NSG 3123 PRE-MIDTERM TEST EXAMS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. cYou care cperforming ca cpreschool cexamination con cyour cpatient. cYou chave cjust ctaken chis
cvital csigns, cheight, cand cweight. cWhich cphase cof cthe cnursing cprocess cdo cthese cactivities
cdescribe?
a. cAssessment
b. cPlanning
c. cImplementation
d. cEvaluation
2. cWhat cactivities care cperformed cduring cthe cassessment cphase cof cthe cnursing cprocess?
a. cIdentifying cactual/potential chealth cproblems
b. cDetermining cshort- cand clong-term cgoals
c. cEstablishing cpatient coutcomes
d. cCollecting cdata
3. cYou care cworking cas ca ccommunity chealth cnurse, cteaching ca cdrug cawareness cprogram cto
cfifth-grade cstudents cat ca clocal cschool. cWhich clevel cof cpreventive chealthcare cdoes cthis
csituation cexemplify?
a. cPrimary
b. cSecondary
c.Tertiary
4. cYou care cworking cin chome ccare, ccaring cfor ca chospice cpatient. cWhich clevel cof cpreventive
chealthcare cdoes cthis csituation cexemplify?
,a. cPrimary
b. cSecondary
c.Tertiary
5. cIn cwhich csituation cwould ca cfocused cassessment cbe cmost cappropriate?
a. cNew cadmission cscheduled cfor ca ctotal cknee creplacement
b. cPatient cadmitted cwith cchest cpain
c. cCollege cstudent chealth cexam
d. cNew cemployee cphysical cexam
6. cWhen cobtaining ca chealth chistory, cwhat cwould cbe cthe cappropriate cdistance cbetween
cyou cand cthe cpatient?
a. c0–18 cinches
b. c1–2 cfeet
c. c3–4 cfeet
d. c5–12 cfeet
7. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cbest cexample cof can copen-ended cquestion?
a. cAre cyou chaving cchest cpain?
b. cWhat cdoes cthe cpain cfeel clike?
c. cDo cyou chave cpain cin cyour carm?
d. cDid cyou ctake cany cmedications?
8. cYou care cobtaining can cadmission chistory, cand cyou csay, c“As cyou cwere csaying, cyou ccame
cto cthe chospital cfor c…” cThis cstatement cis can cexample cof:
a. cRedirecting
b. cRestating
c. cFocusing
d. cReflection
9. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing ctasks care cperformed cduring cthe cworking cphase cof can cinterview?
a. cExplaining cpurpose cof cthe cinterview
b. cCollecting cdata
c. cSetting cthe ctime cframe
d. cSummarizing cdata
10. cYou care cperforming ca ccardiac cassessment con cyour cpatient cand cyou cthink cyou chear ca
cmurmur, cbut cyou care cnot csure. cWhat cwould cbe cthe cbest cway cto cvalidate cyour cfinding?
a. cListen cagain
b. cCheck cthe cpatient cchart
c. cHave ccolleague cor cphysician clisten
d. cAsk cfamily cmember cif cpatient chas cmurmur
1. Which cpart cof cthe cassessment cprovides cthe cmost csubjective cdata?
A) Health chistory
B) Physical cassessment
C) Review cof cmedical crecords
D) Medication crecord
, 2. Data cfor cthe chealth chistory care cgathered cfrom:
A) The cpatient's cchart.
B) A cphysical cassessment.
C) Laboratory ctests.
D) A cdiscussion cwith cthe cpatient.
3. The cpurpose cof cthe chealth chistory cis cto cidentify:
A) Actual chealth cproblems.
B) Potential chealth cproblems.
C) Discharge cneeds.
D) All cof cthe cabove.
4. The cbest cquestion cto cbegin ca ccomplete chealth chistory cwith cis:
A) “What cproblem cbrought cyou chere ctoday?”
B) “How cold care cyou?”
C) “Have cyou chad cany cdifficulty cbreathing?”
D) “What cchildhood cillnesses chave cyou chad?”
5. The cpurpose cof ctaking cthe cfamily chistory cis cto cidentify:
A) Functional cor cdysfunctional cfamily cdynamics.
B) Support csystems.
C) Familial cor cgenetically clinked chealth cdisorders.
D) Rehabilitation cneeds.
6. Which cdata care cpart cof cthe cpast chealth chistory?
A) Health cbeliefs
B) Surgeries
C) Genetically clinked cdiseases
D) Age cof csiblings
7. It cis cappropriate cto cuse cthe cfocused chealth chistory cwhen ca cpatient:
A) Is cin crespiratory cdistress.
B) Presents cfor ca cfollow-up cappointment.
C) Is cin cacute cpain.
D) All cof cthe cabove.
8. What cis cthe cminimum camount cof ctime cthat cshould cbe callotted cfor ca ccomplete
chealth chistory?
