NURS 301 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1
PRACTICE TESTED QUESTIONS 2026 VERIFIED
ANSWER KEY
◉ The nurse is preparing to assess a female client's activities related
to health promotion and maintenance. Which question would
provide the most objective and thorough data?
A) "Do you always wear your seatbelt when driving?"
B) "How much beer, wine, or alcohol do you drink?"
C) "Do you use condoms with each sexual encounter?"
D) "Could you describe how you perform self-breast exams?".
Answer: d
◉ A nurse is creating a genogram for a client's family health history.
The nurse would use which of the following to denote the client's
female relatives?
A) Circle
B) Square
C) Triangle
D) Rectangle. Answer: a
,◉ The nurse is in the introductory phase of the client interview.
Which of the following activities would be appropriate?
A) Collaborating with the client to identify problems
B) Explaining the purpose of the interview
C) Determining the client's reason for seeking care
D) Obtaining family health history data. Answer: b
◉ A client states, "My wife died two months ago today." Which of the
following responses would be most appropriate?
A) "What did she die of?"
B) "How does that make you feel?"
C) "You probably must be sad."
D) "Are you feeling sad, depressed, angry, or upset?". Answer: b
◉ The nurse is using the mnemonic, COLDSPA, to assess a client's
complaint of abdominal pain. The nurse asks the patient to rate the
pain on a scale of 0 to 10. The nurse is assessing which aspect of the
complaint?
A) Character
B) Onset
C) Severity
D) Pattern. Answer: c
,◉ The nurse is obtaining information about a client's past health
history. Which client statement would best reflect this aspect?
A) "My mom's still alive but my dad died 10 years ago of heart
failure."
B) "I have a brother with leukemia and a sister with hypertension."
C) "I had surgery 5 years ago to repair an inguinal hernia."
D) "I have been having some pain when I urinate for the last several
days.". Answer: c
◉ A group of students is reviewing for a quiz on verbal and
nonverbal communication. The students demonstrate a need for
additional studying when they identify which of the following as an
example of nonverbal communication?
A) Attitude
B) Silence
C) Laundry list
D) Facial expression. Answer: c
◉ Selected sections of a health history are listed below. Place them
in the correct sequence, beginning with the section that is obtained
first.
A) Family health history
B) Reason for seeking care
C) Biographic data
, D) Review of body systems
E) History of present concern
F) Past health history. Answer: a b c d e f
◉ The nurse is completing a review of systems for a client. Which of
the following information would the nurse document related to the
client's musculoskeletal system? Select all that apply.
A) Joint stiffness
B) Rhinorrhea
C) Shortness of breath
D) Chest pain
E) Muscle strength
F) Swelling. Answer: a e f
◉ Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to
do immediately before beginning the physical exam?
A) Practice interviewing skills.
B) Construct the client's family genogram.
C) Establish the client's reliability as historian.
D) Collect necessary equipment essential to the exam.. Answer: d
PRACTICE TESTED QUESTIONS 2026 VERIFIED
ANSWER KEY
◉ The nurse is preparing to assess a female client's activities related
to health promotion and maintenance. Which question would
provide the most objective and thorough data?
A) "Do you always wear your seatbelt when driving?"
B) "How much beer, wine, or alcohol do you drink?"
C) "Do you use condoms with each sexual encounter?"
D) "Could you describe how you perform self-breast exams?".
Answer: d
◉ A nurse is creating a genogram for a client's family health history.
The nurse would use which of the following to denote the client's
female relatives?
A) Circle
B) Square
C) Triangle
D) Rectangle. Answer: a
,◉ The nurse is in the introductory phase of the client interview.
Which of the following activities would be appropriate?
A) Collaborating with the client to identify problems
B) Explaining the purpose of the interview
C) Determining the client's reason for seeking care
D) Obtaining family health history data. Answer: b
◉ A client states, "My wife died two months ago today." Which of the
following responses would be most appropriate?
A) "What did she die of?"
B) "How does that make you feel?"
C) "You probably must be sad."
D) "Are you feeling sad, depressed, angry, or upset?". Answer: b
◉ The nurse is using the mnemonic, COLDSPA, to assess a client's
complaint of abdominal pain. The nurse asks the patient to rate the
pain on a scale of 0 to 10. The nurse is assessing which aspect of the
complaint?
A) Character
B) Onset
C) Severity
D) Pattern. Answer: c
,◉ The nurse is obtaining information about a client's past health
history. Which client statement would best reflect this aspect?
A) "My mom's still alive but my dad died 10 years ago of heart
failure."
B) "I have a brother with leukemia and a sister with hypertension."
C) "I had surgery 5 years ago to repair an inguinal hernia."
D) "I have been having some pain when I urinate for the last several
days.". Answer: c
◉ A group of students is reviewing for a quiz on verbal and
nonverbal communication. The students demonstrate a need for
additional studying when they identify which of the following as an
example of nonverbal communication?
A) Attitude
B) Silence
C) Laundry list
D) Facial expression. Answer: c
◉ Selected sections of a health history are listed below. Place them
in the correct sequence, beginning with the section that is obtained
first.
A) Family health history
B) Reason for seeking care
C) Biographic data
, D) Review of body systems
E) History of present concern
F) Past health history. Answer: a b c d e f
◉ The nurse is completing a review of systems for a client. Which of
the following information would the nurse document related to the
client's musculoskeletal system? Select all that apply.
A) Joint stiffness
B) Rhinorrhea
C) Shortness of breath
D) Chest pain
E) Muscle strength
F) Swelling. Answer: a e f
◉ Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to
do immediately before beginning the physical exam?
A) Practice interviewing skills.
B) Construct the client's family genogram.
C) Establish the client's reliability as historian.
D) Collect necessary equipment essential to the exam.. Answer: d
