COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN
NURSING MIDTERM EXAM 2024/2025 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
When listening to a patient's breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard. Which action
should the nurse take next?
a. Notify the patient's physician.
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
c. Validate the data by asking another nurse to listen to the breath sounds.
d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
c. Validate the data by asking another nurse to listen to the breath sounds.
A female patient has denied any abuse when answering the questions on an abuse assessment
screening tool, but what finding by the nurse during the interview process is associated with IPV?
a. Asthma
b. Confusion
c. Depression
d. Frequent colds
c. Depression
The clinic nurse is caring for a patient who has been coming to the clinic weekly for blood pressure
checks since she changed medications 2 months ago. Which is the most appropriate action for the nurse
to take?
a. Collect a follow-up database and then check the patient's blood pressure.
,b. Ask the patient to read her health record and indicate any changes since her last visit.
c. Check the patient's blood pressure.
d. Obtain a complete health history on the patient before checking her blood pressure.
a. Collect a follow-up database and then check the patient's blood pressure.
The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. While teaching the class, what should the nurse
keep in mind regarding what novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from which to
draw upon, are more likely to base their decisions on?
a. Intuition
b. A set of rules
c. Articles in journals
d. Advice from supervisors
b. A set of rules
When reviewing the concepts of health, the nurse recalls that the components of holistic health include
which of these?
a. Disease originates from the external environment.
b. The individual human is a closed system.
c. Nurses are responsible for a patient's health state.
d. Holistic health views the mind, body, and spirit as interdependent.
d. Holistic health views the mind, body, and spirit as interdependent.
,A woman has just entered the emergency department after being battered by her husband. The nurse
needs to get some information from her to begin treatment. What is the best choice for an opening
phase of the interview with this patient?
a. "Hello, Nancy, my name is Nurse C."
b. "Mrs. H., my name is Nurse C. How are you?"
c. "Hello, Mrs. H., my name is Nurse C. It sure is cold today!"
d. "Mrs. H., my name is Nurse C. I'll need to ask you a few questions about what happened."
d. "Mrs. H., my name is Nurse C. I'll need to ask you a few questions about what happened."
A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is having difficulty
breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems?
a. Breathing, pain, and sleep
b. Breathing, sleep, and pain
c. Sleep, breathing, and pain
d. Sleep, pain, and breathing
a. Breathing, pain, and sleep
Symptoms, such as pain, are often influenced by a person's cultural heritage. Which of the following is a
true statement regarding pain?
a. Nurses' attitudes toward their patients' pain are unrelated to their own experiences with pain.
b. Nurses need to recognize that many cultures practice silent suffering as a response to pain.
c. A nurse's area of clinical practice will most likely determine his or her assessment of a patient's pain.
d. A nurse's years of clinical experience and current position are strong indicators of his or her response
to patient pain.
, b. Nurses need to recognize that many cultures practice silent suffering as a response to pain.
During a follow-up visit, the nurse discovers that a patient has not been taking his insulin on a regular
basis. The nurse asks, "Why haven't you taken your insulin?" Which statement is an appropriate
evaluation of this situation?
a. This question may place the patient on the defensive.
b. This question is an effective way to search for information.
c. Discussing his behavior with his wife would have been better.
d. A direct question is the best way to discover the reasons for his behavior.
a. This question may place the patient on the defensive.
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What is the best response by the nurse?
a. "Are you allergic to any other drugs?"
b. "How often have you received penicillin?"
c. "Describe what happens to you when you take penicillin."
d. "I'll write your allergy on your chart so you won't receive any penicillin."
c. "Describe what happens to you when you take penicillin."
A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain for the past week. What would be the nurse's
best response?
a. "Can you point to where it hurts?"
b. "What have you had to eat in the last 24 hours?"
c. "Have you ever had any surgeries on your abdomen?"
d. "We'll talk more about that later in the interview."
NURSING MIDTERM EXAM 2024/2025 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
When listening to a patient's breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard. Which action
should the nurse take next?
a. Notify the patient's physician.
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
c. Validate the data by asking another nurse to listen to the breath sounds.
d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
c. Validate the data by asking another nurse to listen to the breath sounds.
A female patient has denied any abuse when answering the questions on an abuse assessment
screening tool, but what finding by the nurse during the interview process is associated with IPV?
a. Asthma
b. Confusion
c. Depression
d. Frequent colds
c. Depression
The clinic nurse is caring for a patient who has been coming to the clinic weekly for blood pressure
checks since she changed medications 2 months ago. Which is the most appropriate action for the nurse
to take?
a. Collect a follow-up database and then check the patient's blood pressure.
,b. Ask the patient to read her health record and indicate any changes since her last visit.
c. Check the patient's blood pressure.
d. Obtain a complete health history on the patient before checking her blood pressure.
a. Collect a follow-up database and then check the patient's blood pressure.
The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. While teaching the class, what should the nurse
keep in mind regarding what novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from which to
draw upon, are more likely to base their decisions on?
a. Intuition
b. A set of rules
c. Articles in journals
d. Advice from supervisors
b. A set of rules
When reviewing the concepts of health, the nurse recalls that the components of holistic health include
which of these?
a. Disease originates from the external environment.
b. The individual human is a closed system.
c. Nurses are responsible for a patient's health state.
d. Holistic health views the mind, body, and spirit as interdependent.
d. Holistic health views the mind, body, and spirit as interdependent.
,A woman has just entered the emergency department after being battered by her husband. The nurse
needs to get some information from her to begin treatment. What is the best choice for an opening
phase of the interview with this patient?
a. "Hello, Nancy, my name is Nurse C."
b. "Mrs. H., my name is Nurse C. How are you?"
c. "Hello, Mrs. H., my name is Nurse C. It sure is cold today!"
d. "Mrs. H., my name is Nurse C. I'll need to ask you a few questions about what happened."
d. "Mrs. H., my name is Nurse C. I'll need to ask you a few questions about what happened."
A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is having difficulty
breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems?
a. Breathing, pain, and sleep
b. Breathing, sleep, and pain
c. Sleep, breathing, and pain
d. Sleep, pain, and breathing
a. Breathing, pain, and sleep
Symptoms, such as pain, are often influenced by a person's cultural heritage. Which of the following is a
true statement regarding pain?
a. Nurses' attitudes toward their patients' pain are unrelated to their own experiences with pain.
b. Nurses need to recognize that many cultures practice silent suffering as a response to pain.
c. A nurse's area of clinical practice will most likely determine his or her assessment of a patient's pain.
d. A nurse's years of clinical experience and current position are strong indicators of his or her response
to patient pain.
, b. Nurses need to recognize that many cultures practice silent suffering as a response to pain.
During a follow-up visit, the nurse discovers that a patient has not been taking his insulin on a regular
basis. The nurse asks, "Why haven't you taken your insulin?" Which statement is an appropriate
evaluation of this situation?
a. This question may place the patient on the defensive.
b. This question is an effective way to search for information.
c. Discussing his behavior with his wife would have been better.
d. A direct question is the best way to discover the reasons for his behavior.
a. This question may place the patient on the defensive.
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What is the best response by the nurse?
a. "Are you allergic to any other drugs?"
b. "How often have you received penicillin?"
c. "Describe what happens to you when you take penicillin."
d. "I'll write your allergy on your chart so you won't receive any penicillin."
c. "Describe what happens to you when you take penicillin."
A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain for the past week. What would be the nurse's
best response?
a. "Can you point to where it hurts?"
b. "What have you had to eat in the last 24 hours?"
c. "Have you ever had any surgeries on your abdomen?"
d. "We'll talk more about that later in the interview."
