Health Assessment Final Study Session

Select the options that are subjective data

• “I have a history of hypertension”

• “My head hurts”

• 2+ pitting edema

• “When I cough it makes my chest hurt”

When performing an assessment, the first technique the nurse uses is

The bell is used for high-pitched sounds.

• True

• False

Kyphosis and flexion of the knees would be normal in which patient?

• 1 year old male

• 15 year old female

• 75 year old male

• 45 year old female

Select s/s of mastitis

• Fever

• Painful and swollen breast

• Nursing mom or recently gave birth

• Flu-like symptoms

The nurse is taking care of a 5 year old who complains of pain in the right ear and a low grade fever. After looking in the ear the nurse notices no light reflex and erythema to the tympanic membrane. What does the nurse suspect?

How does the nurse assess for a bruit?

Where is jaundice assessed in patients with darker skin tones?

____ is the most important way to prevent infection.

The patient has a lesion on their back that has central clearing, is annular with raised edges, and the patient states that it itches. What does the nurse suspect?

• Impetigo

• Tines corporis

• Chicken pox

• Marigold Disease