NUR 230 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT 2025
A patient asks why a health assessment needs to be done. What should the nurse
respond to this patient? - ANSWER "It determines your health status, risk
factors and educational needs to develop a plan of care."
Data collection occurs where in the nursing process? - ANSWER Assessment
What is one-way nurses use critical thinking in regard to the nursing process? -
ANSWER Critical thinking helps nurses work through the analysis, develop
alternatives, and implement the best
interventions
The nurse is planning to interview a patient who is being treated for depression.
When the nurse enters the examination
room, the patient is sitting on the table with shoulders slumped. The nurse should
plan to approach this patient by: - ANSWER expressing interest in a neutral
manner.
What intervention should the nurse implement to regain control of the interview
process when the patient, reporting
abdominal pain monopolizes the conversation with unrelated information? -
ANSWER Politely direct the interview in order to ask about the characteristics
of the pain.
, Which type of question is asked first by the nurse in order to attain a full
description of the patient's symptoms and to
generate and test diagnostic hypotheses? - ANSWER open-ended questions to
encourage the patient to tell his or her story
Safety must be considered at all times to protect the examiner and the patient
against the spread of infection. Which
statement describes the nurse's appropriate action when performing a physical
examination? - ANSWER Wash hands before and after every physical patient
encounter
When preparing to examine a 4-year-old child the nurse needs to consider which
action as appropriate for this age
group? - ANSWER Give the child feedback and reassurance during the
examination
Which statement is accurate regarding the inspection phase of the physical
assessment? Inspection: - ANSWER takes time and reveals a surprising amount
of information.
A 20-year-old construction worker is brought to the emergency department with
symptoms of heat stroke causing signs
of delirium. The nurse completes which of the following assessments first? -
ANSWER Level of consciousness and cognitive abilities
A 22-year-old woman comes to the clinic at the insistence of her brother. She is
wearing black combat boots and a
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT 2025
A patient asks why a health assessment needs to be done. What should the nurse
respond to this patient? - ANSWER "It determines your health status, risk
factors and educational needs to develop a plan of care."
Data collection occurs where in the nursing process? - ANSWER Assessment
What is one-way nurses use critical thinking in regard to the nursing process? -
ANSWER Critical thinking helps nurses work through the analysis, develop
alternatives, and implement the best
interventions
The nurse is planning to interview a patient who is being treated for depression.
When the nurse enters the examination
room, the patient is sitting on the table with shoulders slumped. The nurse should
plan to approach this patient by: - ANSWER expressing interest in a neutral
manner.
What intervention should the nurse implement to regain control of the interview
process when the patient, reporting
abdominal pain monopolizes the conversation with unrelated information? -
ANSWER Politely direct the interview in order to ask about the characteristics
of the pain.
, Which type of question is asked first by the nurse in order to attain a full
description of the patient's symptoms and to
generate and test diagnostic hypotheses? - ANSWER open-ended questions to
encourage the patient to tell his or her story
Safety must be considered at all times to protect the examiner and the patient
against the spread of infection. Which
statement describes the nurse's appropriate action when performing a physical
examination? - ANSWER Wash hands before and after every physical patient
encounter
When preparing to examine a 4-year-old child the nurse needs to consider which
action as appropriate for this age
group? - ANSWER Give the child feedback and reassurance during the
examination
Which statement is accurate regarding the inspection phase of the physical
assessment? Inspection: - ANSWER takes time and reveals a surprising amount
of information.
A 20-year-old construction worker is brought to the emergency department with
symptoms of heat stroke causing signs
of delirium. The nurse completes which of the following assessments first? -
ANSWER Level of consciousness and cognitive abilities
A 22-year-old woman comes to the clinic at the insistence of her brother. She is
wearing black combat boots and a
