Health Assessment Study Guide & Flashcard Index

Here is the list of topics covered in our Health Assessment Flashcards for nursing students (Edition 3), which can be used as an easy reference guide for your flashcards. This is also an essential list of the Health Assessment topics to know for your nursing exams!

Topic/Term Card #
Abdominal Assessment 64-66
Abducens Nerve 34, 39, 47
Abduction 69
Accomodation 34
Acoustic Nerve 35, 40, 48
Adduction 69
Alert 5
Anterior Chest Assessment 52
Anteroposterior-to-Transverse Diameter (AP:T) Ratio 53
Aortic Valve 61
Apical Pulse 10
Apnea 15
Atrophy 27
Auscultation 1
Axillary Temperature 8
Babinski Reflex 75
Beginning an Assessment 3
Behavior 4
Blood Pressure 17-20
Blood Pressure - Expected Ranges 18
Blood Pressure - Levels of Hypertension 18
Blood Pressure Cuffs 17
Blumberg's Sign 66
Body Structure/Mobility 4
Bowel Sounds 65
Bradycardia 12
Bradypnea 15
Bronchial Lung Sounds 56
Bronchovesicular Lung Sounds 56
Bruits 32-33
Bulla 26
Capillary Refill 28
Carotid Pulse 32
Circumduction 69
Closing Remarks 76
Clubbing 28
Coarse Crackles 58
Color Vision 43
Comatose 5
Confrontation Test 43
Corneal Light Reflex 44
Costovertebral Angle (CVA) 53
Cover Test 44
Cranial Nerve I (Olfactory) 36, 39, 42
Cranial Nerve II (Optic) 34, 39, 43
Cranial Nerve III (Oculomotor) 34, 39, 44
Cranial Nerve IV (Trochlear) 34, 39, 46
Cranial Nerve IX (Glossopharyngeal) 37, 40, 49
Cranial Nerve V (Trigeminal) 29, 39, 46
Cranial Nerve VI (Abducens) 34, 39, 47
Cranial Nerve VII (Facial) 29, 40, 47
Cranial Nerve VIII (Vestibulocochlear/Acoustic) 35, 40, 48
Cranial Nerve X (Vagus) 37, 40, 50
Cranial Nerve XI (Spinal Accessory) 30, 40, 51
Cranial Nerve XII (Hypoglossal) 37, 40, 51
Cranial Nerves 29-30, 34-37, 39-51
CRIES Pain Scale 22
Crust 27
Cyanosis 24
Decerebrate Posturing 5
Decorticate Posturing 5
Deep Tendon Reflexes (DTRs) 75
Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) 17
Dullness 54
Dyspnea 15
Ear Assessment 35
Edema 25
Egophony 59
Erb's Point 61
Erosion 27
Erythema 24
Extension 69
Eye Assessment 34
FACES Pain Scale 22
Facial Nerve 29, 40, 47
Far Vision 43
Fever 9
Fine Crackles 58
Fissure 27
FLACC Pain Scale 22
Flatness 54
Flexion 69
Friction Rub 58
General Survey 4
Glasgow Coma Scale 7
Glossopharyngeal Nerve 37, 40, 49
Graphesthesia 74
Head and Neck Assessment 29-51
Head Assessment 29
Heart Assessment 60-63
Heart Auscultation Sites 61-62
Heart Sounds - Expected 63
Heart Sounds - Unexpected 63
Hyperresonance 54
Hypertension 18
Hyperventilation 15
Hypoglossal Nerve 37, 40, 51
Hypoventilation 15
Inspection 1
Jaeger Card 43
Jaundice 24
Joint Movements 69
Jugular Venous Distention (JVD) 32-33
Keloid 27
Kyphosis 68
Lethargic 5
Levels of Consciousness 5
Levels of Orientation 6
Light Reflex 35
Lordosis 68
Lower Extremity Assessment 72
Lung Sound Locations 57
Lung Sounds 56-59
Lung Sounds - Unexpected Findings 58
Lymph Nodes 30-31, 33
Lymphadenopathy 33
Macule 26
McBurney's Point 66
Mitral Valve 61
Modified Allen Test 71
Mouth - Unexpected Findings 38
Mouth Assessment 37
Murmurs 63
Murphy's Test 66
Musculoskeletal Assessment 67-72
Nail Assessment 28
Near Vision 43
Neck - Unexpected Findings 33
Neck Assessment 30
Neck Vessels 32-33
Neurologic Assessment 73-75
Nodule 26
Nose Assessment 36
Numeric Pain Scale 22
Nystagmus 44
Obtunded 5
Oculomotor Nerve 34, 39, 44
OLD CARTS (Pain Assessment) 21
Olfactory Nerve 36, 39, 42
Optic Nerve 34, 39, 43
Oral Temperature 8
Orthostatic Hypotension 20
Orthostatic Vital Signs 19-20
Oucher Pain Scale 22
Oxygen Saturation 16
Pain Assessment 21-22
Pain Scales 22
Pallor 24
Palpation 1
Papule 26
Patch 26
Patient Identifiers 3
Percussion 1, 54
Pericardial Friction Rub 63
Peripheral Vision 43
PERRLA 34
Phalen Test 71
Physical Appearance 4
Physical Assessment Components 1
Physical Assessment Steps 2
Pitting Edema 25
Plaque 26
Point of Maximal Impulse (PMI) 52
Posterior Chest - Auscultation Sites 55
Posterior Chest Assessment 53
Primary Lesions 26
Profile Sign 28
Pulmonic Valve 61
Pulse 10-12
Pulse - Expected Ranges 11
Pulse - Unexpected Findings 12
Pulse Deficit 12
Pulsus Alternans 12
Pupillary Light Reflex 34
Pustule 26
Radial Pulse 10
Rebound Tenderness 66
Rectal Temperature 8
Reflex Assessment 75
Resonance 54
Respirations 13-15
Respirations - Expected Findings 14
Respirations - Unexpected Findings 15
Rhonchi 58
Rinne Test 48
Romberg Test 74
Rotation 69
S1 Heart Sound 63
S2 Heart Sound 63
S3 Heart Sound 63
S4 Heart Sound 63
Safety Checks 76
Scale 27
Scoliosis 68
Secondary Lesions 27
Sinus Arrhythmia 12
Sinuses (Frontal and Maxillary) 29
Six Cardinal Posititions of Gaze 44-45
Skin and Nail Assessment 23-28
Skin Color Assessment 24
Snellen Chart 43
Spinal Accessory Nerve 30, 40, 51
Spinal Curvatures 68
SpO2 16
Stasis Dermatitis 24
Stereognosis 74
Strabismus 44
Stuporous 5
Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) 17
Tachycardia 12
Tachypnea 15
Tactile Fremitus 53
Temperature 8-9
Temperature - Expected Ranges 9
Temporal Mandibular Joint (TMJ) 29
Temporal Temperature 8
Throat - Unexpected Findings 38
Throat Assessment 37
Thyroid Gland 30, 33
Tinel Test 71
Tonsils 37-38
Tracheal Deviation 33
Tricuspid Valve 61
Trigeminal Nerve 29, 39, 46
Trochlear Nerve 34, 39, 46
Tumor 26
Tympanic Membrane 35
Tympanic Temperature 8
Tympany 54
Ulcer 27
Upper Extremity Assessment 70-71
Vagus Nerve 37, 40, 50
Vesicle 26
Vesicular Lung Sounds 56
Vestibulocochlear Nerve 35, 40, 48
Vital Signs 8-20
Weber Test 48
Wheal 26
Wheeze 58
Whisper Test 48
Whispered Pectoriloquy 59
Wong-Baker Pain Scale 22