HEAS 1000 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
CNVIII (Acoustic/Vestibulocochlear) ANSW✅✅While doing an assessment, you ask your patient to
close their eyes while you stand behind them and whisper three two-syllable words and ask them to
repeat them. Which cranial nerve(s) are you assessing?
CNVII (Facial) ANSW✅✅While doing an assessment, you ask your patient to smile (with and
without teeth), bloat their cheeks, purse their lips and raise their eyebrows. What cranial nerve(s)
are you assessing?
CNII (Optic) ANSW✅✅What cranial nerve(s) are you assessing using the Snellen Chart?
CNV (Trigeminal) ANSW✅✅Which cranial nerve(s) requires you to assess the Masseter muscles
and their strength?
Aortic Valve
Pulmonic Valve
Erbs Point
Tricuspid Valve
Mitral Valve ANSW✅✅Which order would you listen to cardiac sounds in? (list)
S1 ANSW✅✅When will the apex be louder in a Cardio assessment?
S2 ANSW✅✅When will the base be louder in a Cardio Assessment?
False ANSW✅✅True or False: You should hear S3 and/or S4 sounds in a Cardio Assessment
C - Color
T - Temperature
E - Edema
M - Movement
, P - Pulse
S - Sensation ANSW✅✅When assessing the Peripheral Vascular system, what does CTEMPS stand
for?
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia ANSW✅✅If a male reports hesitancy with urination, what could be
the suspected problem?
Dysmenorrhea ANSW✅✅A 22 year old female patient is complaining that they have a very painful
menstrual period. What is the name for this?
The abdomen is "hollow", or filled with air/gas. ANSW✅✅Your patient's abdomen is round and
firm to touch, and percussion yields a tympanic or drum-like sound. What could this be indicating?
Swan-neck deformities ANSW✅✅A patient who has had rheumatoid arthritis for years comes to
the clinic to ask about changes in her hands. The nurse knows that changes associated with
rheumatoid arthritis include:
Crepitus ANSW✅✅What is the "crunchy, grating sound" that can be heard when a patient has
pain or stiffness in their joint?
Phalen Test ANSW✅✅During an assessment, you ask a patient to hold both of their hands back to
back while flexing their wrists at a 90 degree angle for 60 seconds. What test are you performing?
Flexion ANSW✅✅If a patient is having trouble bringing their hand to their mouth to eat, what
movement are they struggling with?
Adduction ANSW✅✅If a patient is asked to move their arm across their body during an
assessment, what movement are they performing?
True ANSW✅✅True or False, if you have a muscle strength of 5+, you have complete range of
motion against gravity with full resistance?
1. Flexion
2. Extension ANSW✅✅Which movements are the knee capable of?
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
CNVIII (Acoustic/Vestibulocochlear) ANSW✅✅While doing an assessment, you ask your patient to
close their eyes while you stand behind them and whisper three two-syllable words and ask them to
repeat them. Which cranial nerve(s) are you assessing?
CNVII (Facial) ANSW✅✅While doing an assessment, you ask your patient to smile (with and
without teeth), bloat their cheeks, purse their lips and raise their eyebrows. What cranial nerve(s)
are you assessing?
CNII (Optic) ANSW✅✅What cranial nerve(s) are you assessing using the Snellen Chart?
CNV (Trigeminal) ANSW✅✅Which cranial nerve(s) requires you to assess the Masseter muscles
and their strength?
Aortic Valve
Pulmonic Valve
Erbs Point
Tricuspid Valve
Mitral Valve ANSW✅✅Which order would you listen to cardiac sounds in? (list)
S1 ANSW✅✅When will the apex be louder in a Cardio assessment?
S2 ANSW✅✅When will the base be louder in a Cardio Assessment?
False ANSW✅✅True or False: You should hear S3 and/or S4 sounds in a Cardio Assessment
C - Color
T - Temperature
E - Edema
M - Movement
, P - Pulse
S - Sensation ANSW✅✅When assessing the Peripheral Vascular system, what does CTEMPS stand
for?
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia ANSW✅✅If a male reports hesitancy with urination, what could be
the suspected problem?
Dysmenorrhea ANSW✅✅A 22 year old female patient is complaining that they have a very painful
menstrual period. What is the name for this?
The abdomen is "hollow", or filled with air/gas. ANSW✅✅Your patient's abdomen is round and
firm to touch, and percussion yields a tympanic or drum-like sound. What could this be indicating?
Swan-neck deformities ANSW✅✅A patient who has had rheumatoid arthritis for years comes to
the clinic to ask about changes in her hands. The nurse knows that changes associated with
rheumatoid arthritis include:
Crepitus ANSW✅✅What is the "crunchy, grating sound" that can be heard when a patient has
pain or stiffness in their joint?
Phalen Test ANSW✅✅During an assessment, you ask a patient to hold both of their hands back to
back while flexing their wrists at a 90 degree angle for 60 seconds. What test are you performing?
Flexion ANSW✅✅If a patient is having trouble bringing their hand to their mouth to eat, what
movement are they struggling with?
Adduction ANSW✅✅If a patient is asked to move their arm across their body during an
assessment, what movement are they performing?
True ANSW✅✅True or False, if you have a muscle strength of 5+, you have complete range of
motion against gravity with full resistance?
1. Flexion
2. Extension ANSW✅✅Which movements are the knee capable of?
