NSG214 Health Assessment (Class 2) chapters 5, 6, 9, 22 key
points) Questions With Complete Solutions
________ moods include sad, tearful, depressed, angry, anxious,
grandiose, and fearful. Correct Answers Altered
_______________ and cognition are assessed early in the
neurological examination because these functions direct the
method used to elicit further information. Correct Answers
Consciousness
_________________ of events requiring urgent intervention
maximizes the patient's chance of optimal outcome. Correct
Answers Early recognition
______________vital signs are taken sitting, lying, and
standing; orthostatic changes may
indicate intravascular volume depletion. Correct Answers
Postural (orthostatic)
(T/F) A vital signs monitor is commonly used in the hospital
setting. Correct Answers TRUE
(T/F) Abnormal posturing occurs in late stages of injury,
including abnormal flexion and abnormal
extension responses. Correct Answers TRUE
(T/F) Always believe the patient's report of pain. Correct
Answers TRUE
, (T/F) Common nursing diagnoses include risk for suicide, risk
for self-mutilation, altered thought
processes, sensory-perceptual alterations, ineffective individual
coping, self-esteem disturbance,
and impaired social interaction. Correct Answers T
(T/F) Pain can be musculoskeletal or neuropathic, depending on
the source of the pain stimulus. Correct Answers TRUE
(T/F) Types of violence include family violence, child
maltreatment, sibling violence, IPV, elder
abuse, disabling, bullying and punking, sexual violence, hate
crimes, human trafficking. Correct Answers TRUE
(T/F) Vital signs reflect patient health status, cardiopulmonary
function, and overall function of the
body. Correct Answers TRUE
(T/F) When assessing pain, use the same pain scale for every
patient. Correct Answers FALSE: Use scales designed for the
specific population to which the patient
belongs (e.g., FACES scale for children).
A decrease of _______ points on the NPI scale is considered
clinically significant. Correct Answers two
Abnormal motor function includes disorders of movement, such
as ___________ and abnormal gait. Correct Answers tremor
Abnormal reflexes include hyperactive or diminished DTR,
decreased superficial reflexes, and abnormal reflexes, such as a
points) Questions With Complete Solutions
________ moods include sad, tearful, depressed, angry, anxious,
grandiose, and fearful. Correct Answers Altered
_______________ and cognition are assessed early in the
neurological examination because these functions direct the
method used to elicit further information. Correct Answers
Consciousness
_________________ of events requiring urgent intervention
maximizes the patient's chance of optimal outcome. Correct
Answers Early recognition
______________vital signs are taken sitting, lying, and
standing; orthostatic changes may
indicate intravascular volume depletion. Correct Answers
Postural (orthostatic)
(T/F) A vital signs monitor is commonly used in the hospital
setting. Correct Answers TRUE
(T/F) Abnormal posturing occurs in late stages of injury,
including abnormal flexion and abnormal
extension responses. Correct Answers TRUE
(T/F) Always believe the patient's report of pain. Correct
Answers TRUE
, (T/F) Common nursing diagnoses include risk for suicide, risk
for self-mutilation, altered thought
processes, sensory-perceptual alterations, ineffective individual
coping, self-esteem disturbance,
and impaired social interaction. Correct Answers T
(T/F) Pain can be musculoskeletal or neuropathic, depending on
the source of the pain stimulus. Correct Answers TRUE
(T/F) Types of violence include family violence, child
maltreatment, sibling violence, IPV, elder
abuse, disabling, bullying and punking, sexual violence, hate
crimes, human trafficking. Correct Answers TRUE
(T/F) Vital signs reflect patient health status, cardiopulmonary
function, and overall function of the
body. Correct Answers TRUE
(T/F) When assessing pain, use the same pain scale for every
patient. Correct Answers FALSE: Use scales designed for the
specific population to which the patient
belongs (e.g., FACES scale for children).
A decrease of _______ points on the NPI scale is considered
clinically significant. Correct Answers two
Abnormal motor function includes disorders of movement, such
as ___________ and abnormal gait. Correct Answers tremor
Abnormal reflexes include hyperactive or diminished DTR,
decreased superficial reflexes, and abnormal reflexes, such as a
