HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM: REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM:
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
AnA2elderlyA2patientA2isA2admittedA2toA2theA2hospital.A2WhileA2performingA2aA2skinA2assess
ment,A2theA2nurseA2discoversA2bruisesA2inA2variousA2stagesA2ofA2healingA2allA2overA2theA2
patient'sA2body.A2WhyA2isA2itA2importantA2forA2theA2nurseA2toA2promptlyA2documentA2andA2r
eportA2theseA2findings?

a.TheA2patientA2mayA2haveA2beenA2abused.
b.TheA2patientA2isA2elderly.
c.TheA2patientA2mayA2haveA2peripheralA2vascularA2disease.
d.TheA2patientA2mayA2haveA2aA2cognitiveA2deficit.A2-A2Ans--
a.A2TheA2patientA2mayA2haveA2beenA2abused

WhenA2theA2nurseA2observesA2theA2patientA2forA2generalA2characteristicsA2includingA2age,
A2gender,A2andA2levelA2ofA2alertness,A2whatA2aspectA2ofA2assessmentA2areA2youA2performi
ng?

a.Inspecting
b.Interviewing
c.Palpating
d.AusculatingA2-A2Ans--a.A2Inspecting

TheA2fourA2areasA2toA2considerA2duringA2theA2generalA2surveyA2include:

a.A2Dress,A2medicalA2history,A2nonverbalA2behavior,A2andA2mobility.
b.Ethnicity,A2gender,A2age,A2andA2socioeconomicA2status.
c.PhysicalA2appearance,A2gender,A2ethnicity,A2andA2medicalA2history.
d.PhysicalA2appearance,A2bodyA2structure,A2mobility,A2andA2behavior.A2-A2Ans--
d.A2PhysicalA2appearance,A2bodyA2structure,A2mobility,A2andA2behavior.

WhenA2readingA2theA2patient'sA2medicalA2record,A2theA2nurseA2seesA2theA2followingA2notat
ion:A2PatientA2states,A2"IA2haveA2hadA2aA2coldA2forA2aboutA2aA2week,A2andA2IA2amA2havingA
2difficultyA2breathing."A2ThisA2isA2anA2exampleA2of:


a.AA2pastA2healthA2history.
b.AA2reviewA2ofA2systems.
c.AA2functioningA2assessment.
d.AA2chiefA2compliant.A2-A2Ans--d.AA2chiefA2compliant.

NormalA2cervicalA2lymphA2nodesA2are:

, a.SmallerA2thanA21A2cm
b.WarmA2andA2red
c.Fixed
d.FirmA2-A2Ans--a.SmallerA2thanA21A2cm

TheA2firstA2stepA2toA2culturalA2competencyA2byA2aA2nurseA2isA2to:

a.IdentifyA2theA2meaningA2ofA2healthA2toA2theA2patient.
b.UnderstandA2theirA2ownA2heritageA2andA2itsA2basisA2inA2culturalA2values.
c.DevelopA2aA2frameA2ofA2referenceA2toA2traditionalA2healthA2careA2practices.
d.UnderstandA2howA2aA2healthA2careA2deliveryA2systemA2works.A2-A2Ans--
b.UnderstandA2theirA2ownA2heritageA2andA2itsA2basisA2inA2culturalA2values.

TheA2nurseA2isA2conductingA2aA2physicalA2assessmentA2ofA2aA2newA2patient.A2WhatA2data
A2doesA2theA2nurseA2collectA2thatA2areA2measurable?


a.Objective
b.Effective
c.Subjective
d.AffectiveA2-A2Ans--a.Objective

WhileA2assessingA2aA2patient,A2theA2nurseA2isA2askingA2questionsA2thatA2helpA2theA2nurseA
2perceiveA2andA2communicateA2anA2understandingA2ofA2whatA2theA2patientA2isA2feeling.A2
WhatA2isA2thisA2called?

a.Caring
b.TherapeuticA2communication
c.Sympathy
d.EmpathyA2-A2Ans--d.Empathy

CheckingA2forA2skinA2temperatureA2isA2bestA2accomplishedA2byA2using:

a.TheA2palmsA2ofA2theA2hands.
b.TheA2backA2ofA2theA2hands
c.TheA2fingertips.
d.TheA2ventralA2surfacesA2ofA2theA2hands.A2-A2Ans--b.TheA2backA2ofA2theA2hands

TheA2nurseA2isA2conductingA2aA2patientA2interviewA2andA2respondsA2toA2theA2patientA2inA2a
A2wayA2thatA2encouragesA2theA2patientA2toA2moreA2completelyA2describeA2hisA2orA2herA2pr
oblems.A2WhatA2isA2thisA2called?

a.GuidedA2questioning
b.Focusing
c.Clarification
d.RestatementA2-A2Ans--a.GuidedA2questioning