Nursing and Medical Assessment Quiz

BMI is a measurement, not a vital sign like temperature, heart rate, or blood pressure.

Neurologic examination typically assesses mental status, cranial nerves, motor function, and sensory function, but not cardiac rhythm.

The Braden Scale is a tool used to assess a patient's risk for developing pressure ulcers based on sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, and friction/shear.

Pain assessment typically includes location, intensity, quality, aggravating factors, alleviating factors, and timing, but not taste.

The primary survey in emergency nursing assesses Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, and Exposure (ABCDE), but not peripheral pulses.

The SAMPLE history acronym stands for Signs/symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past medical history, Last oral intake, Events leading up to the injury.

Auscultation is a secondary assessment technique; primary assessment includes inspection, palpation, and percussion.

Orthopnea is a condition where a person experiences difficulty breathing while lying flat and may need to sit up or stand.

Cardiovascular assessment typically involves assessing heart rate, blood pressure, and rhythm, but pain assessment is not specifically part of it.

The ABCDE approach includes Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, and Exposure, but blood pressure is not explicitly part of the initial assessment.

Crepitus refers to a tactile sensation produced by the rubbing together of bone or irregularities in cartilage.

The Glasgow Coma Scale assesses eye opening, verbal response, and motor response to measure level of consciousness.

A furuncle, commonly known as a boil, is a tender, dome-shaped bump caused by a localized infection.

The FLACC Scale assesses pain in non-verbal patients based on facial expression, leg movement, activity, cry, and consolability.

Assessment of consciousness typically involves evaluating orientation, response to stimuli, and Glasgow Coma Scale, but not grip strength.