NURS 307 Health Assessment Final Exam
Chapter 1-14 with Verified Questions, Answers
& Rationales 2026 latest update
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has
charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per
minute. These types of data would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective. - correct answer-A
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting,
percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination.
Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during
,history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to
describe data
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels
hot. These types of data would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective. - correct answer-C
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during
history taking. Objective data are what the health professional observes
by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not
used to describe data.
The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data combine to form the:
a. Data base.
,b. Admitting data.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary. - correct answer-A
Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective
and subjective data form the data base. The other items are not part of
the patients record, laboratory studies, or data.
When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a
sound that is heard. The nurses next action should be to:
a. Immediately notify the patients physician.
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
- correct answer-C
, When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath
sounds, the nurse validates the data to ensure accuracy. If the nurse
has less experience in an area, then he or she asks an expert to listen.
The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the
teaching session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses,
without a background of skills and experience from which to draw, are
more likely to make their decisions using:
a. Intuition.
b. A set of rules.
c. Articles in journals.
d. Advice from supervisors. - correct answer-B
Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured rules. The
expert practitioner uses intuitive links.
Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act
without consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
a. Intuition.
Chapter 1-14 with Verified Questions, Answers
& Rationales 2026 latest update
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has
charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per
minute. These types of data would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective. - correct answer-A
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting,
percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination.
Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during
,history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to
describe data
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels
hot. These types of data would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective. - correct answer-C
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during
history taking. Objective data are what the health professional observes
by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not
used to describe data.
The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data combine to form the:
a. Data base.
,b. Admitting data.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary. - correct answer-A
Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective
and subjective data form the data base. The other items are not part of
the patients record, laboratory studies, or data.
When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a
sound that is heard. The nurses next action should be to:
a. Immediately notify the patients physician.
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
- correct answer-C
, When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath
sounds, the nurse validates the data to ensure accuracy. If the nurse
has less experience in an area, then he or she asks an expert to listen.
The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the
teaching session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses,
without a background of skills and experience from which to draw, are
more likely to make their decisions using:
a. Intuition.
b. A set of rules.
c. Articles in journals.
d. Advice from supervisors. - correct answer-B
Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured rules. The
expert practitioner uses intuitive links.
Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act
without consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
a. Intuition.
