Health assessment exam 2 questions
And All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
You hear a low pitch sound in which inspiration is greater than expiration best at:
a. Trachea and larynx
b. Major bronchi
c. Peripheral lung fields
d. Posterior chest wall - Answer C
A 16 month male is brought into the clinic by his mother. Mother of the patient reports that her
son doesn't play with other children. He will play in the same room and by the other children,
just not with them. She is concerned. You tell her that:
a. This is normal. We call this solitary play.
b. This is normal. We call this parallel play.
c. This is abnormal. We call this parallel play.
d. This is abnormal. We call it solitary play. - Answer B
A patient with diabetes who closely monitors and controls her blood glucose level is very
interested in preventing complications of her illness. You should emphasize the following
concept in your teaching:
a. the signs of venous insufficiency
b. how to assess her feet daily
c. how to count calories
d. distinguishing good carbohydrates from bad carbohydrates - Answer B
, A woman is discussing the problems she is having with her 2-year-old son. She says, "He won't
go to sleep at night, and during the day he has several fits. I get so upset when that happens."
The nurse's best verbal response would be:
a. "Go on, I'm listening."
b. "Fits? Tell me what you mean by this."
c. "Yes, it can be upsetting when a child has a fit."
d."Don't be upset when he has a fit; every 2 year old has fits." - Answer B
Which of the following would be abnormal assessment finding in an adult patient?
a. With flexion of the head, 2 bumps of equally prominence at the base of neck
b. costal angle greater than 90 degrees
c. U shaped depression above the sternum
d. two free palpable tips of the rib - Answer B
A 86 year old female complains of cough and dyspnea. You listen to her breath sounds and hear
a high pitch, crackling noise that is during inspiration that is present in all lung fields. You
document this as:
a. Fine crackles
b. Coarse crackles
c. Atelectatic crackles
d. Pleural friction rub - Answer A
A 16 year old girl discloses that she has been sexual abused at home by her stepfather. You
would:
And All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
You hear a low pitch sound in which inspiration is greater than expiration best at:
a. Trachea and larynx
b. Major bronchi
c. Peripheral lung fields
d. Posterior chest wall - Answer C
A 16 month male is brought into the clinic by his mother. Mother of the patient reports that her
son doesn't play with other children. He will play in the same room and by the other children,
just not with them. She is concerned. You tell her that:
a. This is normal. We call this solitary play.
b. This is normal. We call this parallel play.
c. This is abnormal. We call this parallel play.
d. This is abnormal. We call it solitary play. - Answer B
A patient with diabetes who closely monitors and controls her blood glucose level is very
interested in preventing complications of her illness. You should emphasize the following
concept in your teaching:
a. the signs of venous insufficiency
b. how to assess her feet daily
c. how to count calories
d. distinguishing good carbohydrates from bad carbohydrates - Answer B
, A woman is discussing the problems she is having with her 2-year-old son. She says, "He won't
go to sleep at night, and during the day he has several fits. I get so upset when that happens."
The nurse's best verbal response would be:
a. "Go on, I'm listening."
b. "Fits? Tell me what you mean by this."
c. "Yes, it can be upsetting when a child has a fit."
d."Don't be upset when he has a fit; every 2 year old has fits." - Answer B
Which of the following would be abnormal assessment finding in an adult patient?
a. With flexion of the head, 2 bumps of equally prominence at the base of neck
b. costal angle greater than 90 degrees
c. U shaped depression above the sternum
d. two free palpable tips of the rib - Answer B
A 86 year old female complains of cough and dyspnea. You listen to her breath sounds and hear
a high pitch, crackling noise that is during inspiration that is present in all lung fields. You
document this as:
a. Fine crackles
b. Coarse crackles
c. Atelectatic crackles
d. Pleural friction rub - Answer A
A 16 year old girl discloses that she has been sexual abused at home by her stepfather. You
would:
