HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL NURSING,
NUR2092 HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Explain this to the patient. - ANS Answer-
The purpose of a health history is to provide a database of subjective information about the
patient's past and current health history. You might say to the patient, "I will be asking you
questions about your past and present health." This information will help the provider along
with the physical exam (objective data) to develop a diagnosis or health status.
The nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patient's responses, which of these statements would
be correct? The patient: - ANS Provided consistent information and therefore is reliable
A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain for the past week. What would be the
nurse's best response? - ANS "Can you point to where it hurts?"
A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has "excruciating pain" in her back. Which would
be the nurse's appropriate response to the woman's statement? - ANS "How would you say
the pain affects your ability to do your daily activities?"
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What would be the nurse's best response
to this information? - ANS "Describe what happens (or the reaction) to you when you take
Penicillin."
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,The nurse is taking a family history. Important diseases or problems about which the patient
should be specifically asked include: - ANS Mental illness.
The review of systems provides the nurse with... - ANS Information regarding health
promotion practices, the information helps to evaluate the past and present health state of
each body system, to obtain any data that may have been omitted in the section about present
illness, and to evaluate health promotion and teaching opportunities.
Which of these statements represents subjective data the nurse obtained from the patient
regarding the patient's skin? - ANS Patient denies any color change.
The nurse is obtaining a history from a 30-year old male patient and is concerned about health
promotion activities. Which of these questions would be appropriate to use to assess health
promotion activities for this patient? - ANS "Do you perform testicular self-examinations?"
Functional Assessment-- What information would you ask if the patient's leg was in a cast? -
ANS A functional assessment includes the activities of daily living and the person's ability to
take care of their needs. This area will help to formulate a nursing diagnosis. This could be
present to the patient in a standardized form and will include data on the lifestyle and type of
living environment. (Page 57) self-esteem, activity/exercise, sleep/rest, nutrition/elimination,
interpersonal relationships/resources, spiritual resources, coping and stress management,
personal habits, environmental hazards, violence questions, and occupational health questions.
If a patient had a cast on their leg, appropriate questions would include how they transfer to
bed, another chair, bathing technique, coping with the situation, support during the situation.
Regarding the use of alcohol, a patient asks the nurse why the nurse needs to know. What is the
reason why? - ANS Alcohol can interact with all medications and make some diseases worse.
Describe a genogram. - ANS Graphic family tree that uses symbols to depict the gender,
relationship, and age of immediate family. Usually 3 generations- parents, grandparents,
siblings. Also highlight the health of close family members and more details such as
communicable disease, environmental hazards (smoke), tobacco use, and alcohol use. Any
additional information includes the family history.
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,The nurse is obtaining health history on an 87-year-old woman. Which of the following areas of
questioning would be most useful at this time? - ANS Current health promotion activities.
A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he cannot remember the names of the medication he
is taking or why he is taking them. An appropriate response from the nurse would be.. -
ANS Would you have a family member bring in your medications please?
The nurse is performing a functional assessment on an 82-year-old patient who recently had a
stroke. Which of these questions would be most important to ask? - ANS "Are you able to
dress yourself?"
A patient is describing his symptoms to the nurse. Which of these statements reflects a
description of the setting of his symptoms? - ANS "This pain happens every time I sit down to
use the computer."
In performing a breast examination, the nurse knows that examining the upper outer quadrant
of the breast is especially important. The reason why is... - ANS This is the location for most
breast tumors.
In performing an assessment of a woman's elixir lymph system, the nurse should assess which
of these nodes? - ANS Central, lateral, pectoral, and subscapular.
The breast has extensive lymphatic drainage, 75% of the drainage drains into the axillary nodes.
There are groups of axillary nodes central, pectoral and subscapular.
A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just cannot believe that her breasts "sag so much". She
states it must be from a lack of exercise. What explanation should the nurse offer her? After
menopause: - ANS The glandular and fat tissue atrophies, causing breast size and elasticity to
diminish, resulting in sagging (flat and gabby) breasts.
