NR 302 - Exam 1
1. The concept of health and healing has evolved in recent years. Which is the best description of health?
a. Health is the absence of disease.
b. Health is a dynamic process toward optimal functioning.
c. Health depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the environment.
d. Health is the prevention of disease. - correct answer ✔✔c. Health depends on an interaction of mind,
body, and spirit within the environment.
2. Which would be included in the database for a new patient admission to a surgical unit?
a. All subjective and objective data gathered by a health practitioner from a patient
b. All objective data obtained from a patient through inspection, percussion, palpation, and auscultation
c. A summary of a patient's record, including laboratory studies
d. All subjective and objective, and data gathered from a patient and the results of any laboratory or
diagnostic studies completed - correct answer ✔✔d. All subjective and objective, and data gathered
from a patient and the results of any laboratory or diagnostic studies completed
3. You are reviewing assessment data of a 45-year-old male patient and note pain of 8 on a scale of 10,
labored breathing, and pale skin color on the electronic health record. This documentation is an example
of:
a. Hypothetical reasoning
b. Diagnostic reasoning
c. Data cluster
d. Signs and symptoms - correct answer ✔✔c. Data cluster
,4. A patient is in the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. Which would you include in the
database?
a. A complete health history and full physical examination
b. A diet and GI history
c. Previously identified problems
d. Start collection of data in conjunction with lifesaving measures - correct answer ✔✔b. A diet and GI
history
5. A patient has recently received health insurance and would like to know how often he should visit the
provider. How do you respond?
a. "It would be most efficient if you visit on an annual basis."
b. "There is no recommendation for the frequency of health care visits."
c. "Your visits may vary, depending on your level of wellness."
d. "Your visits will be based on your preference." - correct answer ✔✔c. "Your visits may vary, depending
on your level of wellness."
6. You are reviewing concepts related to steps in the nursing process for determining prioritization and
developing patient outcomes. To what are these actions attributed?
a. Planning
b. Assessment
c. Implementation
d. Diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔a. Planning
7. Which best describes evidence-based nursing
practice?
a. Combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing research to provide the best care for patients
while considering the patient's values and circumstances
,b. Appraising and looking at the implications of one or two articles as they relate to the culture and
ethnicity of the patient
c. Completing a literature search to find relevant articles that use nursing research to encourage nurses
to use good practices
d. Finding value-based resources to justify nursing actions when working with patients of diverse cultural
backgrounds - correct answer ✔✔a. Combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing research to
provide the best care for patients while considering the patient's values and circumstances
8. What can be determined when the nurse clusters data as part of the critical-thinking process?
a. This step identifies problems that may be urgent and require immediate action.
b. This step involves making assumptions in the data.
c. The nurse recognizes relevant information among the data.
d. Risk factors can be determined so the nurse knows how to offer health teaching. - correct answer
✔✔c. The nurse recognizes relevant information among the data.
9. A patient says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels like she will vomit. This data would be
what type of data?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective - correct answer ✔✔c. Subjective
10. The expert nurse differs from the novice nurse by acting without consciously thinking about the
actions. This is referred to as:
a. Deductive reasoning
b. Intuition
c. The nursing process
d. Focus assessment - correct answer ✔✔b. Intuition
, 11. Which would be considered a risk diagnosis?
a. Identifying existing levels of wellness
b. Evaluating previous problems and goals
c. Identifying potential problems the individual may develop
d. Focusing on strengths and reflecting an individual's transition to higher levels of wellness - correct
answer ✔✔c. Identifying potential problems the individual may develop
12. Which would be included in a holistic model of assessment?
a. Nursing goals for the patient
b. Anticipated growth and development patterns
c. A patient's perception of his or her health status
d. The nurse's perception of disease related to the patient - correct answer ✔✔c. A patient's perception
of his or her health status
13. The nurse uses health promotion activities with a new patient. What would this focus include?
a. The nurse would try to change the patient's perceptions of disease.
b. The nurse would search for identification of biomedical model interventions.
c. The nurse would help to identify negative health acts of the patient.
d. The nurse would empower the patient to choose a healthier lifestyle. - correct answer ✔✔d. The
nurse would empower the patient to choose a healthier lifestyle.
