checklist (PSC), ages 0-7, screen for? -
ANSWER: Screens for psychosocial problems in children
What questionnaire is used to evaluate adolescent depression?
Answer>Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
What is Visual Agnosia? - ANSWER: Lack of ability to recognize common
objects and demonstrate their use in an activity
A man is unable to recognize everyday objects and faces, what part of his brain is
affected? - ANSWER: Occipital Lobe
