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NUR 210 EXAM #2 - HEALTH
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
inspection - ANSWER concentrated watching. close, careful scrutiny, first of individual as a whole then
each body system

always first



palpation - ANSWER follows and often confirms points that you noted during inspection.

touch - texture, temp, moisture, organ location and size, swelling, vibration or pulsation, rigidity or
spasticity, crepitation, lumps or masses, tenderness or pain.



palpation - fingertips - ANSWER best for fine tactile discrimination (texture, swelling, pulsation and
lumps)



palpation - grasping of fingers & thumb - ANSWER detect position, shape and consistency of organ or
mass



palpation - dorsa (backs) of hands & fingers - ANSWER best for determining temp



palpation - base of fingers - ANSWER best for vibration



percussion - ANSWER tapping skin with short, sharp strokes to assess underlying structures



percussion use - ANSWER -mapping out location and size of organ

-signaling density (air, fluid, solid)

-detecting an abnormal mass if superficial

-eliciting deep tendon reflex using percussion hammer



percussion notes - resonant - ANSWER amplitude: medium-loud

pitch: low

, quality: clear, hollow

duration: moderate



percussion notes - hyperresonant - ANSWER amplitude: louder

pitch: lower

quality: booming

duration: longer



percussion notes - tympany - ANSWER amplitude: loud

pitch: high

quality: musical/drumlike

duration: sustained-longest



percussion notes - dull - ANSWER amplitude: soft

pitch: high

quality: muffled thud

duration: short



percussion notes - flat - ANSWER amplitude: very soft

pitch: high

quality: dead stop of sound

duration: very short



diaphragm - ANSWER flat edge of stethoscope, used to listen to high-pitched sounds like breath, bowel
and heart sounds



bell - ANSWER endpiece has deep, hollow, cuplike shape, used to listen to soft, low-pitched sounds like
extra heart sounds or murmurs



standard precautions for use with all patients - ANSWER 1. hand hygiene

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