NUR2092 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE
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◉ Which of the following is considered an example of objective data?
A) Alert and oriented
B) Dizziness
C) An earache
D) A sore throat. Answer: Which of the following is considered an
example of objective data?
*A) Alert and oriented*
*Feedback: CORRECT*
Objective data is what the health professional observes; level of
consciousness and orientation are observations.
B) Dizziness
Feedback: INCORRECT
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking.
,C) An earache
Feedback: INCORRECT
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking.
D) A sore throat
Feedback: INCORRECT
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking.
◉ An example of objective data is:
A) complaints of left knee pain.
B) crepitation in the left knee joint.
C) left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
D) report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidenced by
an inability to walk, swelling, and pain on passive range of motion..
Answer: An example of objective data is:
A) complaints of left knee pain.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking.
,*B) crepitation in the left knee joint.*
*Feedback: CORRECT*
Objective data is what the health professional observes by
inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination. Crepitation is assessed by palpation.
C) left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking.
D) report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidenced by
an inability to walk, swelling, and pain on passive range of motion.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking.
◉ A nursing diagnosis is best described as:
A) a determination of the etiology of disease.
B) a pattern of coping.
C) an individual's perception of health.
, D) a concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level
of wellness.. Answer: A nursing diagnosis is best described as:
A) a determination of the etiology of disease.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Medical diagnoses determine the etiology (or cause) of disease.
B) a pattern of coping.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Coping patterns would include methods to relieve stress.
C) an individual's perception of health.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Health perception is how the person describes and defines personal
health.
*D) a concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or
level of wellness.*
*Feedback: CORRECT*
Nursing diagnoses are clinical judgments about a person's response
to an actual or potential health state.
◉ A complete data base is:
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE
SCRIPT
◉ Which of the following is considered an example of objective data?
A) Alert and oriented
B) Dizziness
C) An earache
D) A sore throat. Answer: Which of the following is considered an
example of objective data?
*A) Alert and oriented*
*Feedback: CORRECT*
Objective data is what the health professional observes; level of
consciousness and orientation are observations.
B) Dizziness
Feedback: INCORRECT
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking.
,C) An earache
Feedback: INCORRECT
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking.
D) A sore throat
Feedback: INCORRECT
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking.
◉ An example of objective data is:
A) complaints of left knee pain.
B) crepitation in the left knee joint.
C) left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
D) report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidenced by
an inability to walk, swelling, and pain on passive range of motion..
Answer: An example of objective data is:
A) complaints of left knee pain.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking.
,*B) crepitation in the left knee joint.*
*Feedback: CORRECT*
Objective data is what the health professional observes by
inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination. Crepitation is assessed by palpation.
C) left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking.
D) report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidenced by
an inability to walk, swelling, and pain on passive range of motion.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking.
◉ A nursing diagnosis is best described as:
A) a determination of the etiology of disease.
B) a pattern of coping.
C) an individual's perception of health.
, D) a concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level
of wellness.. Answer: A nursing diagnosis is best described as:
A) a determination of the etiology of disease.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Medical diagnoses determine the etiology (or cause) of disease.
B) a pattern of coping.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Coping patterns would include methods to relieve stress.
C) an individual's perception of health.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Health perception is how the person describes and defines personal
health.
*D) a concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or
level of wellness.*
*Feedback: CORRECT*
Nursing diagnoses are clinical judgments about a person's response
to an actual or potential health state.
◉ A complete data base is:
