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NSG 500 Advanced Health Assessment Newest 2026
With Complete Questions And Correct Answers
|Already Graded A+||Newest Version!!!|
What is the correct position when performing a
rectal/prostate exam? - Answer-side-lying position
When doing your prostate exam, what area are you
palpating? - Answer-Posterior surface
What should a normal prostate feel like? - Answer-
Rubbery and smooth
How do you know that someone has rectal prolapse? -
Answer-When the patient is experiencing sliding of the
rectum, occurs during straining
What do external hemorrhoids look like? - Answer-small
masses that are pink/red and beefy.
....If it's purple/really dark in color; that is a concern for a
thrombus or necrotic tissue and a bad finding!!
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What do internal hemorrhoids feel like? - Answer-soft
masses.
....Hard is a concern and a bad finding!
What are some causes of rectal bleeding? - Answer-1)
Cancer - change in bowel habits, pain, blood in stool.
2) hemorrhoid's
3) Constipation/straining
4) colitis/inflammation or infection of the bowel
5) Fissures
6) GI bleed
7) NSAIDS, aspirin (NOT TYLENOL)
8) Chrohn's
Constipation and hemorroids - Answer-Small amounts of
bright red blood
Intermittent or during straining
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Symptoms: Pain, itching, bleeding
What color is the blood of a Lower GI bleed? - Answer-
Bright red
What color is the blood of an upper GI bleed? - Answer-
Dark red/tarry/melanotic
Sequence of musculoskeletal exam - Answer-Inspect,
Palpate, Passive/Active ROM, and Joint Stability/Assess
-Stability tests; if your pt has knee pain and you're
concerned about an ACL tear, you'll do stability testing and
load joint to see if joint is stable
Normal musculoskeletal changes in aging - Answer-
decreased ROM, joint pain, stiffness, increased risk of
osteoarthritis, increased bone reabsorption—this can
cause instability
What is the best way to assess for joint symmetry? -
Answer-inspection by comparing joint from one side to the
other
NSG 500 Advanced Health Assessment Newest 2026
With Complete Questions And Correct Answers
|Already Graded A+||Newest Version!!!|
What is the correct position when performing a
rectal/prostate exam? - Answer-side-lying position
When doing your prostate exam, what area are you
palpating? - Answer-Posterior surface
What should a normal prostate feel like? - Answer-
Rubbery and smooth
How do you know that someone has rectal prolapse? -
Answer-When the patient is experiencing sliding of the
rectum, occurs during straining
What do external hemorrhoids look like? - Answer-small
masses that are pink/red and beefy.
....If it's purple/really dark in color; that is a concern for a
thrombus or necrotic tissue and a bad finding!!
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What do internal hemorrhoids feel like? - Answer-soft
masses.
....Hard is a concern and a bad finding!
What are some causes of rectal bleeding? - Answer-1)
Cancer - change in bowel habits, pain, blood in stool.
2) hemorrhoid's
3) Constipation/straining
4) colitis/inflammation or infection of the bowel
5) Fissures
6) GI bleed
7) NSAIDS, aspirin (NOT TYLENOL)
8) Chrohn's
Constipation and hemorroids - Answer-Small amounts of
bright red blood
Intermittent or during straining
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Symptoms: Pain, itching, bleeding
What color is the blood of a Lower GI bleed? - Answer-
Bright red
What color is the blood of an upper GI bleed? - Answer-
Dark red/tarry/melanotic
Sequence of musculoskeletal exam - Answer-Inspect,
Palpate, Passive/Active ROM, and Joint Stability/Assess
-Stability tests; if your pt has knee pain and you're
concerned about an ACL tear, you'll do stability testing and
load joint to see if joint is stable
Normal musculoskeletal changes in aging - Answer-
decreased ROM, joint pain, stiffness, increased risk of
osteoarthritis, increased bone reabsorption—this can
cause instability
What is the best way to assess for joint symmetry? -
Answer-inspection by comparing joint from one side to the
other