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. cYou care cperforming ca cpreschool cexamination con cyour cpatient. cYou chave cjust ctaken chis
cvital csigns, cheight, cand cweight. cWhich cphase cof cthe cnursing cprocess cdo cthese cactivities
cdescribe?
a. cAssessment
b. cPlanning
c. cImplementation
d. cEvaluation
2. cWhat cactivities care cperformed cduring cthe cassessment cphase cof cthe cnursing cprocess?
a. cIdentifying cactual/potential chealth cproblems
b. cDetermining cshort- cand clong-term cgoals
c. cEstablishing cpatient coutcomes
d. cCollecting cdata
3. cYou care cworking cas ca ccommunity chealth cnurse, cteaching ca cdrug cawareness cprogram cto
cfifth-grade cstudents cat ca clocal cschool. cWhich clevel cof cpreventive chealthcare cdoes cthis
csituation cexemplify?
a. cPrimary
b. cSecondary
c.Tertiary
4. cYou care cworking cin chome ccare, ccaring cfor ca chospice cpatient. cWhich clevel cof cpreventive
chealthcare cdoes cthis csituation cexemplify?
,a. cPrimary
b. cSecondary
c.Tertiary
5. cIn cwhich csituation cwould ca cfocused cassessment cbe cmost cappropriate?
a. cNew cadmission cscheduled cfor ca ctotal cknee creplacement
b. cPatient cadmitted cwith cchest cpain
c. cCollege cstudent chealth cexam
d. cNew cemployee cphysical cexam
6. cWhen cobtaining ca chealth chistory, cwhat cwould cbe cthe cappropriate cdistance cbetween
cyou cand cthe cpatient?
a. c0–18 cinches
b. c1–2 cfeet
c. c3–4 cfeet
d. c5–12 cfeet
7. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cbest cexample cof can copen-ended cquestion?
a. cAre cyou chaving cchest cpain?
b. cWhat cdoes cthe cpain cfeel clike?
c. cDo cyou chave cpain cin cyour carm?
d. cDid cyou ctake cany cmedications?
8. cYou care cobtaining can cadmission chistory, cand cyou csay, c“As cyou cwere csaying, cyou ccame
cto cthe chospital cfor c…” cThis cstatement cis can cexample cof:
a. cRedirecting
b. cRestating
c. cFocusing
d. cReflection
9. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing ctasks care cperformed cduring cthe cworking cphase cof can cinterview?
a. cExplaining cpurpose cof cthe cinterview
b. cCollecting cdata
c. cSetting cthe ctime cframe
d. cSummarizing cdata
10. cYou care cperforming ca ccardiac cassessment con cyour cpatient cand cyou cthink cyou chear ca
cmurmur, cbut cyou care cnot csure. cWhat cwould cbe cthe cbest cway cto cvalidate cyour cfinding?
a. cListen cagain
b. cCheck cthe cpatient cchart
c. cHave ccolleague cor cphysician clisten
d. cAsk cfamily cmember cif cpatient chas cmurmur
1. Which cpart cof cthe cassessment cprovides cthe cmost csubjective cdata?
A) Health chistory
B) Physical cassessment
C) Review cof cmedical crecords
D) Medication crecord
, 2. Data cfor cthe chealth chistory care cgathered cfrom:
A) The cpatient's cchart.
B) A cphysical cassessment.
C) Laboratory ctests.
D) A cdiscussion cwith cthe cpatient.
3. The cpurpose cof cthe chealth chistory cis cto cidentify:
A) Actual chealth cproblems.
B) Potential chealth cproblems.
C) Discharge cneeds.
D) All cof cthe cabove.
4. The cbest cquestion cto cbegin ca ccomplete chealth chistory cwith cis:
A) “What cproblem cbrought cyou chere ctoday?”
B) “How cold care cyou?”
C) “Have cyou chad cany cdifficulty cbreathing?”
D) “What cchildhood cillnesses chave cyou chad?”
5. The cpurpose cof ctaking cthe cfamily chistory cis cto cidentify:
A) Functional cor cdysfunctional cfamily cdynamics.
B) Support csystems.
C) Familial cor cgenetically clinked chealth cdisorders.
D) Rehabilitation cneeds.
6. Which cdata care cpart cof cthe cpast chealth chistory?
A) Health cbeliefs
B) Surgeries
C) Genetically clinked cdiseases
D) Age cof csiblings
7. It cis cappropriate cto cuse cthe cfocused chealth chistory cwhen ca cpatient:
A) Is cin crespiratory cdistress.
B) Presents cfor ca cfollow-up cappointment.
C) Is cin cacute cpain.
D) All cof cthe cabove.
8. What cis cthe cminimum camount cof ctime cthat cshould cbe callotted cfor ca ccomplete
chealth chistory?
