NR 302 Health Assessment I Final Exam
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Foundations of Health Assessment & Nursing Process
1. The nursing process is a five-step framework that includes:
A) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
B) Admission, Discharge, Transfer, Referral, Follow-up
C) Observation, Documentation, Reporting, Intervention, Evaluation
D) Screening, Triage, Referral, Follow-up, Documentation
Answer: A) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Rationale: The nursing process (ADPIE) is the foundational framework for nursing
practice. Assessment is the first and most critical step, during which the nurse collects
comprehensive data about the patient's health status. This framework guides all nursing
care and clinical decision-making.
2. Which type of data includes information that the patient tells the nurse?
,A) Objective data
B) Subjective data
C) Secondary data
D) Historical data
Answer: B) Subjective data
Rationale: Subjective data are symptoms that the patient reports—what the patient tells
you. This includes sensations, feelings, perceptions, and health history information that
cannot be directly measured by the nurse. Objective data are measurable and
observable facts obtained during examination.
3. Objective data includes which of the following examples?
A) "I feel nauseous"
B) "My head hurts"
C) Blood pressure 140/90 mmHg
D) "I have had a fever for three days"
Answer: C) Blood pressure 140/90 mmHg
Rationale: Objective data are measurable, observable facts obtained by the nurse
through physical examination, vital signs measurement, and diagnostic testing. Blood
pressure readings are quantifiable measurements. Patient reports of nausea, headache,
or fever are subjective data.
4. What is the primary purpose of a complete health assessment?
,A) To establish a medical diagnosis
B) To establish a baseline database and identify health problems
C) To implement nursing interventions
D) To evaluate treatment effectiveness
Answer: B) To establish a baseline database and identify health problems
Rationale: Health assessment collects holistic data (physical, psychological, social,
cultural, spiritual) to establish a baseline, identify problems, and develop a plan of care.
Diagnosis is outside the nursing scope of practice. The assessment phase precedes
implementation and evaluation.
5. A nurse performs a focused assessment on a patient admitted with shortness of
breath. This type of assessment is:
A) Comprehensive (head-to-toe)
B) Focused on a specific body system or problem
C) Only performed on admission
D) For stable patients only
Answer: B) Focused on a specific body system or problem
Rationale: A focused assessment concentrates on a particular problem or body system
(e.g., respiratory assessment for a patient with shortness of breath). A comprehensive
assessment is a complete head-to-toe examination typically done on admission.
6. Which action occurs FIRST during the assessment phase of the nursing process?
, A) Implementing interventions
B) Developing nursing diagnoses
C) Collecting subjective and objective data
D) Evaluating outcomes
Answer: C) Collecting subjective and objective data
Rationale: Assessment is the first step of the nursing process. The nurse collects data
from various sources (patient, family, medical records, diagnostic tests) before analyzing
data, forming diagnoses, planning, implementing, or evaluating.
7. A patient states, "I have had a fever for three days." The nurse records this as:
A) Subjective data
B) Objective data
C) Primary data
D) Both subjective and primary data
Answer: D) Both subjective and primary data
Rationale: This is subjective data because it is what the patient reports, and it is primary
data because it comes directly from the patient. Primary data is information obtained
directly from the patient, whereas secondary data comes from other sources like family
members or medical records.
8. Which of the following represents first-level priority problems?
Practice Actual 2026/2027 – Complete
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Guaranteed – A+ Graded
Foundations of Health Assessment & Nursing Process
1. The nursing process is a five-step framework that includes:
A) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
B) Admission, Discharge, Transfer, Referral, Follow-up
C) Observation, Documentation, Reporting, Intervention, Evaluation
D) Screening, Triage, Referral, Follow-up, Documentation
Answer: A) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Rationale: The nursing process (ADPIE) is the foundational framework for nursing
practice. Assessment is the first and most critical step, during which the nurse collects
comprehensive data about the patient's health status. This framework guides all nursing
care and clinical decision-making.
2. Which type of data includes information that the patient tells the nurse?
,A) Objective data
B) Subjective data
C) Secondary data
D) Historical data
Answer: B) Subjective data
Rationale: Subjective data are symptoms that the patient reports—what the patient tells
you. This includes sensations, feelings, perceptions, and health history information that
cannot be directly measured by the nurse. Objective data are measurable and
observable facts obtained during examination.
3. Objective data includes which of the following examples?
A) "I feel nauseous"
B) "My head hurts"
C) Blood pressure 140/90 mmHg
D) "I have had a fever for three days"
Answer: C) Blood pressure 140/90 mmHg
Rationale: Objective data are measurable, observable facts obtained by the nurse
through physical examination, vital signs measurement, and diagnostic testing. Blood
pressure readings are quantifiable measurements. Patient reports of nausea, headache,
or fever are subjective data.
4. What is the primary purpose of a complete health assessment?
,A) To establish a medical diagnosis
B) To establish a baseline database and identify health problems
C) To implement nursing interventions
D) To evaluate treatment effectiveness
Answer: B) To establish a baseline database and identify health problems
Rationale: Health assessment collects holistic data (physical, psychological, social,
cultural, spiritual) to establish a baseline, identify problems, and develop a plan of care.
Diagnosis is outside the nursing scope of practice. The assessment phase precedes
implementation and evaluation.
5. A nurse performs a focused assessment on a patient admitted with shortness of
breath. This type of assessment is:
A) Comprehensive (head-to-toe)
B) Focused on a specific body system or problem
C) Only performed on admission
D) For stable patients only
Answer: B) Focused on a specific body system or problem
Rationale: A focused assessment concentrates on a particular problem or body system
(e.g., respiratory assessment for a patient with shortness of breath). A comprehensive
assessment is a complete head-to-toe examination typically done on admission.
6. Which action occurs FIRST during the assessment phase of the nursing process?
, A) Implementing interventions
B) Developing nursing diagnoses
C) Collecting subjective and objective data
D) Evaluating outcomes
Answer: C) Collecting subjective and objective data
Rationale: Assessment is the first step of the nursing process. The nurse collects data
from various sources (patient, family, medical records, diagnostic tests) before analyzing
data, forming diagnoses, planning, implementing, or evaluating.
7. A patient states, "I have had a fever for three days." The nurse records this as:
A) Subjective data
B) Objective data
C) Primary data
D) Both subjective and primary data
Answer: D) Both subjective and primary data
Rationale: This is subjective data because it is what the patient reports, and it is primary
data because it comes directly from the patient. Primary data is information obtained
directly from the patient, whereas secondary data comes from other sources like family
members or medical records.
8. Which of the following represents first-level priority problems?
