HAP FINAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. Nursing is best exemplified by which of the following definitions of health?
a) Biomedical
b) Prevention
c) Holistic
d) Wellness - Answer -c
1. According to the holistic model, a narrow definition of holistic health includes:
a) An optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the environment.
b) The absence of disease.
c) The response of the whole person to actual or potential problems.
d) The internal and external environment. - Answer -c
What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data is required and often
compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures?
a) Episodic
b) Follow-up
c) Emergency
d) Complete - Answer -c
1. Spirituality is defied as:
a) Participating in religious services on a regular basis
b) A personal effort to find meaning and purpose in life
c) The process of being raised within a culture
d) A social group that claims to possess variable traits - Answer -b
1. The nurse is reviewing the development of culture. Which statement is correct regarding the
development of one's culture? Culture is:
a) Genetically determined on the basis of racial background
b) Learned through language acquisition and socialization
c) A nonspecific phenomenon and is adaptive but unnecessary
d) Biologically determined on the basis of physical characteristics - Answer -b
1. Which of the following symptoms is greatly influenced by a person's cultural heritage?
a) Hearing loss
b) Breast lump
c) Food intolerance
d) Pain - Answer -d
1. The nurse recognizes that the concept of prevention in describing health is essential because:
a) Disease can be prevented by treating the external environment
b) The majority of deaths among Americans under age 65 years are not preventable
,c) Prevention places the emphasis on the link between health and personal behavior
d) The means to prevention is through treatment provided by primary health care practitioners -
Answer -c
1. Which of the following statements regarding language barriers and health care is true?
a) There is a law that addresses language barriers and health care
b) Limited English proficiency is associated with a higher quality of care
c) English proficiency is associated with a lower quality of care
d) Patients with language barriers have a decreased risk of nonadherence to medication regimens
- Answer -a
1. The first step to cultural competency by a nurse is to:
a) Identify the meaning of health to the patient
b) Understand how a health care delivery system works
c) Develop a frame of reference as to traditional healing practices
d) Understand his or her own heritage and cultural values - Answer -d
1. During an assessment, the nurse notices that a patient is handling a small charm that is tied to a
leather strip around his neck. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
a) Ask the patient about the item and its significance
b) Ask the patient to lock the item with other valuables in the hospital's safe
c) Tell the patient that a family member should take valuables home
d) No action is necessary - Answer -A
1. When preparing the physical setting for an interview, the interviewer should:
a) Set the room temperature between 64° F and 66° F
b) Reduce noise by turning the volume on the television or radio down
c) Conduct the interview at eye level and at a distance of 4 to 5 feet
d) Stand next to the patient to convey a professional demeanor - Answer -c
1. Viewing the world from another person's inner frame of reference is called:
a) Reflection
b) Empathy
c) Sympathy
d) Clarification - Answer -b
1. Parents or caretakers accompany children to the health care setting. Starting at ___ years of
age, the interviewer asks the child directly about his or her presenting symptoms.
a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 11 - Answer -b
1. Which of the following statements made by the interviewer would be an appropriate response?
, a) "I know just how you feel."
b) "If I were you, I would have the surgery."
c) "Why did you wait so long to make an appointment?"
d) "Tell me what you mean by 'bad blood.'" - Answer -d
1. When addressing a toddler during the interview, the health care provider should:
a) Ask the child, before the caretaker, about symptoms
b) Use nonverbal communication
c) Use short, simple, concrete sentences
d) Use detailed explanations - Answer -c
1. An example of an open-ended question or statement is:
a) "Tell me about your pain."
b) "On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your pain?"
c) "I can see that you are quite uncomfortable."
d) "You are upset about the level of pain, right?" - Answer -a
1. The most appropriate introduction to use to start an interview with an older adult patient is:
a) "Mr. Jones, I want to ask you some questions about your health so that we can plan your care."
b) "David, I am here to ask you questions about your illness; we want to determine what is wrong."
c) "Mr. Jones, is it okay if I ask you several questions this morning about your health?"
d) "Because so many people have already asked you questions, I will just get the information from
the chart." - Answer -a
1. A medical diagnosis is used to evaluate:
a) A person's state of health
b) The response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems
c) A person's culture
d) The cause of disease - Answer -d
1. An example of subjective data is:
a) Decreased range of motion
b) Crepitation in the left knee joint
c) Left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days
d) Arthritis - Answer -c
1. What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is admitted to a long-term care
facility?
