Neurological Assessment ,WGU Basic Skills &WGU health assessment OA
COMBINATION examination 2025 -2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+
WGU health assessment OA
When conducting a physical examination the nurse is assessing a clients
abdomen and identifies centrally localized distention that is pulsating. This
finding should direct the nurse to consider which pathology?
A. Typany
B. Aneurysm
C. Appendicitis
D. Hernia
B. Aneurysm
The nurse is obtaining a health history for a client during an annual physical
examination. When evaluating the client for menopausal symptoms, which
finding indicates the client is perimenopausal?
A. Cessation of menstruation
B. Excessive vaginas moisture
C. Drenching night sweats
D. Increase in sexual desire
C. Drenching night sweats
When conducting a physical examination, the nurse uses a tuning fork to
assess for which condition?
A. Tinnitus
B. Hearing loss
,C. Otitis media
D. Neurological pathology
B. Hearing loss
Which assessment finding, obtained during chest auscultation, should the
nurse consider a normal finding?
A. Blowing hollow sounds above sternum
B. Faint whistling over both lung bases
C. Slight crackling throught lung fields
D. Right breath sounds louder than the left
D. Right breath sounds louder than the left
Which question by the nurse is likely to elicit the most information regarding
the clients use of medications to treat chronic cough?
A. Have you tried any generic brand cough syrups?
B. Have you been prescribed any medications for your cough?
C. What medications are you currently taking?
D. What medications have you taken for your cough?
D. What medications have you taken for you cough?
The nurse is performing oral inspection of a client with pigmented skin. The
nurse observes a patchy discoloration of the buccal mucosa. Which action
should the nurse take?
A. Document the finding in the medical record.
B. Ask if the client recently received any antibiotics.
C. Ask the client about the use of irritating chemical agents.
D. Schedule an appointment with a dermatologist.
A. Document the finding in the medical record.
In assessing an adult client, the nurse calculates the body mass index (BMI) as
14 kg/m. Which nursing problem should be included in this clients plan of
care?
Reference Range:
Body mass index (BMI)- normal 18.0 to 24.9 kg/m
,A. Excess fluid volume
B. Imbalanced nutrition, greater than body requirements
C. Deficient fluid volume.
D. Imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements.
D. Imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements.
When assessing a client who is obese, the nurse is unable to locate the
gallbladder when palpating below the liver margin at the lateral border of the
rectus abdominal muscle. Which is the most likely explanation for failure to
locate the gallbladder by palpation?
A. The client is obese
B. Deeper palpation technique is needed
C. The gallbladder is normal
D. Palpating in the wrong abdominal quadrant.
C. The gallbladder is normal
When performing a skin and nail exam on an older adult female client, the
nurse notes that she has longitudinal ridges on her fingernails. What does this
finding indicate?
A. Fungal infection
B. An expected variation
C. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
D. Psoriasis
B. An expected variation
A client states '' I am legally blind'' Which assessment technique should the
nurse use to obtain subjective data to support the client's statement?
A. Assess the client's ability to read a Snellen chart from a distance of 20 feet
B. Observe the client's optic disc through an ophthalmoscope
C. Observe the client's pupillary response to a pen light
D. Observe the client's movements through the cardinal fields of vision.
A. Assess the client's ability to read a Snellen chart from a distance of 20 feet
, The nurse assesses that a client has nailbed clubbing. Which additional
information is consistent with this finding?
A. Oxygen saturation of 85%
B. Absent deep tendon reflexes
C. Capillary refill less than 3 seconds
D. 3+ peripheral dependent edema
A. Oxygen saturation of 85%
When assessing an older adult client, which finding is most indicative of
dehydration?
A. Skin is warm and dry
B. Thinning hair in lower extremities
C. Loss of skin elasticity in the hand
D. Tenting noted in subclavian area
D. Tenting noted in subclavian area
The nurse is obtaining a health history for a client being admitted for new
onset seizures. Which action should the nurse implement to accurately record
the health history findings?
A. Enter subjective data in the note section of the client's electronic medical
record
B. Enter the information in the electronic medical record at the client's bedside
C. Document the client's history that is directly related to the current
admission diagnoses
D. Document the assessment findings in the computer at the nursing station.
C. Document the client's history that is directly related to the current admission
diagnoses
The school nurse is interviewing a 13-year-old girl who wants to go home from
school because of ''back pain. Which question should the nurse ask the
adolescent first?
