Health Assessment Week 1 Quiz 2025
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What is assessment?
the process of using your senses to collect data
What are the four different methods of collecting data?
inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
What is inspection?
looking at something with a specific purpose
Which of the following conditions would most affect your ability to inspect
your patient?
A. Low room temperature
B. Strong odors
C. Dim lighting
D. Patient expressing contact sensitivity
C. Dim lighting
What is auscultation?
use of hearing to collect data, performed with both the naked ear and
equipment such as a stethoscope or Doppler
Identify the individual parts of the stethoscope.
eartip, eartube, diaphragm, bell, stem, tubing
Which parts of the stethoscope constitute the headset?
eartips, eartube
Which parts of the stethoscope constitute the chestpiece?
bell, diaphragm
Which of the following conditions would most affect your ability to
auscultate your patient?
A. Low room temperature
, B. Strong odors
C. Dim lighting
D. Patient expressing contact sensitivity
A. Low room temperature
(An argument could be made for answer D. However, this answer is based
on the principle that the room should be warm when auscultating.)
What is palpation?
uses touch to assess texture, temperature, moisture, and size
Which part of the hand is used to assess temperature?
dorsal part of hand
Which of the following conditions would most affect your ability to palpate
your patient?
A. Low room temperature
B. A malfunctioning stethoscope
C. Dim lighting
D. Patient expressing contact sensitivity
D. Patient expressing contact sensitivity
What units of measurement will you typically use to report the size of your
assessment findings?
metric system units
Which of the following characteristics is not evaluated via palpation?
A. Temperature
B. Resilience
C. Density
D. Crepitation
C. Density (evaluated via percussion)
What is percussion?
tapping the person's skin with short, sharp strokes to assess underlying
structures
What is direct percussion?
strike body surface with 1-2 fingers; involves use of one hand
What is indirect percussion?
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What is assessment?
the process of using your senses to collect data
What are the four different methods of collecting data?
inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
What is inspection?
looking at something with a specific purpose
Which of the following conditions would most affect your ability to inspect
your patient?
A. Low room temperature
B. Strong odors
C. Dim lighting
D. Patient expressing contact sensitivity
C. Dim lighting
What is auscultation?
use of hearing to collect data, performed with both the naked ear and
equipment such as a stethoscope or Doppler
Identify the individual parts of the stethoscope.
eartip, eartube, diaphragm, bell, stem, tubing
Which parts of the stethoscope constitute the headset?
eartips, eartube
Which parts of the stethoscope constitute the chestpiece?
bell, diaphragm
Which of the following conditions would most affect your ability to
auscultate your patient?
A. Low room temperature
, B. Strong odors
C. Dim lighting
D. Patient expressing contact sensitivity
A. Low room temperature
(An argument could be made for answer D. However, this answer is based
on the principle that the room should be warm when auscultating.)
What is palpation?
uses touch to assess texture, temperature, moisture, and size
Which part of the hand is used to assess temperature?
dorsal part of hand
Which of the following conditions would most affect your ability to palpate
your patient?
A. Low room temperature
B. A malfunctioning stethoscope
C. Dim lighting
D. Patient expressing contact sensitivity
D. Patient expressing contact sensitivity
What units of measurement will you typically use to report the size of your
assessment findings?
metric system units
Which of the following characteristics is not evaluated via palpation?
A. Temperature
B. Resilience
C. Density
D. Crepitation
C. Density (evaluated via percussion)
What is percussion?
tapping the person's skin with short, sharp strokes to assess underlying
structures
What is direct percussion?
strike body surface with 1-2 fingers; involves use of one hand
What is indirect percussion?
