NURS 3025 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
FINAL EXAM
2025
1 out of 1 points
• Question 2
During an interview, the nurse notes that the patient gets up several
times to wash her hands even though they are not dirty. This is an
example of:
Selected compulsive disorder.
Answer:
Answers: social phobia.
compulsive disorder.
generalized anxiety
disorder.
posttraumatic stress
disorder
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is an example of a first-level priority problem?
Selected An individual with shortness of breath and
Answer: respiratory distress
Answers: A patient with postoperative pain
A newly diagnosed diabetic who needs diabetic
teaching
An individual with a small laceration on the sole
of the foot
An individual with shortness of breath and
respiratory distress
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A patient drifts off to sleep when she is not being stimulated. The nurse
can arouse her easily when calling her name, but she remains drowsy
during the conversation. The best description of this patient’s level of
consciousness would be:
, Selected lethargi
Answer: c.
Answers: lethargi
c.
obtunde
d.
stuporo
us.
semi
alert.
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A 45-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department with a
head injury after her car hit a tree. A few months after recovering from
her injuries, she is unable to learn new information or recall previously
learned information. This is an example of:
Selected amnestic
Answer: disorder.
Answers: mania.
agnosia.
dementia.
amnestic
disorder.
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The nurse is conducting an interview with a woman who has recently
learned that she is pregnant and has come to the clinic today to begin
prenatal care. The woman states that she and her husband are excited
about the pregnancy but have a few questions. She looks nervously at
her hands during the interview and sighs loudly. Considering the concept
of communication, the nurse knows that which statement is most
accurate? The woman:
Selected is exhibiting verbal and nonverbal behavior that does not
Answer: match.
Answers: is excited about her pregnancy but nervous about labor.
is exhibiting verbal and nonverbal behavior that does not
, match.
is excited about her pregnancy but her husband is not and
this is upsetting to her.
is not excited about her pregnancy but believes the nurse
will respond negatively to her if she states this.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
After completing an initial assessment on a patient, the nurse has charted
that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58. This type of data
would be:
Selected objective
Answer:
Answers: objective
reflective
subjective
introspect
ive
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is the best definition of spirituality?
Selected That which arises out of each person’s unique life experience
Answer: and his or her personal effort to find purpose in life
Answers: A personal search to discover a supreme being
An organized system of beliefs concerning the cause, nature,
and purpose of the universe
A belief that each person exists forever in some form, such
as a belief in reincarnation or the afterlife
That which arises out of each person’s unique life experience
and his or her personal effort to find purpose in life
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following examples would be a hallucination?
Selected A man believes that his dead wife is talking to him.
Answer:
, Answers: A man believes that his dead wife is talking to him.
A woman hears the doorbell ring and goes to answer it, but
no one is there.
A child sees a man standing in his closet. When the lights
are turned on it is only a dry cleaning bag.
A man believes that the dog has curled up on the bed, but
when he gets closer he sees that it is a blanket.
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Symptoms, such as pain, are often influenced by a person’s cultural
heritage. Which of the following is a true statement in regard to pain?
Selected The ethnic background of a patient is important in a nurse’s
Answer: assessment of that patient’s pain.
Answers: Nurses’ attitudes toward their patients’ pain are unrelated to
their own experiences with pain.
The ethnic background of a patient is important in a nurse’s
assessment of that patient’s pain.
A nurse’s area of clinical practice is most likely to determine
his or her assessment of a patient’s pain.
A nurse’s years of clinical experience and current position are
a strong indicator of his or her response to patient pain.
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What would be the
nurse’s best response to this information?
Selected “Please describe what happens to you when you
Answer: take penicillin.”
Answers: “Are you allergic to any other drugs?”
“How often have you received penicillin?”
“I’ll write your allergy on your chart so you won’t
receive any.”
“Please describe what happens to you when you
take penicillin.”
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
FINAL EXAM
2025
1 out of 1 points
• Question 2
During an interview, the nurse notes that the patient gets up several
times to wash her hands even though they are not dirty. This is an
example of:
Selected compulsive disorder.
Answer:
Answers: social phobia.
compulsive disorder.
generalized anxiety
disorder.
posttraumatic stress
disorder
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is an example of a first-level priority problem?
Selected An individual with shortness of breath and
Answer: respiratory distress
Answers: A patient with postoperative pain
A newly diagnosed diabetic who needs diabetic
teaching
An individual with a small laceration on the sole
of the foot
An individual with shortness of breath and
respiratory distress
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A patient drifts off to sleep when she is not being stimulated. The nurse
can arouse her easily when calling her name, but she remains drowsy
during the conversation. The best description of this patient’s level of
consciousness would be:
, Selected lethargi
Answer: c.
Answers: lethargi
c.
obtunde
d.
stuporo
us.
semi
alert.
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A 45-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department with a
head injury after her car hit a tree. A few months after recovering from
her injuries, she is unable to learn new information or recall previously
learned information. This is an example of:
Selected amnestic
Answer: disorder.
Answers: mania.
agnosia.
dementia.
amnestic
disorder.
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The nurse is conducting an interview with a woman who has recently
learned that she is pregnant and has come to the clinic today to begin
prenatal care. The woman states that she and her husband are excited
about the pregnancy but have a few questions. She looks nervously at
her hands during the interview and sighs loudly. Considering the concept
of communication, the nurse knows that which statement is most
accurate? The woman:
Selected is exhibiting verbal and nonverbal behavior that does not
Answer: match.
Answers: is excited about her pregnancy but nervous about labor.
is exhibiting verbal and nonverbal behavior that does not
, match.
is excited about her pregnancy but her husband is not and
this is upsetting to her.
is not excited about her pregnancy but believes the nurse
will respond negatively to her if she states this.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
After completing an initial assessment on a patient, the nurse has charted
that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58. This type of data
would be:
Selected objective
Answer:
Answers: objective
reflective
subjective
introspect
ive
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is the best definition of spirituality?
Selected That which arises out of each person’s unique life experience
Answer: and his or her personal effort to find purpose in life
Answers: A personal search to discover a supreme being
An organized system of beliefs concerning the cause, nature,
and purpose of the universe
A belief that each person exists forever in some form, such
as a belief in reincarnation or the afterlife
That which arises out of each person’s unique life experience
and his or her personal effort to find purpose in life
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following examples would be a hallucination?
Selected A man believes that his dead wife is talking to him.
Answer:
, Answers: A man believes that his dead wife is talking to him.
A woman hears the doorbell ring and goes to answer it, but
no one is there.
A child sees a man standing in his closet. When the lights
are turned on it is only a dry cleaning bag.
A man believes that the dog has curled up on the bed, but
when he gets closer he sees that it is a blanket.
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Symptoms, such as pain, are often influenced by a person’s cultural
heritage. Which of the following is a true statement in regard to pain?
Selected The ethnic background of a patient is important in a nurse’s
Answer: assessment of that patient’s pain.
Answers: Nurses’ attitudes toward their patients’ pain are unrelated to
their own experiences with pain.
The ethnic background of a patient is important in a nurse’s
assessment of that patient’s pain.
A nurse’s area of clinical practice is most likely to determine
his or her assessment of a patient’s pain.
A nurse’s years of clinical experience and current position are
a strong indicator of his or her response to patient pain.
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What would be the
nurse’s best response to this information?
Selected “Please describe what happens to you when you
Answer: take penicillin.”
Answers: “Are you allergic to any other drugs?”
“How often have you received penicillin?”
“I’ll write your allergy on your chart so you won’t
receive any.”
“Please describe what happens to you when you
take penicillin.”
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
