NURS 612 EXAM 1 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED
HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
In which age group is abdominal palpation easiest and most accurate?
A. young children
B. adolescents
c. young adults
D. older adults
D. older adults
A 5-week-old male infant is brought to the clinic for 2-day history of projectile vomiting.
For what specific finding should the examiner assess?
A. abdominal pain with palpation
b. palpation of small round mass
c. auscultation of tinkering bowel sounds
D. Auscultation of a bruit over renal artery
b. palpation of small round mass
A 32-year-old female patient tells the examiner that when she goes running, she
dribbles urine. Which type of problem should be considered?
A. Hydronephrosis
B. Renal abscess
C. Stress incontinence
D. Overflow incontinence
C. Stress incontinence
While examining a newborn male infant, the examiner palpates a testicle in the inguinal
canal that cannot be pushed into the scrotum. This finding is consistent with
A. a retractile testis
B. ambiguous genitalia
C. a direct inguinal hernia
D. an undescended testicle
D. an undescended testicle
Genital self-examination (GSE) should be taught to patients who are at risk for
A. testicular cancer
B. Peyronie disease
C. sexually transmitted infection
D. prostate enlargement
C. sexually transmitted infection
, On examination of a patient's scrotum, you note that it is unusually thickened and it
pits. What is one type of problem suggested by these findings?
A. sexually transmitted disease
B. squamous cell skin cancer
C. liver disease
D. autoimmune disease
C. liver disease
While examining the genitalia of a 2-year-old boy, the examiner should be aware that
the
A. scrotum is normally edematous until age 4
B. foreskin of the uncircumcised penis is not fully retractable until age
3 or 4 years
C. testicles typically do not descend into the scrotum until age 5
years
D. cremasteric reflex does not become evident until age 6 or 7
B. fomreskin of the uncircumcised penis is not fully retractable until age 3 or 4 years
Which item in the patient history is considered a risk factor for cancer of the penis?
A. circumcised at birth
B. history of condyloma acuminatum infections
C. had a congenital hydrocele
D. history of untreated epispadias
B. history of condyloma acuminatum infections
In which of the following situations is transillumination of the scrotum indicated?
A. presence of syphilis chancre is noted
B. indirect hernia is palpated
C. the examiner suspects a mass
D. the examiner palpates the testes
B. indirect hernia is palpated
The patient is asked to bear down while the examiner palpates the inguinal ring. The
examiner feels a Soft swelling sensation on the fingertip. The patient complains of pain
while straining. These findings are Consistent with which of the following?
A. indirect hernia
B. direct hernia
C. femoral hernia
D. rectal hernia
A. indirect hernia
The examiner inspects the scrotum of a 43-year-old man. Which finding requires further
evaluation or Follow-up?
A. the L testicle hangs lower than the R testicle
, B. the scrotum is darker than the general skin color
C. the skin on the scrotum is shiny and smooth
D. The scrotum has a midline raphe
C. the skin on the scrotum is shiny and smooth
Which finding may indicate diabetes?
A. the vas deferens feels beaded or lumpy
B. the testicle feels hard with a lump
C. sebaceous cysts are present on the scrotal skin
D. the urethra has a slit like orifice
A. the vas deferens feels beaded or lumpy
During an examination for a hernia, an adult male patient should
A. be asked to stand
B. be in a supine position
C. sit on a table with the heels together
D. assume a knee-chest position on the examination table
A. be asked to stand
Which of the following testicular characteristics is Which of the following testicular
characteristics is (are) associated with syphilis or diabetic neuropathy?
A. asymmetry and drooping
B. bilateral enlargement
C. insensitivity to pain
D. migration into the abdomen
C. insensitivity to pain
What type of hernia would you most likely see in a 15-year-old male?
A. femoral hernia
B. umbilical hernia
C. direct inguinal hernia
D. indirect inguinal hernia
D. indirect inguinal hernia
Which patient characteristic is associated with smegma as an expected finding?
