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 ccritical cthinking cskill callows cthe cnurse cto cthink coutside cof cthe cbox cwhen cassessing ca cpatient?
1) Divergent cthinking
2) Reasoning
3) Creativity
4) Reflection
2. The cprimary clevel cof cpreventive chealth ccare cfocuses con cwhich ctopic?
1) Health cpromotion
2) Early cdetection
3) Promotion cintervention
4) End-of-life ccare
3. The cnurse cis cprioritizing cdata ccollected cduring cthe chealth cassessment. cWhich cdata cis cprimary?
1) Pain crating cof c4 con ca c1 cto c10 cnumeric cscale
2) New cdiagnosis cof ctype c2 cdiabetes cmellitus c(DM)
3) Blood cpressure cof c130/90 cmmHg
4) Pulse coximetry creading cof c73%
4. Which ctype cof cskill cis cmost cimportant cwhen cperforming ca cphysical cassessment?
1) Psychomotor
2) Interpersonal
3) Ethical
4) Affective
5. Which cactivity cis can cexample cof csecondary cprevention?
1) Wound cdébridement
2) Immunization
3) Preoperative cteaching
4) Long-term cnasogastric cfeedings
6. Which cassessment cdata cis cconsidered ca csymptom?
1) Rapid crespirations
2) Sweaty cpalms
3) Belching
4) Feelings cof canxiety
7. Who cor cwhat cis cconsidered cthe cprimary cdata csource cfor ca ctoddler-age cpatient?
1) The ctoddler
2) A cparent
3) The cmedical crecord
4) Other chealthcare cproviders
8. Which cpart cof cthe cassessment cprovides cthe cmost csubjective cdata?
1) Health chistory
2) Physical cassessment
3) Review cof cmedical crecords
4) Medication crecord
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 ccritical cthinking cskill callows cthe cnurse cto cthink coutside cof cthe cbox cwhen cassessing ca cpatient?
1) Divergent cthinking
2) Reasoning
3) Creativity
4) Reflection
2. The cprimary clevel cof cpreventive chealth ccare cfocuses con cwhich ctopic?
1) Health cpromotion
2) Early cdetection
3) Promotion cintervention
4) End-of-life ccare
3. The cnurse cis cprioritizing cdata ccollected cduring cthe chealth cassessment. cWhich cdata cis cprimary?
1) Pain crating cof c4 con ca c1 cto c10 cnumeric cscale
2) New cdiagnosis cof ctype c2 cdiabetes cmellitus c(DM)
3) Blood cpressure cof c130/90 cmmHg
4) Pulse coximetry creading cof c73%
4. Which ctype cof cskill cis cmost cimportant cwhen cperforming ca cphysical cassessment?
1) Psychomotor
2) Interpersonal
3) Ethical
4) Affective
5. Which cactivity cis can cexample cof csecondary cprevention?
1) Wound cdébridement
2) Immunization
3) Preoperative cteaching
4) Long-term cnasogastric cfeedings
6. Which cassessment cdata cis cconsidered ca csymptom?
1) Rapid crespirations
2) Sweaty cpalms
3) Belching
4) Feelings cof canxiety
7. Who cor cwhat cis cconsidered cthe cprimary cdata csource cfor ca ctoddler-age cpatient?
1) The ctoddler
2) A cparent
3) The cmedical crecord
4) Other chealthcare cproviders
8. Which cpart cof cthe cassessment cprovides cthe cmost csubjective cdata?
1) Health chistory
2) Physical cassessment
3) Review cof cmedical crecords
4) Medication crecord
