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Advanced Health Assessment
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NURS6512 Test bank Questions
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1. Unusual white areas on the skin may be due toVitiligo
2. Brittle nails are typical findings in: older adults
3. A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is
known as a: Stereotype
4. Percussing at the right midclavicular line, below the umbilicus, and continuing upward
isthe correct technique for locating the: Lower liver border
5. You are planning to palpate the abdomen of your patient. Which part of the examiner's
hand is best for palpating vibration?
Ulnar Surface
6. Mrs. Webb is a 38-year old patient who has been changing her lifestyle to eat in a healthy
way and lose weight: during your health promotion education regarding her nutritional
status, you explain the function of dietary protein as: Building and maintaining tissues
7. Mrs. Grace is a 58-year-old patient who has a diagnosis of pernicious anemia. Which B
vitamin is deficient in patients with pernicious anemia?
8. Placing the base of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline vertex of the patient’s head is a
test for:
Lateralization of Sound
9. Which of the following is the most accurate reflection of an individual’s food intake?
Food Diary
10. During an interview, tears appear in the patient’s eyes and his voice becomes shaky.
Initially, you should:
offer a tissue and let him know it is all right to cry
11. You are using an ophthalmoscope to examine a patient’s inner eye. You rotate the lens
selector clockwise, then counterclockwise to compensate for: Myopia (nearsighted) (or
hyperopia (farsighted)
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12. A 51-y/o woman calls with complaints of weight loss and constipation. She reports
enlarged hemorrhoids and rectal bleeding. You advise her to:
Come to the laboratory for a stool guaiac test.
13. Mr. Williams, age 25, has recovered recently from an upper and lower respiratory
infection. He describes a long-standing nasal dripping. He is seeking treatment for a mild
hearing loss that has not gone away. Information concerning his chronic postnasal drip
should be documented within which section of the history? Past medical data
14. A 5-year-old child presents with nasal congestion and a headache to assess for sinus
tenderness you should palpate over the:
Maxillary sinuses only - Only the maxillary and the frontal sinuses are accessible for
physical examination; however, the young child does not develop frontal sinuses until 7 to 8
years of age
15. Which technique is most likely to result in the patients understanding of questions?
Use the patient’s own terms if possible.
16. Which of the following is an expected change in the assessment of the thyroid during
pregnancy?
A Bruit is auscultated d/t increased vascularity
17. Mr. Franklin is speaking with you the health care provider, about his respiratory
problem.Mr. Franklin says, “I’ve had this cough for 3 days and it’s getting worse.” You
reply, “Tell me more about your cough.” Mr. Franklin states, “I wish I could tell you more,
that’s why I am here! You tell me what’s wrong.” Which caregiver response would be the
most appropriate for enhancing communication?
After 3 days, you're tired of coughing. Have you had a fever?"
18. Which of the following formats would be used for visits that address problems not yet
identified in the problem-oriented medical record (POMR)? Brief SOAP note
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19. Mr. Akins is a 78-y/o patient who presents to the clinic with complaints of hearing loss.
Which of the following are changes in hearing that occur in the elderly? Select all that
apply. c. Loss of high frequency
e. Sounds may be garbled, difficult to localize
f. Unable to hear in a crowded room
20. Before performing an abdominal examination, the examiner should: Have the patient
empty their bladder
21. The most superior part of the stomach is the
Fund
22. Nasal symptoms that imply an allergic response include:
Bluish gray turbinates’.
("Turbinates that appear bluish gray or pale pink with a swollen, boggy consistency may
indicate allergies")
23. When taking a history, you should:
Use a chronologic and sequential framework.
24. Expected normal percussion tones include?
Renaissance - Normal lungs
Tympany - Empty stomach
Dull percussion - liver
25. Mrs. Hartzell is a 34-year-old patient who has presented for nutritional counseling
because she is a vegetarian. Deficiency of which of the following is a concern in the
vegetarian diet?
