NUR 2092 / NUR2092 Health Assessment Exam 2
Quiz Bank | Questions and Answers| Latest 2026 /
2027 | Rasmussen College
1. A pt tells the nurse that she believes in "the hot-cold theory, where illness is
caused by hot or cold entering the body." What respond from the nurse would be
appropriate? Answer "I have not heard of this theory. Tell me more."
2. After completing an initial assessment on a pt, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58. This type of data would be Answer
Objective
3. Example of a first-level priority problem Answer An older adult with UTI who is
showing signs of confusion and agitation
4. Example of second-level priority problem Answer A teenager who was stung by a
bee during a soccer match is having trouble breathing
5. Example of a third-level priority problem Answer A pt newly diagnosed with type
2 diabetes mellitus who does not know how to check his own blood glucose levels
with a glucometer
6. A pt's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data together
form the Answer Database
7. Proving tobacco cessation strategies to a current long-term smoker who has
expressed an interest in cutting down on smoking is an example of which type of
prevention? Answer Secondary prevention
8. A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has "excruciating pain" in her back.
What would be an appropriate response by the nurse? Answer "How would you say
the pain affects your ability to carry on your daily activities?"
, 9. When taking history from a newly admitted pt, the nurse notices that he is
pausing often and looking at the nurse expectantly. What would be the nurse's best
response to this behaviour? Answer Be silent and allow him to continue when he is
ready
10. When observing a pt's verbal and non-verbal communication, the nurse
notices a discrepancy. What statement about this situation is true? Answer The
nurse should focus on the pt's non-verbal behaviours because these are often more
reflective of a pt's true feelings.
11. According to the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, what is the defini-
tion of health promotion? Answer The process of enabling people to increase control
over, and improve their health
12. Spirituality is a personal search for Answer Meaning in one's life
13. A pt states that the pain medication is "not working" and rates his
postoperative pain as 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. What assessment finding indicates an
acute pain response to poorly controlled pain? Answer Increased blood pressure
and pulse
14 A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has "excruciating pain" in her back.
What would be an appropriate response by the nurse? Answer "How would you say the
pain affects your ability to carry on your daily activities"?
15. When measuring the radial pulse of a pt, the nurse should count the pulse
Answer For 1 minute if the rhythm is irregular
16. The nurse is assessing a pt's pain. What is considered the most reliable
indicator of pain? Answer The subjective report
, 17. When assessing older adults, the nurse knows that one of the first things
that should be assessed before drawing conclusions about their mental health is
Answer Their sensory-perceptive abilities
18. When evaluating a pt's pain, the nurse knows that an example of acute pain
would be Answer Kidney stones pain
19. Acute pain Answer -Short -term
-dissipates after a problem
20. Chronic pain Answer -pain continues for 6 months or longer and does not
stop even when the cause of the pain no longer exists
21. A woman brings her husband to the clinic for an examination. She is
particularly worried because after a recent fall, he seems to have lost a great deal of
his memory of recent events. What statement reflects the nurse's best
course of action? Answer The nurse should plan to perform a complete mental health
examination
22. Before auscultating the pt's abdomen to detect bowel sounds, the nurse
will Answer Check the temperature of the room and offer blankets to the pt if he or she
feels cold
23. When assessing the quality of a patient's pain, what question should the
nurse ask the patient? Answer "What does your pain feel like?"
24. During breast examination, it is especially important for the nurse to
examine the upper outer quadrant of the breast because it is Answer The area
where most breast tumours occur
, 25. In which case would fine crackles most likely be noted during auscultation?-
Answer In the immediate newborn period
26. While auscultating for breath sounds, the nurse will use the stethoscope
correctly by Answer Listening to at least 1 full respiration in each location
27 The nurse knows that expected assessment findings in the normal adult lung include
Answer Muffled voice sounds and symmetrical tactile fremitus
28. While examining a pt's breasts, the nurse finds the left breast slightly larger
than the right and the presence of Montgomery's glands bilaterally. The nurse would
Answer Consider these normal findings and proceed with the examination
29. Normal findings of the breast include Answer -one breast (most often the
left) slightly larger than the other
-The presence of Montgomery's glands across the areola
30. While examining a 70-year-old male patient, the nurse notices that he has
bilateral gynecomastia. What would describe the nurse's best course of
action? Answer Explain that this condition may be the result of hormonal changes, and
recommend that he consult his physician
31. gynecomastia Answer -Increase in the amount of breast gland tissue in boys
or men
-May reappear in the aging male and may be due to testosterone deficiency
32. What statement about the apices of the lungs is true? Answer The apices of
the lungs extend
3 to 4 cm above the inner third of the clavicles
Quiz Bank | Questions and Answers| Latest 2026 /
2027 | Rasmussen College
1. A pt tells the nurse that she believes in "the hot-cold theory, where illness is
caused by hot or cold entering the body." What respond from the nurse would be
appropriate? Answer "I have not heard of this theory. Tell me more."
