Health Assessment Exam – Comprehensive Study Material with Key Concepts and Practice Questions

HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM #1 (CH.
1,3,4,8,9,10,12,18,27,29) VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

WhatBdoesBtheBhealthBhistoryBprovide?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-SubjectiveBandBobjectiveBdata

WhatBisBsubjectiveBdata?BwhatBisBanBexample?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
SDBisBwhatBtheBpatientBtellsByou

Example:Bheadache,BchestBpain

WhatBisBobjectiveBdata?BwhatBisBanBexample?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
ODBareBtheBsignsBperceivedBbyBtheBexaminerBthroughBphysicalBexaminationBduringBassessment

Example:BrashBseenBbyBaBnurse,BorBtempBtakenBwithBaBthermometer

InBwhatBorderBareBskillsBperformedBduringBaBtypicalBassessment?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
1.BInspection

2.BPalpationB

3.BPercussion

4.BAuscultation

IfBaBpatientBhasBabdomenBpain,BwhatBorderBdoByouBdoBtheBassessment?BWhy?B-
BCORRECTBANSWER-1.BInspection



2.BAUSCULTATION

3.BPalpation

4.BPercussion



BecauseBofBpain,Bdon'tBtouchBorBtapBtheBtenderBareaBfirst.BStartBbyBinspectingBandBthenBlisteningBb
eforeByouBfeelBtheBarea.

WhatBoccursBduringBinspection,BtheBfirstBstep?B-BCORRECTBANSWER--ALWAYSBCOMESBFIRST

-beginsBwhenByouBfirstBmeetBaBpersonBw/BaBgeneralBsurvey

,-youBshouldBstartBassessmentBofBeachBbodyBsystemBwithBinspection

-
requires:BgoodBlighting,BadequateBexposure,BuseBofBinstrumentsBincludingBotoscope,Bopthalmosc
ope,Bpenlight,BorBspecula

WhatBoccursBduringBpalpation,BtheBsecondBstep?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
PalpationBappliesBsenseBofBtouchBtoBassess

CanBinclude:

temperature,Btexture,Bmoisture,BorganBlocationBandBsize,Bswelling,BvibrationBorBpulsation,BrigidityB
orBspasticity,Bcrepitation,BpresenceBofBlumpsBorBmasses,BpresenceBofBtendernessBorBpain



-useBfingersBunlessBtakingBtemperature

HowBcanByouBassessBfactorsBduringBtheBpalpationBstep?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
byBusingBdifferentBpartsBofBtheBhands

DuringBpalpation,BwhatBshouldBfingertipsBbeBusedBtoBfeel?B-BCORRECTBANSWER--
bestBforBfineBtactileBdiscriminationBofBskinBtexture,Bswelling,Bpulsation,BandBdeterminingBpresence
BofBlumps



DuringBpalpation,BwhatBshouldBfingersBandBthumbBbeBusedBfor?B-BCORRECTBANSWER--
detectionBofBposition,Bshape,BandBconsistencyBofBanBorganBorBmass

DuringBpalpation,BwhatBshouldBtheBdorsaBofBhandsBandBfingersBbeBusedBfor?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
-bestBforBdeterminingBtemperatureBbecauseBskinBhereBisBthinnerBthanBonBpalms

DuringBpalpation,BwhatBshouldBtheBbaseBofBfingersBorBtheBulnarBsurfaceBofBhandBbeBusedBfor?B-
BCORRECTBANSWER--bestBforBvibration



**-vibrationsBareBfeltBonBtheBulnarBsideBofBhand

DuringBpalpation,BwhatBtypeBofBpalpationBshouldByouBstartBwithBandBwhy?BWhatBstepsBareBnext?B-
BCORRECTBANSWER-


1.BstartBwithBLIGHTBpalpationBtoBdetectBsurfaceBcharacteristicsBandBaccustomBpersonBtoBbeingBtou
chedB

-1Bcm

2.BthenBdeeperBpalpationsBwhenBneeded

-intermittentBpressureBbetterBthanBoneBlongBcontinuousBpalpation

,-5BtoB8BcmBorB2-3Bin



ALSO:BbimanualBpalpation-
BrequiresBuseBofBbothBhandsBtoBenvelopBorBcaptureBcertainBbodyBpartsBorBorgansBsuchBasBkidneys,B


uterusBorBadnexaBforBpreciseBdelimitation

WhatBoccursBduringBpercussion,BtheBthirdBstep?B-BCORRECTBANSWER--
consistsBofBtappingBaBperson'sBskinBwithBshort,BsharpBstrokesBtoBassessBunderlyingBstructures