a) Episodic
b) Follow-up
c) Emergency
d) Complete - Answer -d
1. Which situation is most appropriate during which the nurse performs a focused or problem-
1. Nursing is best exemplified by which of the following definitions of health?
a) Biomedical
b) Prevention
c) Holistic
d) Wellness - Answer -c
1. According to the holistic model, a narrow definition of holistic health includes:
a) An optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the environment.
b) The absence of disease.
c) The response of the whole person to actual or potential problems.
d) The internal and external environment. - Answer -c
What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data is required and often
compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures?
a) Episodic
b) Follow-up
c) Emergency
d) Complete - Answer -c
1. Spirituality is defied as:
a) Participating in religious services on a regular basis
b) A personal effort to find meaning and purpose in life
c) The process of being raised within a culture
d) A social group that claims to possess variable traits - Answer -b
1. The nurse is reviewing the development of culture. Which statement is correct regarding the
development of one's culture? Culture is:
a) Genetically determined on the basis of racial background
b) Learned through language acquisition and socialization
c) A nonspecific phenomenon and is adaptive but unnecessary
d) Biologically determined on the basis of physical characteristics - Answer -b
1. Which of the following symptoms is greatly influenced by a person's cultural heritage?
a) Hearing loss
b) Breast lump
c) Food intolerance
d) Pain - Answer -d
1. The nurse recognizes that the concept of prevention in describing health is essential because:
a) Disease can be prevented by treating the external environment
b) The majority of deaths among Americans under age 65 years are not preventable
,c) Prevention places the emphasis on the link between health and personal behavior
d) The means to prevention is through treatment provided by primary health care practitioners -
Answer -c
1. Which of the following statements regarding language barriers and health care is true?
a) There is a law that addresses language barriers and health care
b) Limited English proficiency is associated with a higher quality of care
c) English proficiency is associated with a lower quality of care
d) Patients with language barriers have a decreased risk of nonadherence to medication regimens
- Answer -a
1. The first step to cultural competency by a nurse is to:
a) Identify the meaning of health to the patient
b) Understand how a health care delivery system works
c) Develop a frame of reference as to traditional healing practices
d) Understand his or her own heritage and cultural values - Answer -d
1. During an assessment, the nurse notices that a patient is handling a small charm that is tied to a
leather strip around his neck. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
a) Ask the patient about the item and its significance
b) Ask the patient to lock the item with other valuables in the hospital's safe
c) Tell the patient that a family member should take valuables home
d) No action is necessary - Answer -A
1. When preparing the physical setting for an interview, the interviewer should:
a) Set the room temperature between 64° F and 66° F
b) Reduce noise by turning the volume on the television or radio down
c) Conduct the interview at eye level and at a distance of 4 to 5 feet
d) Stand next to the patient to convey a professional demeanor - Answer -c
1. Viewing the world from another person's inner frame of reference is called:
a) Reflection
b) Empathy
c) Sympathy
d) Clarification - Answer -b
1. Parents or caretakers accompany children to the health care setting. Starting at ___ years of
age, the interviewer asks the child directly about his or her presenting symptoms.
a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 11 - Answer -b
1. Which of the following statements made by the interviewer would be an appropriate response?
, a) "I know just how you feel."
b) "If I were you, I would have the surgery."
c) "Why did you wait so long to make an appointment?"
d) "Tell me what you mean by 'bad blood.'" - Answer -d
1. When addressing a toddler during the interview, the health care provider should:
a) Ask the child, before the caretaker, about symptoms
b) Use nonverbal communication
c) Use short, simple, concrete sentences
d) Use detailed explanations - Answer -c
1. An example of an open-ended question or statement is:
a) "Tell me about your pain."
b) "On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your pain?"
c) "I can see that you are quite uncomfortable."
d) "You are upset about the level of pain, right?" - Answer -a
1. The most appropriate introduction to use to start an interview with an older adult patient is:
a) "Mr. Jones, I want to ask you some questions about your health so that we can plan your care."
b) "David, I am here to ask you questions about your illness; we want to determine what is wrong."
c) "Mr. Jones, is it okay if I ask you several questions this morning about your health?"
d) "Because so many people have already asked you questions, I will just get the information from
the chart." - Answer -a
1. A medical diagnosis is used to evaluate:
a) A person's state of health
b) The response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems
c) A person's culture
d) The cause of disease - Answer -d
1. An example of subjective data is:
a) Decreased range of motion
b) Crepitation in the left knee joint
c) Left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days
d) Arthritis - Answer -c
1. What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is admitted to a long-term care
facility?
a) Episodic
b) Follow-up
c) Emergency
d) Complete - Answer -d
1. Which situation is most appropriate during which the nurse performs a focused or problem-
