NSG 2317 Midterm Exam Questions With
Solved Solutions (2025-2026) Update.
What are the 4 areas of the general survey? - Answer 1) Physical appearance (LOC FASS)
- LOC
- facial expression
- age
- sex
- skin
2) body strucutre (SNSPPB)
- stature (height)
- nutrition (weight)
- symmetry and posture
- position
- body contour, build
3) mobility
- gait
- ROM
4) behaviour (FMSDH)
- facial expression
- mood and affects
- speech
- dress
- personal hygiene
What are 3 things that need to be recorded when assessing LOC? - Answer 1) stimulus
- name called in normal tone of voice
- name called in loud voice
- touch on person's arm
- vigorous shake of shoulder
- pain
, What are the 6 levels of LOC? - Answer 1) alert
2) languid
- drifts off to sleep when not stimulated
- aroused to name when called in normal voice but looks drowy and slow
3) obtunded: sleep most of the time; difficult to arouse
4) semicoma:
- respond only to vigorous shake or pain
- reflexes persist
5) coma:
- no response to any stimuli
- little/no reflex
For infants and young children, what should be measured in addition to BMI to ensure normal
growth? - Answer head circumference
During general survey, what could "sitting straight up and resisting lying down" indicate? -
Answer possible (congestive) heart failure
What 2 things are being assessed in body contour / builld during general survey? - Answer 1)
normal proportion
- arm span = height
- crown to pubis = pubis to sole
2) absence of congenital / acquired physical deformities
What medical condition has disproportionately long arms (arm span > height) and/or
disproportionately long legs? - Answer Marfan syndrome
What is depersonalitzation? Example? - Answer Lack of identify; feeling estranged
e.g. "I don't feel real", "I feel as if I'm not really here."
What is ambivalence? - Answer Existence of opposing emotions towards an idea, person,
object
Solved Solutions (2025-2026) Update.
What are the 4 areas of the general survey? - Answer 1) Physical appearance (LOC FASS)
- LOC
- facial expression
- age
- sex
- skin
2) body strucutre (SNSPPB)
- stature (height)
- nutrition (weight)
- symmetry and posture
- position
- body contour, build
3) mobility
- gait
- ROM
4) behaviour (FMSDH)
- facial expression
- mood and affects
- speech
- dress
- personal hygiene
What are 3 things that need to be recorded when assessing LOC? - Answer 1) stimulus
- name called in normal tone of voice
- name called in loud voice
- touch on person's arm
- vigorous shake of shoulder
- pain
, What are the 6 levels of LOC? - Answer 1) alert
2) languid
- drifts off to sleep when not stimulated
- aroused to name when called in normal voice but looks drowy and slow
3) obtunded: sleep most of the time; difficult to arouse
4) semicoma:
- respond only to vigorous shake or pain
- reflexes persist
5) coma:
- no response to any stimuli
- little/no reflex
For infants and young children, what should be measured in addition to BMI to ensure normal
growth? - Answer head circumference
During general survey, what could "sitting straight up and resisting lying down" indicate? -
Answer possible (congestive) heart failure
What 2 things are being assessed in body contour / builld during general survey? - Answer 1)
normal proportion
- arm span = height
- crown to pubis = pubis to sole
2) absence of congenital / acquired physical deformities
What medical condition has disproportionately long arms (arm span > height) and/or
disproportionately long legs? - Answer Marfan syndrome
What is depersonalitzation? Example? - Answer Lack of identify; feeling estranged
e.g. "I don't feel real", "I feel as if I'm not really here."
What is ambivalence? - Answer Existence of opposing emotions towards an idea, person,
object
