NRSG 2401 HEALTH PROM. & ASSESSMENT
MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1.) According to the biomedical model, a narrow definition of
health is
A. The response of the whole person to actual or potential
problems.
B. Optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the
environment.
C. The absence of disease.
D. Prevention of disease. Correct Answers C. The absence of
disease
1.) Craniosynostosis is a severe deformity caused by
A. Excess growth hormone or a deficit in thyroid hormone
B. Premature closure of the sutures
C. Increased intracranial pressure
D. A localized bone disease that softens, thickens and deforms
bones Correct Answers B. Premature closure of the sutures
1.) Inspiration is primarily facilitated by which of the following
muscles?
A. Internal intercostals and abdominal
B. Trapezius and sternomastoid muscles
C. Diaphragm and rectus abdominis
D. Diaphragm and intercostals Correct Answers D. Diaphragm
and intercostals
,1.) Which of the following is an appropriate position to have the
patient assume when auscultating for extra heart sounds or
murmurs?
A. Roll toward the left side
B. Recumbent position
C. Roll toward the right side
D. Trendelenburg's position Correct Answers A. Roll toward
the left side
1Which of the following are examples of primary prevention
activates? (select all that apply)
A. Providing nutrition classes to low-income families
B. Organizing public influenza clinics
C. Teaching an 8 year old child with asthma how to use his
inhaler correctly
D. Scheduling a colonoscopy for a 55 year old man with family
history of colorectal cancer
E. Reminding a patient with congestive heart failure to carefully
monitor his weight
F. Promoting the use of bicycle helmets by 12-year old children
Correct Answers A. Providing nutrition classes to low-income
families
B. Organizing public influenza clinics
F. Promoting the use of bicycle helmets by 12-year old children
A 75 year old hospitalized patient with limited mobility,
activity, and nutrition scores a 7 on the Braden Risk Assessment
Scale. What does this indicate?
,A. The patient has pain that is greater than moderate in severity
B. The patient has severe cognitive impairment
C. The patient is at high risk for skin tears, skin breakdown,
and/or the development of pressure sores
D. The patient is at risk for malignant melanoma Correct
Answers C. The patient is at high risk for skin tears, skin
breakdown, and/or the development of pressure sores
A bruit heard while auscultating the carotid artery of a 65-year-
old patient is caused by:
A. Increased viscosity of blood
B. Turbulent blood flow through the carotid artery
C. Decreased velocity of blood flow through the carotid artery
D. Rapid blood flow through the carotid artery Correct Answers
B. Turbulent blood flow through the carotid artery
A clinical manifestation common in an individual with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
A. Hyperventilation
B. Periodic breathing patterns
C. Pursed-lip breathing
D. Unequal cheat expansion Correct Answers C. Pursed-lip
breathing
A common error in blood pressure measurement includes
A. Using a blood pressure cuff whose bladder length is 80% of
the arm circumference
, B. Waiting less then 1 to 2 minutes before repeating the blood
pressure reading on the same arm
C. Taking the blood pressure in the air positioned at the level of
the heart
Delating the cuff by about 2 mm Hg per heartbeat Correct
Answers B. Waiting less then 1 to 2 minutes before repeating
the blood pressure reading on the same arm
A flat macular hemorrhage is called a(an)
A. Petechiae
B. Hemangioma
C. Ecchymosis
D. Purpura Correct Answers D. Purpura
A medical diagnosis is used to evaluate
A. The cause of disease.
B. A person's state of health.
C. The response of the whole person to actual or potential health
problems.
D. A person's culture. Correct Answers A. The cause of
disease.
A nursing diagnosis is best described as
A. An individual's perception of health.
B. A determination of the etiology of disease.
C. A concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or
level of wellness.
MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1.) According to the biomedical model, a narrow definition of
health is
A. The response of the whole person to actual or potential
problems.
B. Optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the
environment.
C. The absence of disease.
D. Prevention of disease. Correct Answers C. The absence of
disease
1.) Craniosynostosis is a severe deformity caused by
A. Excess growth hormone or a deficit in thyroid hormone
B. Premature closure of the sutures
C. Increased intracranial pressure
D. A localized bone disease that softens, thickens and deforms
bones Correct Answers B. Premature closure of the sutures
1.) Inspiration is primarily facilitated by which of the following
muscles?
A. Internal intercostals and abdominal
B. Trapezius and sternomastoid muscles
C. Diaphragm and rectus abdominis
D. Diaphragm and intercostals Correct Answers D. Diaphragm
and intercostals
,1.) Which of the following is an appropriate position to have the
patient assume when auscultating for extra heart sounds or
murmurs?
A. Roll toward the left side
B. Recumbent position
C. Roll toward the right side
D. Trendelenburg's position Correct Answers A. Roll toward
the left side
1Which of the following are examples of primary prevention
activates? (select all that apply)
A. Providing nutrition classes to low-income families
B. Organizing public influenza clinics
C. Teaching an 8 year old child with asthma how to use his
inhaler correctly
D. Scheduling a colonoscopy for a 55 year old man with family
history of colorectal cancer
E. Reminding a patient with congestive heart failure to carefully
monitor his weight
F. Promoting the use of bicycle helmets by 12-year old children
Correct Answers A. Providing nutrition classes to low-income
families
B. Organizing public influenza clinics
F. Promoting the use of bicycle helmets by 12-year old children
A 75 year old hospitalized patient with limited mobility,
activity, and nutrition scores a 7 on the Braden Risk Assessment
Scale. What does this indicate?
,A. The patient has pain that is greater than moderate in severity
B. The patient has severe cognitive impairment
C. The patient is at high risk for skin tears, skin breakdown,
and/or the development of pressure sores
D. The patient is at risk for malignant melanoma Correct
Answers C. The patient is at high risk for skin tears, skin
breakdown, and/or the development of pressure sores
A bruit heard while auscultating the carotid artery of a 65-year-
old patient is caused by:
A. Increased viscosity of blood
B. Turbulent blood flow through the carotid artery
C. Decreased velocity of blood flow through the carotid artery
D. Rapid blood flow through the carotid artery Correct Answers
B. Turbulent blood flow through the carotid artery
A clinical manifestation common in an individual with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
A. Hyperventilation
B. Periodic breathing patterns
C. Pursed-lip breathing
D. Unequal cheat expansion Correct Answers C. Pursed-lip
breathing
A common error in blood pressure measurement includes
A. Using a blood pressure cuff whose bladder length is 80% of
the arm circumference
, B. Waiting less then 1 to 2 minutes before repeating the blood
pressure reading on the same arm
C. Taking the blood pressure in the air positioned at the level of
the heart
Delating the cuff by about 2 mm Hg per heartbeat Correct
Answers B. Waiting less then 1 to 2 minutes before repeating
the blood pressure reading on the same arm
A flat macular hemorrhage is called a(an)
A. Petechiae
B. Hemangioma
C. Ecchymosis
D. Purpura Correct Answers D. Purpura
A medical diagnosis is used to evaluate
A. The cause of disease.
B. A person's state of health.
C. The response of the whole person to actual or potential health
problems.
D. A person's culture. Correct Answers A. The cause of
disease.
A nursing diagnosis is best described as
A. An individual's perception of health.
B. A determination of the etiology of disease.
C. A concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or
level of wellness.
