HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1
The concept of health and healing has evolved in recent years. Which is the best description
of health?
a. health is the absence of disease
b. health is a dynamic process toward optimal functioning
c. health depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the environment
d. health is the prevention of disease - CORRECT ANSWER -c
Which would be included in the database for a new patient admission to a surgical unit?
a. all subjective and objective data gathered by a health practitioner from a patient
b. all objective data obtained from a patient through inspection, percussion, palpation and
auscultation
d. all subjective and objective data, data gathered from a patient, and the result of any
laboratory or diagnostic studies completed - CORRECT ANSWER -d
You are reviewing assessment data of a 45-year-old male patient and note pain of 8 on a
scale of 10, labored breathing, and pale skin color on the electronic health record. This
documentation is an example of:
a. hypothetical reasoning
b. diagnostic reasoning
c. data cluster
d. signs and symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER -c
A patient is in the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. Which would you
include in the database?
a. a complete health history and full physical examination
b. a diet and gi history
c. previously identified problems
,d. start collection of data in conjunction with lifesaving measures - CORRECT ANSWER -b
a patient has recently received health insurance and would like to know how often he should
visit the provider. How do you respond?
a. it would be most efficient if you visit on an annual basis
b. there is no recommendation for the frequency of health care visits
c. your visits may vary, depending on your level of wellness
d. your visits will be based on your preferences - CORRECT ANSWER -c
You are reviewing concepts related to steps in the nursing process for determining
prioritzation and developing patient outcomes. To what are these actions attributed?
a. planning
b. assessment
c. implementation
d. diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER -a
Which best describes evidence-based nursing practice?
a. combining clinical expertise wit hthe use of nursing research to provide the best care for
patients while considering the patient's values and circumstances
b. appraising and looking at the implications of one or two articles as they relate to the
culture and ethnicity of the patients
c. completing a literature search to find relevant articles that use nursing research to
encourage nurses to use good practices
d. finding value-based resources to justify nursing actions when working with patients of
diverse cultural backgrounds - CORRECT ANSWER -a
what can be determined when the nurse clusters data as part of the critical thinking
process?
a. this step identifies problems that may be urgent and require immediate action
b. this step involves making assumptions in the data
, c. the nurse recognizes relevant information among the data
d. risk factor can be determined so the nurse knows how to offer health teaching - CORRECT
ANSWER -c
A patient says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels as if she will vomit. This data
would be what type of data?
a. objective
b. reflective
c. subjective
d. inrospective - CORRECT ANSWER -c
The expert nurse differs from the novice nurse by acting without consciously thinking about
the actions. This is referred to as:
a. deductive reasoning
b. intuition
c. the nursing process
d. focused assessment - CORRECT ANSWER -b
What would be considered a risk diagnosis?
a. identifying existing levels of wellness
b. evaluating previous problems and goals
c. identifying potential problems the individual may develop
d. focusing on strengths and reflecting an individual's trasition to higher level of wellness -
CORRECT ANSWER -c
Which would be included in a holistic model of assessment?
a. nursing goals for the patient
b. anticipated growth and development patterns
c. a patient's perception of his or her health status
The concept of health and healing has evolved in recent years. Which is the best description
of health?
a. health is the absence of disease
b. health is a dynamic process toward optimal functioning
c. health depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the environment
d. health is the prevention of disease - CORRECT ANSWER -c
Which would be included in the database for a new patient admission to a surgical unit?
a. all subjective and objective data gathered by a health practitioner from a patient
b. all objective data obtained from a patient through inspection, percussion, palpation and
auscultation
d. all subjective and objective data, data gathered from a patient, and the result of any
laboratory or diagnostic studies completed - CORRECT ANSWER -d
You are reviewing assessment data of a 45-year-old male patient and note pain of 8 on a
scale of 10, labored breathing, and pale skin color on the electronic health record. This
documentation is an example of:
a. hypothetical reasoning
b. diagnostic reasoning
c. data cluster
d. signs and symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER -c
A patient is in the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. Which would you
include in the database?
a. a complete health history and full physical examination
b. a diet and gi history
c. previously identified problems
,d. start collection of data in conjunction with lifesaving measures - CORRECT ANSWER -b
a patient has recently received health insurance and would like to know how often he should
visit the provider. How do you respond?
a. it would be most efficient if you visit on an annual basis
b. there is no recommendation for the frequency of health care visits
c. your visits may vary, depending on your level of wellness
d. your visits will be based on your preferences - CORRECT ANSWER -c
You are reviewing concepts related to steps in the nursing process for determining
prioritzation and developing patient outcomes. To what are these actions attributed?
a. planning
b. assessment
c. implementation
d. diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER -a
Which best describes evidence-based nursing practice?
a. combining clinical expertise wit hthe use of nursing research to provide the best care for
patients while considering the patient's values and circumstances
b. appraising and looking at the implications of one or two articles as they relate to the
culture and ethnicity of the patients
c. completing a literature search to find relevant articles that use nursing research to
encourage nurses to use good practices
d. finding value-based resources to justify nursing actions when working with patients of
diverse cultural backgrounds - CORRECT ANSWER -a
what can be determined when the nurse clusters data as part of the critical thinking
process?
a. this step identifies problems that may be urgent and require immediate action
b. this step involves making assumptions in the data
, c. the nurse recognizes relevant information among the data
d. risk factor can be determined so the nurse knows how to offer health teaching - CORRECT
ANSWER -c
A patient says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels as if she will vomit. This data
would be what type of data?
a. objective
b. reflective
c. subjective
d. inrospective - CORRECT ANSWER -c
The expert nurse differs from the novice nurse by acting without consciously thinking about
the actions. This is referred to as:
a. deductive reasoning
b. intuition
c. the nursing process
d. focused assessment - CORRECT ANSWER -b
What would be considered a risk diagnosis?
a. identifying existing levels of wellness
b. evaluating previous problems and goals
c. identifying potential problems the individual may develop
d. focusing on strengths and reflecting an individual's trasition to higher level of wellness -
CORRECT ANSWER -c
Which would be included in a holistic model of assessment?
a. nursing goals for the patient
b. anticipated growth and development patterns
c. a patient's perception of his or her health status
