NURS 251 FINAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025/2026|100% VERIFIED
A. objective - answerAfter completing an initial assessment of the patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 bpm. What type of assessment data is this?
A. Objective
B. Reflective
C. Subjective
D. Introspective
subjective data - answerdata that the patient says, signs and symptoms reported by the patient during
the assessment
objective data - answerdata that the nurse observes
biographic data - answername, address, phone #, age and birthdate, birthplace, gender, relationship
status, race, ethnic status, occupation, primary language
Instrumental ADLs - answerhousekeeping , shopping, cooking, laundry, telephone, finances, nutrition,
social relationships
C- character of symptom or condition (throbbing pain, stabbing, achy pain)
O- onset (when did it begin: better? Worse? same?)
L-location (where and does it radiate?)
D- duration
S- severity (on a scale of 1-10?)
P-pattern (what makes it better? worse?
A- associated factors (other associated symptoms? Effect on leisure or exercise? - answerCOLDSPA
skull - answerrigid box that protects brain
,sternomastoid - answerenables head rotation and flexion and divides each side of neck into anterior and
posterior triangles
trapezius - answermuscles move shoulders and extend and turn head
Thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) - answerhormones that stimulate rate of cellular metabolism
paranasal sinuses - answerair filled pockets within cranium
D. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress - answerThe nurse is conducting a class on
priority setting for a group of new graduate nurses. Which is an example of a first-level priority
problem?
A. Patient with postoperative pain
B. Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching
C. Individual with small laceration on sole of foot
D. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
A. Ask the patient about the item and its significance - answerDuring an assessment, the nurse notices
that a patient is handling a small charm that is tied to a leather strip around his neck. Which action by
the nurse is appropriate?
A. Ask the patient about the item and its significance
B. Ask the patient to lock the item with other valuable in the hospitals sade
C. Tell the patient that a family member should take valuables home
D. No action is necessary
D. How many years have you lived in the United States? - answerThe nurse is conducting a heritage
assessment. Which question is most appropriate for this assessment?
A. Do you smoke?
B. What is your religion?
C. Do you have a history of heart disease?
D. How many years have you lived in the United States?
,A. What is your definition of health?
C. How do you describe illness?
D. What did your mother do to keep you from getting sick?
F. How do you keep yourself healthy? - answerThe nurse is asking questions about a patient's health
beliefs. Which questions are appropriate? (SATA)
A. What is your definition of health?
B. Does your family have a history of cancer?
C. How do you describe illness?
D. What did your mother do to keep you from getting sick?
E. Have you ever had any surgeries?
F. How do you keep yourself healthy?
D. Opening or introduction - answerThe 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." Based on this question,
the nurse is at which phase of the interview process?
A. Summary
B. Closing
C. Working
D. Opening or introduction
B. Non Therapeutic response - answerA pregnant woman states, "I just know labor will be so painful that
I won't be able to stand it. I know it sounds awful, but I really dread going into labor." The nurse
responds by stating, "Oh, don't worry about labor so much. I have been through it and although it is
painful, many good medications are available to decrease the pain". Which statement is true regarding
the nurse's response.
A. Therapeutic response. By sharing something personal, the nurse gives hope to thesis woman
B. Non Therapeutic response
D. To provide a database of subjective information about the patient's past and current health -
answerThe nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best describes the
purpose of a health history?
, A. To provide an opportunity for interaction between the patient and nurse
B. To provide a form for obtaining the patient's biographic information
C. To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment
D. To provide a database of subjective information about the patient's past and current health
C. "Describe what happens to you when you take penicillin?" - answerA patient tells the nurse that he is
allergic to penicillin. What is the best response by the nurse?
A. "Are you allergic to any other drugs?"
B. "How often have you received penicillin?"
C. "Describe what happens to you when you take penicillin?"
D. "I'll write your allergy on your chart so you won't receive any penicillin?"
A. "Where is the headache pain?"
C. "On a scale of 1-10 how bad is the pain?"
D. "How often do headaches occur?"
E. "What makes the headaches feel better?" - answerThe nurse is assessing a patient's headache pain.
Which questions reflect one or more of the critical characteristics of symptoms that should be assessed?
(SATA)
A. "Where is the headache pain?"
B. "Did you have these headaches as a child?"
C. "On a scale of 1-10 how bad is the pain?"
D. "How often do headaches occur?"
E. "What makes the headaches feel better?"
F. "Do you have any family history of headaches?
C. May tackle a little longer to respond but his general knowledge and abilities should not have declined
- answerThe nurse is assessing a 75 year old man. What should the nurse expect when performing the
mental status portion of the assessment?
