NURSING 103 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS, UPDATED 2026, A+
SOLUTIONS, SUCCESS GUARANTEED
Health Assessment Includes — ✔✔
Health history (subjective data)
Vital signs (VS)
Physical assessment (objective data)
Types of Health Assessments — ✔✔
1. Comprehensive – Complete head-to-toe assessment (often done on hospital
admission)
2. Ongoing / Partial – Follow-up assessment during visits to evaluate changes
3. Focused – Concentrates on a specific issue (e.g., leg pain)
4. Emergency – Rapid assessment in urgent situations (prioritizes ABCs:
Airway, Breathing, Circulation)
Health History Includes — ✔✔
Biographical information
Reason for seeking care (chief complaint — written in patient’s own
words in quotation marks)
History of present illness (HPI)
Past health history
Family history
Functional health assessment (ADLs)
Psychosocial and lifestyle history
Spiritual health
, Review of systems (ROS)
Documentation of findings
Psychosocial & Lifestyle Factors to Assess — ✔✔
Domestic partner violence (e.g., SAFE screening questions)
Anxiety (e.g., Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale)
Suicide risk (past attempts or current thoughts)
Alcohol use (e.g., CIWA-Ar – Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for
Alcohol, Revised)
Substance use or addiction history
what is the purpose of a physical assessment? -ANSWER ✔✔To obtain objective
data & identify physical changes in the patient.
this along with subjective data, is used to formulate diagnoses.
collected systematically and in an organized manner.
Techniques of Physical Assessment -ANSWER ✔✔Inspection (see)
Palpation (feel)
Percussion (sound)
Auscultation (hear)
how many vital signs are there? -ANSWER ✔✔(T), (P),(R), (BP), (SpO2), pain
temperature controlled where? and whats a normal temp? -ANSWER ✔✔the
hypothalamus, heat is a byproduct of metabolic activity on the cellular level, oral
regular temp is (98.6) 37 C
, what factors affect temperature? -ANSWER ✔✔circadian rhythm(more in infants
and children)
age and gender
physical activity(more body heat)
state of health(disease)
environmental temp
What is hyperpyrexia? what is it caused by, effects, and treatment? -ANSWER
✔✔Extreme elevation in temperature: above 105.8 degrees F.
Caused by pyrogens, chemicals, environment.
Effects are first shivering piloerection, vasoconstriction, sweating, vasodilation,
increases RR &P, loss of apetit, muscle aches, fatique.
young children- seizures.
older adults-confusion
cause effects and treatment in low body temp? -ANSWER ✔✔Caused by
exposure, chronic conditions
older adults- impaired perception, accidental
below 35 C can result in death
effects can be poor coordination, slurred speech, poor judgement, hallucinations,
decrease RR, pulse weak and irregular lowBP.
Treatment can be with heating pads warm fluid intake, blankets
assessing temp can be delegated but what are the nurses responsibilities? -
ANSWER ✔✔assessing: findings, effects of changes in body temp
implementing interventions:
ANSWERS, UPDATED 2026, A+
SOLUTIONS, SUCCESS GUARANTEED
Health Assessment Includes — ✔✔
Health history (subjective data)
Vital signs (VS)
Physical assessment (objective data)
Types of Health Assessments — ✔✔
1. Comprehensive – Complete head-to-toe assessment (often done on hospital
admission)
2. Ongoing / Partial – Follow-up assessment during visits to evaluate changes
3. Focused – Concentrates on a specific issue (e.g., leg pain)
4. Emergency – Rapid assessment in urgent situations (prioritizes ABCs:
Airway, Breathing, Circulation)
Health History Includes — ✔✔
Biographical information
Reason for seeking care (chief complaint — written in patient’s own
words in quotation marks)
History of present illness (HPI)
Past health history
Family history
Functional health assessment (ADLs)
Psychosocial and lifestyle history
Spiritual health
, Review of systems (ROS)
Documentation of findings
Psychosocial & Lifestyle Factors to Assess — ✔✔
Domestic partner violence (e.g., SAFE screening questions)
Anxiety (e.g., Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale)
Suicide risk (past attempts or current thoughts)
Alcohol use (e.g., CIWA-Ar – Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for
Alcohol, Revised)
Substance use or addiction history
what is the purpose of a physical assessment? -ANSWER ✔✔To obtain objective
data & identify physical changes in the patient.
this along with subjective data, is used to formulate diagnoses.
collected systematically and in an organized manner.
Techniques of Physical Assessment -ANSWER ✔✔Inspection (see)
Palpation (feel)
Percussion (sound)
Auscultation (hear)
how many vital signs are there? -ANSWER ✔✔(T), (P),(R), (BP), (SpO2), pain
temperature controlled where? and whats a normal temp? -ANSWER ✔✔the
hypothalamus, heat is a byproduct of metabolic activity on the cellular level, oral
regular temp is (98.6) 37 C
, what factors affect temperature? -ANSWER ✔✔circadian rhythm(more in infants
and children)
age and gender
physical activity(more body heat)
state of health(disease)
environmental temp
What is hyperpyrexia? what is it caused by, effects, and treatment? -ANSWER
✔✔Extreme elevation in temperature: above 105.8 degrees F.
Caused by pyrogens, chemicals, environment.
Effects are first shivering piloerection, vasoconstriction, sweating, vasodilation,
increases RR &P, loss of apetit, muscle aches, fatique.
young children- seizures.
older adults-confusion
cause effects and treatment in low body temp? -ANSWER ✔✔Caused by
exposure, chronic conditions
older adults- impaired perception, accidental
below 35 C can result in death
effects can be poor coordination, slurred speech, poor judgement, hallucinations,
decrease RR, pulse weak and irregular lowBP.
Treatment can be with heating pads warm fluid intake, blankets
assessing temp can be delegated but what are the nurses responsibilities? -
ANSWER ✔✔assessing: findings, effects of changes in body temp
implementing interventions:
