HEAS 1000 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
2026
Data that only the subject or "patient" can feel and will tell you. Usually in a statement. -
Answers - What is subjective data?
What you observe and can measure - Answers - What is objective data?
Airway Problems
Breathing Problems
Cardiovascular Problems - Answers - What does ABC stand for when assessing
priority?
Values, beliefs, attitudes, practices, characteristics, and customs shared by a group of
people - Answers - What is culture?
O - Onset
P - Provoke
Q - Quality
R - Region/Radiate
S - Severity
T - Time/Treatment
U - Understanding
V - Value - Answers - What does OPQRSTUV stand for in a pain assessment?
1. Physical Appearance
2. Body Structure
3. Mobility
4. Behaviour - Answers - What are 4 things to consider in General Survey?
4-7 days after menstruation starts - Answers - What time of the month should a patient
do a breast self-exam?
Finger pads of first three fingers. - Answers - What part of the hand do you use to
palpate the breast?
Gentle, rotary motion - Answers - What technique would be appropriate for palpating the
breast?
Only in the case of a female lactating during after giving birth. - Answers - Is breast
discharge ever normal?
1-5 minutes in the absence of sound (until you hear sounds if there are active bowel
sounds) - Answers - How long do you listen to bowel sounds?
, Normal - Answers - Your patient's capillary refill is within 2 seconds. Is this a normal or
abnormal finding?
The lithotomy position (body supine, feet in stirrups, knees apart, and buttocks at the
edge of the table) - Answers - What is the best position for a rectal/vaginal exam?
After a warm shower, gently massage the testicle to look for masses. - Answers - How
do you perform a testicular self-exam?
Romberg Test - Answers - What do omit when assessing balance on an elderly patient?
Elder Abuse - Answers - Your 80 year old patient seems scared when a certain person
enters the room, or is withdrawn when you try to speak to them. What could this
indicate?
Financial Elder Abuse - Answers - Your patient's grandson visits her every second day,
but only stays for a few minutes each time. On one of his visits, you are present and
hear him say "You don't even need the money, and I am struggling to eat. Why can't
you just lend me money so I don't starve?!" What kind of Elder Abuse is this?
"I am having trouble breathing"
"I have chest pain" - Answers - Which statement would indicate to the practical nurse to
assess Vital Signs?
Pain assessment - Answers - What is the next step after taking a health history?
CNIII (Oculomotor)
CNIV (Trochlear)
CNVI (Abducens) - Answers - While doing an assessment, you hold up your finger and
ask them to follow it with only their eyes. You then move it through 6 cardinal positions
and bring it in between their eyes. which cranial nerve(s) are you assessing?
CNVIII (Acoustic/Vestibulocochlear) - Answers - While doing an assessment, you ask
your patient to close their eyes while you stand behind them and whisper three two-
syllable words and ask them to repeat them. Which cranial nerve(s) are you assessing?
CNVII (Facial) - Answers - While doing an assessment, you ask your patient to smile
(with and without teeth), bloat their cheeks, purse their lips and raise their eyebrows.
What cranial nerve(s) are you assessing?
CNII (Optic) - Answers - What cranial nerve(s) are you assessing using the Snellen
Chart?
CNV (Trigeminal) - Answers - Which cranial nerve(s) requires you to assess the
Masseter muscles and their strength?
2026
Data that only the subject or "patient" can feel and will tell you. Usually in a statement. -
Answers - What is subjective data?
What you observe and can measure - Answers - What is objective data?
Airway Problems
Breathing Problems
Cardiovascular Problems - Answers - What does ABC stand for when assessing
priority?
Values, beliefs, attitudes, practices, characteristics, and customs shared by a group of
people - Answers - What is culture?
O - Onset
P - Provoke
Q - Quality
R - Region/Radiate
S - Severity
T - Time/Treatment
U - Understanding
V - Value - Answers - What does OPQRSTUV stand for in a pain assessment?
1. Physical Appearance
2. Body Structure
3. Mobility
4. Behaviour - Answers - What are 4 things to consider in General Survey?
4-7 days after menstruation starts - Answers - What time of the month should a patient
do a breast self-exam?
Finger pads of first three fingers. - Answers - What part of the hand do you use to
palpate the breast?
Gentle, rotary motion - Answers - What technique would be appropriate for palpating the
breast?
Only in the case of a female lactating during after giving birth. - Answers - Is breast
discharge ever normal?
1-5 minutes in the absence of sound (until you hear sounds if there are active bowel
sounds) - Answers - How long do you listen to bowel sounds?
, Normal - Answers - Your patient's capillary refill is within 2 seconds. Is this a normal or
abnormal finding?
The lithotomy position (body supine, feet in stirrups, knees apart, and buttocks at the
edge of the table) - Answers - What is the best position for a rectal/vaginal exam?
After a warm shower, gently massage the testicle to look for masses. - Answers - How
do you perform a testicular self-exam?
Romberg Test - Answers - What do omit when assessing balance on an elderly patient?
Elder Abuse - Answers - Your 80 year old patient seems scared when a certain person
enters the room, or is withdrawn when you try to speak to them. What could this
indicate?
Financial Elder Abuse - Answers - Your patient's grandson visits her every second day,
but only stays for a few minutes each time. On one of his visits, you are present and
hear him say "You don't even need the money, and I am struggling to eat. Why can't
you just lend me money so I don't starve?!" What kind of Elder Abuse is this?
"I am having trouble breathing"
"I have chest pain" - Answers - Which statement would indicate to the practical nurse to
assess Vital Signs?
Pain assessment - Answers - What is the next step after taking a health history?
CNIII (Oculomotor)
CNIV (Trochlear)
CNVI (Abducens) - Answers - While doing an assessment, you hold up your finger and
ask them to follow it with only their eyes. You then move it through 6 cardinal positions
and bring it in between their eyes. which cranial nerve(s) are you assessing?
CNVIII (Acoustic/Vestibulocochlear) - Answers - While doing an assessment, you ask
your patient to close their eyes while you stand behind them and whisper three two-
syllable words and ask them to repeat them. Which cranial nerve(s) are you assessing?
CNVII (Facial) - Answers - While doing an assessment, you ask your patient to smile
(with and without teeth), bloat their cheeks, purse their lips and raise their eyebrows.
What cranial nerve(s) are you assessing?
CNII (Optic) - Answers - What cranial nerve(s) are you assessing using the Snellen
Chart?
CNV (Trigeminal) - Answers - Which cranial nerve(s) requires you to assess the
Masseter muscles and their strength?
