NR304 Health Assessment II Final
Exam Review
What should you make sure to assess when teaching a 14 y/o patient about types of
birth control? - answer Sexual history
A patient has recently been exposed to an STI. What is the first thing the nurse should
assess? - answer Recent sexual history
Can genital herpes be transmitted if the sores are not open? - answer Yes
A patient states that his genital herpes is cured because his sores have gone away.
True/false? - answerFalse
At what age should annual fecal occult blood tests start? - answerAge 50
What does increased prostate-specific antigen indicate? - answerPossible prostate
cancer
A patient comes in complaining of a lump in one of her berasts. Which breast would be
palpated first? - answerPalpate the side without the lump to form a baseline
A nurse is teaching a patient how to do breast examinations in the shower at home.
What should the nurse advise the patient to do? - answerDo breast exam with soapy
water
What is the epididymis? - answerCoiled tube inside the testes where sperm is stored
What is the first sign of puberty in the male? - answerEnlargement of testis
An older man is reporting decreased sexual performance during his assessment. What
should the nurse evaluate for? - answerDepression
What is stress incontinence? - answerLeakage with increased abdominal pressure,
effort, exertion, sneezing, or coughing due to weakened pelvic floor muscles
What are some abnormal findings for testicular self examination? - answerEnlarged
testicle
Painless lump
What can occur after taking antibiotics for a UTI? - answerCandidiasis (yeast infection)
, A nurse is teaching a young male about STIs. What should she make sure to ask him? -
answerDo you use condoms every time?
A nurse is teaching a female adolescent about sexual health. What should she be sure
to ask? - answerDo you have any questions about it?
What is an expected finding for the genitals of a newborn baby girl? - answerLabia is
wet and swollen at birth due to maternal estrogen
A young adult female wants to begin taking oral contraceptives. What should the nurse
be sure to assess? - answerHow many cigarettes do you smoke per day?
What is dysmenorrhea? - answerpainful menstruation
How long do you assess an irregular apical pulse? - answerOne full minute
When doing an abdominal assessment, should you palpate or auscultate first? -
answerAuscultate
You have a post-operative patient with atelectasis and hypoxia. What is an expected
vital signs finding? - answerTachycardia
What are some expected findings for older adult patients? - answerDecreased gastric
motility
Decreased skin elasticity
Coarse nasal hairs
You have a patient come in with multiple injuries following a car crash. What is the first
thing you should assess? - answerAirway
What is a manifestation of peripheral artery disease in the skin? - answerShiny dry skin
What is a range of motion movement a person with a rotator cuff injury would not be
able to do? - answerCircumduction
What symptom often accompanies chronic venous insufficiency? - answerEdema
What neurologic symptom often accompanies pneumonia? - answerConfusion
What does coffee-ground drainage in the stool indicate? - answerupper GI bleed
You have a post-operative patient with open reduction and internal fixation. What should
you assess? - answerColor, temperature, sensation
You have a dark skinned patient. Where is a good area to assess for jaundice? -
answerHard palate
Exam Review
What should you make sure to assess when teaching a 14 y/o patient about types of
birth control? - answer Sexual history
A patient has recently been exposed to an STI. What is the first thing the nurse should
assess? - answer Recent sexual history
Can genital herpes be transmitted if the sores are not open? - answer Yes
A patient states that his genital herpes is cured because his sores have gone away.
True/false? - answerFalse
At what age should annual fecal occult blood tests start? - answerAge 50
What does increased prostate-specific antigen indicate? - answerPossible prostate
cancer
A patient comes in complaining of a lump in one of her berasts. Which breast would be
palpated first? - answerPalpate the side without the lump to form a baseline
A nurse is teaching a patient how to do breast examinations in the shower at home.
What should the nurse advise the patient to do? - answerDo breast exam with soapy
water
What is the epididymis? - answerCoiled tube inside the testes where sperm is stored
What is the first sign of puberty in the male? - answerEnlargement of testis
An older man is reporting decreased sexual performance during his assessment. What
should the nurse evaluate for? - answerDepression
What is stress incontinence? - answerLeakage with increased abdominal pressure,
effort, exertion, sneezing, or coughing due to weakened pelvic floor muscles
What are some abnormal findings for testicular self examination? - answerEnlarged
testicle
Painless lump
What can occur after taking antibiotics for a UTI? - answerCandidiasis (yeast infection)
, A nurse is teaching a young male about STIs. What should she make sure to ask him? -
answerDo you use condoms every time?
A nurse is teaching a female adolescent about sexual health. What should she be sure
to ask? - answerDo you have any questions about it?
What is an expected finding for the genitals of a newborn baby girl? - answerLabia is
wet and swollen at birth due to maternal estrogen
A young adult female wants to begin taking oral contraceptives. What should the nurse
be sure to assess? - answerHow many cigarettes do you smoke per day?
What is dysmenorrhea? - answerpainful menstruation
How long do you assess an irregular apical pulse? - answerOne full minute
When doing an abdominal assessment, should you palpate or auscultate first? -
answerAuscultate
You have a post-operative patient with atelectasis and hypoxia. What is an expected
vital signs finding? - answerTachycardia
What are some expected findings for older adult patients? - answerDecreased gastric
motility
Decreased skin elasticity
Coarse nasal hairs
You have a patient come in with multiple injuries following a car crash. What is the first
thing you should assess? - answerAirway
What is a manifestation of peripheral artery disease in the skin? - answerShiny dry skin
What is a range of motion movement a person with a rotator cuff injury would not be
able to do? - answerCircumduction
What symptom often accompanies chronic venous insufficiency? - answerEdema
What neurologic symptom often accompanies pneumonia? - answerConfusion
What does coffee-ground drainage in the stool indicate? - answerupper GI bleed
You have a post-operative patient with open reduction and internal fixation. What should
you assess? - answerColor, temperature, sensation
You have a dark skinned patient. Where is a good area to assess for jaundice? -
answerHard palate
