NR 302 Health Assessment I: Final Exam
Practice Questions and Answers
Guaranteed PASS Graded A+
1. The concept of health and healing has evolved in recent years.
Which is the best description of health?
a. Health is the absence of disease.
b. Health is a dynamic process toward optimal functioning.
c. Health depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the
environment.
d. Health is the prevention of disease.
Answer: c. Health depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit
within the environment.
2. Which would be included in the database for a new patient
admission to a surgical unit?
a. All subjective and objective data gathered by a health practitioner from a
patient
b. All objective data obtained from a patient through inspection,
percussion, palpation, and auscultation
c. A summary of a patient's record, including laboratory studies
d. All subjective and objective data gathered from a patient and the results
of any laboratory or diagnostic studies completed
Answer: d. All subjective and objective data gathered from a patient
and the results of any laboratory or diagnostic studies completed.
3. You are reviewing assessment data of a 45-year-old male patient
and note pain of 8 on a scale of 10, labored breathing, and pale skin
color on the electronic health record. This documentation is an
,example of:
a. Hypothetical reasoning
b. Diagnostic reasoning
c. Data cluster
d. Signs and symptoms
Answer: c. Data cluster
4. A patient is in the emergency department with nausea and
vomiting. Which would you include in the database?
a. A complete health history and full physical examination
b. A diet and GI history
c. Previously identified problems
d. Start collection of data in conjunction with lifesaving measures
Answer: b. A diet and GI history
5. Which best describes evidence-based nursing practice?
a. Combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing research to provide
the best care for patients while considering the patient's values and
circumstances
b. Appraising and looking at the implications of one or two articles as they
relate to the culture and ethnicity of the patient
c. Completing a literature search to find relevant articles that use nursing
research to encourage nurses to use good practices
d. Finding value-based resources to justify nursing actions when working
with patients of diverse cultural backgrounds
Answer: a. Combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing
research to provide the best care for patients while considering the
patient's values and circumstances.
6. A patient says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels like
she will vomit. This data would be what type of data?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
,c. Subjective
d. Introspective
Answer: c. Subjective
7. Which is an example of objective data?
a. Patient's history of allergies
b. Patient's use of medications at home
c. Last menstrual period 1 month ago
d. 2- × 5-cm scar present on the right lower forearm
Answer: d. 2- × 5-cm scar present on the right lower forearm.
8. The first step to cultural competency by a nurse is to:
a. Identify the meaning of health to the patient.
b. Understand how a health care delivery system works.
c. Develop a frame of reference to traditional health care practices.
d. Understand your own heritage and its basis in cultural values.
Answer: d. Understand your own heritage and its basis in cultural
values.
9. Which statement is true in regard to pain?
a. Nurses' attitudes toward their patients' pain are unrelated to their own
experiences with pain.
b. The cultural background of a patient is important in a nurse's assessment
of that patient's pain.
c. A nurse's area of clinical practice is most likely to determine his or her
assessment of a patient's pain.
d. A nurse's years of clinical experience and current position are a strong
indicator of his or her response to patient pain.
Answer: b. The cultural background of a patient is important in a
nurse's assessment of that patient's pain.
, 10. Which factor is identified as a priority influence on a patient's
health status?
a. Poverty
b. Lifestyle factors
c. Legislative action
d. Occupational status
Answer: a. Poverty
11. Although a full mental status examination may not be required,
you must be aware of the 4 main headings of the assessment while
performing the interview and physical examination. These headings
are:
a. Mood, affect, consciousness, and orientation.
b. Memory, attention, thought content, and perceptions.
c. Language, orientation, attention, and abstract reasoning.
d. Appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought process.
Answer: d. Appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought process.
12. Which BMI category in adults is indicative of obesity?
a. 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m²
b. 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m²
c. 30.0 to 39.9 kg/m²
d. <18.5 kg/m²
Answer: c. 30.0 to 39.9 kg/m².
13. What sound is heard during S1 (Lub)?
a. Closure of the semilunar valves
b. Closure of the atrioventricular (AV) valves
c. Opening of the aortic valve
d. Opening of the pulmonic valve
Answer: b. Closure of the atrioventricular (AV) valves (mitral and
tricuspid).
