NSG 351 Quiz Questions with 100%
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The nurse asks, "I would like to ask you some questions about your health and your usual daily activities
so that we can better plan your stay here." This question is found at the _____ phase of the interview
process. (fill in the blank)
a. body
b. summary
c. opening
d. closing - correct answer ✔✔c
During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned shortness of breath. Tell me more about that."
Which verbal skill is used with this statement
a. Facilitation
b. Direct question
c. Open ended question
d. Reflection - correct answer ✔✔c
A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the patients attending a wellness workshop. On the
history form, one of the written questions asks, "You don't smoke, drink, or take drugs, do you?" This
question is an example of:
a. blunt language
b. talking too much
c. using confrontation
d. using biased or leading question - correct 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 a data base of subjective information about the patient's past and current health
,b. To provide a form for obtaining the patient's biographic information
c. To provide an opportunity for interaction between patient and nurse
d. To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment - correct answer ✔✔a
The nurse is taking a family history. According to Jarvis, which of the following important diseases or
problems (pertinent negatives) should the nurse specifically ask the patient about?
a. head trauma.
b. mental illness.
c. gallstones.
d. fractured bones. - correct answer ✔✔b
The nurse enters the patient's room for the first time at the beginning of the shift. What should the
nurse do first?
a. Complete a head-to-toe assessment.
b. Make eye contact with the patient and introduce himself/ herself.
c. Offer the patient something to drink.
d. Assess vital signs and pain. - correct answer ✔✔b
In recording the childhood illnesses of a patient who denies having had any, which note by the nurse
would be most accurate?
a. States he was "healthy" as a child
b. States he never had pertussis as a child.
c. Denies usual childhood illnesses.
d. Denies measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pertussis and strep throat. - correct answer ✔✔d
The mother of a 16-month-old tells you that her daughter has an earache. What would be an
appropriate response from the nurse?
a. "I will check her ear for an ear infection."
b. "Are you really sure she is having pain?"
c. "Please describe what she is doing to indicate she is having pain."
, d. "Maybe she is just teething." - correct answer ✔✔c
Which of the following statements from the "Evidence-Based Assessment" chapter is false
a. Student nurses may learn to perform the skills of assessment well, but often treat all of the data as
equally important.
b. Diagnostic reasoning is the process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify
diagnoses.
c. Evidence based practice involves a systematic approach to care using the best evidence combined with
clinician experiences.
d. Assessment is a one time only process. You collect the data in an health exam and then you are
finished. - correct answer ✔✔d
Functions of the skin include all of the following except:
a. Provides protection
b. Temperature control
c. Synthesizes Vitamin K
d. Sensory Perception - correct answer ✔✔c
Which one of the following is the somewhat bluish color that may be visible in toenails and fingernails
a. Petechiae
b. Ecchymosis
c. Cyanosis
d. Jaundice - correct answer ✔✔c
Which of the following would be the best way to ask this question?
a. Explain for me the delay between when you noticed the symptoms and you came in.
b. What happened between the time you noticed the symptoms and the time you came in?
c. Why did you delay coming in when you noticed symptoms?
d. Did you know you should have come in right away when you noticed the symptoms? - correct answer
✔✔b
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The nurse asks, "I would like to ask you some questions about your health and your usual daily activities
so that we can better plan your stay here." This question is found at the _____ phase of the interview
process. (fill in the blank)
a. body
b. summary
c. opening
d. closing - correct answer ✔✔c
During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned shortness of breath. Tell me more about that."
Which verbal skill is used with this statement
a. Facilitation
b. Direct question
c. Open ended question
d. Reflection - correct answer ✔✔c
A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the patients attending a wellness workshop. On the
history form, one of the written questions asks, "You don't smoke, drink, or take drugs, do you?" This
question is an example of:
a. blunt language
b. talking too much
c. using confrontation
d. using biased or leading question - correct 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 a data base of subjective information about the patient's past and current health
,b. To provide a form for obtaining the patient's biographic information
c. To provide an opportunity for interaction between patient and nurse
d. To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment - correct answer ✔✔a
The nurse is taking a family history. According to Jarvis, which of the following important diseases or
problems (pertinent negatives) should the nurse specifically ask the patient about?
a. head trauma.
b. mental illness.
c. gallstones.
d. fractured bones. - correct answer ✔✔b
The nurse enters the patient's room for the first time at the beginning of the shift. What should the
nurse do first?
a. Complete a head-to-toe assessment.
b. Make eye contact with the patient and introduce himself/ herself.
c. Offer the patient something to drink.
d. Assess vital signs and pain. - correct answer ✔✔b
In recording the childhood illnesses of a patient who denies having had any, which note by the nurse
would be most accurate?
a. States he was "healthy" as a child
b. States he never had pertussis as a child.
c. Denies usual childhood illnesses.
d. Denies measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pertussis and strep throat. - correct answer ✔✔d
The mother of a 16-month-old tells you that her daughter has an earache. What would be an
appropriate response from the nurse?
a. "I will check her ear for an ear infection."
b. "Are you really sure she is having pain?"
c. "Please describe what she is doing to indicate she is having pain."
, d. "Maybe she is just teething." - correct answer ✔✔c
Which of the following statements from the "Evidence-Based Assessment" chapter is false
a. Student nurses may learn to perform the skills of assessment well, but often treat all of the data as
equally important.
b. Diagnostic reasoning is the process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify
diagnoses.
c. Evidence based practice involves a systematic approach to care using the best evidence combined with
clinician experiences.
d. Assessment is a one time only process. You collect the data in an health exam and then you are
finished. - correct answer ✔✔d
Functions of the skin include all of the following except:
a. Provides protection
b. Temperature control
c. Synthesizes Vitamin K
d. Sensory Perception - correct answer ✔✔c
Which one of the following is the somewhat bluish color that may be visible in toenails and fingernails
a. Petechiae
b. Ecchymosis
c. Cyanosis
d. Jaundice - correct answer ✔✔c
Which of the following would be the best way to ask this question?
a. Explain for me the delay between when you noticed the symptoms and you came in.
b. What happened between the time you noticed the symptoms and the time you came in?
c. Why did you delay coming in when you noticed symptoms?
d. Did you know you should have come in right away when you noticed the symptoms? - correct answer
✔✔b
