Health assessment Pretest trivia

The acronym PERRLA refers to the normal finding of which organ?

• Eyes

• Ears

• Nose

• Mouth

To test the motor reflexes of a person, we will use which equipment?

• penlight

• tuning fork

• hammer

• sphygmomanometer

Which shows the correct order of steps in assessing a patient's abdomen?

• Auscultation > Inspection > Palpation > percussion

• Percussion > Palpation > Auscultation > Inspection

• Palpation > Auscultation > Inspection > Percussion

• Inspection > Auscultation > Percussion > Palpation

Which test is used to observe a person's sense of balance?

• Rinne's test

• Romberg's test

• Weber's test

• Snellen test

A person that failed the Ishihara test is considered to be:

• Paralyzed

• Deaf

• Mute

• Colour blind

Which part of history will be reviewed by the health care workers in order to know if the patient inherited their current disease?

• History of present illness

• Past health history

• Family history

• None of the choices

A school had its annual physical exam for its students. A student asked the school nurse what does the 20/120 result mean in the visual acuity test? The school nurse will answer:

• The person cannot see at 20 feet what other people see at 120 feet.

• The person cannot see at 120 feet what other people see at 20 feet.

Which of the choices contain the correct set of vital signs to be taken from a patient?

• Temperature, Pulse rate, Respiration rate, Blood pressure

• Pain level, temperature, level of consciousness, oxygen saturation

• blood pressure, respiration rate, pain level, oxygen saturation

• level of consciousness, temperature, pain level, blood pressure

A 40 year old male patient is suspected to have a stroke because he is unable to properly stick out his tongue. Which cranial nerve is most likely affected?

• Olfactory nerve

• Vagus nerve

• Accessory nerve

• Hypoglossal nerve

A nurse is currently taking the history of present illness of the client. Which of the choices pertain as to when the chief complaint started?

• Location

• Pattern

• Onset

• Severity