Health Assessment, Exam 1 questions and
answers 2025/2026 latest update
The concept of health and healing has evolved in recent years. Which is the best description of health? -
answerHealth depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the environment
One of your patients says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels like she will vomit. This data
would be what type of data? - answerSubjective
Which is an example of objective data? - answer2 X 5 cm scar present on the right lower forearm
the nurse uses health promotion activities with a new patient. What would this focus include? -
answerThe nurse would empower the patient to choose a healthier lifestyle.
Which best describes evidence-based nursing practice? - answerCombining clinical expertise with the
use of nursing research to provide the best care for patients while considering the patient's values and
circumstances.
What are vital signs used for? - answer-Monitor Patient's condition
-Identify problems
-Evaluate response to intervention
Nursing diagnosis - answerA statement of a health problem or of a potential problem in the client's
health status that a nurse is licensed and competent to treat.
Functional assessment - answer1. Inspection
2. Palpation- use of touch and sense, palpating tender areas last
3. Percussion- tapping on the persons skin with short, sharp stroked to listen for vibration, uses the
middle fingers
4. Auscultation- listening to sounds produced by the body with a stethoscope
General Survey - answerPhysical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior
, Genogram - answerA diagram that depicts family relationship over at least three generations.
Weight - answerBody's mass. healthy BMI score is 19-25
Which change in head circumference measurements in relation to chest measurements will occur from
infancy through early childhood? - answerThe newborn's head will be 2 cm larger than the chest
circumference, but between 6 months and 2 years, they will be about the same.
You are assessing a patient's gait. What do you expect to find? - answerGait is as wide as the shoulder
width
An 18-month old child is brought into the clinic for a health screening visit. To assess the height of the
child: - answerUse a horizontal measuring board
What changes regarding height and weight occur during the 80s and 90s? - answerBoth decrease
Select the best description of an accurate assessment of a patient's pulse. - answerBegin counting with
zero; count for 30 seconds and multiply by 2
After assessing the patient's pulse, the practitioner determines it to "normal." This would be recorded
as: - answer2+
Select the best description of an accurate assessment of a patients' respiration. - answerCount for 30
seconds after pulse assessment
Pulse pressure is described as: - answerThe difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure
Mean Arterial pressure is: - answerDiastolic pressure plus one third of the pulse pressure
possible finding of vital signs measurements in aging adults - answerAn increased respiratory rate and a
shallower inspiratory phase
answers 2025/2026 latest update
The concept of health and healing has evolved in recent years. Which is the best description of health? -
answerHealth depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the environment
One of your patients says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels like she will vomit. This data
would be what type of data? - answerSubjective
Which is an example of objective data? - answer2 X 5 cm scar present on the right lower forearm
the nurse uses health promotion activities with a new patient. What would this focus include? -
answerThe nurse would empower the patient to choose a healthier lifestyle.
Which best describes evidence-based nursing practice? - answerCombining clinical expertise with the
use of nursing research to provide the best care for patients while considering the patient's values and
circumstances.
What are vital signs used for? - answer-Monitor Patient's condition
-Identify problems
-Evaluate response to intervention
Nursing diagnosis - answerA statement of a health problem or of a potential problem in the client's
health status that a nurse is licensed and competent to treat.
Functional assessment - answer1. Inspection
2. Palpation- use of touch and sense, palpating tender areas last
3. Percussion- tapping on the persons skin with short, sharp stroked to listen for vibration, uses the
middle fingers
4. Auscultation- listening to sounds produced by the body with a stethoscope
General Survey - answerPhysical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior
, Genogram - answerA diagram that depicts family relationship over at least three generations.
Weight - answerBody's mass. healthy BMI score is 19-25
Which change in head circumference measurements in relation to chest measurements will occur from
infancy through early childhood? - answerThe newborn's head will be 2 cm larger than the chest
circumference, but between 6 months and 2 years, they will be about the same.
You are assessing a patient's gait. What do you expect to find? - answerGait is as wide as the shoulder
width
An 18-month old child is brought into the clinic for a health screening visit. To assess the height of the
child: - answerUse a horizontal measuring board
What changes regarding height and weight occur during the 80s and 90s? - answerBoth decrease
Select the best description of an accurate assessment of a patient's pulse. - answerBegin counting with
zero; count for 30 seconds and multiply by 2
After assessing the patient's pulse, the practitioner determines it to "normal." This would be recorded
as: - answer2+
Select the best description of an accurate assessment of a patients' respiration. - answerCount for 30
seconds after pulse assessment
Pulse pressure is described as: - answerThe difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure
Mean Arterial pressure is: - answerDiastolic pressure plus one third of the pulse pressure
possible finding of vital signs measurements in aging adults - answerAn increased respiratory rate and a
shallower inspiratory phase