2. After completing an initial assessment on a pt, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58. This type of data would be Answer
Objective
3. Example of a first-level priority problem Answer An older adult with UTI who is
showing signs of confusion and agitation
4. Example of second-level priority problem Answer A teenager who was stung by a
bee during a soccer match is having trouble breathing
5. Example of a third-level priority problem Answer A pt newly diagnosed with type
2 diabetes mellitus who does not know how to check his own blood glucose levels
with a glucometer
6. A pt's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data together
form the Answer Database
7. Proving tobacco cessation strategies to a current long-term smoker who has
expressed an interest in cutting down on smoking is an example of which type of
prevention? Answer Secondary prevention
8. A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has "excruciating pain" in her back.
What would be an appropriate response by the nurse? Answer "How would you say
the pain affects your ability to carry on your daily activities?"
, 9. When taking history from a newly admitted pt, the nurse notices that he is
pausing often and looking at the nurse expectantly. What would be the nurse's best
response to this behaviour? Answer Be silent and allow him to continue when he is
ready
10. When observing a pt's verbal and non-verbal communication, the nurse
notices a discrepancy. What statement about this situation is true? Answer The
nurse should focus on the pt's non-verbal behaviours because these are often more
reflective of a pt's true feelings.
11. According to the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, what is the defini-
tion of health promotion? Answer The process of enabling people to increase control
over, and improve their health
12. Spirituality is a personal search for Answer Meaning in one's life
13. A pt states that the pain medication is "not working" and rates his
postoperative pain as 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. What assessment finding indicates an
acute pain response to poorly controlled pain? Answer Increased blood pressure
and pulse
14 A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has "excruciating pain" in her back.
What would be an appropriate response by the nurse? Answer "How would you say the
pain affects your ability to carry on your daily activities"?
15. When measuring the radial pulse of a pt, the nurse should count the pulse
Answer For 1 minute if the rhythm is irregular
16. The nurse is assessing a pt's pain. What is considered the most reliable
indicator of pain? Answer The subjective report
, 17. When assessing older adults, the nurse knows that one of the first things
that should be assessed before drawing conclusions about their mental health is
Answer Their sensory-perceptive abilities
18. When evaluating a pt's pain, the nurse knows that an example of acute pain
would be Answer Kidney stones pain
19. Acute pain Answer -Short -term
-dissipates after a problem
20. Chronic pain Answer -pain continues for 6 months or longer and does not
stop even when the cause of the pain no longer exists
21. A woman brings her husband to the clinic for an examination. She is
particularly worried because after a recent fall, he seems to have lost a great deal of
his memory of recent events. What statement reflects the nurse's best
course of action? Answer The nurse should plan to perform a complete mental health
examination
22. Before auscultating the pt's abdomen to detect bowel sounds, the nurse
will Answer Check the temperature of the room and offer blankets to the pt if he or she
feels cold
23. When assessing the quality of a patient's pain, what question should the
nurse ask the patient? Answer "What does your pain feel like?"
24. During breast examination, it is especially important for the nurse to
examine the upper outer quadrant of the breast because it is Answer The area
where most breast tumours occur
, 25. In which case would fine crackles most likely be noted during auscultation?-
Answer In the immediate newborn period
26. While auscultating for breath sounds, the nurse will use the stethoscope
correctly by Answer Listening to at least 1 full respiration in each location
27 The nurse knows that expected assessment findings in the normal adult lung include
Answer Muffled voice sounds and symmetrical tactile fremitus
28. While examining a pt's breasts, the nurse finds the left breast slightly larger
than the right and the presence of Montgomery's glands bilaterally. The nurse would
Answer Consider these normal findings and proceed with the examination
29. Normal findings of the breast include Answer -one breast (most often the
left) slightly larger than the other
-The presence of Montgomery's glands across the areola
30. While examining a 70-year-old male patient, the nurse notices that he has
bilateral gynecomastia. What would describe the nurse's best course of
action? Answer Explain that this condition may be the result of hormonal changes, and
recommend that he consult his physician
31. gynecomastia Answer -Increase in the amount of breast gland tissue in boys
or men
-May reappear in the aging male and may be due to testosterone deficiency
32. What statement about the apices of the lungs is true? Answer The apices of
the lungs extend
3 to 4 cm above the inner third of the clavicles
