NUR 631 –ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT TEST 1 LATEST
2026 QUESTIONS and CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS with
RATIONALES ALREADY GRADED A+
1. The primary purpose of a comprehensive health assessment is to:
A. Diagnose disease
B. Establish baseline health status
C. Prescribe medication
D. Replace laboratory testing
Answer: B
Rationale: A comprehensive assessment establishes a baseline for future
comparison and guides clinical decision-making.
2. Which technique is used first during physical examination?
A. Palpation
B. Percussion
C. Auscultation
D. Inspection
Answer: D
Rationale: Inspection is always the first step to visually assess the patient.
,3. Auscultation of bowel sounds should occur:
A. Before percussion
B. After palpation
C. Before palpation and percussion
D. After all other techniques
Answer: C
Rationale: Palpation or percussion may alter bowel sounds.
4. Which cranial nerve controls facial expression?
A. CN V
B. CN VII
C. CN IX
D. CN X
Answer: B
Rationale: Facial nerve (VII) controls facial muscles.
5. Normal respiratory sounds heard over lung fields are:
A. Crackles
B. Wheezes
C. Bronchial sounds
D. Vesicular sounds
, Answer: D
Rationale: Vesicular sounds are normal in peripheral lung fields.
6. A bruit over an artery suggests:
A. Normal flow
B. Turbulent blood flow
C. Infection
D. Venous congestion
Answer: B
Rationale: Bruits indicate narrowed or obstructed arteries.
7. PERRLA stands for:
A. Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
B. Pain, edema, redness, response, loss of air
C. Pulse, eyes, reflexes, respiration, lungs, abdomen
D. Pupils equal reactive rapid light assessment
Answer: A
Rationale: Standard neurological eye assessment.
8. Which finding suggests dehydration?
2026 QUESTIONS and CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS with
RATIONALES ALREADY GRADED A+
1. The primary purpose of a comprehensive health assessment is to:
A. Diagnose disease
B. Establish baseline health status
C. Prescribe medication
D. Replace laboratory testing
Answer: B
Rationale: A comprehensive assessment establishes a baseline for future
comparison and guides clinical decision-making.
2. Which technique is used first during physical examination?
A. Palpation
B. Percussion
C. Auscultation
D. Inspection
Answer: D
Rationale: Inspection is always the first step to visually assess the patient.
,3. Auscultation of bowel sounds should occur:
A. Before percussion
B. After palpation
C. Before palpation and percussion
D. After all other techniques
Answer: C
Rationale: Palpation or percussion may alter bowel sounds.
4. Which cranial nerve controls facial expression?
A. CN V
B. CN VII
C. CN IX
D. CN X
Answer: B
Rationale: Facial nerve (VII) controls facial muscles.
5. Normal respiratory sounds heard over lung fields are:
A. Crackles
B. Wheezes
C. Bronchial sounds
D. Vesicular sounds
, Answer: D
Rationale: Vesicular sounds are normal in peripheral lung fields.
6. A bruit over an artery suggests:
A. Normal flow
B. Turbulent blood flow
C. Infection
D. Venous congestion
Answer: B
Rationale: Bruits indicate narrowed or obstructed arteries.
7. PERRLA stands for:
A. Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
B. Pain, edema, redness, response, loss of air
C. Pulse, eyes, reflexes, respiration, lungs, abdomen
D. Pupils equal reactive rapid light assessment
Answer: A
Rationale: Standard neurological eye assessment.
8. Which finding suggests dehydration?
