NSG 500 Exam 1 Advanced health assessment Questions and Answers with Complete Solution | 2026 Update

NSG 500 Exam 1 Advanced health assessment Questions and
Answers with Complete Solution | 2026 Update



where do you check pulse for children >2 - ANSWERS radial (week 1 ppt)


where do you check pulse for children <2 - ANSWERS apical (week 1 ppt)


what is normal HR for 1-2yrs - ANSWERS 70-150bpm(week 1 ppt)


what is normal HR for 2-6yrs - ANSWERS 68-138bpm(week 1 ppt)


what is normal HR for 6-10yrs - ANSWERS 65-125bpm(week 1 ppt)


what is normal resp for early childhood - ANSWERS 20-40resp/min(week 1
ppt)


what is normal resp for late childhood - ANSWERS 15-25resp/min(week 1 ppt)


what muscle do children less than 7 use to breath - ANSWERS
ABD/diaphragmatic breathers(week 1 ppt)


where to take temp for younger than 3months - ANSWERS rectal; norm is 37.5
(98.6-99.5) (week 1 ppt)

, what does FLACC stand for - ANSWERS Faces, Legs, Activity, Crying,
Consolability (week 1 ppt)


what ages is FLACC used for - ANSWERS 2months - 7yrs/non-verbal (week 1
ppt)


what is considered outside growth parameters - ANSWERS less than 5% or
greater than 95% (week 1 ppt)


to what age do we measure head circumference - ANSWERS up to 24-
36months old or if head size is questionnable like shunts or premature births
(week 1 ppt)


normal head circumference - ANSWERS should be equal to chest
circumference up to 1-2yrs; chest >head if >2yrs (week 1 ppt)


what is common schedule of tooth eruption - ANSWERS generally begins by
6months; begins with lower & upper incisors; majority of toddlers have full
20teeth by age 2yrs (week 1 ppt)


what is the denver development scale - ANSWERS assessments developmental
stages for ages 0-6; has 125 items divided into 4 parts-social, language, fine motor,
& gross motor (medicine.net)


how to assess head/skull - ANSWERS palpate
sutures/fontanels/fractures/swelling; assess head control (week 1 ppt)