108 final exam questions with correct answers
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1. /
/The /
/nurse /
/is /
/collecting /
/data /
/during /
/an //initial //assessment. //What //can //be //seen, //heard, //measured, //or //felt //and //is //objective?
a. //Symptom
b. //Observation
c. //Sign
d. //Assessment //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔ANS: //C
A //sign //can //be //seen, //heard, //measured, //or //felt.
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/DIF: /
/Cognitive /
/Level: /
/Knowledge /
/REF: //Page //286 //OBJ: //1 //TOP: //Assessment //KEY: //Nursing //Process //Step: //Assessment
2. /
/As /
/part /
/of /
/an /
,/assessment, /
/the /
/nurse /
/asks /
/the /
/patient /
/for /
/subjective /
/information /
/related /
/to //the //present //illness. //What //are //the //subjective //findings //perceived //by //the //patient?
a. //Assessments
b. //Symptoms
c. //Signs
d. //Observations //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔ANS: //B
Symptoms //are //subjective //indications //of //illness //that //are //perceived //by //the //patient.
PTS: //
1/
/DIF: /
/Cognitive /
/Level: /
/Knowledge /
/REF: //Page //287 //OBJ: //1 //TOP: //Assessment //KEY: //Nursing //Process //Step: //Assessment
3. /
/Any /
/disturbance /
/of //
a //structure //or //function //of //the //body //is //a //pathologic //condition. //What //is //the //term //for //this
//condition?
a. //Injury
b. //Condition
,c. //Disease
d. //Pathology //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔ANS: //C
A //disease //is //any //disturbance //of //a //structure //or //function //of //the //body.
PTS: //
1/
/DIF: /
/Cognitive /
/Level: /
/Knowledge //REF: //Page //287 //OBJ: //2 //TOP: //Disease //KEY: //Nursing //Process //Step: //Assessment
4. /
/The /
/nurse /
/is /
/assessing //
a/
/patient /
/for /
/collection /
/of //subjective //and //objective //data. //What //will //this //data //provide //the //basis //for //making?
a. //Care //plan
b. //Medical //diagnosis
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c. //Nursing //assessment
d. //Nursing //diagnosis //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔ANS: //D
Nurses //rely //on //assessment //of //signs //and //symptoms //to //formulate //a //nursing //diagnosis.
PTS: //
1/
/DIF: /
/Cognitive /
, /Level: /
/Comprehension /
/REF: //Page //287 //OBJ: //11 //TOP: //Assessment //KEY: //Nursing //Process //Step: //Assessment
5. /
/The /
/nurse /
/is /
/discussing /
/the /
/origin /
/of /
/diabetes /
/with //
a/
/diabetic /
/patient. /
/What /
/will /
/the //nurse //discuss //as //the //most //appropriate //explanation //for //the //cause //of //this //disease?
a. //Pituitary
b. //Adrenals
c. //Pancreas
d. //Thyroid //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔ANS: //C
Diabetes //mellitus //results //from //dysfunction //of //the //pancreas.
PTS: //
1/
/DIF: /
/Cognitive /
/Level: /
/Comprehension /
/REF: //Page //287 //OBJ: //2 //TOP: //Disease //KEY: //Nursing //Process //Step: //Evaluation