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NSG 3160 (HEALTH ASSESSMENT) 2026 EXAM
2 COMPLETE (232) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
NSG 3160
Maximize your success with this NSG 3160 (Health Assessment)
Exam 2, designed to assess comprehensive knowledge of
patient health assessment techniques. It focuses on physical
examination skills, clinical data interpretation, and systematic
patient evaluation. The exam strengthens clinical reasoning and
diagnostic decision-making in nursing practice. Suitable for
nursing students in health assessment courses.
Which is NOT true of the middle ear?
A.) It is a tiny air-filled cavity
B.) Protected by the tympanic membrane
C.) Contains 3 ossicles or 3 bones
D.) Contains the cochlea ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... D.)
Contains the cochlea
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The sounds amplitude means
A.) The pitch
B.) The vibration
C.) The loudness
D.) The fibers ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... C.) The loudness
Normal pathway of hearing is
A.) Air conduction
B.) Water conduction
C.) Bone conduction ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A.) Air
conduction
What causes presbycusis?
A.) Nerve degeneration that occurs with aging
B.) Too much cerumen in the ear canal
C.) Bright light
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D.) The room is spinning ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... 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 ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... 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 ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
C.) Infrequently
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What specialized nerve endings detect painful sensations in
the peripheral system?
A.) Noxious stimuli
B.) Nociceptors
C.) Modulation
D.) Opioid receptors ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... B.)
Nociceptors
Neuropathic pain is often due to...
A.) Lesion or disease in somatosensory nervous system
B.) Responding when touching a hot stove
C.) Poorly controlled chronic nociceptive pain
D.) Typically predictable ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A.)
Lesion or disease in somatosensory nervous system
The pain scale is used to measure the pain's...
A.) Length
NSG 3160 (HEALTH ASSESSMENT) 2026 EXAM
2 COMPLETE (232) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
NSG 3160
Maximize your success with this NSG 3160 (Health Assessment)
Exam 2, designed to assess comprehensive knowledge of
patient health assessment techniques. It focuses on physical
examination skills, clinical data interpretation, and systematic
patient evaluation. The exam strengthens clinical reasoning and
diagnostic decision-making in nursing practice. Suitable for
nursing students in health assessment courses.
Which is NOT true of the middle ear?
A.) It is a tiny air-filled cavity
B.) Protected by the tympanic membrane
C.) Contains 3 ossicles or 3 bones
D.) Contains the cochlea ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... D.)
Contains the cochlea
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The sounds amplitude means
A.) The pitch
B.) The vibration
C.) The loudness
D.) The fibers ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... C.) The loudness
Normal pathway of hearing is
A.) Air conduction
B.) Water conduction
C.) Bone conduction ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A.) Air
conduction
What causes presbycusis?
A.) Nerve degeneration that occurs with aging
B.) Too much cerumen in the ear canal
C.) Bright light
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D.) The room is spinning ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... 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 ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... 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 ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
C.) Infrequently
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What specialized nerve endings detect painful sensations in
the peripheral system?
A.) Noxious stimuli
B.) Nociceptors
C.) Modulation
D.) Opioid receptors ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... B.)
Nociceptors
Neuropathic pain is often due to...
A.) Lesion or disease in somatosensory nervous system
B.) Responding when touching a hot stove
C.) Poorly controlled chronic nociceptive pain
D.) Typically predictable ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A.)
Lesion or disease in somatosensory nervous system
The pain scale is used to measure the pain's...
A.) Length
