NUFT 202 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
which of the following examples are steps of the nursing assessment?
1. collection of information from patients family members
2. recognition that further observations are needed to clarify information
3. Comparison of data with another source to determine data accuracy
4. complete documentation of observational information
5. Determining which medications to administer based on a patients assessment data - correct
answer ✔✔1, 2, 3
A nurse assesses a patient who comes to the pulmonary clinic. "I
see that it's been over 6 months since you've been here, but your appointment was for every 2
months. Tell me about that. Also I see from your last visit that the doctor recommended routine
exercise. Can you tell me how successful you've been in following his plan?" The nurse's
assessment covers which of Gordon's func- tional health patterns?
1. Value-belief pattern
2. Cognitive-perceptual pattern
3. Coping-stress-tolerance pattern
4. Health perception-health management pattern - correct answer ✔✔4- health perception-
health management pattern
When a nurse conducts an assessment, data about a patient often comes from which of the
following sources? (Select all that apply.)
1. An observation of how a patient turns and moves in bed
2. The unit policy and procedure manual
3. The care recommendations of a physical therapist
4. The results of a diagnostic x-ray film
,5. Your experiences in caring for other patients with similar
problems - correct answer ✔✔1,3,4
The unit policy/ procedure manual is not used to collect data about a patient. While experience
caring for other patients with similar problems may help guide a nurses assessment, data about
a particular patient does not come from those prior experiences.
The nurse observes a patient walking down the hall with a shuf-
fling gait. When the patient returns to bed, the nurse checks the strength in both of the
patient's legs. The nurse applies the infor- mation gained to suspect that the patient has a
mobility problem. This conclusion is an example of:
1. Cue.
2. Reflection.
3. Clinical inference.
4. Probing. - correct answer ✔✔3-
A cue is information you obtain through your senses (the nurse observes the patient walking
with a shuffling gait). A clinical inference is the nurse's judgment or interpretation of these cues
(the conclusion that the patient has a mobility problem).Reflection and probing are not relevant
to this example.
A 72-year-old male patient comes to the health clinic for an annual follow-up. The nurse enters
the patient's room and notices him to be diaphoretic, holding his chest and breathing with
difficulty. The nurse immediately checks the patient's heart rate and blood pressure and asks
him, "Tell me where your pain is." Which of the following assessment approaches does this
scenario describe?
1. Review of systems approach
2. Use of a structured database format
3. Back channeling
4. A problem-oriented approach - correct answer ✔✔4- a problem oriented approach comes
from caring for patients in immediate pain
, The nurse asks a patient, "Describe for me a typical night's sleep. What do you do to fall asleep?
Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep? This series of questions would likely occur during
which phase of a patient-centered interview?
1. Orientation
2. Working phase
3. Data validation
4. Termination - correct answer ✔✔2- working phase allows patients to describe their concerns
and problems
A nurse is assigned to a 42-year-old mother of 4 who weighs 136.2 kg (300 lbs), has diabetes,
and works part time in the kitchen of a restaurant. The patient is facing surgery for gallbladder
disease. Which of the following approaches demonstrates the nurse's cultural competence in
assessing the patient's health care problems?
1. "I can tell that your eating habits have led to your diabetes. Is
that right?"
2. "It's been difficult for people to find jobs. Is that why you work
part time?"
3. "You have four children; do you have any concerns about going
home and caring for them?"
4. "I wish patients understood how overeating affects their
health." - correct answer ✔✔3
This is the only assessment approach that is not biased or does not show judgment about the
patient's weight or occupational status. With the other options, the nurse is reacting to the
patient on the basis of personal stereotypes and biases.
Which type of interview question does the nurse first use when assessing the reason for a
patient seeking health care?
1. Probing
2. Open-ended
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
which of the following examples are steps of the nursing assessment?
1. collection of information from patients family members
2. recognition that further observations are needed to clarify information
3. Comparison of data with another source to determine data accuracy
4. complete documentation of observational information
5. Determining which medications to administer based on a patients assessment data - correct
answer ✔✔1, 2, 3
A nurse assesses a patient who comes to the pulmonary clinic. "I
see that it's been over 6 months since you've been here, but your appointment was for every 2
months. Tell me about that. Also I see from your last visit that the doctor recommended routine
exercise. Can you tell me how successful you've been in following his plan?" The nurse's
assessment covers which of Gordon's func- tional health patterns?
1. Value-belief pattern
2. Cognitive-perceptual pattern
3. Coping-stress-tolerance pattern
4. Health perception-health management pattern - correct answer ✔✔4- health perception-
health management pattern
When a nurse conducts an assessment, data about a patient often comes from which of the
following sources? (Select all that apply.)
1. An observation of how a patient turns and moves in bed
2. The unit policy and procedure manual
3. The care recommendations of a physical therapist
4. The results of a diagnostic x-ray film
,5. Your experiences in caring for other patients with similar
problems - correct answer ✔✔1,3,4
The unit policy/ procedure manual is not used to collect data about a patient. While experience
caring for other patients with similar problems may help guide a nurses assessment, data about
a particular patient does not come from those prior experiences.
The nurse observes a patient walking down the hall with a shuf-
fling gait. When the patient returns to bed, the nurse checks the strength in both of the
patient's legs. The nurse applies the infor- mation gained to suspect that the patient has a
mobility problem. This conclusion is an example of:
1. Cue.
2. Reflection.
3. Clinical inference.
4. Probing. - correct answer ✔✔3-
A cue is information you obtain through your senses (the nurse observes the patient walking
with a shuffling gait). A clinical inference is the nurse's judgment or interpretation of these cues
(the conclusion that the patient has a mobility problem).Reflection and probing are not relevant
to this example.
A 72-year-old male patient comes to the health clinic for an annual follow-up. The nurse enters
the patient's room and notices him to be diaphoretic, holding his chest and breathing with
difficulty. The nurse immediately checks the patient's heart rate and blood pressure and asks
him, "Tell me where your pain is." Which of the following assessment approaches does this
scenario describe?
1. Review of systems approach
2. Use of a structured database format
3. Back channeling
4. A problem-oriented approach - correct answer ✔✔4- a problem oriented approach comes
from caring for patients in immediate pain
, The nurse asks a patient, "Describe for me a typical night's sleep. What do you do to fall asleep?
Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep? This series of questions would likely occur during
which phase of a patient-centered interview?
1. Orientation
2. Working phase
3. Data validation
4. Termination - correct answer ✔✔2- working phase allows patients to describe their concerns
and problems
A nurse is assigned to a 42-year-old mother of 4 who weighs 136.2 kg (300 lbs), has diabetes,
and works part time in the kitchen of a restaurant. The patient is facing surgery for gallbladder
disease. Which of the following approaches demonstrates the nurse's cultural competence in
assessing the patient's health care problems?
1. "I can tell that your eating habits have led to your diabetes. Is
that right?"
2. "It's been difficult for people to find jobs. Is that why you work
part time?"
3. "You have four children; do you have any concerns about going
home and caring for them?"
4. "I wish patients understood how overeating affects their
health." - correct answer ✔✔3
This is the only assessment approach that is not biased or does not show judgment about the
patient's weight or occupational status. With the other options, the nurse is reacting to the
patient on the basis of personal stereotypes and biases.
Which type of interview question does the nurse first use when assessing the reason for a
patient seeking health care?
1. Probing
2. Open-ended