14. Which is an example of objective data?
a. Patient's history of allergies
b. Patient's use of medications at home
c. Last menstrual period 1 month ago
1. The concept of health and healing has evolved in recent years. Which is the best description of health?
a. Health is the absence of disease.
b. Health is a dynamic process toward optimal functioning.
c. Health depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the environment.
d. Health is the prevention of disease. - correct answer ✔✔c. Health depends on an interaction of mind,
body, and spirit within the environment.
2. Which would be included in the database for a new patient admission to a surgical unit?
a. All subjective and objective data gathered by a health practitioner from a patient
b. All objective data obtained from a patient through inspection, percussion, palpation, and auscultation
c. A summary of a patient's record, including laboratory studies
d. All subjective and objective, and data gathered from a patient and the results of any laboratory or
diagnostic studies completed - correct answer ✔✔d. All subjective and objective, and data gathered
from a patient and the results of any laboratory or diagnostic studies completed
3. You are reviewing assessment data of a 45-year-old male patient and note pain of 8 on a scale of 10,
labored breathing, and pale skin color on the electronic health record. This documentation is an example
of:
a. Hypothetical reasoning
b. Diagnostic reasoning
c. Data cluster
d. Signs and symptoms - correct answer ✔✔c. Data cluster
,4. A patient is in the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. Which would you include in the
database?
a. A complete health history and full physical examination
b. A diet and GI history
c. Previously identified problems
d. Start collection of data in conjunction with lifesaving measures - correct answer ✔✔b. A diet and GI
history
5. A patient has recently received health insurance and would like to know how often he should visit the
provider. How do you respond?
a. "It would be most efficient if you visit on an annual basis."
b. "There is no recommendation for the frequency of health care visits."
c. "Your visits may vary, depending on your level of wellness."
d. "Your visits will be based on your preference." - correct answer ✔✔c. "Your visits may vary, depending
on your level of wellness."
6. You are reviewing concepts related to steps in the nursing process for determining prioritization and
developing patient outcomes. To what are these actions attributed?
a. Planning
b. Assessment
c. Implementation
d. Diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔a. Planning
7. Which best describes evidence-based nursing
practice?
a. Combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing research to provide the best care for patients
while considering the patient's values and circumstances
,b. Appraising and looking at the implications of one or two articles as they relate to the culture and
ethnicity of the patient
c. Completing a literature search to find relevant articles that use nursing research to encourage nurses
to use good practices
d. Finding value-based resources to justify nursing actions when working with patients of diverse cultural
backgrounds - correct answer ✔✔a. Combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing research to
provide the best care for patients while considering the patient's values and circumstances
8. What can be determined when the nurse clusters data as part of the critical-thinking process?
a. This step identifies problems that may be urgent and require immediate action.
b. This step involves making assumptions in the data.
c. The nurse recognizes relevant information among the data.
d. Risk factors can be determined so the nurse knows how to offer health teaching. - correct answer
✔✔c. The nurse recognizes relevant information among the data.
9. A patient says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels like she will vomit. This data would be
what type of data?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective - correct answer ✔✔c. Subjective
10. The expert nurse differs from the novice nurse by acting without consciously thinking about the
actions. This is referred to as:
a. Deductive reasoning
b. Intuition
c. The nursing process
d. Focus assessment - correct answer ✔✔b. Intuition
, 11. Which would be considered a risk diagnosis?
a. Identifying existing levels of wellness
b. Evaluating previous problems and goals
c. Identifying potential problems the individual may develop
d. Focusing on strengths and reflecting an individual's transition to higher levels of wellness - correct
answer ✔✔c. Identifying potential problems the individual may develop
12. Which would be included in a holistic model of assessment?
a. Nursing goals for the patient
b. Anticipated growth and development patterns
c. A patient's perception of his or her health status
d. The nurse's perception of disease related to the patient - correct answer ✔✔c. A patient's perception
of his or her health status
13. The nurse uses health promotion activities with a new patient. What would this focus include?
a. The nurse would try to change the patient's perceptions of disease.
b. The nurse would search for identification of biomedical model interventions.
c. The nurse would help to identify negative health acts of the patient.
d. The nurse would empower the patient to choose a healthier lifestyle. - correct answer ✔✔d. The
nurse would empower the patient to choose a healthier lifestyle.
14. Which is an example of objective data?
a. Patient's history of allergies
b. Patient's use of medications at home
c. Last menstrual period 1 month ago
