Final Exam – NURS 340 Study Guide, Practice Questions & Nursing
Review
This assessment provides subjective data about the patient's past and present health - ANS
✔✔health history
This is the first technique in assessment - ANS ✔✔inspection
The specific guideline when taking the patient's weight - ANS ✔✔weigh the patient at the same
time and place
This part of the physical assessment is observing the patient's body stature and nutritional
status? - ANS ✔✔general survey
A patient's blood pressure is 118/82. He asks the nurse to explain "what the numbers mean. -
ANS ✔✔stroke volume with the systolic pressure
The patient provided consistent information throughout the interview - ANS ✔✔reliability of
the patient
The technique uses the sense of touch to assess texture, temperature, moisture, and swelling
when the nurse is assessing a patient - ANS ✔✔palpation
A patient's weekly blood pressure readings for 2 months have ranged between 130/88 and
136/92 mm Hg, with an average reading of 133/90 mm Hg. - ANS ✔✔prehypertension
The nurse is assessing an 80-year-old male patient. An assessment findings that would be
considered normal includes: - ANS ✔✔kyphosis
, The nurse notices a colleague is preparing to check the blood pressure of a patient who is obese
by using a standard-sized blood pressure cuff. The nurse should expect the reading to: - ANS
✔✔falsely high blood pressure
Mr. J.D. is a 65 year old male and states, "I have had pain in my back for 3 days." The correct way
for the nurse to document the reason for seeking care is: - ANS ✔✔Mr. J.D. a 65 year old is here
for complaints of pain in his back for the past 3 day.
The technique to assess density to the - ANS ✔✔percussion
During an examination of a child, the nurse considers that physical growth is the best index of a
child's: - ANS ✔✔general health
To accurately assess a rectal temperature on an adult, the nurse would: - ANS ✔✔lubricate the
tip of the thermometer
The nurse is taking an initial blood pressure on a 72-year-old patient with documented
hypertension. The nurse should proceed with - ANS ✔✔inflate the blood pressure cuff 30 mm
Hg above the point at which the palpated pulse disappears
A 30-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has "excruciating pain" in her back. The correct
response from the nurse includes: - ANS ✔✔"How would you say the pain affects your ability to
do your daily activities?"
This part of the stethoscope is used for high pitch sounds - ANS ✔✔diaphragm
The nurse should measure rectal temperatures with this type of patients? - ANS ✔✔comatose
patient
Review
This assessment provides subjective data about the patient's past and present health - ANS
✔✔health history
This is the first technique in assessment - ANS ✔✔inspection
The specific guideline when taking the patient's weight - ANS ✔✔weigh the patient at the same
time and place
This part of the physical assessment is observing the patient's body stature and nutritional
status? - ANS ✔✔general survey
A patient's blood pressure is 118/82. He asks the nurse to explain "what the numbers mean. -
ANS ✔✔stroke volume with the systolic pressure
The patient provided consistent information throughout the interview - ANS ✔✔reliability of
the patient
The technique uses the sense of touch to assess texture, temperature, moisture, and swelling
when the nurse is assessing a patient - ANS ✔✔palpation
A patient's weekly blood pressure readings for 2 months have ranged between 130/88 and
136/92 mm Hg, with an average reading of 133/90 mm Hg. - ANS ✔✔prehypertension
The nurse is assessing an 80-year-old male patient. An assessment findings that would be
considered normal includes: - ANS ✔✔kyphosis
, The nurse notices a colleague is preparing to check the blood pressure of a patient who is obese
by using a standard-sized blood pressure cuff. The nurse should expect the reading to: - ANS
✔✔falsely high blood pressure
Mr. J.D. is a 65 year old male and states, "I have had pain in my back for 3 days." The correct way
for the nurse to document the reason for seeking care is: - ANS ✔✔Mr. J.D. a 65 year old is here
for complaints of pain in his back for the past 3 day.
The technique to assess density to the - ANS ✔✔percussion
During an examination of a child, the nurse considers that physical growth is the best index of a
child's: - ANS ✔✔general health
To accurately assess a rectal temperature on an adult, the nurse would: - ANS ✔✔lubricate the
tip of the thermometer
The nurse is taking an initial blood pressure on a 72-year-old patient with documented
hypertension. The nurse should proceed with - ANS ✔✔inflate the blood pressure cuff 30 mm
Hg above the point at which the palpated pulse disappears
A 30-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has "excruciating pain" in her back. The correct
response from the nurse includes: - ANS ✔✔"How would you say the pain affects your ability to
do your daily activities?"
This part of the stethoscope is used for high pitch sounds - ANS ✔✔diaphragm
The nurse should measure rectal temperatures with this type of patients? - ANS ✔✔comatose
patient
