NSG 3160 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2
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The sounds amplitude means
A.) The pitch
B.) The vibration
C.) The loudness
D.) The fibers
C.) The loudness
Normal pathway of hearing is
A.) Air conduction
B.) Water conduction
C.) Bone conduction
A.) Air conduction
What causes presbycusis?
A.) Nerve degeneration that occurs with aging
B.) Too much cerumen in the ear canal
C.) Bright light
D.) The room is spinning
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,A.) Nerve degeneration that occurs with aging
While completing health hx, to evaluate pt's mental status, the nurse must observe
A.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, thought process
B.) Ask pt's family about coping skills
C.) The presence of phobias
D.) Perform an IQ test
A.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, thought process
Older adults tend to report pain...
A.) Is dull due to neuropathy
B.) Describing it as walking on pins and needles
C.) Infrequently
D.) Heightened due to loss of fat
C.) Infrequently
What specialized nerve endings detect painful sensations in the peripheral system?
A.) Noxious stimuli
B.) Nociceptors
C.) Modulation
D.) Opioid receptors
B.) Nociceptors
Neuropathic pain is often due to...
A.) Lesion or disease in somatosensory nervous system
B.) Responding when touching a hot stove
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,C.) Poorly controlled chronic nociceptive pain
D.) Typically predictable
A.) Lesion or disease in somatosensory nervous system
The pain scale is used to measure the pain's...
A.) Length
B.) Quality
C.) Location
D.) Severity
D.) Severity
Which area are lymph rarely palpable?
A.) Arms
B.) Neck
C.) Inguinal
D.) Breast
D.) Breast
Which part of the stethoscope is used to listen for abnormal sounds?
A.) Diaphragm
B.) Earbuds
C.) Bell
C.) Bell
The diaphragm of the stethoscope is used to detect
A.) Bruit sound
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, B.) Normal S1 and S2 sounds
C.) Murmur sound
D.) Whooshing sound
B.) Normal S1 and S2 sounds
When using a snellen chart, what does 20/10 mean?
A.) Pt reads at 20 feet when normal person reads at 10 feets
B.) Normal person reads 20 feet and pt reads at 10 feet
C.) Pt reads at 10 feet when normal person reads at 20 feet
D.) Pt is legally blind
A.) Pt reads at 20 feet when normal person reads at 10 feets
Approximate means
A.) Line up close to equally
B.) Distal
C.) Opposite
D.) Lateral
A.) Line up close to equally
Mental status is defined as
A.) A pt's emotional & cognitive function
B.) The pt's conscious, mood, and affect
C.) General Intelligence
D.) Pt's perception
A.) A pt's emotional & cognitive function
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2026/2027 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS |CURRENTLY TESTING
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS|ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST |BRAND NEW
VERSION|JUST RELEASED!!
The sounds amplitude means
A.) The pitch
B.) The vibration
C.) The loudness
D.) The fibers
C.) The loudness
Normal pathway of hearing is
A.) Air conduction
B.) Water conduction
C.) Bone conduction
A.) Air conduction
What causes presbycusis?
A.) Nerve degeneration that occurs with aging
B.) Too much cerumen in the ear canal
C.) Bright light
D.) The room is spinning
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,A.) Nerve degeneration that occurs with aging
While completing health hx, to evaluate pt's mental status, the nurse must observe
A.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, thought process
B.) Ask pt's family about coping skills
C.) The presence of phobias
D.) Perform an IQ test
A.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, thought process
Older adults tend to report pain...
A.) Is dull due to neuropathy
B.) Describing it as walking on pins and needles
C.) Infrequently
D.) Heightened due to loss of fat
C.) Infrequently
What specialized nerve endings detect painful sensations in the peripheral system?
A.) Noxious stimuli
B.) Nociceptors
C.) Modulation
D.) Opioid receptors
B.) Nociceptors
Neuropathic pain is often due to...
A.) Lesion or disease in somatosensory nervous system
B.) Responding when touching a hot stove
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,C.) Poorly controlled chronic nociceptive pain
D.) Typically predictable
A.) Lesion or disease in somatosensory nervous system
The pain scale is used to measure the pain's...
A.) Length
B.) Quality
C.) Location
D.) Severity
D.) Severity
Which area are lymph rarely palpable?
A.) Arms
B.) Neck
C.) Inguinal
D.) Breast
D.) Breast
Which part of the stethoscope is used to listen for abnormal sounds?
A.) Diaphragm
B.) Earbuds
C.) Bell
C.) Bell
The diaphragm of the stethoscope is used to detect
A.) Bruit sound
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, B.) Normal S1 and S2 sounds
C.) Murmur sound
D.) Whooshing sound
B.) Normal S1 and S2 sounds
When using a snellen chart, what does 20/10 mean?
A.) Pt reads at 20 feet when normal person reads at 10 feets
B.) Normal person reads 20 feet and pt reads at 10 feet
C.) Pt reads at 10 feet when normal person reads at 20 feet
D.) Pt is legally blind
A.) Pt reads at 20 feet when normal person reads at 10 feets
Approximate means
A.) Line up close to equally
B.) Distal
C.) Opposite
D.) Lateral
A.) Line up close to equally
Mental status is defined as
A.) A pt's emotional & cognitive function
B.) The pt's conscious, mood, and affect
C.) General Intelligence
D.) Pt's perception
A.) A pt's emotional & cognitive function
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