NR324 MID-TERM VIEW AHEAD PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ General survey. Answer: Observing overall health, body habitus,
posture, gait, dress, grooming, and affect.
◉ Vital signs. Answer: Key measurements include temperature,
pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and pain.
◉ Abnormal findings. Answer: Includes fever/hypothermia,
tachy/bradycardia, tachypnea/bradypnea,
hypertension/hypotension.
◉ Health promotion. Answer: Involves screening, counseling, and
immunizations.
◉ Differential Diagnosis. Answer: Uses patient history, physical
exam, and evidence-based guidelines to generate possible causes.
◉ Problem list. Answer: Documents active issues, past resolved
problems, and risk factors to prioritize care planning.
, ◉ Behavior and Mental Health Assessment. Answer: Includes affect,
mood, speech, thought processes, thought content, insight, and
judgment.
◉ Mental status exam. Answer: Evaluates appearance & behavior,
speech & language, mood & affect, thought processes & content, and
cognition.
◉ Skin, Hair, and Nails. Answer: Inspect for color, lesions, rashes,
scars, turgor, and hydration.
◉ Common abnormalities. Answer: Includes cyanosis, jaundice,
pallor, clubbing, alopecia, and nail pitting.
◉ Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat (HEENT). Answer: A
comprehensive examination area that includes specific findings for
eyes and ears.
◉ Papilledema. Answer: Characterized by blurred disc margins, no
venous pulsation, and increased intracranial pressure (↑ ICP).
◉ Macular degeneration. Answer: Results in central vision loss and
difficulty reading.
QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ General survey. Answer: Observing overall health, body habitus,
posture, gait, dress, grooming, and affect.
◉ Vital signs. Answer: Key measurements include temperature,
pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and pain.
◉ Abnormal findings. Answer: Includes fever/hypothermia,
tachy/bradycardia, tachypnea/bradypnea,
hypertension/hypotension.
◉ Health promotion. Answer: Involves screening, counseling, and
immunizations.
◉ Differential Diagnosis. Answer: Uses patient history, physical
exam, and evidence-based guidelines to generate possible causes.
◉ Problem list. Answer: Documents active issues, past resolved
problems, and risk factors to prioritize care planning.
, ◉ Behavior and Mental Health Assessment. Answer: Includes affect,
mood, speech, thought processes, thought content, insight, and
judgment.
◉ Mental status exam. Answer: Evaluates appearance & behavior,
speech & language, mood & affect, thought processes & content, and
cognition.
◉ Skin, Hair, and Nails. Answer: Inspect for color, lesions, rashes,
scars, turgor, and hydration.
◉ Common abnormalities. Answer: Includes cyanosis, jaundice,
pallor, clubbing, alopecia, and nail pitting.
◉ Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat (HEENT). Answer: A
comprehensive examination area that includes specific findings for
eyes and ears.
◉ Papilledema. Answer: Characterized by blurred disc margins, no
venous pulsation, and increased intracranial pressure (↑ ICP).
◉ Macular degeneration. Answer: Results in central vision loss and
difficulty reading.
