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NUR 504 Final Exam Questions with
Verified Solutions Graded A+ 2025
Which of the following is an example of subjective data that may be collected during a
health assessment?
a. Height and weight
b. A patient's recall of his or her past health conditions
c. Results from an abdominal CT scan
d. Complete blood count -Correct Answer ✔b. A patient's recall of his or her past health
conditions
1. Which of the following is true regarding the data taken in a health history?
a. Most health history data are objective and measurable.
b. Objective data are error-free, quantifiable data.
c. Subjective data, being inherently less accurate, are of less value than objective data.
d. A successful individualized plan of care must incorporate subjective data. -Correct
Answer ✔d. A successful individualized plan of care must incorporate subjective data.
1. What do Coulehan and Block define as "listening to the total communication . . . and
letting the patient know that you are really hearing"?
a. Cultural competence
b. Patience
c. Empathy
d. Top-tier communication -Correct Answer ✔c. Empathy
1. The provider is preparing to take a health history for a new patient. He takes the
patient to a private room and asks the patient to don a hospital gown. After stepping
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outside to give the patient sufficient time to change, he then comes back in and asks
permission to conduct the history. He sits next to the patient at eye level, discreetly
observes the patient for any sensory deficits, and asks the patient if he may take brief
notes of the conversation. During the conversation, he gives the patient time to answer
questions fully. He makes sure that his questions do not contain technical terms and
quietly observes the patient's nonverbal behaviors throughout. Which mistake did the
provider make?
a. He should have allowed the patient to remain fully clothed in their own clothing for
their comfort.
b. He should not have omitted technical terminology. Patients like having a chance to
learn.
c. He should have seated -Correct Answer ✔a. He should have allowed the patient to
remain fully clothed in their own clothing for their comfort.
1. Which of the following is true of both comprehensive and focused health histories?
a. They both include identifying data.
b. They both include a social history.
c. They both include a family history.
d. They are both conducted in emergency situations. -Correct Answer ✔a. They both
include identifying data.
1. In the mnemonic devise PQRST, which of the following includes describing the
location of the symptoms?
a. Precipitating factors
b. Quality
c. Radiation
d. Severity -Correct Answer ✔b. Quality
1. What is the current mnemonic device for taking a health history?
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a. PQRST
b. CLIENT OUTCOMES
c. PRACTICE
d. GOOD MEDICINE -Correct Answer ✔b. CLIENT OUTCOMES
1. When taking a PMI, which of the following is correct?
a. Do not take the statement "I'm allergic to. . . " at face value.
b. Ask the patient for a very brief summary of their current health.
c. If a patient states that they have been vaccinated with BCG, make sure to administer a
PPD test.
d. CAM documentation is no longer a requirement. -Correct Answer ✔a. Do not take the
statement "I'm allergic to. . . " at face value.
1. Which of the following is a first-degree relative to the patient who has experienced
premature onset of CVD?
a. Sister at 62
b. Cousin at 62
c. Aunt at 59
d. Grandfather at 44 -Correct Answer ✔a. Sister at 62
1. Recording the patient's occupation falls under which category?
a. PHI
b. FH
c. SH
d. ROS -Correct Answer ✔c. SH
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1. A focused ROS:
a. involves a wider range and shallower level of questions than a comprehensive ROS.
b. includes questions directed toward the systems most likely to be involved in the
patient's symptoms.
c. includes questions seeking significant positives to narrow down the body systems
affected.
d. covers all body systems. -Correct Answer ✔b. includes questions directed toward the
systems most likely to be involved in the patient's symptoms.
1. A patient comes to the clinic complaining of repeated headaches and
lightheadedness. As the provider takes a health history, he or she should:
a. perform a comprehensive ROS.
b. skip the social history in order to focus on the current issue.
c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
d. spend a good deal of time assessing the reliability of the information she is getting. -
Correct Answer ✔c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
A patient's recall of his or her current health needs and past health is subject to error
and is also a critical component in the caregiving process? -Correct Answer ✔True
Ethnocentrism, belief in the superiority of one's own beliefs and values, is a major
barrier to establishing effective patient-provider relationships? -Correct Answer ✔True
A 58-year-old man at risk of diabetes, with a sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet, is
unwilling to follow his provider's recommendations to modify his routine. Because he
has not yet experienced the negative health consequences of his actions, he cannot be
classified as resistant? -Correct Answer ✔False
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NUR 504 Final Exam Questions with
Verified Solutions Graded A+ 2025
Which of the following is an example of subjective data that may be collected during a
health assessment?
a. Height and weight
b. A patient's recall of his or her past health conditions
c. Results from an abdominal CT scan
d. Complete blood count -Correct Answer ✔b. A patient's recall of his or her past health
conditions
1. Which of the following is true regarding the data taken in a health history?
a. Most health history data are objective and measurable.
b. Objective data are error-free, quantifiable data.
c. Subjective data, being inherently less accurate, are of less value than objective data.
d. A successful individualized plan of care must incorporate subjective data. -Correct
Answer ✔d. A successful individualized plan of care must incorporate subjective data.
1. What do Coulehan and Block define as "listening to the total communication . . . and
letting the patient know that you are really hearing"?
a. Cultural competence
b. Patience
c. Empathy
d. Top-tier communication -Correct Answer ✔c. Empathy
1. The provider is preparing to take a health history for a new patient. He takes the
patient to a private room and asks the patient to don a hospital gown. After stepping
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outside to give the patient sufficient time to change, he then comes back in and asks
permission to conduct the history. He sits next to the patient at eye level, discreetly
observes the patient for any sensory deficits, and asks the patient if he may take brief
notes of the conversation. During the conversation, he gives the patient time to answer
questions fully. He makes sure that his questions do not contain technical terms and
quietly observes the patient's nonverbal behaviors throughout. Which mistake did the
provider make?
a. He should have allowed the patient to remain fully clothed in their own clothing for
their comfort.
b. He should not have omitted technical terminology. Patients like having a chance to
learn.
c. He should have seated -Correct Answer ✔a. He should have allowed the patient to
remain fully clothed in their own clothing for their comfort.
1. Which of the following is true of both comprehensive and focused health histories?
a. They both include identifying data.
b. They both include a social history.
c. They both include a family history.
d. They are both conducted in emergency situations. -Correct Answer ✔a. They both
include identifying data.
1. In the mnemonic devise PQRST, which of the following includes describing the
location of the symptoms?
a. Precipitating factors
b. Quality
c. Radiation
d. Severity -Correct Answer ✔b. Quality
1. What is the current mnemonic device for taking a health history?
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a. PQRST
b. CLIENT OUTCOMES
c. PRACTICE
d. GOOD MEDICINE -Correct Answer ✔b. CLIENT OUTCOMES
1. When taking a PMI, which of the following is correct?
a. Do not take the statement "I'm allergic to. . . " at face value.
b. Ask the patient for a very brief summary of their current health.
c. If a patient states that they have been vaccinated with BCG, make sure to administer a
PPD test.
d. CAM documentation is no longer a requirement. -Correct Answer ✔a. Do not take the
statement "I'm allergic to. . . " at face value.
1. Which of the following is a first-degree relative to the patient who has experienced
premature onset of CVD?
a. Sister at 62
b. Cousin at 62
c. Aunt at 59
d. Grandfather at 44 -Correct Answer ✔a. Sister at 62
1. Recording the patient's occupation falls under which category?
a. PHI
b. FH
c. SH
d. ROS -Correct Answer ✔c. SH
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1. A focused ROS:
a. involves a wider range and shallower level of questions than a comprehensive ROS.
b. includes questions directed toward the systems most likely to be involved in the
patient's symptoms.
c. includes questions seeking significant positives to narrow down the body systems
affected.
d. covers all body systems. -Correct Answer ✔b. includes questions directed toward the
systems most likely to be involved in the patient's symptoms.
1. A patient comes to the clinic complaining of repeated headaches and
lightheadedness. As the provider takes a health history, he or she should:
a. perform a comprehensive ROS.
b. skip the social history in order to focus on the current issue.
c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
d. spend a good deal of time assessing the reliability of the information she is getting. -
Correct Answer ✔c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
A patient's recall of his or her current health needs and past health is subject to error
and is also a critical component in the caregiving process? -Correct Answer ✔True
Ethnocentrism, belief in the superiority of one's own beliefs and values, is a major
barrier to establishing effective patient-provider relationships? -Correct Answer ✔True
A 58-year-old man at risk of diabetes, with a sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet, is
unwilling to follow his provider's recommendations to modify his routine. Because he
has not yet experienced the negative health consequences of his actions, he cannot be
classified as resistant? -Correct Answer ✔False
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