NURS 210
NURS 210 Exam 1 Practice Questions With
100% Correct And Verified Answers.
Which factors would help the nurse interpret patient data accurately? Select all that apply
1. Knowledge of evidence-based practice research
2. Attention to detail during the patient interview
3. Understanding of the patient's culture and values
4. Careful observation of the patient's behavior
5. Using past experiences and generalizations - ✔✔✔ - answer:
1. Knowledge of evidence-based practice research
2. Attention to detail during the patient interview
3. Understanding of the patient's culture and values
4. Careful observation of the patient's behavior
A nurse asks a patient several questions to determine how he may have gotten a pressure ulcer.
Which of the gordon's model of 11 functional health patterns would the nurse address in her
assessment? Select all that apply
1. Sleep-rest
2. Elimination
3. Pain and weakness
4. Food and fluid intake
5. Past medical history or family history - ✔✔✔ - answer:
1. Sleep-rest
2. Elimination
4. Food and fluid intake
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When obtaining data for an assessment, a nurse must confirm the accuracy of the information
by using another source or method. This is known as validating. Which actions are examples of
validation? Select all that apply
1. Confirming the information from the patient's family
2. Getting diagnostic tests done
3. Asking the patient directly
4. Validating with findings from a physical examination
5. Contacting the patient's previous doctor - ✔✔✔ - answer:
1. Confirming the information from the patient's family
3. Asking the patient directly
4. Validating with findings from a physical examination
5. Contacting the patient's previous doctor
How would the nurse organize patient data using the head-to-toe model?
1. Organizes assessment data of each body system and focuses on physical aspects
2. Organizes only the physical assessment data from the upper to lower extremities
3. Organizes health assessment data according to the areas of function from head to toe
4. Organizes general health status first, vital signs next, and physical assessment at the end -
✔✔✔ - answer:
4. Organizes general health status first, vital signs next, and physical assessment at the end
A nurse is assigned to a 78-year-old patient with symptoms of h1n1 flu. The patient is short of
breath with a respiratory rate of 30 breaths/min. He lost his wife just a month ago. The nurse's
knowledge about this patient would result in which assessment approach at this time? Select all
that apply.
1. A focused approach
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2. A structured comprehensive approach
3. Using multiple visits to gather a complete database
4. Focusing on the functional health pattern of role-relationship
5. Scheduling a single extensive, structured interview to gather a detailed assessment - ✔✔✔ -
answer:
1. A focused approach
3. Using multiple visits to gather a complete database
Which frameworks can help the nurse organize patient data after the interview process? Select
all that apply
1. Triage system
2. Head-to-toe model
3. Body systems model
4. Focused assessment model
5. Functional health patterns - ✔✔✔ - answer:
2. Head-to-toe model
3. Body systems model
5. Functional health patterns
In which order, from the first technique to the last, would the nurse perform a physical
assessment?
Auscultation, palpation, inspection, percussion - ✔✔✔ - answer:
Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
Which questions would the nurse ask to assess the chronology of the patient's chief complaint
of abdominal pain? Select all that apply
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NURS 210 Exam 1 Practice Questions With
100% Correct And Verified Answers.
Which factors would help the nurse interpret patient data accurately? Select all that apply
1. Knowledge of evidence-based practice research
2. Attention to detail during the patient interview
3. Understanding of the patient's culture and values
4. Careful observation of the patient's behavior
5. Using past experiences and generalizations - ✔✔✔ - answer:
1. Knowledge of evidence-based practice research
2. Attention to detail during the patient interview
3. Understanding of the patient's culture and values
4. Careful observation of the patient's behavior
A nurse asks a patient several questions to determine how he may have gotten a pressure ulcer.
Which of the gordon's model of 11 functional health patterns would the nurse address in her
assessment? Select all that apply
1. Sleep-rest
2. Elimination
3. Pain and weakness
4. Food and fluid intake
5. Past medical history or family history - ✔✔✔ - answer:
1. Sleep-rest
2. Elimination
4. Food and fluid intake
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When obtaining data for an assessment, a nurse must confirm the accuracy of the information
by using another source or method. This is known as validating. Which actions are examples of
validation? Select all that apply
1. Confirming the information from the patient's family
2. Getting diagnostic tests done
3. Asking the patient directly
4. Validating with findings from a physical examination
5. Contacting the patient's previous doctor - ✔✔✔ - answer:
1. Confirming the information from the patient's family
3. Asking the patient directly
4. Validating with findings from a physical examination
5. Contacting the patient's previous doctor
How would the nurse organize patient data using the head-to-toe model?
1. Organizes assessment data of each body system and focuses on physical aspects
2. Organizes only the physical assessment data from the upper to lower extremities
3. Organizes health assessment data according to the areas of function from head to toe
4. Organizes general health status first, vital signs next, and physical assessment at the end -
✔✔✔ - answer:
4. Organizes general health status first, vital signs next, and physical assessment at the end
A nurse is assigned to a 78-year-old patient with symptoms of h1n1 flu. The patient is short of
breath with a respiratory rate of 30 breaths/min. He lost his wife just a month ago. The nurse's
knowledge about this patient would result in which assessment approach at this time? Select all
that apply.
1. A focused approach
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2. A structured comprehensive approach
3. Using multiple visits to gather a complete database
4. Focusing on the functional health pattern of role-relationship
5. Scheduling a single extensive, structured interview to gather a detailed assessment - ✔✔✔ -
answer:
1. A focused approach
3. Using multiple visits to gather a complete database
Which frameworks can help the nurse organize patient data after the interview process? Select
all that apply
1. Triage system
2. Head-to-toe model
3. Body systems model
4. Focused assessment model
5. Functional health patterns - ✔✔✔ - answer:
2. Head-to-toe model
3. Body systems model
5. Functional health patterns
In which order, from the first technique to the last, would the nurse perform a physical
assessment?
Auscultation, palpation, inspection, percussion - ✔✔✔ - answer:
Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
Which questions would the nurse ask to assess the chronology of the patient's chief complaint
of abdominal pain? Select all that apply
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