Bates Nursing Guide
Physical Examination
2nd Edition Hogan-
Quigley Palm Bickley
Test Bank
,1. What is the nurse's focus while conducting a health assessment with a client? (Select all
that apply.)
A) Completing the health history.
B) Interpreting findings.
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C) Formulating a plan of care
D) Implementing a plan of care.
E) Conducting a physical examination.
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2. Before beginning a health assessment with a patient, the nurse reviews Healthy People
2020 because: abirb.com/test
A) It helps determine the patient's plan of care.
B) It serves as a guide for the health assessment.
C) It identifies risk factors, health issues, and diseases. abirb.com/test
D) It lists specific interventions to address most patient health problems.
3. The nurse is following a structured head-to-toe approach to identify changes in a abirb.com/test
patient's body systems. Which component of the health assessment is the nurse
completing with the patient? A)
Health history
B) Physical examination abirb.com/test
C) Goal setting
D) Planning care
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4. What will be the nurse's initial role when conducting a health assessment with a client
reporting abdominal pain? abirb.com/test
A) Teaching the client to draw knees to chest to help minimize the pain
B) Planning care to help minimize the client's pain
C) Collecting data regarding the nature of the pain
D) Identifying pain management interventions with input from the client abirb.com/test
, 5. As the nurse assesses vital signs, he notices the client is shaking. The nurse notes a
abirb.com/test change in the client's tone and in a loud voice the hospitalized client insists,
"You're not my wife. How did you get into my house?". Based upon the client's behavior,
which
assessment will the nurse now focus upon?
A) Mental abirb.com/test
B) Physical
C) Spiritual
D) Interpersonal
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6. When doing an overall assessment of a patient, the nurse is able to utilize findings and do what?
A) Identify what level of prevention the patient is at
B) Identify in what areas the patient can educate his or her family abirb.com/test
C) Identify in what areas the patient needs the most care D) Identify the patient's
medical diagnosis
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7. During a health assessment, the client identifies having a 1 pack per day smoking habit. What should
the nurse initially focus upon when approaching the client about the
benefits of smoking cessation? abirb.com/test
A) Determining whether the client wants to stop smoking
B) Educating the client on the detrimental effects smoking has on the entire body.
C) Identifying smoking as a modifiable risk factor for the client. abirb.com/test
D) Sharing with the client that there are various smoking cessation methods available.
8. Which statement by the new nurse demonstrates an understanding of the nurse's abirb.com/test
responsibility to conduct an effective health assessment of the client?
A) "A health assessment requires both a patient history as well as a physical
examination." abirb.com/test
B) "I always allow sufficient time to conduct the history portion of the assessment
effectively."
C) "I am always trying to improve my assessment skills."
D) "The health assessment is the foundation of quality patient care." abirb.com/test
, 9. The nurse is performing a health assessment with a client who presented to the abirb.com/test emergency
department after falling as a result of feeling dizzy. Which questions demonstrates that the nurse
understands the initial purpose of effectively conducting a
health assessment? Select all that apply.
A) "Are you experiencing any pain at this time?" abirb.com/test
B) "Are you feeling dizzy now?"
C) "Do you know what may have caused you to fall?"
D) "Do you know what your blood pressure is usually?"
E) "What do you think will help you from falling again?" abirb.com/test
10. During a health assessment, a client shares, "I get a little dizzy when I get up from my abirb.com/test
chair too quickly. "Which question will the nurse ask the client first when attempting to
identify client needs and potential health risks?
A) "What do you mean by 'a little dizzy'?"
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B) "Do you often feel dizzy?"
C) "Have you ever been dizzy enough to fall?"
D) Can you remember when you first started to feel dizzy?"
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Physical Examination
2nd Edition Hogan-
Quigley Palm Bickley
Test Bank
,1. What is the nurse's focus while conducting a health assessment with a client? (Select all
that apply.)
A) Completing the health history.
B) Interpreting findings.
abirb.com/test
C) Formulating a plan of care
D) Implementing a plan of care.
E) Conducting a physical examination.
abirb.com/test
2. Before beginning a health assessment with a patient, the nurse reviews Healthy People
2020 because: abirb.com/test
A) It helps determine the patient's plan of care.
B) It serves as a guide for the health assessment.
C) It identifies risk factors, health issues, and diseases. abirb.com/test
D) It lists specific interventions to address most patient health problems.
3. The nurse is following a structured head-to-toe approach to identify changes in a abirb.com/test
patient's body systems. Which component of the health assessment is the nurse
completing with the patient? A)
Health history
B) Physical examination abirb.com/test
C) Goal setting
D) Planning care
abirb.com/test
4. What will be the nurse's initial role when conducting a health assessment with a client
reporting abdominal pain? abirb.com/test
A) Teaching the client to draw knees to chest to help minimize the pain
B) Planning care to help minimize the client's pain
C) Collecting data regarding the nature of the pain
D) Identifying pain management interventions with input from the client abirb.com/test
, 5. As the nurse assesses vital signs, he notices the client is shaking. The nurse notes a
abirb.com/test change in the client's tone and in a loud voice the hospitalized client insists,
"You're not my wife. How did you get into my house?". Based upon the client's behavior,
which
assessment will the nurse now focus upon?
A) Mental abirb.com/test
B) Physical
C) Spiritual
D) Interpersonal
abirb.com/test
abirb.com/test
6. When doing an overall assessment of a patient, the nurse is able to utilize findings and do what?
A) Identify what level of prevention the patient is at
B) Identify in what areas the patient can educate his or her family abirb.com/test
C) Identify in what areas the patient needs the most care D) Identify the patient's
medical diagnosis
abirb.com/test
7. During a health assessment, the client identifies having a 1 pack per day smoking habit. What should
the nurse initially focus upon when approaching the client about the
benefits of smoking cessation? abirb.com/test
A) Determining whether the client wants to stop smoking
B) Educating the client on the detrimental effects smoking has on the entire body.
C) Identifying smoking as a modifiable risk factor for the client. abirb.com/test
D) Sharing with the client that there are various smoking cessation methods available.
8. Which statement by the new nurse demonstrates an understanding of the nurse's abirb.com/test
responsibility to conduct an effective health assessment of the client?
A) "A health assessment requires both a patient history as well as a physical
examination." abirb.com/test
B) "I always allow sufficient time to conduct the history portion of the assessment
effectively."
C) "I am always trying to improve my assessment skills."
D) "The health assessment is the foundation of quality patient care." abirb.com/test
, 9. The nurse is performing a health assessment with a client who presented to the abirb.com/test emergency
department after falling as a result of feeling dizzy. Which questions demonstrates that the nurse
understands the initial purpose of effectively conducting a
health assessment? Select all that apply.
A) "Are you experiencing any pain at this time?" abirb.com/test
B) "Are you feeling dizzy now?"
C) "Do you know what may have caused you to fall?"
D) "Do you know what your blood pressure is usually?"
E) "What do you think will help you from falling again?" abirb.com/test
10. During a health assessment, a client shares, "I get a little dizzy when I get up from my abirb.com/test
chair too quickly. "Which question will the nurse ask the client first when attempting to
identify client needs and potential health risks?
A) "What do you mean by 'a little dizzy'?"
abirb.com/test
B) "Do you often feel dizzy?"
C) "Have you ever been dizzy enough to fall?"
D) Can you remember when you first started to feel dizzy?"
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