Practice Questions and Answers
Guaranteed PASS Graded A+
1. The concept of health and healing has evolved in recent years.
Which is the best description of health?
a. Health is the absence of disease.
b. Health is a dynamic process toward optimal functioning.
c. Health depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the
environment.
d. Health is the prevention of disease.
Answer: c. Health depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit
within the environment.
2. Which would be included in the database for a new patient
admission to a surgical unit?
a. All subjective and objective data gathered by a health practitioner from a
patient
b. All objective data obtained from a patient through inspection,
percussion, palpation, and auscultation
c. A summary of a patient's record, including laboratory studies
d. All subjective and objective data gathered from a patient and the results
of any laboratory or diagnostic studies completed
Answer: d. All subjective and objective data gathered from a patient
and the results of any laboratory or diagnostic studies completed.
3. You are reviewing assessment data of a 45-year-old male patient
and note pain of 8 on a scale of 10, labored breathing, and pale skin
color on the electronic health record. This documentation is an
,example of:
a. Hypothetical reasoning
b. Diagnostic reasoning
c. Data cluster
d. Signs and symptoms
Answer: c. Data cluster
4. A patient is in the emergency department with nausea and
vomiting. Which would you include in the database?
a. A complete health history and full physical examination
b. A diet and GI history
c. Previously identified problems
d. Start collection of data in conjunction with lifesaving measures
Answer: b. A diet and GI history
5. Which best describes evidence-based nursing practice?
a. Combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing research to provide
the best care for patients while considering the patient's values and
circumstances
b. Appraising and looking at the implications of one or two articles as they
relate to the culture and ethnicity of the patient
c. Completing a literature search to find relevant articles that use nursing
research to encourage nurses to use good practices
d. Finding value-based resources to justify nursing actions when working
with patients of diverse cultural backgrounds
Answer: a. Combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing
research to provide the best care for patients while considering the
patient's values and circumstances.
6. A patient says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels like
she will vomit. This data would be what type of data?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
,c. Subjective
d. Introspective
Answer: c. Subjective
7. Which is an example of objective data?
a. Patient's history of allergies
b. Patient's use of medications at home
c. Last menstrual period 1 month ago
d. 2- × 5-cm scar present on the right lower forearm
Answer: d. 2- × 5-cm scar present on the right lower forearm.
8. The first step to cultural competency by a nurse is to:
a. Identify the meaning of health to the patient.
b. Understand how a health care delivery system works.
c. Develop a frame of reference to traditional health care practices.
d. Understand your own heritage and its basis in cultural values.
Answer: d. Understand your own heritage and its basis in cultural
values.
9. Which statement is true in regard to pain?
a. Nurses' attitudes toward their patients' pain are unrelated to their own
experiences with pain.
b. The cultural background of a patient is important in a nurse's assessment
of that patient's pain.
c. A nurse's area of clinical practice is most likely to determine his or her
assessment of a patient's pain.
d. A nurse's years of clinical experience and current position are a strong
indicator of his or her response to patient pain.
Answer: b. The cultural background of a patient is important in a
nurse's assessment of that patient's pain.
, 10. Which factor is identified as a priority influence on a patient's
health status?
a. Poverty
b. Lifestyle factors
c. Legislative action
d. Occupational status
Answer: a. Poverty
11. Although a full mental status examination may not be required,
you must be aware of the 4 main headings of the assessment while
performing the interview and physical examination. These headings
are:
a. Mood, affect, consciousness, and orientation.
b. Memory, attention, thought content, and perceptions.
c. Language, orientation, attention, and abstract reasoning.
d. Appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought process.
Answer: d. Appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought process.
12. Which BMI category in adults is indicative of obesity?
a. 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m²
b. 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m²
c. 30.0 to 39.9 kg/m²
d. <18.5 kg/m²
Answer: c. 30.0 to 39.9 kg/m².
13. What sound is heard during S1 (Lub)?
a. Closure of the semilunar valves
b. Closure of the atrioventricular (AV) valves
c. Opening of the aortic valve
d. Opening of the pulmonic valve
Answer: b. Closure of the atrioventricular (AV) valves (mitral and
tricuspid).
