NUR 210- Final Exam- Practice
Questions
Health assessment requires the nurse to identify:
a. Physical assessment findings only
b. Normal from abnormal assessment findings
c. Basic anatomy and physiology
d. Diagnostic values
b. Normal from abnormal assessment findings
You are interviewing a patient in a community health clinic. He shares with you that he has made some bad choices in life. You completely support and accept the patient no matter what he says or does. This is known as:
a. Empathy
b. Genuineness
c. Unconditional regard
d. Caring
c. Unconditional regard
A 70-year-old female patient has suffered a stroke with no paralysis. She cannot talk and is hard of hearing. She follows you with her eyes and understands you. What is the best way to communicate with the patient?
a. Write down questions on a white board and allow patient to write answers
b. Ask for an interpreter to help you
c. Speak slowly and loudly directly in front of the patient
d. Have the patient blink her eyes to questions she understands
a. Write down questions on a white board and allow patient to write answers
A patient comes to the emergency room with stomach discomfort. He states that he has not been feeling well for a couple of days. What should be your first question or statement?
a. Is the discomfort acute or chronic?
b. Is it localized or generalized?
c. Describe your stomach discomfort.
d. When did the pain start?
c. Describe your stomach discomfort Ronald G. is an army veteran who is now a civilian. He is getting a pre-employment physical exam for a new job. You start the interview. What is the most important question to ask this patient?
a. “When was your last visit?”
b. “Tell me about your family and friends.”
c. “Would it be okay to talk to you about your military experience?”
d. “What is going on in your life?”
c. "Would it be okay to talk to you about your military experience?"
During a health assessment, you observe that your patient is very fidgety and has several red marks on her face and arms. She states that she is upset because she is currently going through a divorce. What assessment screening tool should be used?
a. CAGE questionnaire
b. BATHE questionnaire
c. HITS questionnaire
d. Functional Assessment questionnaire
c. HITS questionnaire
Mary Jane is unemployed and has been coming to the medical practice with chronic complaints of fatigue and "just does not feel like doing anything." All diagnostic tests have been negative. What is the best question to ask Mary Jane today?
a. "What are you going to do about finding a job?"
b. "Have you had any thoughts of killing yourself?"
c. "Over the past two weeks have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things?"
d. "Why are here again to see the doctor?"
c. "Over the past two weeks have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things?"
You are interviewing a 63-year-old male, who says his clothes and wedding band are too big for him. Patient denies that he is dieting or has decreased appetite. This is an example of:
a. Intentional weight loss
b. Unintentional weight loss
c. Overnutrition
d. Malnutrition
b. Unintentional weight loss
Your patient reports a poor appetite for the past month. He states that "food has no taste anymore." What medical term would you document in your note?
a. Anorexia
b. Aphasia c. Ageusia
d. Dysphagia
c. Ageusia
A patient is getting his annual physical exam. He is 6 feet 2 inches and weighs 200 lbs. What is his BMI?
(You can use the BMI chart in the canvas module)
a. 23
b. 24
c. 25
d. 26
d. 26
You are assessing a waist-to-hip ratio on a patient. After placing the tape measure around the narrowest area of the waist, when do you take the measurement?
a. When the patient breathes in
b. After a normal breath
c. During any time of a normal breath
d. Breathing does not influence the measurement
b. After a normal breath
The FIRST step just prior to performing an assessment on a patient is to:
a. Look at the patient
b. Wash your hands
c. Stand on the left side
d. Put on gloves
b. Wash your hands
Inspection requires the use of the three senses except the sense of:
a. Hearing
b. Seeing
c. Smelling
d. Feeling
d. Feeling
Questions
Health assessment requires the nurse to identify:
a. Physical assessment findings only
b. Normal from abnormal assessment findings
c. Basic anatomy and physiology
d. Diagnostic values
b. Normal from abnormal assessment findings
You are interviewing a patient in a community health clinic. He shares with you that he has made some bad choices in life. You completely support and accept the patient no matter what he says or does. This is known as:
a. Empathy
b. Genuineness
c. Unconditional regard
d. Caring
c. Unconditional regard
A 70-year-old female patient has suffered a stroke with no paralysis. She cannot talk and is hard of hearing. She follows you with her eyes and understands you. What is the best way to communicate with the patient?
a. Write down questions on a white board and allow patient to write answers
b. Ask for an interpreter to help you
c. Speak slowly and loudly directly in front of the patient
d. Have the patient blink her eyes to questions she understands
a. Write down questions on a white board and allow patient to write answers
A patient comes to the emergency room with stomach discomfort. He states that he has not been feeling well for a couple of days. What should be your first question or statement?
a. Is the discomfort acute or chronic?
b. Is it localized or generalized?
c. Describe your stomach discomfort.
d. When did the pain start?
c. Describe your stomach discomfort Ronald G. is an army veteran who is now a civilian. He is getting a pre-employment physical exam for a new job. You start the interview. What is the most important question to ask this patient?
a. “When was your last visit?”
b. “Tell me about your family and friends.”
c. “Would it be okay to talk to you about your military experience?”
d. “What is going on in your life?”
c. "Would it be okay to talk to you about your military experience?"
During a health assessment, you observe that your patient is very fidgety and has several red marks on her face and arms. She states that she is upset because she is currently going through a divorce. What assessment screening tool should be used?
a. CAGE questionnaire
b. BATHE questionnaire
c. HITS questionnaire
d. Functional Assessment questionnaire
c. HITS questionnaire
Mary Jane is unemployed and has been coming to the medical practice with chronic complaints of fatigue and "just does not feel like doing anything." All diagnostic tests have been negative. What is the best question to ask Mary Jane today?
a. "What are you going to do about finding a job?"
b. "Have you had any thoughts of killing yourself?"
c. "Over the past two weeks have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things?"
d. "Why are here again to see the doctor?"
c. "Over the past two weeks have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things?"
You are interviewing a 63-year-old male, who says his clothes and wedding band are too big for him. Patient denies that he is dieting or has decreased appetite. This is an example of:
a. Intentional weight loss
b. Unintentional weight loss
c. Overnutrition
d. Malnutrition
b. Unintentional weight loss
Your patient reports a poor appetite for the past month. He states that "food has no taste anymore." What medical term would you document in your note?
a. Anorexia
b. Aphasia c. Ageusia
d. Dysphagia
c. Ageusia
A patient is getting his annual physical exam. He is 6 feet 2 inches and weighs 200 lbs. What is his BMI?
(You can use the BMI chart in the canvas module)
a. 23
b. 24
c. 25
d. 26
d. 26
You are assessing a waist-to-hip ratio on a patient. After placing the tape measure around the narrowest area of the waist, when do you take the measurement?
a. When the patient breathes in
b. After a normal breath
c. During any time of a normal breath
d. Breathing does not influence the measurement
b. After a normal breath
The FIRST step just prior to performing an assessment on a patient is to:
a. Look at the patient
b. Wash your hands
c. Stand on the left side
d. Put on gloves
b. Wash your hands
Inspection requires the use of the three senses except the sense of:
a. Hearing
b. Seeing
c. Smelling
d. Feeling
d. Feeling
