MSN Advanced Health Assessment 3

Question 1

Which of the following is considered a normal age-related change when assessing an older adult patient?

Accepted Answer

Decreased visual acuity, presbycusis, and reduced lung elasticity

Answer

Normal aging produces presbyopia and presbycusis (age-related vision and hearing loss) along with reduced pulmonary elasticity and other physiologic changes.

Question 2

The Modified Mallampati Classification is used during the advanced health assessment to predict:

Accepted Answer

Potential difficulty with endotracheal intubation

Answer

The Mallampati score classifies oropharyngeal visibility to predict difficult laryngoscopy and intubation before procedures requiring airway management.

Question 3

A positive Murphy's sign elicited during the abdominal assessment is most suggestive of:

Accepted Answer

Acute cholecystitis

Answer

Murphy's sign (inspiratory pause due to pain with right upper quadrant palpation) is a classic indicator of gallbladder inflammation in acute cholecystitis.

Question 4

The Denver Developmental Screening Test II (Denver II) is the appropriate developmental assessment tool for which patient population?

Accepted Answer

Children from birth through 6 years of age

Answer

The Denver II screens developmental milestones in four domains (personal-social, fine motor, language, gross motor) for children aged 0–6 years.

Question 5

Using the SOAP note documentation format, which of the following belongs in the Objective (O) section?

Accepted Answer

Vital signs, physical examination findings, and laboratory results

Answer

The Objective section contains measurable, observable data including vital signs, physical examination findings, and diagnostic test results.

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MSN Advanced Health Assessment 3