NURS 301 Exam 1 – Accurate Answers To All
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An instructor is describing a D
comprehensive nursing health
assessment to a group of students.
The instructor determines that the
teaching was successful when the
students identify which of the
following as the overall purpose?
A) Collect accurate data
B) Assist the physician
C) Validate previous data
D) Make a clinical judgment
Which individual typically would be B
responsible for collecting the
subjective data on a client during the
initial comprehensive assessment?
A) Physician
B) Nurse
C) Secretary
D) Technician
When beginning the collection of the A
client data base, which of the
following would be most important
for the nurse to do?
A) Establish a trusting relationship
B) Determine the client's strengths
C) Identify health problems
D) Make inferences
,A client comes to the health care C
provider's office for a visit. The client
has been seen in this office for the
past five years and arrives today
complaining of a fever and sore throat.
Which type of assessment would the
nurse most likely perform?
A) Comprehensive assessment
B) Ongoing assessment
C) Focused assessment
D) Emergency assessment
After teaching a group of students C
about verbal communication
techniques, the instructor determines
that the teaching was successful when
the students identify which of the
following as an example of a closed-
ended question/statement?
A) "What is your relationship with your
children?"
B) "Tell me what you eat in a normal
day."
C) "Are you allergic to any
medications?"
D) "What is your typical day like?"
A client is having difficulty describing B
a chief complaint of chest pain. Which
action by the nurse would be most
appropriate?
A) Ignore the complaint for now and
return to it later.
B) Provide a laundry list of descriptive
words.
C) Restate the question using simple
terms.
D) Wait in silence until the client can
determine the correct words.
, After teaching a group of students C
about the review of systems
component of the health history, the
instructor determines that the
teaching was successful when the
students identify which data as an
example?
A) "High school diploma plus 2 years
of college"
B) "Caregiver reliable source of
information"
C) "Menarche at age thirteen"
D) "Lungs clear to auscultation
bilaterally"
A new graduate nurse asks another B
more experienced nurse about the
best way to assess a client's dietary
habits. Which suggestion would be
most appropriate?
A) Ask the client to explain the food
pyramid.
B) Obtain a 24-hour diet recall.
C) Ask about the contents of one
meal.
D) Determine how often the client
eats.
The nurse is in the introductory phase B
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
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An instructor is describing a D
comprehensive nursing health
assessment to a group of students.
The instructor determines that the
teaching was successful when the
students identify which of the
following as the overall purpose?
A) Collect accurate data
B) Assist the physician
C) Validate previous data
D) Make a clinical judgment
Which individual typically would be B
responsible for collecting the
subjective data on a client during the
initial comprehensive assessment?
A) Physician
B) Nurse
C) Secretary
D) Technician
When beginning the collection of the A
client data base, which of the
following would be most important
for the nurse to do?
A) Establish a trusting relationship
B) Determine the client's strengths
C) Identify health problems
D) Make inferences
,A client comes to the health care C
provider's office for a visit. The client
has been seen in this office for the
past five years and arrives today
complaining of a fever and sore throat.
Which type of assessment would the
nurse most likely perform?
A) Comprehensive assessment
B) Ongoing assessment
C) Focused assessment
D) Emergency assessment
After teaching a group of students C
about verbal communication
techniques, the instructor determines
that the teaching was successful when
the students identify which of the
following as an example of a closed-
ended question/statement?
A) "What is your relationship with your
children?"
B) "Tell me what you eat in a normal
day."
C) "Are you allergic to any
medications?"
D) "What is your typical day like?"
A client is having difficulty describing B
a chief complaint of chest pain. Which
action by the nurse would be most
appropriate?
A) Ignore the complaint for now and
return to it later.
B) Provide a laundry list of descriptive
words.
C) Restate the question using simple
terms.
D) Wait in silence until the client can
determine the correct words.
, After teaching a group of students C
about the review of systems
component of the health history, the
instructor determines that the
teaching was successful when the
students identify which data as an
example?
A) "High school diploma plus 2 years
of college"
B) "Caregiver reliable source of
information"
C) "Menarche at age thirteen"
D) "Lungs clear to auscultation
bilaterally"
A new graduate nurse asks another B
more experienced nurse about the
best way to assess a client's dietary
habits. Which suggestion would be
most appropriate?
A) Ask the client to explain the food
pyramid.
B) Obtain a 24-hour diet recall.
C) Ask about the contents of one
meal.
D) Determine how often the client
eats.
The nurse is in the introductory phase B
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
