NUR 631 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT D’YOUVILLE
UNIVERSITY EXAM LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
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Mr. Q. is a 45-year-old salesman who comes to your office for
evaluation of fatigue. He has come to the office many times in the
past with a variety of injuries, and you suspect that he has a
problem with alcohol. Which one of the following questions will be
most helpful in diagnosing this problem?
A) You are an alcoholic, aren't you?
B) When was your last drink?
C) Do you drink 2 to 3 beers every weekend?
D) Do you drink alcohol when you are supposed to be working? -
ANSWER-B) when was your last drink?
On a very busy day in the office, Mrs. Donelan, who is 81 years
old, comes for her usual visit for her blood pressure. She is on a
low-dose diuretic chronically and denies any side effects. Her
blood pressure is 118/78 today, which is well-controlled. As you
are writing her script, she mentions that it is hard not having her
husband Bill around anymore. What would you do next?
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A) Hand her the script and make sure she has a 3-month follow-
up appointment.
B) Make sure she understands the script.
C) Ask why Bill is not there.
D) Explain that you will have more time at the next visit to discuss
this. - ANSWER-C) ask why bill is not there?
patient is looking for support and empathy
A patient is describing a very personal part of her history very
quickly and in great detail. How should you react to this?
A) Write down as much as you can, as quickly as possible.
B) Ask her to repeat key phrases or to pause at regular intervals,
so you can get almost every word.
C) Tell her that she can go over the notes later to make sure they
are accurate.
D) Push away from the keyboard or put down your pen and listen.
- ANSWER-D) push away from the keyboard and put down your
pen and listen
You arrive at the bedside of an elderly woman who has had a
stroke, affecting her entire right side. She cannot speak (aphasia).
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You are supposed to examine her. You notice that the last
examiner left her socks at the bottom of the bed, and although
sensitive areas are covered by a sheet, the blanket is heaped by
her feet at the bottom of the bed. What would you do next?
A) Carry out your examination, focusing on the neurologic portion,
and then cover her properly.
B) Carry out your examination and let the nurse assigned to her
"put her back together."
C) Put her socks back on and cover her completely before
beginning the evaluation.
D) Apologize for the last examiner but let the next examiner dress
and cover her. - ANSWER-C) put her socks back on and cover
her completely before beginning the evaluation
*make patient comfortable before examining*
When you enter your patient's examination room, his wife is
waiting there with him. Which of the following is most appropriate?
A) Ask if it's okay to carry out the visit with both people in the
room.
B) Carry on as you would ordinarily. The permission is implied
because his wife is in the room with him.
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C) Ask his wife to leave the room for reasons of confidentiality.
D) First ask his wife what she thinks is going on. - ANSWER-A)
ask if it's okay to carry out the visit with both people in the room
A patient complains of knee pain on your arrival in the room. What
should your first sentence be after greeting the patient?
A) How much pain are you having?
B) Have you injured this knee in the past?
C) When did this first occur?
D) Could you please describe what happened? - ANSWER-D)
could you please describe what happened
You have just asked a patient how he feels about his
emphysema. He becomes silent, folds his arms across his chest
and leans back in his chair, and then replies, "It is what it is." How
should you respond?
A) "You seem bothered by this question."
B) "Next, I would like to talk with you about your smoking habit."
C) "Okay, let's move on to your other problems."
D) "You have adopted a practical attitude toward your problem." -
ANSWER-A) you seem bothered by this question