In examining a 70-year-old male patient, the nurse notices that he has bilateral gynecomastia.
Which of the following describes the nurse's best course of action? - ANS Explain that this is
the result of hormonal changes (testosterone) and recommend a visit to their provider.
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, During a breast health interview, a patient states that she has noticed pain in her left breast. The
nurse's most appropriate response to this would be: - ANS To seek more specific information
about the pain, such as: When did you first notice it? Is the pain localized or all over? Is it
painful to touch? Is the pain in relation to your menstrual cycle? Is the pain associated with
activity or exercise?
During a physical examination, a 45-year-old woman states that she has had a crusty, itchy rash
on her breast for approximately 2 weeks. In trying to find the cause of the rash, which questions
would be important for the nurse to ask? - ANS Where did the rash first appear- on the
nipple, areola, or the surrounding skin? When did you first notice this?
During an annual physical examination, a 43-year-old patient states that she does not perform
monthly breast self-examinations (BSEs). She tells the nurse that she believes that
mammograms "do a much better job than I ever could to find a lump." The nurse should explain
to her that: - ANS Breast self-exams may detect lumps that appear between mammograms
List risk factors for breast cancer - ANS History of breast cancer - family history—first-degree
relative
Medications such as estrogen and progestin combined
Certain tumor suppressor genes called BRCA1 and BRCA2 (inherited mutation)
Age
During an examination of a woman, the nurse notices that her left breast is slightly larger than
her right breast. Which of these statements is true about this finding? - ANS Asymmetry isnot
unusual, but the nurse should verify that this change is not new
During the physical examination, the nurse notices that a female patient has an inverted left
nipple. Which statement regarding this is most accurate? - ANS Whether the inversion is a
recent change should be determined.
The nurse is performing a breast examination. Which of these statements best describes the
correct procedure to use when screening for nipple and skin retraction during a breast
examination? Have the woman: - ANS Slowly lift her arms above her head, and note any
retraction or lag in movement.
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NUR2092 HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Explain this to the patient. - ANS Answer-
The purpose of a health history is to provide a database of subjective information about the
patient's past and current health history. You might say to the patient, "I will be asking you
questions about your past and present health." This information will help the provider along
with the physical exam (objective data) to develop a diagnosis or health status.
The nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patient's responses, which of these statements would
be correct? The patient: - ANS Provided consistent information and therefore is reliable
A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain for the past week. What would be the
nurse's best response? - ANS "Can you point to where it hurts?"
A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has "excruciating pain" in her back. Which would
be the nurse's appropriate response to the woman's statement? - ANS "How would you say
the pain affects your ability to do your daily activities?"
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What would be the nurse's best response
to this information? - ANS "Describe what happens (or the reaction) to you when you take
Penicillin."
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,The nurse is taking a family history. Important diseases or problems about which the patient
should be specifically asked include: - ANS Mental illness.
The review of systems provides the nurse with... - ANS Information regarding health
promotion practices, the information helps to evaluate the past and present health state of
each body system, to obtain any data that may have been omitted in the section about present
illness, and to evaluate health promotion and teaching opportunities.
Which of these statements represents subjective data the nurse obtained from the patient
regarding the patient's skin? - ANS Patient denies any color change.
The nurse is obtaining a history from a 30-year old male patient and is concerned about health
promotion activities. Which of these questions would be appropriate to use to assess health
promotion activities for this patient? - ANS "Do you perform testicular self-examinations?"
Functional Assessment-- What information would you ask if the patient's leg was in a cast? -
ANS A functional assessment includes the activities of daily living and the person's ability to
take care of their needs. This area will help to formulate a nursing diagnosis. This could be
present to the patient in a standardized form and will include data on the lifestyle and type of
living environment. (Page 57) self-esteem, activity/exercise, sleep/rest, nutrition/elimination,
interpersonal relationships/resources, spiritual resources, coping and stress management,
personal habits, environmental hazards, violence questions, and occupational health questions.