WhatBusesBdoesBpercussionBhave?B-BCORRECTBANSWER--mappingBlocationBandBsizeBofBorgans

-signalingBdensityBofBaBstructureBbyBaBcharacteristicBnote

-detectingBaBsuperficialBabnormalBmass

B 1.BpercussionBvibrationsBpenetrateBaboutB5BcmB

B deep

B 2.BdeeperBmassBwouldBgiveBnoBchangeBinBpercussion

-elicitingBpainBifBunderlyingBstructureBisBinflamed

-elicitingBdeepBtendonBreflexBusingBpercussionBhammer

HOLLOWB(AIR-FILLED)BORGANSBSOUNDBDIFFERENTBTHANBSOLIDBORGANSB-BCORRECTBANSWER-

WhatBareBtheBtwoBmethodsBofBpercussion?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
1.BDirect,BorBimmediate,BwhichBisBwhenBtheBstrikingBhandBdirectlyBcontactsBbodyBwall

2.BIndirect,BorBmediate,BisBwhenByouBuseBbothBhandsBandBtheBstrikingBhandBcontactsBstationaryBha
ndBfixedBonBperson'sBskin

InBregardsBtoBpercussion,BwhatBisBresonanceBandBwhereBdoesBitBoccur?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
ResonanceBisBlowBpitchBandBitBoccursBoverBnormalBlungs

InBregardsBtoBpercussion,BwhatBisBhyperresonantBandBwhereBdoesBitBoccur?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
HyperresonantBisBlowerBpitchBandBitBoccursBoverBchild'sBlungs

InBregardsBtoBpercussion,BwhatBisBtympanyBandBwhereBdoesBitBoccur?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
TympanyBisBhighBpitchBandBitBoccursBoverBairBfilledBorgansB(stomach,Bintestines)

InBregardsBtoBpercussion,BwhatBisBdullBandBwhereBdoesBitBoccur?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
DullBisBhighBpitchBandBitBoccursBoverBsolidBorgansB(liver,Bspleen)

, InBregardsBtoBpercussion,BwhatBisBflatBandBwhereBdoesBitBoccur?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
FlatBisBhighBpitchBandBitBoccursBwhereBnoBairBisBpresentBsuchBasBoverBmuscles/bonesBorBaBtumor

WhatBoccursBduringBauscultation,BtheBfourthBstep?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
AuscultationBisBwhenByouBlistenBtoBsoundsBproducedBbyBtheBbodyB

-mostBsoundsBareBsoftBandBmustBbeBchanneledBthroughBaBstethoscopeB

-
onceByouBcanBrecognizeBnormalBsounds,ByouBcanBdistinguishBtheBabnormalBsoundsBandB"extra"BorB
abnormalBsounds

WhatBisBtheBsingleBmostBimportantBstepBinBdecreasingBmicroorganismBtransmission?B-
BCORRECTBANSWER-WASHBYOURBHANDS



-beforeBphysicalBcontactBwithBeachBpatient

-afterBinadvertentBcontactBwithBblood,BbodyBfluids,Bsecretions,BandBexcretions

-afterBcontactBwithBanyBequipmentBcontaminatedBwithBbodyBfluids

-afterBremovingBgloves

WhatBelseBshouldByouBdoBinBhealthBcareBinBadditionBtoBwashingByourBhands?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
WEARBGLOVES

-anyBtimeBthereBisBcontactBwithBbodyBfluids

TheBnurseBisBperformingBanBassessmentBofBtheBabdominalBregion.BWhatBisBtheBappropriateBseque
nceBforBtheBexamination?

1.BPalpation,Bpercussion,Binspection,Bauscultation

2.BInspection,Bpalpation,Bauscultation,Bpercussion

3.BInspection,Bauscultation,Bpercussion,BpalpationB-BCORRECTBANSWER-3

AreBvitalBsignsBsubjectiveBorBobjectiveBdata?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
ObjectiveBbecauseBtheyBcanBbeBmeasuredBbyBaBhealthBcareBprofessional

WhatBareBtheB5BvitalBsigns?B-BCORRECTBANSWER-1.BTemperature

2.BPulse

3.BHeartBrate

4.BRespirations