NURS 612 Advanced Health Assessment
2025 – Complete Exam 2 Practice
Questions with Verified Answers
Introduction:
This document contains comprehensive Exam 2 practice
questions and well-verified answers for NURS 612 Advanced
Health Assessment (2025). It covers key topics including head-
to-toe assessment, cardiovascular, respiratory, lymphatic,
endocrine, dermatologic findings, pathophysiology, wound
healing, cellular adaptation, and immune responses.
The material is structured in a multiple-choice format with
precise correct answers, making it ideal for exam preparation
and content review aligned with advanced nursing assessment
competencies.
Exam Questions and Answers:
An infant with an alcoholic other is admitted to the hospital
with fetal alcohol syndrome. What assessment finding is
consistent with this syndrome?
a. Ear dysplasia
b. Moon face
,c. Torticollis
d. Thin upper lip ---Correct Precise Answer---d. Thin upper lip
Which of the following findings in an older patient would be
considered a normal consequence of aging?
a. Narrowed palpebral fissures
b. Pulsating fontanels
c. Uneven movement of the tongue
d. Fibrosis of the thyroid gland ---Correct Precise Answer---d.
Fibrosis of the thyroid gland
Assessment of an infant's fontanels is best performed while
the infant is
a. Calm and in an upright position
b. Sleeping in a lateral position
c. Supine and awake
d. Held at a 45-degree angle ---Correct Precise Answer---a.
Calm and in an upright position
What problem is suggested by a positive Cardarelli sign?
a. Ocular migraine
,b. Aortic aneurysm
c. Hasimoto disease
d. Thyroid cyst ---Correct Precise Answer---b. Aortic aneurysm
A 6-month-old infant is brought to the clinic for
immunizations. While examining the baby, the examiner notes
that the anterior fontanel has not closed. What is the
significance of this finding?
a. This indicates a slight developmental delay
b. There may be a nutritional deficiency
c. This finding is consistent with hydrocephaly
d. This is a normal finding ---Correct Precise Answer---d. This
is a normal finding
Preterm infants often have
a. Long, narrow heads
b. Broad nose bridges
c. Low-set ears
d. Webbed necks ---Correct Precise Answer---a. Long, narrow
heads
The presence of a nodular thyroid is a normal finding in
, a. Infants
b. Adolescents
c. Pregnant women
d. Older adults ---Correct Precise Answer---d. Older adults
Webbing, excessive posterior cervical skin, and a short neck
are signs associated with
a. Asian heritage
b. Chromosomal anomalies
c. Cushing syndrome
d. Malnutrition ---Correct Precise Answer---b. Chromosomal
anomalies
Transillumination of the skill should be performed
a. In infants of mothers with diabetes
b. In infants with a history of traumatic birth
c. When an infant has a facial nerve palsy
d. In infants with suspected intracranial lesions ---Correct
Precise Answer---d. In infants with suspected intracranial
lesions
2025 – Complete Exam 2 Practice
Questions with Verified Answers
Introduction:
This document contains comprehensive Exam 2 practice
questions and well-verified answers for NURS 612 Advanced
Health Assessment (2025). It covers key topics including head-
to-toe assessment, cardiovascular, respiratory, lymphatic,
endocrine, dermatologic findings, pathophysiology, wound
healing, cellular adaptation, and immune responses.
The material is structured in a multiple-choice format with
precise correct answers, making it ideal for exam preparation
and content review aligned with advanced nursing assessment
competencies.
Exam Questions and Answers:
An infant with an alcoholic other is admitted to the hospital
with fetal alcohol syndrome. What assessment finding is
consistent with this syndrome?
a. Ear dysplasia
b. Moon face
,c. Torticollis
d. Thin upper lip ---Correct Precise Answer---d. Thin upper lip
Which of the following findings in an older patient would be
considered a normal consequence of aging?
a. Narrowed palpebral fissures
b. Pulsating fontanels
c. Uneven movement of the tongue
d. Fibrosis of the thyroid gland ---Correct Precise Answer---d.
Fibrosis of the thyroid gland
Assessment of an infant's fontanels is best performed while
the infant is
a. Calm and in an upright position
b. Sleeping in a lateral position
c. Supine and awake
d. Held at a 45-degree angle ---Correct Precise Answer---a.
Calm and in an upright position
What problem is suggested by a positive Cardarelli sign?
a. Ocular migraine
,b. Aortic aneurysm
c. Hasimoto disease
d. Thyroid cyst ---Correct Precise Answer---b. Aortic aneurysm
A 6-month-old infant is brought to the clinic for
immunizations. While examining the baby, the examiner notes
that the anterior fontanel has not closed. What is the
significance of this finding?
a. This indicates a slight developmental delay
b. There may be a nutritional deficiency
c. This finding is consistent with hydrocephaly
d. This is a normal finding ---Correct Precise Answer---d. This
is a normal finding
Preterm infants often have
a. Long, narrow heads
b. Broad nose bridges
c. Low-set ears
d. Webbed necks ---Correct Precise Answer---a. Long, narrow
heads
The presence of a nodular thyroid is a normal finding in
, a. Infants
b. Adolescents
c. Pregnant women
d. Older adults ---Correct Precise Answer---d. Older adults
Webbing, excessive posterior cervical skin, and a short neck
are signs associated with
a. Asian heritage
b. Chromosomal anomalies
c. Cushing syndrome
d. Malnutrition ---Correct Precise Answer---b. Chromosomal
anomalies
Transillumination of the skill should be performed
a. In infants of mothers with diabetes
b. In infants with a history of traumatic birth
c. When an infant has a facial nerve palsy
d. In infants with suspected intracranial lesions ---Correct
Precise Answer---d. In infants with suspected intracranial
lesions
