Test Bank for
Nursing Health Assessment The Foundation of Clinical Practice,
3rd Edition, Patricia M. Dillon
,Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Assessment
2. Assessing the Integumentary System
3. Assessing the Head, Face and Neck
4. Assessing Eyes and the Ears
5. Assessing the Respiratory System
6. Assessing the Cardiovascular System
7. Assessing the Peripheral -Vascular and Lymphatic Systems
8. Assessing the Breasts
9. Assessing the Abdomen
10. Assessing the Female Genitourinary
11. Assessing the Male Genitourinary
12. Assessing the Motor Musculoskeletal System
13. Assessing the Sensory Neurological System
14. Assessing the Mother to Be
15. Assessing the Newborn and Infant
16. Assessing the Toddler and Preschooler
17. Assessing the School-Age Child and Adolescent
18. Assessing the Older Adult
19. Assessing the Homeless Person
20. Assessing Pain
,21. Approach to the Mental Health Assessment
22. Assessing Nutrition
23. Assessing Spirituality
24. Assessing Culture
25. Assessing the Patient’s Environment
26. Assessing Abuse
27. Assessing the Dying Patient—new
, Chapter 01: The Complete Health Assessment
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which rcritical rthinking rskill rallows rthe rnurse rto rthink routside rof rthe rbox rwhen rassessing ra rpatient?
1) Divergent rthinking
2) Reasoning
3) Creativity
4) Reflection
2. The rprimary rlevel rof rpreventive rhealth rcare rfocuses ron rwhich rtopic?
1) Health rpromotion
2) Early rdetection
3) Promotion rintervention
4) End-of-life rcare
3. The rnurse ris rprioritizing rdata rcollected rduring rthe rhealth rassessment. rWhich rdata ris rprimary?
1) Pain rrating rof r4 ron ra r1 rto r10 rnumeric rscale
2) New rdiagnosis rof rtype r2 rdiabetes rmellitus r(DM)
3) Blood rpressure rof r130/90 rmmHg
4) Pulse roximetry rreading rof r73%
4. Which rtype rof rskill ris rmost rimportant rwhen rperforming ra rphysical rassessment?
1) Psychomotor
2) Interpersonal
3) Ethical
4) Affective
5. Which ractivity ris ran rexample rof rsecondary rprevention?
1) Wound rdébridement
2) Immunization
3) Preoperative rteaching
4) Long-term rnasogastric rfeedings
6. Which rassessment rdata ris rconsidered ra rsymptom?
1) Rapid rrespirations
2) Sweaty rpalms
3) Belching
4) Feelings rof ranxiety
7. Who ror rwhat ris rconsidered rthe rprimary rdata rsource rfor ra rtoddler-age rpatient?
1) The rtoddler
2) A rparent
3) The rmedical rrecord
4) Other rhealthcare rproviders
8. Which rpart rof rthe rassessment rprovides rthe rmost rsubjective rdata?
1) Health rhistory
2) Physical rassessment
3) Review rof rmedical rrecords
4) Medication rrecord
Nursing Health Assessment The Foundation of Clinical Practice,
3rd Edition, Patricia M. Dillon
,Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Assessment
2. Assessing the Integumentary System
3. Assessing the Head, Face and Neck
4. Assessing Eyes and the Ears
5. Assessing the Respiratory System
6. Assessing the Cardiovascular System
7. Assessing the Peripheral -Vascular and Lymphatic Systems
8. Assessing the Breasts
9. Assessing the Abdomen
10. Assessing the Female Genitourinary
11. Assessing the Male Genitourinary
12. Assessing the Motor Musculoskeletal System
13. Assessing the Sensory Neurological System
14. Assessing the Mother to Be
15. Assessing the Newborn and Infant
16. Assessing the Toddler and Preschooler
17. Assessing the School-Age Child and Adolescent
18. Assessing the Older Adult
19. Assessing the Homeless Person
20. Assessing Pain
,21. Approach to the Mental Health Assessment
22. Assessing Nutrition
23. Assessing Spirituality
24. Assessing Culture
25. Assessing the Patient’s Environment
26. Assessing Abuse
27. Assessing the Dying Patient—new
, Chapter 01: The Complete Health Assessment
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which rcritical rthinking rskill rallows rthe rnurse rto rthink routside rof rthe rbox rwhen rassessing ra rpatient?
1) Divergent rthinking
2) Reasoning
3) Creativity
4) Reflection
2. The rprimary rlevel rof rpreventive rhealth rcare rfocuses ron rwhich rtopic?
1) Health rpromotion
2) Early rdetection
3) Promotion rintervention
4) End-of-life rcare
3. The rnurse ris rprioritizing rdata rcollected rduring rthe rhealth rassessment. rWhich rdata ris rprimary?
1) Pain rrating rof r4 ron ra r1 rto r10 rnumeric rscale
2) New rdiagnosis rof rtype r2 rdiabetes rmellitus r(DM)
3) Blood rpressure rof r130/90 rmmHg
4) Pulse roximetry rreading rof r73%
4. Which rtype rof rskill ris rmost rimportant rwhen rperforming ra rphysical rassessment?
1) Psychomotor
2) Interpersonal
3) Ethical
4) Affective
5. Which ractivity ris ran rexample rof rsecondary rprevention?
1) Wound rdébridement
2) Immunization
3) Preoperative rteaching
4) Long-term rnasogastric rfeedings
6. Which rassessment rdata ris rconsidered ra rsymptom?
1) Rapid rrespirations
2) Sweaty rpalms
3) Belching
4) Feelings rof ranxiety
7. Who ror rwhat ris rconsidered rthe rprimary rdata rsource rfor ra rtoddler-age rpatient?
1) The rtoddler
2) A rparent
3) The rmedical rrecord
4) Other rhealthcare rproviders
8. Which rpart rof rthe rassessment rprovides rthe rmost rsubjective rdata?
1) Health rhistory
2) Physical rassessment
3) Review rof rmedical rrecords
4) Medication rrecord
