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Health Assessment NCLEX-Style Review Questions
Chapter 1ti Evidence-Based Assessment
1.What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data is
required and oHen compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures?
a)Complete
b)Focused
c)Follow-up
d) Emergency
2.A nurse precepting a student nurse asks, <What9s the most important step in
the critical- thinking process?=
a)Clustering subjective and objective data
b)Analyzing health data
c) Using evidence-based assessment techniques
d)Prioritizing health concerns
3.An example of subjective data is
a)decreased range of motion.
b)crepitation in the leH knee joint.
c)arthritis.
d) left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
4.What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is admitted to a
long-term care facility?
a)Focused
b) Complete
c)Emergency
d)Follow-up
5.Which of the following is an example of objective data?
a)A sore throat
b)An earache
c) Alert and oriented
d)Dizziness
6.An example of objective data is
a) a report of impaired mobility from leH knee pain as evidenced by an
inability to walk, swelling, and pain on passive range of motion.
b)a complaint of leH knee pain.
c) crepitation in the left knee joint.
d)leH knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
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7.Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
a)Blood glucose 126 md/dL
b) Pain rated at 7 out of 10
c)Heart rate of 76 bpm
d)Bruising on lower leg
8.A complete database is
a)used to collect data rapidly and is oHen compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures.
b)used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
c) used for a limited or short-term problem usually consisting of one problem, one
cue complex, or one body system.
d) used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and physical
examination.
9. A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has the following
problems identiaed based on an admission health history and physical assessment.
Which problem is a arst-level priority?
a)Inecective self3health management
b) Impaired gas exchange
c)Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being
d)Risk for infection
10. Which of the following actions/behaviors in the critical-thinking process are
important for the novice nurse to remember? (Select all that apply.)
• Disregard initial cues
• Approach assessment with a nonjudgmental attitude
• Cluster associated assessment data
• Perform assessment in whatever manner works for you.
• Avoid making assumptions
Chapter 2ti Cultural Assessment
1.Each culture has its own healers who usually
a)own and operate specialty community clinics.
b) cost less than traditional or biomedical providers.
c)recommend folk practices that are dangerous.
d)speak at least two languages.
2.While evaluating the health history, the nurse determines that the patient
subscribes to the hot/cold theory of health. Which of the following would most likely
describe this patient9s view of wellness?
a)The phlegm will be replaced with dryness.
b) The humors must be balanced.
c)Good is hot.
d)Evil is hot.
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3.When completing a health assessment, which of the following actions most
demonstrates cultural competence?
a)Ask about family history of diseases.
b) Ask about use of traditional, herbal, or folk remedies.
c)Make sure the blood pressure cuc ats appropriately.
d)Measure height and weight in a private room.
4.Spirituality is deaned as
a)a social group that claims to possess variable traits.
b)participating in religious services on a regular basis.
c)the process of being raised within a culture.
d) a personal effort to find meaning and purpose in life.
5.Which of the following statements regarding language barriers and health care is true?
a)English proaciency is associated with a lower quality of care.
b) Patients with language barriers have a decreased risk for nonadherence
to medication regimens.
c) Standards have been identified that are important to eliminate health
disparities.
d)LEP is associated with a higher quality of care.
6.What is the yin/yang theory of health?
a)Health exists in the absence of illness.
b) Health exists when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
c)Health exists when physical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs are met.
d)Health exists when there is optimal functioning.