If a patient had a cast on their leg, appropriate questions would include how they transfer to
bed, another chair, bathing technique, coping with the situation, support during the situation.
Regarding the use of alcohol, a patient asks the nurse why the nurse needs to know. What is the
reason why? - ANS Alcohol can interact with all medications and make some diseases worse.
Describe a genogram. - ANS Graphic family tree that uses symbols to depict the gender,
relationship, and age of immediate family. Usually 3 generations- parents, grandparents,
siblings. Also highlight the health of close family members and more details such as
communicable disease, environmental hazards (smoke), tobacco use, and alcohol use. Any
additional information includes the family history.
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,The nurse is obtaining health history on an 87-year-old woman. Which of the following areas of
questioning would be most useful at this time? - ANS Current health promotion activities.
A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he cannot remember the names of the medication he
is taking or why he is taking them. An appropriate response from the nurse would be.. -
ANS Would you have a family member bring in your medications please?
The nurse is performing a functional assessment on an 82-year-old patient who recently had a
stroke. Which of these questions would be most important to ask? - ANS "Are you able to
dress yourself?"
A patient is describing his symptoms to the nurse. Which of these statements reflects a
description of the setting of his symptoms? - ANS "This pain happens every time I sit down to
use the computer."
In performing a breast examination, the nurse knows that examining the upper outer quadrant
of the breast is especially important. The reason why is... - ANS This is the location for most
breast tumors.
In performing an assessment of a woman's elixir lymph system, the nurse should assess which
of these nodes? - ANS Central, lateral, pectoral, and subscapular.
The breast has extensive lymphatic drainage, 75% of the drainage drains into the axillary nodes.
There are groups of axillary nodes central, pectoral and subscapular.
A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just cannot believe that her breasts "sag so much". She
states it must be from a lack of exercise. What explanation should the nurse offer her? After
menopause: - ANS The glandular and fat tissue atrophies, causing breast size and elasticity to
diminish, resulting in sagging (flat and gabby) breasts.
In examining a 70-year-old male patient, the nurse notices that he has bilateral gynecomastia.
Which of the following describes the nurse's best course of action? - ANS Explain that this is
the result of hormonal changes (testosterone) and recommend a visit to their provider.
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, During a breast health interview, a patient states that she has noticed pain in her left breast. The
nurse's most appropriate response to this would be: - ANS To seek more specific information
about the pain, such as: When did you first notice it? Is the pain localized or all over? Is it
painful to touch? Is the pain in relation to your menstrual cycle? Is the pain associated with
activity or exercise?
During a physical examination, a 45-year-old woman states that she has had a crusty, itchy rash
on her breast for approximately 2 weeks. In trying to find the cause of the rash, which questions
would be important for the nurse to ask? - ANS Where did the rash first appear- on the
nipple, areola, or the surrounding skin? When did you first notice this?
During an annual physical examination, a 43-year-old patient states that she does not perform
monthly breast self-examinations (BSEs). She tells the nurse that she believes that
mammograms "do a much better job than I ever could to find a lump." The nurse should explain
to her that: - ANS Breast self-exams may detect lumps that appear between mammograms
List risk factors for breast cancer - ANS History of breast cancer - family history—first-degree
relative
Medications such as estrogen and progestin combined
Certain tumor suppressor genes called BRCA1 and BRCA2 (inherited mutation)
Age
During an examination of a woman, the nurse notices that her left breast is slightly larger than
her right breast. Which of these statements is true about this finding? - ANS Asymmetry isnot
unusual, but the nurse should verify that this change is not new
During the physical examination, the nurse notices that a female patient has an inverted left
nipple. Which statement regarding this is most accurate? - ANS Whether the inversion is a
recent change should be determined.
The nurse is performing a breast examination. Which of these statements best describes the
correct procedure to use when screening for nipple and skin retraction during a breast
examination? Have the woman: - ANS Slowly lift her arms above her head, and note any
retraction or lag in movement.
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