Proteins, calcium, iron, Vitamin B12, and vitamin D
26. Mrs. Britton is a 34-year-old patient who presents to the office with complaints of skin
rashes. You have noted a 4’3cm, rough, elevated area of psoriasis. This is an example
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Advanced Health Assessment
And Diagnostic Reasoning
NURS6512 Test bank Questions
With Complete Updated
Answers 2025
Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning course
S
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1. Unusual white areas on the skin may be due toVitiligo
2. Brittle nails are typical findings in: older adults
3. A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is
known as a: Stereotype
4. Percussing at the right midclavicular line, below the umbilicus, and continuing upward
isthe correct technique for locating the: Lower liver border
5. You are planning to palpate the abdomen of your patient. Which part of the examiner's
hand is best for palpating vibration?
Ulnar Surface
6. Mrs. Webb is a 38-year old patient who has been changing her lifestyle to eat in a healthy
way and lose weight: during your health promotion education regarding her nutritional
status, you explain the function of dietary protein as: Building and maintaining tissues
7. Mrs. Grace is a 58-year-old patient who has a diagnosis of pernicious anemia. Which B
vitamin is deficient in patients with pernicious anemia?
8. Placing the base of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline vertex of the patient’s head is a
test for:
Lateralization of Sound
9. Which of the following is the most accurate reflection of an individual’s food intake?
Food Diary
10. During an interview, tears appear in the patient’s eyes and his voice becomes shaky.
Initially, you should:
offer a tissue and let him know it is all right to cry
11. You are using an ophthalmoscope to examine a patient’s inner eye. You rotate the lens
selector clockwise, then counterclockwise to compensate for: Myopia (nearsighted) (or
hyperopia (farsighted)
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12. A 51-y/o woman calls with complaints of weight loss and constipation. She reports
enlarged hemorrhoids and rectal bleeding. You advise her to:
Come to the laboratory for a stool guaiac test.
13. Mr. Williams, age 25, has recovered recently from an upper and lower respiratory
infection. He describes a long-standing nasal dripping. He is seeking treatment for a mild
hearing loss that has not gone away. Information concerning his chronic postnasal drip
should be documented within which section of the history? Past medical data
14. A 5-year-old child presents with nasal congestion and a headache to assess for sinus
tenderness you should palpate over the:
Maxillary sinuses only - Only the maxillary and the frontal sinuses are accessible for
physical examination; however, the young child does not develop frontal sinuses until 7 to 8
years of age
15. Which technique is most likely to result in the patients understanding of questions?
Use the patient’s own terms if possible.
16. Which of the following is an expected change in the assessment of the thyroid during
pregnancy?
A Bruit is auscultated d/t increased vascularity
17. Mr. Franklin is speaking with you the health care provider, about his respiratory
problem.Mr. Franklin says, “I’ve had this cough for 3 days and it’s getting worse.” You
reply, “Tell me more about your cough.” Mr. Franklin states, “I wish I could tell you more,
that’s why I am here! You tell me what’s wrong.” Which caregiver response would be the
most appropriate for enhancing communication?
After 3 days, you're tired of coughing. Have you had a fever?"
18. Which of the following formats would be used for visits that address problems not yet
identified in the problem-oriented medical record (POMR)? Brief SOAP note
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19. Mr. Akins is a 78-y/o patient who presents to the clinic with complaints of hearing loss.
Which of the following are changes in hearing that occur in the elderly? Select all that
apply. c. Loss of high frequency
e. Sounds may be garbled, difficult to localize
f. Unable to hear in a crowded room
20. Before performing an abdominal examination, the examiner should: Have the patient
empty their bladder
21. The most superior part of the stomach is the
Fund
22. Nasal symptoms that imply an allergic response include:
Bluish gray turbinates’.
("Turbinates that appear bluish gray or pale pink with a swollen, boggy consistency may
indicate allergies")
23. When taking a history, you should:
Use a chronologic and sequential framework.
24. Expected normal percussion tones include?
Renaissance - Normal lungs
Tympany - Empty stomach
Dull percussion - liver
25. Mrs. Hartzell is a 34-year-old patient who has presented for nutritional counseling
because she is a vegetarian. Deficiency of which of the following is a concern in the
vegetarian diet?
Proteins, calcium, iron, Vitamin B12, and vitamin D
26. Mrs. Britton is a 34-year-old patient who presents to the office with complaints of skin
rashes. You have noted a 4’3cm, rough, elevated area of psoriasis. This is an example
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