NSG-316 Final Exam Actual Questions with Detailed Answers
Question 1.
What are the elements of a general survey and health assessment?
Correct Answer: Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, behavior, and
measurement
Question 2.
What is the difference between subjective and objective data?
Correct Answer: Subjective data is what the patient say about themselves
during the history taking. Objective data is observed when inspecting,
percussing, palpating, and auscultating the patient during the physical exam.
Question 3.
What is the difference between a comprehensive assessment and a focused assessment?
Correct Answer: A comprehensive assessment includes the patient's history,
physical exam, and VS; yearly health exams. A focused assessment is a more
detailed assessment that related to a current medical condition/patient
complaint; ER situations or after a diagnosis
Question 4.
A nurse is caring for a client who asks about measures the nurse takes to protect client
privacy. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse? a. "I will provide
their information to anyone who requests it." b. "I will make sure my password to log into
the system is the same one I use for everything else." c. "I will talk to my friends about the
client in order to get advice." d. "I will log off the computer in between seeing clients."
Answer: d HIPAA establishes national standards for the protection of certain
health info. The privacy rule can be violated if a client's health info is on the
computer screen and the nurse leaves it up while taking care of other clients.
Question 5.
What factors affect health pro- motion and disease prevention throughout the lifespan?
Correct Answer: Gender, genetics, education, socioeconomic status, ethnicity,
lifestyle, chronic illness/disability, and race
, Question 6.
Which of these are components of a functional assessment? (Select all that apply) a. vision
and hearing b. mobility c. continence d. nutrition e. ADL-IADL
Answer: all of them :) A functional assessment also includes mental status,
affect, home environment, and social support!
Question 7.
What is the key to understanding cultural diversity?
Correct Answer: Being self-aware and having knowledge of one's own culture
Question 8.
FICA is an assessment tool used to determine a patient's spiritual history. What does FICA
stand for?
Correct Answer: F = faith I = importance/influence C = community A =
address/action
Question 9.
What components should be assessed and asked about when completing a cultural
assessment?
Correct Answer: Heritage, health practices, communication, family roles & social
orientation, nutrition, pregnancy, spirituality/religion, death, and role of health
providers
Question 10.
What are the four sources of pain? (Provide some examples for each)
Correct Answer: 1. Visceral pain = large interior organs (e.g., appendicitis,
gallstones)
2. Deep somatic pain = blood vessels, joints, tendons, muscles, and bone injury
(e.g., sprain, broken bone)
3. Cutaneous pain = skin surface and subcutaneous tissues (e.g., paper cut)
4. Referred pain = felt at a particular site but originates from another location
(e.g., left arm hurting during an MI although the issue is with the heart)
Question 1.
What are the elements of a general survey and health assessment?
Correct Answer: Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, behavior, and
measurement
Question 2.
What is the difference between subjective and objective data?
Correct Answer: Subjective data is what the patient say about themselves
during the history taking. Objective data is observed when inspecting,
percussing, palpating, and auscultating the patient during the physical exam.
Question 3.
What is the difference between a comprehensive assessment and a focused assessment?
Correct Answer: A comprehensive assessment includes the patient's history,
physical exam, and VS; yearly health exams. A focused assessment is a more
detailed assessment that related to a current medical condition/patient
complaint; ER situations or after a diagnosis
Question 4.
A nurse is caring for a client who asks about measures the nurse takes to protect client
privacy. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse? a. "I will provide
their information to anyone who requests it." b. "I will make sure my password to log into
the system is the same one I use for everything else." c. "I will talk to my friends about the
client in order to get advice." d. "I will log off the computer in between seeing clients."
Answer: d HIPAA establishes national standards for the protection of certain
health info. The privacy rule can be violated if a client's health info is on the
computer screen and the nurse leaves it up while taking care of other clients.
Question 5.
What factors affect health pro- motion and disease prevention throughout the lifespan?
Correct Answer: Gender, genetics, education, socioeconomic status, ethnicity,
lifestyle, chronic illness/disability, and race
, Question 6.
Which of these are components of a functional assessment? (Select all that apply) a. vision
and hearing b. mobility c. continence d. nutrition e. ADL-IADL
Answer: all of them :) A functional assessment also includes mental status,
affect, home environment, and social support!
Question 7.
What is the key to understanding cultural diversity?
Correct Answer: Being self-aware and having knowledge of one's own culture
Question 8.
FICA is an assessment tool used to determine a patient's spiritual history. What does FICA
stand for?
Correct Answer: F = faith I = importance/influence C = community A =
address/action
Question 9.
What components should be assessed and asked about when completing a cultural
assessment?
Correct Answer: Heritage, health practices, communication, family roles & social
orientation, nutrition, pregnancy, spirituality/religion, death, and role of health
providers
Question 10.
What are the four sources of pain? (Provide some examples for each)
Correct Answer: 1. Visceral pain = large interior organs (e.g., appendicitis,
gallstones)
2. Deep somatic pain = blood vessels, joints, tendons, muscles, and bone injury
(e.g., sprain, broken bone)
3. Cutaneous pain = skin surface and subcutaneous tissues (e.g., paper cut)
4. Referred pain = felt at a particular site but originates from another location
(e.g., left arm hurting during an MI although the issue is with the heart)
