Health Assessment 301 – Exam 1 Study Guide and Practice
Questions
d - correct answer ✔✔ An instructor is describing a comprehensive nursing health assessment
to a group of students. The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the
students identify which of the following as the overall purpose?
A) Collect accurate data
B) Assist the physician
C) Validate previous data
D) Make a clinical judgment
b - correct answer ✔✔ Which individual typically would be responsible for collecting the
subjective data on a client during the initial comprehensive assessment?
A) Physician
B) Nurse
C) Secretary
D) Technician
b - correct answer ✔✔ When discussing the nursing process with a group of students, which of
the following statements best describes it?
A) Each step is independent of the others.
B) It is ongoing and continuous.
C) It is used primarily in acute care settings.
D) It involves independent nursing actions.
a - correct answer ✔✔ Before meeting the client and performing a comprehensive health
assessment, which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do?
,A) Review the client's medical record.
B) Obtain basic biographic data.
C) Consult essential resources.
D) Validate information with the client.
c - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as
requiring an emergency assessment?
A) A client with severe sunburn
B) A client needing an employment physical
C) A client who took a drug overdose
D) A client who wants a pregnancy test
b - correct answer ✔✔ In comparison with the physician's medical exam, the comprehensive
health assessment performed by the nurse focuses on which aspect?
A) Current physiologic status
B) Effect of health on lifestyle
C) Past medical history
D) Motivation for compliance
a - correct answer ✔✔ After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing
process, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify
which phase as most important?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
,a - correct answer ✔✔ Following completion of the comprehensive health assessment, the
nurse periodically performs a partial assessment primarily for which reason?
A) Reassess previously detected problems
B) Provide information for the client's record
C) Address areas previously omitted
D) Determine the need for crisis intervention
b - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse is working in an ambulatory care clinic. Which client would
the nurse determine to be in most need of an emergency assessment?
A) A 14-year-old girl who is crying because she thinks she is pregnant
B) A 35-year-old man with chest pain and diaphoresis for 1 hour
C) A 3-year-old child with fever, rash, and sore throat
D) A 20-year-old man with a 3-inch shallow laceration on his leg
c - correct answer ✔✔ A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client and
then reflects on personal feelings about the client. The nurse does this primarily to accomplish
which of the following?
A) Determine if pertinent data has been omitted
B) Identify the need for referral
C) Avoid biases and judgments
D) Construct a plan of care
c - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse is collecting data from a client. Which of the following best
reflects objective data?
A) Religion
B) Occupation
C) Appearance
D) Age
, d - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following would the nurse implement in response to a
collaborative problem?
A) Encouraging oral fluids
B) Providing bedtime protein snack
C) Assisting with personal hygiene
D) Taking blood glucose twice daily
b - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse is analyzing the data obtained from the following clients.
Which client would the nurse expect to facilitate a referral?
A) An 80-year-old client who lives with her daughter
B) A 50-year-old client newly diagnosed with diabetes
C) A 3-year-old child with an acute ear infection
D) A teenager seeking information about contraception
a - correct answer ✔✔ An instructor is reviewing the evolution of the nurse's role in health
assessment. The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students
identify which of the following as the major method used by nurses early on to perform
assessment?
A) Natural senses
B) Biomedical knowledge
C) Technology
D) Critical pathways
d - correct answer ✔✔ When describing the expansion of the depth and scope of nursing
assessment over the past several decades, which of the following would be identified as being
the primary force?
A) Documentation
Questions
d - correct answer ✔✔ An instructor is describing a comprehensive nursing health assessment
to a group of students. The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the
students identify which of the following as the overall purpose?
A) Collect accurate data
B) Assist the physician
C) Validate previous data
D) Make a clinical judgment
b - correct answer ✔✔ Which individual typically would be responsible for collecting the
subjective data on a client during the initial comprehensive assessment?
A) Physician
B) Nurse
C) Secretary
D) Technician
b - correct answer ✔✔ When discussing the nursing process with a group of students, which of
the following statements best describes it?
A) Each step is independent of the others.
B) It is ongoing and continuous.
C) It is used primarily in acute care settings.
D) It involves independent nursing actions.
a - correct answer ✔✔ Before meeting the client and performing a comprehensive health
assessment, which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do?
,A) Review the client's medical record.
B) Obtain basic biographic data.
C) Consult essential resources.
D) Validate information with the client.
c - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as
requiring an emergency assessment?
A) A client with severe sunburn
B) A client needing an employment physical
C) A client who took a drug overdose
D) A client who wants a pregnancy test
b - correct answer ✔✔ In comparison with the physician's medical exam, the comprehensive
health assessment performed by the nurse focuses on which aspect?
A) Current physiologic status
B) Effect of health on lifestyle
C) Past medical history
D) Motivation for compliance
a - correct answer ✔✔ After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing
process, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify
which phase as most important?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
,a - correct answer ✔✔ Following completion of the comprehensive health assessment, the
nurse periodically performs a partial assessment primarily for which reason?
A) Reassess previously detected problems
B) Provide information for the client's record
C) Address areas previously omitted
D) Determine the need for crisis intervention
b - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse is working in an ambulatory care clinic. Which client would
the nurse determine to be in most need of an emergency assessment?
A) A 14-year-old girl who is crying because she thinks she is pregnant
B) A 35-year-old man with chest pain and diaphoresis for 1 hour
C) A 3-year-old child with fever, rash, and sore throat
D) A 20-year-old man with a 3-inch shallow laceration on his leg
c - correct answer ✔✔ A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client and
then reflects on personal feelings about the client. The nurse does this primarily to accomplish
which of the following?
A) Determine if pertinent data has been omitted
B) Identify the need for referral
C) Avoid biases and judgments
D) Construct a plan of care
c - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse is collecting data from a client. Which of the following best
reflects objective data?
A) Religion
B) Occupation
C) Appearance
D) Age
, d - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following would the nurse implement in response to a
collaborative problem?
A) Encouraging oral fluids
B) Providing bedtime protein snack
C) Assisting with personal hygiene
D) Taking blood glucose twice daily
b - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse is analyzing the data obtained from the following clients.
Which client would the nurse expect to facilitate a referral?
A) An 80-year-old client who lives with her daughter
B) A 50-year-old client newly diagnosed with diabetes
C) A 3-year-old child with an acute ear infection
D) A teenager seeking information about contraception
a - correct answer ✔✔ An instructor is reviewing the evolution of the nurse's role in health
assessment. The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students
identify which of the following as the major method used by nurses early on to perform
assessment?
A) Natural senses
B) Biomedical knowledge
C) Technology
D) Critical pathways
d - correct answer ✔✔ When describing the expansion of the depth and scope of nursing
assessment over the past several decades, which of the following would be identified as being
the primary force?
A) Documentation
