NSG214 MidterM PreP NatioNal UNiverSity HealtH aSSeSSMeNt
exaM QUeStioNS WitH CorreCt aNSWerS 2025/2026( a+ Graded
100% veriFied).
What are second-level priority problems in nursing assessment? - DETAILED
ANSWER-Abnormal lab values.
What behavior should a nurse exhibit during a cultural assessment? - DETAILED
ANSWER-Acknowledge your own prejudices that might create barriers to care.
Why is it inappropriate to use a patient's sister as an interpreter during an
assessment? - DETAILED ANSWER-The patient may not want the sister to know
their private information.
What should a nurse do when noticing a patient handling a charm during an
assessment? - DETAILED ANSWER-Ask the patient about the item and its
significance.
What should a nurse avoid assuming about patients during cultural
assessments? - DETAILED ANSWER-That patients follow cultural beliefs.
,What type of data does a physical assessment provide? - DETAILED ANSWER-
Objective data.
What type of assessment is being performed when a nurse collects only the most
important information? - DETAILED ANSWER-Emergency assessment.
What is a true statement regarding pain and cultural aspects? - DETAILED
ANSWER-Patients vary in their perceptions and expressions of pain.
What is the best way for a nurse to assess new memory with a patient? -
DETAILED ANSWER-Give him the Four Unrelated Words Test.
What type of pain is due to abnormal processing of pain impulses? - DETAILED
ANSWER-Neuropathic pain.
How should a nurse interpret a patient in a tripod position during assessment? -
DETAILED ANSWER-Recognize that a tripod position is often used when a patient
is having respiratory difficulties.
What is the normal range for a patient's temperature measured using an oral
thermometer? - DETAILED ANSWER-35.8° C to 37.3° C
What is a common error in blood pressure measurement? - DETAILED ANSWER-
Waiting less than 1 to 2 minutes before repeating the blood pressure reading on
the same arm.
, What technique amplifies Korotkoff sounds during blood pressure measurement?
- DETAILED ANSWER-The Doppler technique.
How should respirations be accurately assessed? - DETAILED ANSWER-Count
for 30 seconds after completing a pulse assessment and multiply by two.
What term describes a pulse rate of 46 beats per minute? - DETAILED ANSWER-
Bradycardia.
What could cause a pulse to be recorded as 3+ or full and bounding? - DETAILED
ANSWER-Anxiety.
Which device is used to noninvasively assess arterial oxygen saturation? -
DETAILED ANSWER-Pulse oximeter.
What factors control a person's blood pressure? - DETAILED ANSWERCardiac
output, viscosity, vascular resistance.
What carries pain signals to the central nervous system? - DETAILED ANSWER-
Afferent fibers.
What is the most reliable indicator for chronic pain? - DETAILED ANSWER-Patient
self-report.
Which racial group receives more analgesic therapy than others with similar
symptoms? - DETAILED ANSWER-White individuals.
exaM QUeStioNS WitH CorreCt aNSWerS 2025/2026( a+ Graded
100% veriFied).
What are second-level priority problems in nursing assessment? - DETAILED
ANSWER-Abnormal lab values.
What behavior should a nurse exhibit during a cultural assessment? - DETAILED
ANSWER-Acknowledge your own prejudices that might create barriers to care.
Why is it inappropriate to use a patient's sister as an interpreter during an
assessment? - DETAILED ANSWER-The patient may not want the sister to know
their private information.
What should a nurse do when noticing a patient handling a charm during an
assessment? - DETAILED ANSWER-Ask the patient about the item and its
significance.
What should a nurse avoid assuming about patients during cultural
assessments? - DETAILED ANSWER-That patients follow cultural beliefs.
,What type of data does a physical assessment provide? - DETAILED ANSWER-
Objective data.
What type of assessment is being performed when a nurse collects only the most
important information? - DETAILED ANSWER-Emergency assessment.
What is a true statement regarding pain and cultural aspects? - DETAILED
ANSWER-Patients vary in their perceptions and expressions of pain.
What is the best way for a nurse to assess new memory with a patient? -
DETAILED ANSWER-Give him the Four Unrelated Words Test.
What type of pain is due to abnormal processing of pain impulses? - DETAILED
ANSWER-Neuropathic pain.
How should a nurse interpret a patient in a tripod position during assessment? -
DETAILED ANSWER-Recognize that a tripod position is often used when a patient
is having respiratory difficulties.
What is the normal range for a patient's temperature measured using an oral
thermometer? - DETAILED ANSWER-35.8° C to 37.3° C
What is a common error in blood pressure measurement? - DETAILED ANSWER-
Waiting less than 1 to 2 minutes before repeating the blood pressure reading on
the same arm.
, What technique amplifies Korotkoff sounds during blood pressure measurement?
- DETAILED ANSWER-The Doppler technique.
How should respirations be accurately assessed? - DETAILED ANSWER-Count
for 30 seconds after completing a pulse assessment and multiply by two.
What term describes a pulse rate of 46 beats per minute? - DETAILED ANSWER-
Bradycardia.
What could cause a pulse to be recorded as 3+ or full and bounding? - DETAILED
ANSWER-Anxiety.
Which device is used to noninvasively assess arterial oxygen saturation? -
DETAILED ANSWER-Pulse oximeter.
What factors control a person's blood pressure? - DETAILED ANSWERCardiac
output, viscosity, vascular resistance.
What carries pain signals to the central nervous system? - DETAILED ANSWER-
Afferent fibers.
What is the most reliable indicator for chronic pain? - DETAILED ANSWER-Patient
self-report.
Which racial group receives more analgesic therapy than others with similar
symptoms? - DETAILED ANSWER-White individuals.