7.Which theory has been expanded in an attempt to study the degree to which a
person9s lifestyle rejects his or her traditional heritage?
a)Congruence mechanism
b) Heritage consistency
c)Behavior theory
d)Socialization experience
8.Which of the following symptoms is greatly injuenced by a person9s cultural heritage?
a)Food intolerance
b)Hearing loss
c) Pain
d)Breast lump
9. Which of the social determinants of health has the greatest injuence on a person9s
health?
a)Work environment
b)Neighborhood
c)Education
d) Poverty
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PM Questions
Health Assessment NCLEX-Style Review Questions
Chapter 1ti Evidence-Based Assessment
1.What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data is
required and oHen compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures?
a)Complete
b)Focused
c)Follow-up
d) Emergency
2.A nurse precepting a student nurse asks, <What9s the most important step in
the critical- thinking process?=
a)Clustering subjective and objective data
b)Analyzing health data
c) Using evidence-based assessment techniques
d)Prioritizing health concerns
3.An example of subjective data is
a)decreased range of motion.
b)crepitation in the leH knee joint.
c)arthritis.
d) left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
4.What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is admitted to a
long-term care facility?
a)Focused
b) Complete
c)Emergency
d)Follow-up
5.Which of the following is an example of objective data?
a)A sore throat
b)An earache
c) Alert and oriented
d)Dizziness
6.An example of objective data is
a) a report of impaired mobility from leH knee pain as evidenced by an
inability to walk, swelling, and pain on passive range of motion.
b)a complaint of leH knee pain.
c) crepitation in the left knee joint.
d)leH knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
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7.Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
a)Blood glucose 126 md/dL
b) Pain rated at 7 out of 10
c)Heart rate of 76 bpm
d)Bruising on lower leg
8.A complete database is
a)used to collect data rapidly and is oHen compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures.
b)used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
c) used for a limited or short-term problem usually consisting of one problem, one
cue complex, or one body system.
d) used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and physical
examination.
9. A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has the following
problems identiaed based on an admission health history and physical assessment.
Which problem is a arst-level priority?
a)Inecective self3health management
b) Impaired gas exchange
c)Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being
d)Risk for infection
10. Which of the following actions/behaviors in the critical-thinking process are
important for the novice nurse to remember? (Select all that apply.)
• Disregard initial cues
• Approach assessment with a nonjudgmental attitude
• Cluster associated assessment data
• Perform assessment in whatever manner works for you.
• Avoid making assumptions
Chapter 2ti Cultural Assessment
1.Each culture has its own healers who usually
a)own and operate specialty community clinics.
b) cost less than traditional or biomedical providers.
c)recommend folk practices that are dangerous.
d)speak at least two languages.
2.While evaluating the health history, the nurse determines that the patient
subscribes to the hot/cold theory of health. Which of the following would most likely
describe this patient9s view of wellness?
a)The phlegm will be replaced with dryness.
b) The humors must be balanced.
c)Good is hot.
d)Evil is hot.
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3.When completing a health assessment, which of the following actions most
demonstrates cultural competence?
a)Ask about family history of diseases.
b) Ask about use of traditional, herbal, or folk remedies.
c)Make sure the blood pressure cuc ats appropriately.
d)Measure height and weight in a private room.
4.Spirituality is deaned as
a)a social group that claims to possess variable traits.
b)participating in religious services on a regular basis.
c)the process of being raised within a culture.
d) a personal effort to find meaning and purpose in life.
5.Which of the following statements regarding language barriers and health care is true?
a)English proaciency is associated with a lower quality of care.
b) Patients with language barriers have a decreased risk for nonadherence
to medication regimens.
c) Standards have been identified that are important to eliminate health
disparities.
d)LEP is associated with a higher quality of care.
6.What is the yin/yang theory of health?
a)Health exists in the absence of illness.
b) Health exists when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
c)Health exists when physical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs are met.
d)Health exists when there is optimal functioning.
7.Which theory has been expanded in an attempt to study the degree to which a
person9s lifestyle rejects his or her traditional heritage?
a)Congruence mechanism
b) Heritage consistency
c)Behavior theory
d)Socialization experience
8.Which of the following symptoms is greatly injuenced by a person9s cultural heritage?
a)Food intolerance
b)Hearing loss
c) Pain
d)Breast lump
9. Which of the social determinants of health has the greatest injuence on a person9s
health?
a)Work environment
b)Neighborhood
c)Education
d) Poverty
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