Nurs 304: Exam 1 Practice (Health Assessment exam 1
review) Questions With Complete Solutions
______ is exhibiting an accurate understanding of other person's
feeling within a communication context.
a. empathy
b. liking others
c. facilitation
d. a nonverbal listening technique Correct Answers a. empathy
A configuration of individual lesions arranged in circles or arcs,
as occurs with ringworm, is described as a:
a. linear lesion
b. clustered lesion
c. annual lesion
d. gyrate lesion Correct Answers c. annual lesion
A genogram is used for which reasons?
a. past history
b. past health history, specifically hospitalizations
c. family history
d. the 8 characteristics of presenting symptoms Correct Answers
c. family history
A patient asks the nurse, "may I ask you a questions?" This is an
example of:
a. an opened-ended question
b. a reflective question
c. a close-ended question
d. a double -barreled question Correct Answers c. a close-ended
question
,a patient has recently received health insurance and would like
to know how often he should visit the provider. how do you
respond?
a. "it would be most efficient fi you visit on an annual basis."
b." there is no recommendation for the frequency of health care
visits."
c. "your visits may vary, depending on your level of wellness"
d. "your vitis will be based on your preference." Correct
Answers C. "your visits may vary, depending on your level of
wellness"
a patient is in the ER with nausea and vomiting. which would
you include in the database?
a. a complete health history and full physical examination
b. a diet and GI history
c. previously identified problems
d. start collection of data in conjunction with lifesaving
measures Correct Answers B. a diet and GI history
a patient says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels as
if she will vomit. This data would be what type of data?
a. objective
b. reflective
c. subjective
d. introspective Correct Answers c. subjective
a risk factory for melanoma is:
a. brown eyes
b. darkly pigmented skin
c. skin that freckles or burns before tannings
, d. use of sunscreen products Correct Answers c. skin that
freckles or burns before tannings
An area of thin shiny skin with decreased visibility of normal
skin marking is most likely:
a. lichenification
b. plaque
c. atrophy
d. keloid Correct Answers c. atrophy
assessing a patients skin turgor is done to assess which clinical
finding
a. edema
b. dehydration
c. vitiligo
d. scleroderma Correct Answers b. dehydration
at the conclusion of the patient examination, the examiner
should:
a. document findings after leaving the examining room
b. have findings confirmed by another practitioner
c. related objective findings to the subjective findings for
accuracy
d. summarize findings to the patient Correct Answers d.
summarize findings to the patient
Because of adolescents' developmental level, not all
interviewing techniques can be used with them. which
techniques shoudl be avoided?
a. facilitation and clarigication
b. confrontation and explanation
review) Questions With Complete Solutions
______ is exhibiting an accurate understanding of other person's
feeling within a communication context.
a. empathy
b. liking others
c. facilitation
d. a nonverbal listening technique Correct Answers a. empathy
A configuration of individual lesions arranged in circles or arcs,
as occurs with ringworm, is described as a:
a. linear lesion
b. clustered lesion
c. annual lesion
d. gyrate lesion Correct Answers c. annual lesion
A genogram is used for which reasons?
a. past history
b. past health history, specifically hospitalizations
c. family history
d. the 8 characteristics of presenting symptoms Correct Answers
c. family history
A patient asks the nurse, "may I ask you a questions?" This is an
example of:
a. an opened-ended question
b. a reflective question
c. a close-ended question
d. a double -barreled question Correct Answers c. a close-ended
question
,a patient has recently received health insurance and would like
to know how often he should visit the provider. how do you
respond?
a. "it would be most efficient fi you visit on an annual basis."
b." there is no recommendation for the frequency of health care
visits."
c. "your visits may vary, depending on your level of wellness"
d. "your vitis will be based on your preference." Correct
Answers C. "your visits may vary, depending on your level of
wellness"
a patient is in the ER with nausea and vomiting. which would
you include in the database?
a. a complete health history and full physical examination
b. a diet and GI history
c. previously identified problems
d. start collection of data in conjunction with lifesaving
measures Correct Answers B. a diet and GI history
a patient says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels as
if she will vomit. This data would be what type of data?
a. objective
b. reflective
c. subjective
d. introspective Correct Answers c. subjective
a risk factory for melanoma is:
a. brown eyes
b. darkly pigmented skin
c. skin that freckles or burns before tannings
, d. use of sunscreen products Correct Answers c. skin that
freckles or burns before tannings
An area of thin shiny skin with decreased visibility of normal
skin marking is most likely:
a. lichenification
b. plaque
c. atrophy
d. keloid Correct Answers c. atrophy
assessing a patients skin turgor is done to assess which clinical
finding
a. edema
b. dehydration
c. vitiligo
d. scleroderma Correct Answers b. dehydration
at the conclusion of the patient examination, the examiner
should:
a. document findings after leaving the examining room
b. have findings confirmed by another practitioner
c. related objective findings to the subjective findings for
accuracy
d. summarize findings to the patient Correct Answers d.
summarize findings to the patient
Because of adolescents' developmental level, not all
interviewing techniques can be used with them. which
techniques shoudl be avoided?
a. facilitation and clarigication
b. confrontation and explanation
