3050-Patho Ch 1Test Questions with All
Solved Solutions 2026-2027 Updated.
A nurse who has worked with ostomy clients for several years is adept at measuring and cutting
the stoma wafer to the correct size for each client's stoma. This is an example of the nurse
using: - Answer clinical expertise
The term "clinical expertise" refers to proficiency and judgment that individual clinicians gain
through clinical experience, such as becoming adept at measuring and cutting stoma wafers for
ostomy clients.
A client is experiencing signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure. The client's disease is in
which phase of its clinical course? - Answer clinical
When a client is experiencing signs and symptoms of disease, the disease is considered to be in
the clinical phase of its clinical course.
The health care team is attempting to determine the cause of a client's disease. What does the
nurse recognize that this will be documented as? - Answer etiology
The causes of disease are known as etiologic factors.
The nurse is reviewing a physical examination report for a client who was admitted the day
before. The nurse has auscultated a heart murmur but does not see it on the physician's
physical examination. What is the importance of the physical examination for this client? -
Answer To observe for signs of altered body function
The PE is done to observe for signs of altered body structure or function.
The nurse is providing a prenatal class for a group of women at the local women's center. The
nurse informs the group about the importance of taking their folic acid supplements for the
prevention of neural tube defects. What type of prevention is the nurse providing? - Answer
Primary prevention
Primary prevention is directed at keeping disease from occurring by removing all risk factors.
Examples of primary prevention include the administration of folic acid to pregnant women and
women who may become pregnant to prevent fetal neural tube defects; giving immunizations
to children to prevent communicable disease; and counseling people to adopt healthy lifestyles
as a means of preventing heart disease. Primary prevention is often accomplished outside the
health care system at the community level. Some primary prevention measures are mandated
by law.
, A client comes to the clinic stating, "I feel terrible. I feel feverish and it hurts when I cough." The
nurse documents this report to be:
sign
symptom
disease
objective complaint - Answer A symptom is a subjective complaint that is noted by the person
with a disorder, whereas a sign is a manifestation that is noted by an observer. A disease has not
been recognized at this point and should not be documented as such by the nurse. The
complaint is subjective, not objective.
A client develops an infection with a resistant organism while hospitalized for surgery. After
treatment, there are no obvious signs of infection, but a culture shows that the organism is
present. Which term describes the client's status? - Answer In carrier status, the client shows
no symptoms, tests positive for the disease, and may still transmit the disease but is not
infected. Chronic disease is a long-term, continuous process. In the preclinical stage of a
disease, a client may show no symptoms but will progress to clinical disease. In clinical disease,
the condition is overtly present.
Which science is called on to study the risk factors in multifactorial diseases?
Epidemiology
Histology
Scientology
Morphology - Answer Epidemiology is the study of patterns of disease, such as the spread of a
disease in an epidemic. It has also emerged as a science to study the risk factors in multifactorial
diseases, such as heart disease and cancer. Scientology is a religion. Morphology refers to the
fundamental structure or form of cells or tissues. Histology deals with the study of the cells and
extracellular matrix of body tissues.
There are three fundamental types of prevention used in health care: primary, secondary, and
tertiary. Which statement accurately describes secondary prevention?
Secondary prevention detects disease early, and most is done in clinical settings.
Secondary prevention goes beyond treating the problem with which the person presents.
Solved Solutions 2026-2027 Updated.
A nurse who has worked with ostomy clients for several years is adept at measuring and cutting
the stoma wafer to the correct size for each client's stoma. This is an example of the nurse
using: - Answer clinical expertise
The term "clinical expertise" refers to proficiency and judgment that individual clinicians gain
through clinical experience, such as becoming adept at measuring and cutting stoma wafers for
ostomy clients.
A client is experiencing signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure. The client's disease is in
which phase of its clinical course? - Answer clinical
When a client is experiencing signs and symptoms of disease, the disease is considered to be in
the clinical phase of its clinical course.
The health care team is attempting to determine the cause of a client's disease. What does the
nurse recognize that this will be documented as? - Answer etiology
The causes of disease are known as etiologic factors.
The nurse is reviewing a physical examination report for a client who was admitted the day
before. The nurse has auscultated a heart murmur but does not see it on the physician's
physical examination. What is the importance of the physical examination for this client? -
Answer To observe for signs of altered body function
The PE is done to observe for signs of altered body structure or function.
The nurse is providing a prenatal class for a group of women at the local women's center. The
nurse informs the group about the importance of taking their folic acid supplements for the
prevention of neural tube defects. What type of prevention is the nurse providing? - Answer
Primary prevention
Primary prevention is directed at keeping disease from occurring by removing all risk factors.
Examples of primary prevention include the administration of folic acid to pregnant women and
women who may become pregnant to prevent fetal neural tube defects; giving immunizations
to children to prevent communicable disease; and counseling people to adopt healthy lifestyles
as a means of preventing heart disease. Primary prevention is often accomplished outside the
health care system at the community level. Some primary prevention measures are mandated
by law.
, A client comes to the clinic stating, "I feel terrible. I feel feverish and it hurts when I cough." The
nurse documents this report to be:
sign
symptom
disease
objective complaint - Answer A symptom is a subjective complaint that is noted by the person
with a disorder, whereas a sign is a manifestation that is noted by an observer. A disease has not
been recognized at this point and should not be documented as such by the nurse. The
complaint is subjective, not objective.
A client develops an infection with a resistant organism while hospitalized for surgery. After
treatment, there are no obvious signs of infection, but a culture shows that the organism is
present. Which term describes the client's status? - Answer In carrier status, the client shows
no symptoms, tests positive for the disease, and may still transmit the disease but is not
infected. Chronic disease is a long-term, continuous process. In the preclinical stage of a
disease, a client may show no symptoms but will progress to clinical disease. In clinical disease,
the condition is overtly present.
Which science is called on to study the risk factors in multifactorial diseases?
Epidemiology
Histology
Scientology
Morphology - Answer Epidemiology is the study of patterns of disease, such as the spread of a
disease in an epidemic. It has also emerged as a science to study the risk factors in multifactorial
diseases, such as heart disease and cancer. Scientology is a religion. Morphology refers to the
fundamental structure or form of cells or tissues. Histology deals with the study of the cells and
extracellular matrix of body tissues.
There are three fundamental types of prevention used in health care: primary, secondary, and
tertiary. Which statement accurately describes secondary prevention?
Secondary prevention detects disease early, and most is done in clinical settings.
Secondary prevention goes beyond treating the problem with which the person presents.
