NUR 2092 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM
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1. A nurse is conducting a health history for a new client. Which statement by the nurse best
demonstrates the use of reflection as a communication technique?
A. I understand that you are upset, but we must finish this form.
B. Can you tell me more about the pain you mentioned earlier?
C. You feel concerned about how your family will manage while you are in the hospital.
D. Everything will be fine once the medication starts working.
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Reflection involves repeating or rephrasing the client’s feelings
to help them explore their emotions, validating their experience.
2. During a physical assessment, the nurse notes a client’s pulse is 52 beats per minute. Which
action should the nurse take first?
A. Document the finding as normal for an adult.
B. Administer a dose of prescribed digoxin.
C. Immediately call a rapid response code.
D. Assess the client for symptoms of dizziness or chest pain.
,Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Bradycardia (under 60 bpm) requires clinical correlation to
determine if the client is symptomatic before further intervention.
3. When assessing a client’s blood pressure, the nurse notes an auscultatory gap. Why is this
significant?
A. It indicates the client has severe hypertension.
B. It suggests the blood pressure cuff is too large.
C. It occurs only in pediatric patients.
D. It may lead to an underestimation of systolic pressure.
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: An auscultatory gap is a period of silence between Korotkoff
sounds; failure to recognize it can result in an incorrectly low systolic reading.
4. Which of the following is considered subjective data?
A. The client’s blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg.
B. The client states, ‘I feel like my heart is racing.’
C. The client’s surgical incision is red and swollen.
D. The client has a productive cough.
Answer: B
, Conceptual Explanation: Subjective data consists of what the patient says or feels, which
cannot be independently measured by the nurse.
5. What is the primary purpose of the ‘Review of Systems’ (ROS) during a health history?
A. To evaluate the past and present health state of each body system.
B. To perform a detailed physical examination of each body system.
C. To document the nurse’s objective findings.
D. To provide a diagnosis for the patient’s current symptoms.
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: The ROS is a subjective screening to ensure no significant health
problems were overlooked in the history.
6. The nurse is using a stethoscope to listen to high-pitched sounds like breath and bowel
sounds. Which part of the stethoscope should be used?
A. The bell, pressed lightly.
B. The diaphragm, pressed firmly.
C. The bell, pressed firmly.
D. The diaphragm, pressed lightly.
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The diaphragm is used for high-pitched sounds (lungs, bowel,
normal heart sounds), while the bell is for low-pitched sounds (bruits, murmurs).
1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED BY EXPERTS. 2026/2027
1. A nurse is conducting a health history for a new client. Which statement by the nurse best
demonstrates the use of reflection as a communication technique?
A. I understand that you are upset, but we must finish this form.
B. Can you tell me more about the pain you mentioned earlier?
C. You feel concerned about how your family will manage while you are in the hospital.
D. Everything will be fine once the medication starts working.
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Reflection involves repeating or rephrasing the client’s feelings
to help them explore their emotions, validating their experience.
2. During a physical assessment, the nurse notes a client’s pulse is 52 beats per minute. Which
action should the nurse take first?
A. Document the finding as normal for an adult.
B. Administer a dose of prescribed digoxin.
C. Immediately call a rapid response code.
D. Assess the client for symptoms of dizziness or chest pain.
,Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Bradycardia (under 60 bpm) requires clinical correlation to
determine if the client is symptomatic before further intervention.
3. When assessing a client’s blood pressure, the nurse notes an auscultatory gap. Why is this
significant?
A. It indicates the client has severe hypertension.
B. It suggests the blood pressure cuff is too large.
C. It occurs only in pediatric patients.
D. It may lead to an underestimation of systolic pressure.
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: An auscultatory gap is a period of silence between Korotkoff
sounds; failure to recognize it can result in an incorrectly low systolic reading.
4. Which of the following is considered subjective data?
A. The client’s blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg.
B. The client states, ‘I feel like my heart is racing.’
C. The client’s surgical incision is red and swollen.
D. The client has a productive cough.
Answer: B
, Conceptual Explanation: Subjective data consists of what the patient says or feels, which
cannot be independently measured by the nurse.
5. What is the primary purpose of the ‘Review of Systems’ (ROS) during a health history?
A. To evaluate the past and present health state of each body system.
B. To perform a detailed physical examination of each body system.
C. To document the nurse’s objective findings.
D. To provide a diagnosis for the patient’s current symptoms.
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: The ROS is a subjective screening to ensure no significant health
problems were overlooked in the history.
6. The nurse is using a stethoscope to listen to high-pitched sounds like breath and bowel
sounds. Which part of the stethoscope should be used?
A. The bell, pressed lightly.
B. The diaphragm, pressed firmly.
C. The bell, pressed firmly.
D. The diaphragm, pressed lightly.
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The diaphragm is used for high-pitched sounds (lungs, bowel,
normal heart sounds), while the bell is for low-pitched sounds (bruits, murmurs).
