Advanced Health Assessment/Nursing Final |
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Rationales | Exam Prep
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Final | Practice Questions, Answers & Detailed
Rationales | Exam Prep
Question 1
Objective data is defined as:
A) What the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating,
percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
B) Things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your
senses
C) Information obtained from the patient's medical records
D) Data collected from laboratory and diagnostic tests
Correct Answer: A) What the health professional observes by
inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the
physical examination
Rationale: Objective data refers to information that the healthcare
provider directly observes or measures during the physical examination.
This includes findings from inspection, palpation, percussion, and
auscultation. Subjective data (option B) is what the patient reports. Medical
records (option C) and laboratory data (option D) are additional sources of
information but are not the definition of objective data.
Question 2
,Subjective data is defined as:
A) What the health professional observes during the physical examination
B) Things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your
senses; symptoms
C) Information obtained from laboratory tests
D) Data collected from diagnostic imaging
Correct Answer: B) Things a person tells you about that you cannot
observe through your senses; symptoms
Rationale: Subjective data consists of information reported by the patient,
including symptoms, feelings, perceptions, and concerns. This data cannot
be directly observed or measured by the healthcare provider. Option A
describes objective data. Options C and D describe diagnostic data.
Question 3
The most effective way to elicit the Review of Systems (ROS) is for the
NP to:
A) Ask closed-ended questions about each body system
B) Start with general questions on each of the different body systems
, C) Focus only on the system related to the chief complaint
D) Have the patient complete a written questionnaire
Correct Answer: B) Start with general questions on each of the
different body systems
Rationale: The most effective approach to obtaining a Review of Systems
is to begin with general, open-ended questions about each body system.
This allows the patient to report symptoms spontaneously and provides a
comprehensive assessment. Closed-ended questions (option A) may limit
the patient's responses. Focusing only on the chief complaint (option C)
would miss potential issues in other systems.
Question 4
The NP can determine higher cognitive function by asking the patient
to perform which of the following tasks?
A) Recite the days of the week backward
B) Explain the meaning of a proverb
C) Count backward from 100 by 7s
D) Repeat a series of 3 words