Nursing Assessment UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which info will the nurse elicit to help arrive at the Some questions about the digestive system
probable cause when a patient is reporting severe
abdominal pain in the right iliac region?
Which type of question is used when starting the Open-ended
assessment of a patient?
Which interview technique is the nurse using when asking Probing
"What else is bothering you?" when collecting the history
of a patient who reports shortness of air?
Which pattern will the nurse not include as a functional Dependence-Independence pattern
pattern in Gordon's model?
Which individual is identified by the nurse as the primary mother
source of info when a 26-year-old female is found
unconscious by her mother at home and is transported to
the hospital by ambulance followed the the mother and
her 1 yr old daughter?
Which pattern of Gordon's functional health pattern is the Elimination pattern
nurse assessing when questioning about bowel
movements, urine output, and sweating in a patient
admitted to the hospital for severe dehydration?
Which health pattern describes the patient's spiritual Value-belief pattern
attitude according to Gordon's model?
Which action will the nurse take when the patient's Politely tell the caregiver that disclosing the medical records to others is not in
caregiver asks to view the patient's medical records? accordance with the law
Which action indicates the need for further instruction Sitting straight in the chair while taking with the patient
regarding gathering info from and elderly patient?
Which question will the nurse ask to strengthen the Tell me, how are you managing your pain at home?
connection with a postoperative patient?
Which assessment finding will the nurse document as the Rest, climbing up the stairs
precipitating factor in a patient with arthritis whose knee
pain is worse during rest and climbing stairs but improves
when the patient is walking and with ibuprofen and
acetaminophen for pain relief?
Which stage of the interview consists of the nurse saying, Terminating the interview
"I have just 2 more question for you" when assessing a
patient with complaints of chest pain?
CORRECT Answers
Which info will the nurse elicit to help arrive at the Some questions about the digestive system
probable cause when a patient is reporting severe
abdominal pain in the right iliac region?
Which type of question is used when starting the Open-ended
assessment of a patient?
Which interview technique is the nurse using when asking Probing
"What else is bothering you?" when collecting the history
of a patient who reports shortness of air?
Which pattern will the nurse not include as a functional Dependence-Independence pattern
pattern in Gordon's model?
Which individual is identified by the nurse as the primary mother
source of info when a 26-year-old female is found
unconscious by her mother at home and is transported to
the hospital by ambulance followed the the mother and
her 1 yr old daughter?
Which pattern of Gordon's functional health pattern is the Elimination pattern
nurse assessing when questioning about bowel
movements, urine output, and sweating in a patient
admitted to the hospital for severe dehydration?
Which health pattern describes the patient's spiritual Value-belief pattern
attitude according to Gordon's model?
Which action will the nurse take when the patient's Politely tell the caregiver that disclosing the medical records to others is not in
caregiver asks to view the patient's medical records? accordance with the law
Which action indicates the need for further instruction Sitting straight in the chair while taking with the patient
regarding gathering info from and elderly patient?
Which question will the nurse ask to strengthen the Tell me, how are you managing your pain at home?
connection with a postoperative patient?
Which assessment finding will the nurse document as the Rest, climbing up the stairs
precipitating factor in a patient with arthritis whose knee
pain is worse during rest and climbing stairs but improves
when the patient is walking and with ibuprofen and
acetaminophen for pain relief?
Which stage of the interview consists of the nurse saying, Terminating the interview
"I have just 2 more question for you" when assessing a
patient with complaints of chest pain?
