NUR 2092 / NUR2092 Health Assessment
Exam 2 Quiz Bank | Questions and
Answers with Rationale | Latest 2025 /
2026 | Rasmussen College
What does the health history provide? - ANSWER
Subjective and objective data
What is subjective data? what is an example? - ANSWER
SD is what the patient tells you
Example: headache, chest pain
What is objective data? what is an example? - ANSWER
OD are the signs perceived by the examiner through physical
examination during assessment
Example: rash seen by a nurse, or temp taken with a thermometer
,In what order are skills performed during a typical assessment? -
ANSWER 1. Inspection
2. Palpation
3. Percussion
4. Auscultation
If a patient has abdomen pain, what order do you do the assessment?
Why? - ANSWER 1. Inspection
2. AUSCULTATION
3. Palpation
4. Percussion
Because of pain, don't touch or tap the tender area first. Start by
inspecting and then listening before you feel the area.
What occurs during inspection, the first step? - ANSWER
-ALWAYS COMES FIRST
-begins when you first meet a person w/ a general survey
-you should start assessment of each body system with inspection
-requires: good lighting, adequate exposure, use of instruments including
otoscope, opthalmoscope, penlight, or specula
,What occurs during palpation, the second step? - ANSWER
Palpation applies sense of touch to assess
Can include:
temperature, texture, moisture, organ location and size, swelling,
vibration or pulsation, rigidity or spasticity, crepitation, presence of
lumps or masses, presence of tenderness or pain
-use fingers unless taking temperature
How can you assess factors during the palpation step? -
ANSWER by using different parts of the hands
During palpation, what should fingertips be used to feel? -
ANSWER -best for fine tactile discrimination of skin
texture, swelling, pulsation, and determining presence of lumps
During palpation, what should fingers and thumb be used for? -
ANSWER -detection of position, shape, and consistency
of an organ or mass
, During palpation, what should the dorsa of hands and fingers be used
for? - ANSWER -best for determining temperature
because skin here is thinner than on palms
During palpation, what should the base of fingers or the ulnar surface of
hand be used for? - ANSWER -best for vibration
**-vibrations are felt on the ulnar side of hand
During palpation, what type of palpation should you start with and why?
What steps are next? - ANSWER 1. start with
LIGHT palpation to detect surface characteristics and accustom person
to being touched
-1 cm
2. then deeper palpations when needed
-intermittent pressure better than one long continuous palpation
-5 to 8 cm or 2-3 in
ALSO: bimanual palpation- requires use of both hands to envelop or
capture certain body parts or organs such as kidneys, uterus or adnexa
for precise delimitation
Exam 2 Quiz Bank | Questions and
Answers with Rationale | Latest 2025 /
2026 | Rasmussen College
What does the health history provide? - ANSWER
Subjective and objective data
What is subjective data? what is an example? - ANSWER
SD is what the patient tells you
Example: headache, chest pain
What is objective data? what is an example? - ANSWER
OD are the signs perceived by the examiner through physical
examination during assessment
Example: rash seen by a nurse, or temp taken with a thermometer
,In what order are skills performed during a typical assessment? -
ANSWER 1. Inspection
2. Palpation
3. Percussion
4. Auscultation
If a patient has abdomen pain, what order do you do the assessment?
Why? - ANSWER 1. Inspection
2. AUSCULTATION
3. Palpation
4. Percussion
Because of pain, don't touch or tap the tender area first. Start by
inspecting and then listening before you feel the area.
What occurs during inspection, the first step? - ANSWER
-ALWAYS COMES FIRST
-begins when you first meet a person w/ a general survey
-you should start assessment of each body system with inspection
-requires: good lighting, adequate exposure, use of instruments including
otoscope, opthalmoscope, penlight, or specula
,What occurs during palpation, the second step? - ANSWER
Palpation applies sense of touch to assess
Can include:
temperature, texture, moisture, organ location and size, swelling,
vibration or pulsation, rigidity or spasticity, crepitation, presence of
lumps or masses, presence of tenderness or pain
-use fingers unless taking temperature
How can you assess factors during the palpation step? -
ANSWER by using different parts of the hands
During palpation, what should fingertips be used to feel? -
ANSWER -best for fine tactile discrimination of skin
texture, swelling, pulsation, and determining presence of lumps
During palpation, what should fingers and thumb be used for? -
ANSWER -detection of position, shape, and consistency
of an organ or mass
, During palpation, what should the dorsa of hands and fingers be used
for? - ANSWER -best for determining temperature
because skin here is thinner than on palms
During palpation, what should the base of fingers or the ulnar surface of
hand be used for? - ANSWER -best for vibration
**-vibrations are felt on the ulnar side of hand
During palpation, what type of palpation should you start with and why?
What steps are next? - ANSWER 1. start with
LIGHT palpation to detect surface characteristics and accustom person
to being touched
-1 cm
2. then deeper palpations when needed
-intermittent pressure better than one long continuous palpation
-5 to 8 cm or 2-3 in
ALSO: bimanual palpation- requires use of both hands to envelop or
capture certain body parts or organs such as kidneys, uterus or adnexa
for precise delimitation
