Health Assessment Practice Exam Questions with Verified
Answers |2026/2027 Update | A+ Graded
A nurse is using inspection as an assessment technique. What does the nurse use during
inspection?
A) equipment such as a stethoscope
B) both hands to produce sounds
C) light palpation to detect surfaces
D) senses of vision, hearing, smell - Answer -D
Which of the following can a nurse assess by palpation?
A) heart sounds, lung sounds, blood pressure
B) temperature, turgor, moisture
C) vision, hearing, cranial nerves
D) tissue density, gait, reflexes - Answer -B
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, A nurse is conducting a physical examination and is percussing the gastric area of a patient.
What percussion tone is normally heard in this area?
A) flat
B) dull
C) resonant
D) tympany - Answer -D
When auscultating a patients abdomen, a nurse notes gurgling sounds. What characteristic of
sound would the nurse document?
A) resonance
B) turgor
C) quality
D) texture - Answer -C
A nurse is performing a general survey of a patient admitted to the hospital. Which of the
following actions is an element of this procedure?
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Answers |2026/2027 Update | A+ Graded
A nurse is using inspection as an assessment technique. What does the nurse use during
inspection?
A) equipment such as a stethoscope
B) both hands to produce sounds
C) light palpation to detect surfaces
D) senses of vision, hearing, smell - Answer -D
Which of the following can a nurse assess by palpation?
A) heart sounds, lung sounds, blood pressure
B) temperature, turgor, moisture
C) vision, hearing, cranial nerves
D) tissue density, gait, reflexes - Answer -B
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, A nurse is conducting a physical examination and is percussing the gastric area of a patient.
What percussion tone is normally heard in this area?
A) flat
B) dull
C) resonant
D) tympany - Answer -D
When auscultating a patients abdomen, a nurse notes gurgling sounds. What characteristic of
sound would the nurse document?
A) resonance
B) turgor
C) quality
D) texture - Answer -C
A nurse is performing a general survey of a patient admitted to the hospital. Which of the
following actions is an element of this procedure?
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