NUR 2092 Health Assessment Exam 2
Questions and Answers Graded A+
If you are doing a cardiovascular assessment and you are hearing a
bruit/swooshing sounds in the patients carotid artery, what does this mean? -
Correct answer-Narrow vessel (Most likely filled with plaque buildup)
If you are doing a Snellen eye exam from 20 feet away what are you testing? -
Correct answer-Farsided eye sight
What are 4 things that the skin does? - Correct answer-Prevention of penetration,
temperature regulation, absorbs Vitamin D and wound repair (repairs itself)
What cannot the skin do? - Correct answer-Prevent the loss of fluids
When you are doing a lung assessment you should listen from what direction to
what direction? - Correct answer-Right to left
What is the Jaeger card used for? - Correct answer-Testing nearsided eye sight
If a mole on a patients skin has abnormal pigmentation and is itchy, at what size
does the mole become suspicious? - Correct answer-6 mm
, What are you listening for when listening to bowel sounds? - Correct answer-
Gurgling
If you do not hear any sounds after 1 minute of listening to bowel sounds, what do
you do? - Correct answer-Listen for 4 more minutes for a total of 5 minutes.
What is a hypoactive bowel sound? - Correct answer-A distant bowel sound
(Likely constipation. Only hearing gurgles every 1-2 minutes)
What is an indication if a patient has yellow skin? - Correct answer-Jaundice. A
liver problem
If you are palpating lymph nodes in front of the ear, what lymph nodes are you
palpating? - Correct answer-Preoricular
If you are doing an abdominal assessment and you only heat a few gurgles every 1-
2 minutes, what should you suspect is going on with the patient? - Correct answer-
Constipation
What should you always ask a patient when doing an abdominal assessment? -
Correct answer-When was your last bm (No bm in 3 days indicates constipation)
What is cyanoisis? - Correct answer-No oxygen exchange
Questions and Answers Graded A+
If you are doing a cardiovascular assessment and you are hearing a
bruit/swooshing sounds in the patients carotid artery, what does this mean? -
Correct answer-Narrow vessel (Most likely filled with plaque buildup)
If you are doing a Snellen eye exam from 20 feet away what are you testing? -
Correct answer-Farsided eye sight
What are 4 things that the skin does? - Correct answer-Prevention of penetration,
temperature regulation, absorbs Vitamin D and wound repair (repairs itself)
What cannot the skin do? - Correct answer-Prevent the loss of fluids
When you are doing a lung assessment you should listen from what direction to
what direction? - Correct answer-Right to left
What is the Jaeger card used for? - Correct answer-Testing nearsided eye sight
If a mole on a patients skin has abnormal pigmentation and is itchy, at what size
does the mole become suspicious? - Correct answer-6 mm
, What are you listening for when listening to bowel sounds? - Correct answer-
Gurgling
If you do not hear any sounds after 1 minute of listening to bowel sounds, what do
you do? - Correct answer-Listen for 4 more minutes for a total of 5 minutes.
What is a hypoactive bowel sound? - Correct answer-A distant bowel sound
(Likely constipation. Only hearing gurgles every 1-2 minutes)
What is an indication if a patient has yellow skin? - Correct answer-Jaundice. A
liver problem
If you are palpating lymph nodes in front of the ear, what lymph nodes are you
palpating? - Correct answer-Preoricular
If you are doing an abdominal assessment and you only heat a few gurgles every 1-
2 minutes, what should you suspect is going on with the patient? - Correct answer-
Constipation
What should you always ask a patient when doing an abdominal assessment? -
Correct answer-When was your last bm (No bm in 3 days indicates constipation)
What is cyanoisis? - Correct answer-No oxygen exchange
