Health Assessment (Quiz #1)

What are the 2 aspects of nursing care?

• Health History and Assessment of Mental Status

• Physical Examination and Health History

• Biographical Data and COLDSPA

Auscultation is the process of listening to sounds produced within the body and in auscultation the other one is performed with a stethoscope. Which of the 2 types of auscultation is it?

• Indirect Auscultation

• Direct Auscultation

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What are the methods of examining?

• IPAP

• IAPP

• APPI

• IPPA

During inspection, a nurse uses his/her sense of?

• Touch

• Hearing

• Sight

• Vibration

Nurse Nick was doing a physical assessment on a patient, when he was inspecting the nail beds of the patient, as well as the lips and the buccal mucosa, he notices a bluish tinge in those areas, a bluish discoloration is called?

• Vitiligo

• Erythema

• Cyanosis

• Jaundice

This type of skin condition is usually associated with a variety of rashes and other conditions

• Cyanosis

• Erythema

• Vitiligo

• Jaundice

The yellowish tinge in the body is evident in the sclera of the eyes and then in the mucous membranes and the skin, this is called?

• Erythema

• Cyanosis

• Vitiligo

• Jaundice

During inspection Nurse Alex noted some vascularity, bleeding and bruising in his patient's skin, these signs may be related to injury or problems with the? Select all that applies;

• Cardiovascular System

• Hematologic System

• Liver Dysfunction

• Kidney Problems

• Lymphatic Systen

What are the normal variations of lesions?

• Melanoma and Papules

• Papules and Wheals

• Macule and Freckles

• Nodules and Pustules

Palpation for edema, which is characterized by swelling, with taut and shiny skin over the edematous area is usually a result of, Select all that applies;

• Peripheral and Vascular Disease

• Hematologic and Liver Dysfunction

• Dehydration and Heart Failure

• Kidney Dysfunction and Overhydration