ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2022/2023
Question 1
pts
In children what is a common cause of hair loss?
Endrocrine disorders
Tinea capitis
fetal alcohol syndrome
genetic disorders
HEAD: In children, a common cause of hair loss is tinea capitis, a fungal
infection of the scalp. Seidel (2011), P. 248
Question 2
pts
Which of the following benign condition is characterized by bright red blood
in a sharply defined area surrounded by healthy appearing conjunctiva?
,ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2022/2023
Hemorrhagic conjunctivis
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
allergic conjuctivitis
bacterial conjuctivitis
EYE: While allergic conjunctivitis is benign it is characterized by itchy eyes
with clear discharge not blood. Bacterial cojunctivitis is characterized by
errythemious conjunctiva often being in the entire conjuctiva and not clear
borders and not bright red blood.
Hemorrhagic conjunctivitis is found with Ebola and is a late sign in the
disease which is definately not benign by this point but rather often fatal and
also will not have clear borders. Seidel (2011), p. 274.
Question 3
pts
Peripheral vision is assessed by which test?
Confrontation
Pupillary reaction
Accomodation
Snellen E chart
,ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2022/2023
EYE: The confrontation test measures peripheral vision. The examiner sits or
stands across from the patient and asks the patient to close one eye while
the examiner closes the opposite eye. The examiner then proceeds to wave
the fingers while moving the extended arms from a lateral to a central
position along both the temporal and the nasal fields. The pupillary reaction
test is done by observing the pupil’s response to light. The accommodation
test deals with pupil reaction to light, whereas the Snellen chart measures
visual acuity. The swinging flashlight test evaluates the health of the optic
nerve by looking for an afferent pupillary defect.
Seidel, p. 271
Question 4
pts
Nasal symptoms that imply an allergic response include:
Deviated septum
Bluish grey or pale pink turbinates
Purulent nasal discharge
Small atrophied nasal mucous membranes
NOSE: An allergic finding includes bluish gray or pale pink nasal turbinates
that are swollen and boggy and a transverse crease at the junction between
the cartilage and the bone of the nose.
Seidel, p. 312
Question 5
pts
Intense pain with movement of the pinna is most closely associated with:
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2022/2023
Otitis media with effusion
Otitis externa
Temporomandibular joint syndrome
Bacterial otitis media
EAR: suspect otitis externa (swimmer’s ear) when pulling of the pinna
reproduces ear pain. The other conditions do not commonly cause the
same finding.
Seidel, p. 327
Question 6
pts
A smooth red tongue with a slick appearance may indicate:
Fungal infection
Niacin or B deficiency
12
Recent use of antibiotics
Geographic tongue
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2022/2023
Question 1
pts
In children what is a common cause of hair loss?
Endrocrine disorders
Tinea capitis
fetal alcohol syndrome
genetic disorders
HEAD: In children, a common cause of hair loss is tinea capitis, a fungal
infection of the scalp. Seidel (2011), P. 248
Question 2
pts
Which of the following benign condition is characterized by bright red blood
in a sharply defined area surrounded by healthy appearing conjunctiva?
,ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2022/2023
Hemorrhagic conjunctivis
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
allergic conjuctivitis
bacterial conjuctivitis
EYE: While allergic conjunctivitis is benign it is characterized by itchy eyes
with clear discharge not blood. Bacterial cojunctivitis is characterized by
errythemious conjunctiva often being in the entire conjuctiva and not clear
borders and not bright red blood.
Hemorrhagic conjunctivitis is found with Ebola and is a late sign in the
disease which is definately not benign by this point but rather often fatal and
also will not have clear borders. Seidel (2011), p. 274.
Question 3
pts
Peripheral vision is assessed by which test?
Confrontation
Pupillary reaction
Accomodation
Snellen E chart
,ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2022/2023
EYE: The confrontation test measures peripheral vision. The examiner sits or
stands across from the patient and asks the patient to close one eye while
the examiner closes the opposite eye. The examiner then proceeds to wave
the fingers while moving the extended arms from a lateral to a central
position along both the temporal and the nasal fields. The pupillary reaction
test is done by observing the pupil’s response to light. The accommodation
test deals with pupil reaction to light, whereas the Snellen chart measures
visual acuity. The swinging flashlight test evaluates the health of the optic
nerve by looking for an afferent pupillary defect.
Seidel, p. 271
Question 4
pts
Nasal symptoms that imply an allergic response include:
Deviated septum
Bluish grey or pale pink turbinates
Purulent nasal discharge
Small atrophied nasal mucous membranes
NOSE: An allergic finding includes bluish gray or pale pink nasal turbinates
that are swollen and boggy and a transverse crease at the junction between
the cartilage and the bone of the nose.
Seidel, p. 312
Question 5
pts
Intense pain with movement of the pinna is most closely associated with:
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2022/2023
Otitis media with effusion
Otitis externa
Temporomandibular joint syndrome
Bacterial otitis media
EAR: suspect otitis externa (swimmer’s ear) when pulling of the pinna
reproduces ear pain. The other conditions do not commonly cause the
same finding.
Seidel, p. 327
Question 6
pts
A smooth red tongue with a slick appearance may indicate:
Fungal infection
Niacin or B deficiency
12
Recent use of antibiotics
Geographic tongue
