NURS 3305 Client Assessment Exam -
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS| 2026 | 100%
Correct
HIPAA
The health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996
Gathering data upon admission, reason for hospitalization
Chief Complaint
Inspection
Involves using the senses of vision, smell, and hearing to observe and detect any
normal or abnormal findings
Palpation
Consists of using parts of the hand to touch and feel. Start with light palpitation
then moderate and deep. Bimanual involves both hands
Percussion
Involves tapping body parts to produce sound waves. Helps to determine pain,
location, size, and shape, determining density, depending abnormal masses, and
eliciting reflexes
Three types of percussion
, Blunt (used to detect tenderness over organs), direct (direct tapping of body parts
to feel for tenderness, indirect (most commonly used, tapping that produces sound,
solid is soft tone, fluid is louder)
ALL USE ONE OR TWO FINGERTIPS
Delirium
Affects mainly attention and awareness. Symptoms begin suddenly and develop
quickly. Difficulty with attention is the main early noticeable symptom
Dementia
Symptoms begin gradually and progress over time. Difficulty remembering recent
events is the main early, noticeable symptoms
Dysphonia
Is a voice disorder caused by laryngeal disorders or impairment of cranial nerve X
(vagus nerve). Breaks or interruptions in speech, occur often every few seconds
Cerebellar dysarthia
irregular, uncoordinated speech caused by multiple sclerosis
Dysarthia
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS| 2026 | 100%
Correct
HIPAA
The health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996
Gathering data upon admission, reason for hospitalization
Chief Complaint
Inspection
Involves using the senses of vision, smell, and hearing to observe and detect any
normal or abnormal findings
Palpation
Consists of using parts of the hand to touch and feel. Start with light palpitation
then moderate and deep. Bimanual involves both hands
Percussion
Involves tapping body parts to produce sound waves. Helps to determine pain,
location, size, and shape, determining density, depending abnormal masses, and
eliciting reflexes
Three types of percussion
, Blunt (used to detect tenderness over organs), direct (direct tapping of body parts
to feel for tenderness, indirect (most commonly used, tapping that produces sound,
solid is soft tone, fluid is louder)
ALL USE ONE OR TWO FINGERTIPS
Delirium
Affects mainly attention and awareness. Symptoms begin suddenly and develop
quickly. Difficulty with attention is the main early noticeable symptom
Dementia
Symptoms begin gradually and progress over time. Difficulty remembering recent
events is the main early, noticeable symptoms
Dysphonia
Is a voice disorder caused by laryngeal disorders or impairment of cranial nerve X
(vagus nerve). Breaks or interruptions in speech, occur often every few seconds
Cerebellar dysarthia
irregular, uncoordinated speech caused by multiple sclerosis
Dysarthia
