14 modules, 229 items. Each module opens on its clinical artifact. Select answers to reveal verdict and misconception detection.
M01 Patient Assessment
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1. You arrive to assess a new admission. Which assessment approach is the correct first-pass priority?
2. A patient reports dizziness. You observe pale skin, diaphoresis, and a thready pulse. Which data type is the pulse finding?
3. When should a focused assessment be chosen over a head-to-toe assessment?
4. You administer an IV antibiotic. When is the first reassessment due?
5. A postoperative patient is resting quietly with eyes closed. You need to assess their level of consciousness. What is the correct approach?
6. During a head-to-toe assessment, you auscultate absent bowel sounds in the right lower quadrant. The patient had abdominal surgery 6 hours ago. What is the correct interpretation?
7. A patient's skin turgor test shows tenting for 4 seconds when you pinch the forearm skin. This finding suggests:
8. You are assessing a patient who fell at home. They report left hip pain. Which assessment finding would most strongly suggest a hip fracture?
9. A 72-year-old patient is oriented to person and place but not to time or situation. How should you document their orientation?
10. During your initial assessment of a trauma patient, you note the airway is patent. What do you assess next?
11. A patient with a history of heart failure has bilateral lower extremity edema. You press your thumb into the shin for 5 seconds and note a 4mm depression that rebounds in 15 seconds. This is:
12. You need to perform a neurological assessment. Which tool is most appropriate for assessing level of consciousness in a patient with a head injury?
13. A patient with diabetes reports numbness in both feet. During your assessment, which technique best evaluates peripheral sensation?
14. You are reassessing a patient 2 hours after administering an antihypertensive medication. Their BP was 178/96 before the medication and is now 152/88. What is your priority action?
15. A patient with chronic kidney disease has a palpable thrill and audible bruit over their left forearm AV fistula. This indicates:
16. You are assessing a patient's capillary refill. You compress the nail bed and release. A refill time of 4 seconds indicates: