HAP Final exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
Scope - ANSWER✔✔-It means to visually examine.
Word components - ANSWER✔✔-word components consist of sfixxes, prefixes, branch, and
combing vowels.
Prefix - ANSWER✔✔-It is a word part attached to the beginning of a term.
Subjective Data - ANSWER✔✔-It is the patient's verbal description of his/her health concerns.
Objective data - ANSWER✔✔-These are observations or measurements of a patient's health - what
a nurse can see or measure during an exam.
Percussion - ANSWER✔✔-Tapping the body with the fingertips to produce a vibration that travels
through body tissues.
Inspection - ANSWER✔✔-The use of vision and eharing to distinguish normal from abnormal
findings.
Health Assessment - ANSWER✔✔-Includes gathering subjective data about the patient's condition.
Palpation - ANSWER✔✔-Use of the hands to touch body parts to make sensitive assessments.
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,Olfaction - ANSWER✔✔-Hels to detect abnormalities that cannot be recognized by other means.
Physical Exam - ANSWER✔✔-Involves a head to toe review of each body system to that provides
objective information.
Auscultation - ANSWER✔✔-Listening to the sounds the body makes to detect variations from
normal.
Principle of Inspection - ANSWER✔✔-Positioning and exposing body parts so surfaces can be
viewed is a principle of inspection.
The 4 characteristics of sound listened to during auscultation. - ANSWER✔✔-Loudness, frequency,
quality, duration
Urine is clear amber - ANSWER✔✔-This is an example of an objective data because it is an
observation that the nurse makes.
What is important to know regarding a stethoscope? - ANSWER✔✔-It is always placed directly on
the skin for auscultation, as clothing obscures sound.
A patient is complaining of right lwoer abdominal pain. How does the student nurse begin
assessment? - ANSWER✔✔-Complete a visual inspection of the abdomen.
The nurse inquires about their patient's self-care ability such as eating and walking. What type of
assessment is this a part of? - ANSWER✔✔-Functional Assessment
A patient's home address and phone number are what type of data? - ANSWER✔✔-Biographical.
True or False: The nurse completes the nursing process with planning. - ANSWER✔✔-False.
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, True or False: The nurse performs planned interventions in the implementation phase of the nurse
process. - ANSWER✔✔-True.
True or False: NANDA International compiles and categorizes approved nursing diagnoses. -
ANSWER✔✔-TRue.
TRue or False: A medical diagnosis provides the basis for selection of nursing interventions to
achieve nursing outcomes. - ANSWER✔✔-False. A nursing diagnosis provides the basis for
selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is accountable.
True or False: A nursing diagnosis is written in a five-part format. - ANSWER✔✔-False. The
nursing diagnosis is swirten in a two-part format - diagnostic lael followed ba statement of a related
factor.
TRue or False: A concept map is a visual representation of a patient's problems and interventions,
and their relationship with one another. - ANSWER✔✔-True.
True or False: Chart only your own actions on the patient's chart. - ANSWER✔✔-True. Document
only for yourself as your are accountabe for information you enter into a patient's record.
Erasable pens are permitted for charting as long as the ink is black. - ANSWER✔✔-False. Recor all
entries egibly and in black ink. Do not use felt-tip pens or erasable ink. Ink from felt-tip pens can
smudge or run when wet and may destroy documentation. (P&P, p. 235, Table 16-1)
True or False. An example of a factual statement is: "appears to be sleeping, breathing seems easy". -
ANSWER✔✔-This is false. Using vague terms such as 'appears', 'seems' and 'apparently' are not
acceptable in charting because they reflect opinion, not fact. (P&P, p. 238)
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Answers
Scope - ANSWER✔✔-It means to visually examine.
Word components - ANSWER✔✔-word components consist of sfixxes, prefixes, branch, and
combing vowels.
Prefix - ANSWER✔✔-It is a word part attached to the beginning of a term.
Subjective Data - ANSWER✔✔-It is the patient's verbal description of his/her health concerns.
Objective data - ANSWER✔✔-These are observations or measurements of a patient's health - what
a nurse can see or measure during an exam.
Percussion - ANSWER✔✔-Tapping the body with the fingertips to produce a vibration that travels
through body tissues.
Inspection - ANSWER✔✔-The use of vision and eharing to distinguish normal from abnormal
findings.
Health Assessment - ANSWER✔✔-Includes gathering subjective data about the patient's condition.
Palpation - ANSWER✔✔-Use of the hands to touch body parts to make sensitive assessments.
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,Olfaction - ANSWER✔✔-Hels to detect abnormalities that cannot be recognized by other means.
Physical Exam - ANSWER✔✔-Involves a head to toe review of each body system to that provides
objective information.
Auscultation - ANSWER✔✔-Listening to the sounds the body makes to detect variations from
normal.
Principle of Inspection - ANSWER✔✔-Positioning and exposing body parts so surfaces can be
viewed is a principle of inspection.
The 4 characteristics of sound listened to during auscultation. - ANSWER✔✔-Loudness, frequency,
quality, duration
Urine is clear amber - ANSWER✔✔-This is an example of an objective data because it is an
observation that the nurse makes.
What is important to know regarding a stethoscope? - ANSWER✔✔-It is always placed directly on
the skin for auscultation, as clothing obscures sound.
A patient is complaining of right lwoer abdominal pain. How does the student nurse begin
assessment? - ANSWER✔✔-Complete a visual inspection of the abdomen.
The nurse inquires about their patient's self-care ability such as eating and walking. What type of
assessment is this a part of? - ANSWER✔✔-Functional Assessment
A patient's home address and phone number are what type of data? - ANSWER✔✔-Biographical.
True or False: The nurse completes the nursing process with planning. - ANSWER✔✔-False.
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, True or False: The nurse performs planned interventions in the implementation phase of the nurse
process. - ANSWER✔✔-True.
True or False: NANDA International compiles and categorizes approved nursing diagnoses. -
ANSWER✔✔-TRue.
TRue or False: A medical diagnosis provides the basis for selection of nursing interventions to
achieve nursing outcomes. - ANSWER✔✔-False. A nursing diagnosis provides the basis for
selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is accountable.
True or False: A nursing diagnosis is written in a five-part format. - ANSWER✔✔-False. The
nursing diagnosis is swirten in a two-part format - diagnostic lael followed ba statement of a related
factor.
TRue or False: A concept map is a visual representation of a patient's problems and interventions,
and their relationship with one another. - ANSWER✔✔-True.
True or False: Chart only your own actions on the patient's chart. - ANSWER✔✔-True. Document
only for yourself as your are accountabe for information you enter into a patient's record.
Erasable pens are permitted for charting as long as the ink is black. - ANSWER✔✔-False. Recor all
entries egibly and in black ink. Do not use felt-tip pens or erasable ink. Ink from felt-tip pens can
smudge or run when wet and may destroy documentation. (P&P, p. 235, Table 16-1)
True or False. An example of a factual statement is: "appears to be sleeping, breathing seems easy". -
ANSWER✔✔-This is false. Using vague terms such as 'appears', 'seems' and 'apparently' are not
acceptable in charting because they reflect opinion, not fact. (P&P, p. 238)
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