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Health Assessment questions for NORCET, RRB, ESIC, CHO and state nursing officer exams, split into 8 topics. Open a topic to read sample questions with answers, or start free practice. Every question comes with a simple-English explanation.
General 409The Nursing Care Of Adults With Medical-Surgical Disorders 30Nursing Care In Specialized Settings 26Physiological Integrity 20The Client With A Sex Or Growth Hormone 17Health Promotion And 6Shock 6The Client With Interpersonal Violence 6
Sample Health Assessment questions
Q1. Situation – Mr. Dizon, 84 years old, was brought to the Emergency Room with complaints of hypertension, flushed face, severe headache, and nausea. You are doing the initial assessment of vital signs. You are to measure the patient's initial blood pressure reading by doing all of the following EXCEPT:
Take the blood pressure reading on both arms for comparison
Listen to and identify the phases of Korotkoff's sound
Pump the cuff to around 50 mmHg above the point where the pulse is obliterated
Observe procedures for infection control
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Answer: C. Pump the cuff to around 50 mmHg above the point where the pulse is obliterated
The cuff is inflated about 30 mmHg above the point where the radial pulse disappears. Inflating 50 mmHg above is unnecessary and painful. An initial reading should be taken on both arms.
Q2. Priority Decision: After a patient had a renal arteriogram and is back on the clinical unit, what is the most important action by the nurse?
Observe for gross bleeding in the urine
Place the patient in high Fowler's position
Assess peripheral pulses in the involved leg every 30 to 60 minutes
Monitor the patient for signs of allergy to the contrast medium
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Answer: C. Assess peripheral pulses in the involved leg every 30 to 60 minutes
During a renal arteriogram, a catheter is inserted, most commonly in the femoral artery. Following the procedure the patient is positioned with the affected leg extended with a pressure dressing applied. Peripheral pulse monitoring is essential to detect the development of thrombi around the insertion site, which may occlude blood supply to the leg. Gross bleeding in the urine is a complication of a renal biopsy. Allergy to the contrast medium should be established before the procedure.
Q3. A patient presents to the emergency department with a foreign object in the eye. Which action should the nurse take?
Remove the object after an x-ray is taken
Flush the eye with saline to dislodge the object. The answer is C. The nurse would make no attempt to remove the foreign body until the patient has been examined by an ophthalmologist. HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE Techniques of Physical Assessment Choose physical assessment equipment and technique appropriate for the patient
Remove the object after notifying the ophthalmologist
Leave the object untouched while awaiting the ophthalmologist
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Answer: D. Leave the object untouched while awaiting the ophthalmologist
The nurse would make no attempt to remove the foreign body until the patient has been examined by an ophthalmologist. HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE Techniques of Physical Assessment Choose physical assessment equipment and technique appropriate for the patient
Q4. The nurse is assessing an older adult's skin. The assessment will involve inspecting the skin for color, pigmentation, and vascularity. What should the nurse assess?
Changes from the normally expected findings
Skin turgor
Similarities from one side to the other
Appearance of age-related wrinkles
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Answer: A. Changes from the normally expected findings
Noting changes from the normally expected findings is the most important component when assessing an older patient's integumentary system. Comparing one extremity with the contralateral extremity (i.e., comparing one side with the other) is an important assessment step; however, the most important component is noting changes from an expected normal baseline. Noting wrinkles related to age is not of much consequence unless the patient is admitted for cosmetic surgery to reduce the appearance of age- related wrinkling. Noting skin turgor is an assessment of fluid status, not an assessment of the integumentary system.
Q5. When assessing the abdomen, which sequence does the nurse follow?
Percussion, inspection, auscultation, and palpation
Inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation
Palpation, percussion, auscultation, and inspection
Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation
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Answer: B. Inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation
Palpation is last to prevent distortion of bowel sounds.
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Is Health Assessment asked in NORCET and other nursing officer exams?
Nursing exams test the core nursing subjects, so this subject is useful for NORCET, RRB, ESIC, CHO and state exams. Check your exam's official syllabus for exact weightage.