A. Will have no decrease in any of his abilities including response time
B. Will have difficulty on test of remote memory because this ability typically decreased with age
ANSWERS 2025/2026|100% VERIFIED
A. objective - answerAfter completing an initial assessment of the patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 bpm. What type of assessment data is this?
A. Objective
B. Reflective
C. Subjective
D. Introspective
subjective data - answerdata that the patient says, signs and symptoms reported by the patient during
the assessment
objective data - answerdata that the nurse observes
biographic data - answername, address, phone #, age and birthdate, birthplace, gender, relationship
status, race, ethnic status, occupation, primary language
Instrumental ADLs - answerhousekeeping , shopping, cooking, laundry, telephone, finances, nutrition,
social relationships
C- character of symptom or condition (throbbing pain, stabbing, achy pain)
O- onset (when did it begin: better? Worse? same?)
L-location (where and does it radiate?)
D- duration
S- severity (on a scale of 1-10?)
P-pattern (what makes it better? worse?
A- associated factors (other associated symptoms? Effect on leisure or exercise? - answerCOLDSPA
skull - answerrigid box that protects brain
,sternomastoid - answerenables head rotation and flexion and divides each side of neck into anterior and
posterior triangles
trapezius - answermuscles move shoulders and extend and turn head
Thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) - answerhormones that stimulate rate of cellular metabolism
paranasal sinuses - answerair filled pockets within cranium
D. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress - answerThe nurse is conducting a class on
priority setting for a group of new graduate nurses. Which is an example of a first-level priority
problem?
A. Patient with postoperative pain
B. Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching
C. Individual with small laceration on sole of foot
D. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
A. Ask the patient about the item and its significance - answerDuring an assessment, the nurse notices
that a patient is handling a small charm that is tied to a leather strip around his neck. Which action by
the nurse is appropriate?
A. Ask the patient about the item and its significance
B. Ask the patient to lock the item with other valuable in the hospitals sade
C. Tell the patient that a family member should take valuables home
D. No action is necessary
D. How many years have you lived in the United States? - answerThe nurse is conducting a heritage
assessment. Which question is most appropriate for this assessment?
A. Do you smoke?
B. What is your religion?
C. Do you have a history of heart disease?
D. How many years have you lived in the United States?
,A. What is your definition of health?
C. How do you describe illness?
D. What did your mother do to keep you from getting sick?
F. How do you keep yourself healthy? - answerThe nurse is asking questions about a patient's health
beliefs. Which questions are appropriate? (SATA)
A. What is your definition of health?
B. Does your family have a history of cancer?
C. How do you describe illness?
D. What did your mother do to keep you from getting sick?
E. Have you ever had any surgeries?
F. How do you keep yourself healthy?
D. Opening or introduction - answerThe 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." Based on this question,
the nurse is at which phase of the interview process?
A. Summary
B. Closing
C. Working
D. Opening or introduction
B. Non Therapeutic response - answerA pregnant woman states, "I just know labor will be so painful that
I won't be able to stand it. I know it sounds awful, but I really dread going into labor." The nurse
responds by stating, "Oh, don't worry about labor so much. I have been through it and although it is
painful, many good medications are available to decrease the pain". Which statement is true regarding
the nurse's response.
A. Therapeutic response. By sharing something personal, the nurse gives hope to thesis woman
B. Non Therapeutic response
D. To provide a database of subjective information about the patient's past and current health -
answerThe nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best describes the
purpose of a health history?
, A. To provide an opportunity for interaction between the patient and nurse
B. To provide a form for obtaining the patient's biographic information
C. To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment
D. To provide a database of subjective information about the patient's past and current health
C. "Describe what happens to you when you take penicillin?" - answerA patient tells the nurse that he is
allergic to penicillin. What is the best response by the nurse?
A. "Are you allergic to any other drugs?"
B. "How often have you received penicillin?"
C. "Describe what happens to you when you take penicillin?"
D. "I'll write your allergy on your chart so you won't receive any penicillin?"
A. "Where is the headache pain?"
C. "On a scale of 1-10 how bad is the pain?"
D. "How often do headaches occur?"
E. "What makes the headaches feel better?" - answerThe nurse is assessing a patient's headache pain.
Which questions reflect one or more of the critical characteristics of symptoms that should be assessed?
(SATA)
A. "Where is the headache pain?"
B. "Did you have these headaches as a child?"
C. "On a scale of 1-10 how bad is the pain?"
D. "How often do headaches occur?"
E. "What makes the headaches feel better?"
F. "Do you have any family history of headaches?
C. May tackle a little longer to respond but his general knowledge and abilities should not have declined
- answerThe nurse is assessing a 75 year old man. What should the nurse expect when performing the
mental status portion of the assessment?
A. Will have no decrease in any of his abilities including response time
B. Will have difficulty on test of remote memory because this ability typically decreased with age
