2025 Comprehensive Health Assessment Exam 3 Review: High-Yield Questions, Correct Answers, and Rationales for Nursing and Medical Students

• 150+ high-yield practice questions with correct answers
• Detailed rationales for each question to enhance understanding
• Covers key areas: physical assessment, patient history, and diagnostic reasoning
• Updated 2025 content aligned with exam standards
• Includes Next Generation NCLEX (NGN)-style questions
• Proven strategies to excel in health assessment exams
• Ideal for nursing and medical students aiming for top performance

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1. When assessing the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII), the nurse looks at and tests:
A. Full, sustained eye opening
B. Movement and strength of the tongue ✅
C. The uvula rising to the midline when a person says, “Ah.”
D. Symmetry of facial features
Rationale: The hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) controls tongue movement. Assessment
includes asking the client to stick out their tongue and observing for symmetry and
strength.
2. The Glascow Coma Scale (GCS) is used to measure all of the following functions
except:
A. Eye opening
B. Motor response
C. Verbal response
D. Limb ataxia ✅
Rationale: The GCS assesses eye opening, motor response, and verbal response to
evaluate consciousness. Limb ataxia is not part of the GCS.
3. F.A.S.T. is an acronym used as a mnemonic to help detect and enhance
responsiveness to stroke victim needs. The nurse recognizes that a correct
interpretation of the acronym is:
A. F = feel the face, A = arm yourself, S = stop, T = time to rest
B. S.T.O.P. S = stop stroke, T = time to rest, O = opt out, P = poke to test
C. F = face drooping, A = arm weakness, S = speech difficulty, T = time to call 911 ✅
D. None of the above
Rationale: F.A.S.T. is a validated stroke recognition tool. It stands for Face drooping,
Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, and Time to call emergency services.
4. The area of the brain that controls personality, behavior, emotions, and
intellectual function is:
A. Broca’s area
B. The frontal lobe ✅
C. Wernicke’s area
D. The temporal lobe
Rationale: The frontal lobe regulates higher mental functions like personality, behavior,
emotions, and decision-making.