Health Assessment
Final Exam Practice
Questions and Correct
Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
,During assessment of the lower extremities of a male client the nurse is unable to palpate the dorsalis
pedis pulse. What action should the nurse take first?
a. Notify the Physician
b. Return in a few hours and reassess
c. Ask the client if this is "normal" for him
d. Reposition the fingers and assess again - Correct Answer: C. Ask the Client if this is normal
An example of objective data obtained during the physical assessment includes: Select all that apply
a.Sore throat
b.Audible wheeze
c.Headache
d.Tinnitus
e.Pressure ulcer rt. ankle - Correct Answer: b.Audible wheeze
e.Pressure ulcer rt. ankle
A mother is at the clinic with her 2-year-old son and states "he won't go to sleep at night & during the
day he has several fits. I get so upset when this happens."
The nurse's best verbal response should be:
a."Go on, I'm listening
b."Tell me what you mean by fits."
c."Yes, it can be upsetting when a child has a fit."
d."Don't be upset when he has a fit, all 2-year-olds have fits - Correct Answer: b."Tell me what you mean
by fits."
Which of the following statements illustrates the use of open-ended questions? Select all that apply
, a.Elicits cold facts
b.Builds & enhances rapport
c.Leaves interactions neutral
d.Calls for short one-to two-word answers
e.Used when narrative information is needed - Correct Answer: b.Builds & enhances rapport
e.Used when narrative information is needed
A client's reason for seeking care is "shortness of breath". When obtaining a health history, which of
these questions, by the nurse, would obtain the most helpful information?
a.Will you please describe the activities that cause you to be short of breath?
b.Have you been short of breath for long?
c.Hon, are you short of breath now?
d.Do you have interstitial pneumonia? - Correct Answer: a. Will you please describe the activities that
cause you to be short of breath?
During an exam the nurse notices the client has round, flat red lesions on the skin of the forearm. The
nurse suspects:
a.Petechiae
b.Pruritis
c.Herpes zoster
d.Psoriasis - Correct Answer: a. Petechiae
A 65-year-old man with emphysema has come to the clinic for a follow-up appt. On assessment of the
skin, the nurse might expect to assess the following:
a.Jaundice
b.Senile angiomas
Final Exam Practice
Questions and Correct
Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
,During assessment of the lower extremities of a male client the nurse is unable to palpate the dorsalis
pedis pulse. What action should the nurse take first?
a. Notify the Physician
b. Return in a few hours and reassess
c. Ask the client if this is "normal" for him
d. Reposition the fingers and assess again - Correct Answer: C. Ask the Client if this is normal
An example of objective data obtained during the physical assessment includes: Select all that apply
a.Sore throat
b.Audible wheeze
c.Headache
d.Tinnitus
e.Pressure ulcer rt. ankle - Correct Answer: b.Audible wheeze
e.Pressure ulcer rt. ankle
A mother is at the clinic with her 2-year-old son and states "he won't go to sleep at night & during the
day he has several fits. I get so upset when this happens."
The nurse's best verbal response should be:
a."Go on, I'm listening
b."Tell me what you mean by fits."
c."Yes, it can be upsetting when a child has a fit."
d."Don't be upset when he has a fit, all 2-year-olds have fits - Correct Answer: b."Tell me what you mean
by fits."
Which of the following statements illustrates the use of open-ended questions? Select all that apply
, a.Elicits cold facts
b.Builds & enhances rapport
c.Leaves interactions neutral
d.Calls for short one-to two-word answers
e.Used when narrative information is needed - Correct Answer: b.Builds & enhances rapport
e.Used when narrative information is needed
A client's reason for seeking care is "shortness of breath". When obtaining a health history, which of
these questions, by the nurse, would obtain the most helpful information?
a.Will you please describe the activities that cause you to be short of breath?
b.Have you been short of breath for long?
c.Hon, are you short of breath now?
d.Do you have interstitial pneumonia? - Correct Answer: a. Will you please describe the activities that
cause you to be short of breath?
During an exam the nurse notices the client has round, flat red lesions on the skin of the forearm. The
nurse suspects:
a.Petechiae
b.Pruritis
c.Herpes zoster
d.Psoriasis - Correct Answer: a. Petechiae
A 65-year-old man with emphysema has come to the clinic for a follow-up appt. On assessment of the
skin, the nurse might expect to assess the following:
a.Jaundice
b.Senile angiomas
