HEALTH ASSESSMENT

PRACTICAL
EXAMINATION 1
20 ITEMS = 40 POINTS
 INSTRUCTIONS
EACH NUMBER HAS TWO QUESTIONS, EQUIVALENT TO 2
POINTS
EG. 1.
A.
B.

WRITE CLEARLY.

SPELL WORDS CORRECTLY.

NO ERASURES ALLOWED.

THE SLIDE PRESENTATIONS ARE TIMED FOR 30

SECONDS ONLY. IT WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT NUMBER
AFTER THE SET TIME.
 BLOOD
PRESSURE
1.

A. NAME THIS ASSESSMENT TOOL

B. PART OF CHESTPIECE USE TO
CHECK THE KOROTKOFF SOUND
2.

A. NAME THIS ORGAN

B. SUBSTANCE PRODUCED RELATED
TO BP CONTROL
3.

A. NAME THIS ORGAN

B. SUBSTANCE PRODUCED RELATED
TO BP CONTROL
4.

A. NAME THIS ORGAN

B. SUBSTANCE PRODUCED RELATED TO
BP CONTROL
5. ANGIOTENSIN 1
ANGIOTENSIN2

A. POTENT VASOCONSTRICTOR

B. LESS POTENT
VASOCONSTRICTOR
 THE ADRENAL
6. CORTEX

A. SUBSTANCE PRODUCED
RELATED TO BP CONTROL

B. ELECTROLYTE TARGETED BY
THE ANSWER IN 5.A.
7. THIS IS THE BP CUFF

A. NORMAL RATE OF DEFLATION

B. ERROR IF BELL PLACED TO FIRM

PULSE RATE
8.

A. IDENTIFY LOCATION/TYPE OF
PULSE

B. NORMAL RATE
9.

A. IDENTIFY LOCATION/TYPE OF
PULSE
B. NORMAL RATE
10.
A.DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
APICAL AND
RADIAL PULSE

B. NORMAL RANGE
TEMPERATURE
11.

A. NAME THIS ASSESSMENT TOOL

B. NORMAL RANGE
12. ROUTES OF TEMPERATURE
CHECKING

A. BODY TEMPERATURE OF
DEEP TISSUES

B. RELATIVELY SAFE
ROUTE
13. ROUTES OF TEMPERATURE
CHECKING

A. MOST ACCESSIBLE SITE

B. FASTEST ROUTE
 TRUE OR FALSE
14.
A. RECTAL TEMPERATURE
REPRESENTS THE CORE
BODY TEMPERATURE

B. RECTAL TEMPERATURE CAN

BE TAKEN IN A PATIENT
DIAGNOSED WITH DIARRHOEA
RESPIRATION
15.
A. RESPIRATORY RATE
SHOULD BE TAKEN IN _
FULL MINUTE

B. NORMAL RATE IN
ADULTS
WRITE SUBJECTIVE
OR OBJECTIVE
16.
A. RESULT OF INTERVIEW
B. URINE OUTPUT
ESTIMATED BY THE
FOLKS
17.
A. PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS

B. HEALTH AND
LIFESTYLE PRACTICES
18.
A. MEASUREMENTS

B. RESULTS OF
LABORATORY DATA
19.
A. PHYSICAL
SYMPTOMS

B. RESULTS OF
INTERVIEW
20. A. PATIENT’S
APPEARANCE ON INITIAL
ASSESSMENT

B. ODOR OF THE
WOUND