A. Have you taken any medications to relieve the pain?
B. What were you doing when you first noticed the problem?
COMBINATION examination 2025 -2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+
WGU health assessment OA
When conducting a physical examination the nurse is assessing a clients
abdomen and identifies centrally localized distention that is pulsating. This
finding should direct the nurse to consider which pathology?
A. Typany
B. Aneurysm
C. Appendicitis
D. Hernia
B. Aneurysm
The nurse is obtaining a health history for a client during an annual physical
examination. When evaluating the client for menopausal symptoms, which
finding indicates the client is perimenopausal?
A. Cessation of menstruation
B. Excessive vaginas moisture
C. Drenching night sweats
D. Increase in sexual desire
C. Drenching night sweats
When conducting a physical examination, the nurse uses a tuning fork to
assess for which condition?
A. Tinnitus
B. Hearing loss
,C. Otitis media
D. Neurological pathology
B. Hearing loss
Which assessment finding, obtained during chest auscultation, should the
nurse consider a normal finding?
A. Blowing hollow sounds above sternum
B. Faint whistling over both lung bases
C. Slight crackling throught lung fields
D. Right breath sounds louder than the left
D. Right breath sounds louder than the left
Which question by the nurse is likely to elicit the most information regarding
the clients use of medications to treat chronic cough?
A. Have you tried any generic brand cough syrups?
B. Have you been prescribed any medications for your cough?
C. What medications are you currently taking?
D. What medications have you taken for your cough?
D. What medications have you taken for you cough?
The nurse is performing oral inspection of a client with pigmented skin. The
nurse observes a patchy discoloration of the buccal mucosa. Which action
should the nurse take?
A. Document the finding in the medical record.
B. Ask if the client recently received any antibiotics.
C. Ask the client about the use of irritating chemical agents.
D. Schedule an appointment with a dermatologist.
A. Document the finding in the medical record.
In assessing an adult client, the nurse calculates the body mass index (BMI) as
14 kg/m. Which nursing problem should be included in this clients plan of
care?
Reference Range:
Body mass index (BMI)- normal 18.0 to 24.9 kg/m
,A. Excess fluid volume
B. Imbalanced nutrition, greater than body requirements
C. Deficient fluid volume.
D. Imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements.
D. Imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements.
When assessing a client who is obese, the nurse is unable to locate the
gallbladder when palpating below the liver margin at the lateral border of the
rectus abdominal muscle. Which is the most likely explanation for failure to
locate the gallbladder by palpation?
A. The client is obese
B. Deeper palpation technique is needed
C. The gallbladder is normal
D. Palpating in the wrong abdominal quadrant.
C. The gallbladder is normal
When performing a skin and nail exam on an older adult female client, the
nurse notes that she has longitudinal ridges on her fingernails. What does this
finding indicate?
A. Fungal infection
B. An expected variation
C. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
D. Psoriasis
B. An expected variation
A client states '' I am legally blind'' Which assessment technique should the
nurse use to obtain subjective data to support the client's statement?
A. Assess the client's ability to read a Snellen chart from a distance of 20 feet
B. Observe the client's optic disc through an ophthalmoscope
C. Observe the client's pupillary response to a pen light
D. Observe the client's movements through the cardinal fields of vision.
A. Assess the client's ability to read a Snellen chart from a distance of 20 feet
, The nurse assesses that a client has nailbed clubbing. Which additional
information is consistent with this finding?
A. Oxygen saturation of 85%
B. Absent deep tendon reflexes
C. Capillary refill less than 3 seconds
D. 3+ peripheral dependent edema
A. Oxygen saturation of 85%
When assessing an older adult client, which finding is most indicative of
dehydration?
A. Skin is warm and dry
B. Thinning hair in lower extremities
C. Loss of skin elasticity in the hand
D. Tenting noted in subclavian area
D. Tenting noted in subclavian area
The nurse is obtaining a health history for a client being admitted for new
onset seizures. Which action should the nurse implement to accurately record
the health history findings?
A. Enter subjective data in the note section of the client's electronic medical
record
B. Enter the information in the electronic medical record at the client's bedside
C. Document the client's history that is directly related to the current
admission diagnoses
D. Document the assessment findings in the computer at the nursing station.
C. Document the client's history that is directly related to the current admission
diagnoses
The school nurse is interviewing a 13-year-old girl who wants to go home from
school because of ''back pain. Which question should the nurse ask the
adolescent first?
A. Have you taken any medications to relieve the pain?
B. What were you doing when you first noticed the problem?
