Health
Assessment
Final Exam:
Review
Questions with
verified
solutions
An elderly patient is admitted to the hospital. While
performing a skin assessment, the nurse discovers bruises
in various stages of healing all over the patient's body.
Why is it important for the nurse to promptly document
and report these findings?
a.The patient may have been abused.
b.The patient is elderly.
c.The patient may have peripheral vascular disease.
,d.The patient may have a cognitive deficit. - answer a. The
patient may have been abused
When the nurse observes the patient for general
characteristics including age, gender, and level of
alertness, what aspect of assessment are you performing?
a.Inspecting
b.Interviewing
c.Palpating
d.Ausculating - answer a. Inspecting
The four areas to consider during the general survey
include:
a. Dress, medical history, nonverbal behavior, and
mobility.
b.Ethnicity, gender, age, and socioeconomic status.
c.Physical appearance, gender, ethnicity, and medical
history.
d.Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and
behavior. - answer d. Physical appearance, body structure,
mobility, and behavior.
When reading the patient's medical record, the nurse sees
the following notation: Patient states, "I have had a cold
for about a week, and I am having difficulty breathing."
This is an example of:
, a.A past health history.
b.A review of systems.
c.A functioning assessment.
d.A chief compliant. - answer d.A chief compliant.
Normal cervical lymph nodes are:
a.Smaller than 1 cm
b.Warm and red
c.Fixed
d.Firm - answer a.Smaller than 1 cm
The first step to cultural competency by a nurse is to:
a.Identify the meaning of health to the patient.
b.Understand their own heritage and its basis in cultural
values.
c.Develop a frame of reference to traditional health care
practices.
d.Understand how a health care delivery system works. -
answer b.Understand their own heritage and its basis in
cultural values.
The nurse is conducting a physical assessment of a new
patient. What data does the nurse collect that are
measurable?
Assessment
Final Exam:
Review
Questions with
verified
solutions
An elderly patient is admitted to the hospital. While
performing a skin assessment, the nurse discovers bruises
in various stages of healing all over the patient's body.
Why is it important for the nurse to promptly document
and report these findings?
a.The patient may have been abused.
b.The patient is elderly.
c.The patient may have peripheral vascular disease.
,d.The patient may have a cognitive deficit. - answer a. The
patient may have been abused
When the nurse observes the patient for general
characteristics including age, gender, and level of
alertness, what aspect of assessment are you performing?
a.Inspecting
b.Interviewing
c.Palpating
d.Ausculating - answer a. Inspecting
The four areas to consider during the general survey
include:
a. Dress, medical history, nonverbal behavior, and
mobility.
b.Ethnicity, gender, age, and socioeconomic status.
c.Physical appearance, gender, ethnicity, and medical
history.
d.Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and
behavior. - answer d. Physical appearance, body structure,
mobility, and behavior.
When reading the patient's medical record, the nurse sees
the following notation: Patient states, "I have had a cold
for about a week, and I am having difficulty breathing."
This is an example of:
, a.A past health history.
b.A review of systems.
c.A functioning assessment.
d.A chief compliant. - answer d.A chief compliant.
Normal cervical lymph nodes are:
a.Smaller than 1 cm
b.Warm and red
c.Fixed
d.Firm - answer a.Smaller than 1 cm
The first step to cultural competency by a nurse is to:
a.Identify the meaning of health to the patient.
b.Understand their own heritage and its basis in cultural
values.
c.Develop a frame of reference to traditional health care
practices.
d.Understand how a health care delivery system works. -
answer b.Understand their own heritage and its basis in
cultural values.
The nurse is conducting a physical assessment of a new
patient. What data does the nurse collect that are
measurable?
