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A patient has had arthritic pain in her hips for several years since a hip fracture. She is able to move around in her room and has not offered any complaints so far this morning. However, when asked, she states that her pain is "bad this morning" and rates it an 8 on a 0 to 10 scale. What does the nurse suspect? a. She is addicted to her pain medications and cannot obtain pain relief b. She does not want to trouble the nursing staff with her complaints c. She is not in pain but rates it high to receive pain medication d. she has experienced chronic pain for years and has adapted to it. - Answer Answer: D The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best describes the purpose of a health history? a. To provide an opportunity for interaction between patient and nurse b. To provide a form for obtaining the patient's biographic information c. To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment d. To provide a data base of subjective information about the patient's past and current health - Answer Answer: D

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NR 283 HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING
EXAM 1 PPT LATEST 2026/2027 STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED PASS |
RATED A+

,NR 283 HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING EXAM 1 PPT
LATEST 2026/2027 STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+
A patient has had arthritic pain in her hips for several years since a hip fracture. She is able to
move around in her room and has not offered any complaints so far this morning. However,
when asked, she states that her pain is "bad this morning" and rates it an 8 on a 0 to 10 scale.
What does the nurse suspect?



a. She is addicted to her pain medications and cannot obtain pain relief

b. She does not want to trouble the nursing staff with her complaints

c. She is not in pain but rates it high to receive pain medication

d. she has experienced chronic pain for years and has adapted to it. - Answer>>> Answer: D

The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best describes the
purpose of a health history?



a. To provide an opportunity for interaction between patient and nurse

b. To provide a form for obtaining the patient's biographic information

c. To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment

d. To provide a data base of subjective information about the patient's past and current health -
Answer>>> Answer: D

After a class on culture and ethnicity, the new graduate nurse reflects a correct understanding of
the concept of ethnicity with which statement?



a. "Ethnicity is dynamic and ever-changing."

, b. "Ethnicity is the belief in a higher power."

c. "Ethnicity pertains to a social group within the social system that claims shared values and
traditions."

d. "Ethnicity is learned from birth through the processes of language acquisition and
socialization." - Answer>>> Answer: C

The nurse is preparing to do a mental status assessment. Which statement is true regarding the
mental status assessment?



a. a patient's family is the best resource for information about the patient's coping skills

b. it is usually sufficient to gather mental status information during the health history interview

c. it takes an enormous amount of extra time to integrate the mental status examination into the
health history interview

d. it is usually necessary to perform a complete mental status examination to get a good idea of
the patient's level of functioning - Answer>>> Answer: B

A 19-year-old woman comes to the clinic at the insistence of her brother. She is wearing black
combat boots and a black lace nightgown over the top of her other clothes. Her hair is dyed pink
with black streaks throughout. She has several pierced holes in her nares and ears and is wearing
an earring through her eyebrow and heavy black makeup.

The nurse concludes:



a. she probably doesn't have any problems at all

b. she is just trying to shock people and her dress should be ignored

c. she has manic syndrome because of her abnormal dress and grooming

d. that more information should be gathered to decide whether her dress is appropriate -
Answer>>> Answer: D

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