A. uncircumcised
B. prepubertal
C. sexually active
D. transgender
A. uncircumcised
HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
In which age group is abdominal palpation easiest and most accurate?
A. young children
B. adolescents
c. young adults
D. older adults
D. older adults
A 5-week-old male infant is brought to the clinic for 2-day history of projectile vomiting.
For what specific finding should the examiner assess?
A. abdominal pain with palpation
b. palpation of small round mass
c. auscultation of tinkering bowel sounds
D. Auscultation of a bruit over renal artery
b. palpation of small round mass
A 32-year-old female patient tells the examiner that when she goes running, she
dribbles urine. Which type of problem should be considered?
A. Hydronephrosis
B. Renal abscess
C. Stress incontinence
D. Overflow incontinence
C. Stress incontinence
While examining a newborn male infant, the examiner palpates a testicle in the inguinal
canal that cannot be pushed into the scrotum. This finding is consistent with
A. a retractile testis
B. ambiguous genitalia
C. a direct inguinal hernia
D. an undescended testicle
D. an undescended testicle
Genital self-examination (GSE) should be taught to patients who are at risk for
A. testicular cancer
B. Peyronie disease
C. sexually transmitted infection
D. prostate enlargement
C. sexually transmitted infection
, On examination of a patient's scrotum, you note that it is unusually thickened and it
pits. What is one type of problem suggested by these findings?
A. sexually transmitted disease
B. squamous cell skin cancer
C. liver disease
D. autoimmune disease
C. liver disease
While examining the genitalia of a 2-year-old boy, the examiner should be aware that
the
A. scrotum is normally edematous until age 4
B. foreskin of the uncircumcised penis is not fully retractable until age
3 or 4 years
C. testicles typically do not descend into the scrotum until age 5
years
D. cremasteric reflex does not become evident until age 6 or 7
B. fomreskin of the uncircumcised penis is not fully retractable until age 3 or 4 years
Which item in the patient history is considered a risk factor for cancer of the penis?
A. circumcised at birth
B. history of condyloma acuminatum infections
C. had a congenital hydrocele
D. history of untreated epispadias
B. history of condyloma acuminatum infections
In which of the following situations is transillumination of the scrotum indicated?
A. presence of syphilis chancre is noted
B. indirect hernia is palpated
C. the examiner suspects a mass
D. the examiner palpates the testes
B. indirect hernia is palpated
The patient is asked to bear down while the examiner palpates the inguinal ring. The
examiner feels a Soft swelling sensation on the fingertip. The patient complains of pain
while straining. These findings are Consistent with which of the following?
A. indirect hernia
B. direct hernia
C. femoral hernia
D. rectal hernia
A. indirect hernia
The examiner inspects the scrotum of a 43-year-old man. Which finding requires further
evaluation or Follow-up?
A. the L testicle hangs lower than the R testicle
, B. the scrotum is darker than the general skin color
C. the skin on the scrotum is shiny and smooth
D. The scrotum has a midline raphe
C. the skin on the scrotum is shiny and smooth
Which finding may indicate diabetes?
A. the vas deferens feels beaded or lumpy
B. the testicle feels hard with a lump
C. sebaceous cysts are present on the scrotal skin
D. the urethra has a slit like orifice
A. the vas deferens feels beaded or lumpy
During an examination for a hernia, an adult male patient should
A. be asked to stand
B. be in a supine position
C. sit on a table with the heels together
D. assume a knee-chest position on the examination table
A. be asked to stand
Which of the following testicular characteristics is Which of the following testicular
characteristics is (are) associated with syphilis or diabetic neuropathy?
A. asymmetry and drooping
B. bilateral enlargement
C. insensitivity to pain
D. migration into the abdomen
C. insensitivity to pain
What type of hernia would you most likely see in a 15-year-old male?
A. femoral hernia
B. umbilical hernia
C. direct inguinal hernia
D. indirect inguinal hernia
D. indirect inguinal hernia
Which patient characteristic is associated with smegma as an expected finding?
A. uncircumcised
B. prepubertal
C. sexually active
D. transgender
A. uncircumcised
