NR 509/NR 509 HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2025/2026 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
After completing an initial assessment of a
patient, the nurse has charted that his
A
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58
beats per minute. These types of data would
Objective data are what the health pro-
be:
fessional observes by inspecting, per-
cussing, palpating, and auscultating dur- ing
a. Objective.
the physical examination. Subjective data is
what the person says about him or herself
b. Reflective.
during history taking. The terms reflective
and introspective are not used to describe
c. Subjective.
data
d. Introspective.
A patient tells the nurse that he is very
C
nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot.
These types of data would be:
Subjective data are what the person says
about him or herself during history tak- ing.
a. Objective.
Objective data are what the health
professional observes by inspecting, per-
b. Reflective.
cussing, palpating, and auscultating dur- ing
the physical examination. The terms
c. Subjective.
reflective and introspective are not used to
describe data.
d. Introspective.
The patients record, laboratory studies,
objective data, and subjective data com-
bine to form the: A
a. Data base. Together with the patients record and
laboratory studies, the objective and sub-
b. Admitting data. jective data form the data base.The other
items are not part of the patients record,
c. Financial statement. laboratory studies, or data.
d. Discharge summary.
When listening to a patients breath sounds,
the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard.
The nurses next action
, NR 509/NR 509 HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2025/2026 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
should be to:
a. Immediately notify the patients physi-
C
cian.
When unsure of a sound heard while
b. Document the sound exactly as it was
listening to a patients breath sounds, the
heard.
nurse validates the data to ensure accu- racy.
If the nurse has less experience in an area,
c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to
then he or she asks an expert to listen.
listen to the breath sounds.
d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note
whether the sound is still present.
The nurse is conducting a class for new
graduate nurses. During the teaching
session, the nurse should keep in mind that
novice nurses, without a background of skills
and experience from which to draw, are B
more likely to make their deci- sions using:
Novice nurses operate from a set of de-
a. Intuition. fined, structured rules. The expert practi-
tioner uses intuitive links.
b. A set of rules.
c. Articles in journals.
d. Advice from supervisors.
Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of
assessment data and act without con-
A
sciously labeling it. These responses are
referred to as:
Intuition is characterized by pattern
recognition expert nurses learn to attend to a
a. Intuition.
pattern of assessment data and act without
consciously labeling it. The other options are
b. The nursing process.
not correct.
c. Clinical knowledge.
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
After completing an initial assessment of a
patient, the nurse has charted that his
A
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58
beats per minute. These types of data would
Objective data are what the health pro-
be:
fessional observes by inspecting, per-
cussing, palpating, and auscultating dur- ing
a. Objective.
the physical examination. Subjective data is
what the person says about him or herself
b. Reflective.
during history taking. The terms reflective
and introspective are not used to describe
c. Subjective.
data
d. Introspective.
A patient tells the nurse that he is very
C
nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot.
These types of data would be:
Subjective data are what the person says
about him or herself during history tak- ing.
a. Objective.
Objective data are what the health
professional observes by inspecting, per-
b. Reflective.
cussing, palpating, and auscultating dur- ing
the physical examination. The terms
c. Subjective.
reflective and introspective are not used to
describe data.
d. Introspective.
The patients record, laboratory studies,
objective data, and subjective data com-
bine to form the: A
a. Data base. Together with the patients record and
laboratory studies, the objective and sub-
b. Admitting data. jective data form the data base.The other
items are not part of the patients record,
c. Financial statement. laboratory studies, or data.
d. Discharge summary.
When listening to a patients breath sounds,
the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard.
The nurses next action
, NR 509/NR 509 HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2025/2026 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
should be to:
a. Immediately notify the patients physi-
C
cian.
When unsure of a sound heard while
b. Document the sound exactly as it was
listening to a patients breath sounds, the
heard.
nurse validates the data to ensure accu- racy.
If the nurse has less experience in an area,
c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to
then he or she asks an expert to listen.
listen to the breath sounds.
d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note
whether the sound is still present.
The nurse is conducting a class for new
graduate nurses. During the teaching
session, the nurse should keep in mind that
novice nurses, without a background of skills
and experience from which to draw, are B
more likely to make their deci- sions using:
Novice nurses operate from a set of de-
a. Intuition. fined, structured rules. The expert practi-
tioner uses intuitive links.
b. A set of rules.
c. Articles in journals.
d. Advice from supervisors.
Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of
assessment data and act without con-
A
sciously labeling it. These responses are
referred to as:
Intuition is characterized by pattern
recognition expert nurses learn to attend to a
a. Intuition.
pattern of assessment data and act without
consciously labeling it. The other options are
b. The nursing process.
not correct.
c. Clinical knowledge.
