NURS 3016 EXAM 1 PRACTICE 2026 STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE ADVANCED NURSING
CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection
of data is required and often compiled concurrently with lifesaving
measures?
a. Complete
b. Focused
c. Follow-up
d. Emergency. Answer: d
◉ A nurse precepting a student nurse asks, "What's the most
important step in the critical-thinking process?"
a. Clustering subjective and objective data
b. Analyzing health data
c. Using evidence-based assessment techniques
d. Prioritizing health concerns. Answer: c
◉ An example of subjective data is
a. decreased range of motion.
b. crepitation in the left knee joint.
,c. arthritis.
d. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.. Answer: d
◉ What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who
is admitted to a long-term care facility?
a. Focused
b. Complete
c. Emergency
d. Follow-up. Answer: b
◉ Which of the following is an example of objective data?
a. A sore throat
b. An earache
c. Alert and oriented
d. Dizziness. Answer: c
◉ An example of objective data is
a. a report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidenced by
an inability to walk, swelling, and pain on passive range of motion.
b. a complaint of left knee pain.
c. crepitation in the left knee joint.
d. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.. Answer: c
,◉ Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
a. Blood glucose 126 md/dL
b. Pain rated at 7 out of 10
c. Heart rate of 76 bpm
d. Bruising on lower leg. Answer: b
◉ A complete database is
a. used to collect data rapidly and is often compiled concurrently
with lifesaving measures.
b. used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
c. used for a limited or short-term problem usually consisting of one
problem, one cue complex, or one body system.
d. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and
physical examination.. Answer: d
◉ A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has the following
problems identified based on an admission health history and
physical assessment. Which problem is a first-level priority?
a. Ineffective self-health management
b. Impaired gas exchange
c. Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being
d. Risk for infection. Answer: b
, ◉ Which of the following actions/behaviors in the critical-thinking
process are important for the novice nurse to remember? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Disregard initial cues
b. Approach assessment with a nonjudgmental attitude
c. Cluster associated assessment data
d. Perform assessment in whatever manner works for you.
e. Avoid making assumptions. Answer: b, c, e
◉ What must the nurse assess first when providing culturally
competent health care to an Asian American patient?
1. The tradition of the Asian American culture and the health care
practices r/t health and wellness
2. The nurse's heritage-based cultural values, beliefs, attitudes, and
practices
3. Any differences between the nurse's culture and the Asian
American culture
4. The attitudes of Asian American cultures to the health care system
in the United States. Answer: 2
◉ Each culture has its own healers who usually
a. own and operate specialty community clinics.
b. cost less than traditional or biomedical providers.
GUIDE COMPLETE ADVANCED NURSING
CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection
of data is required and often compiled concurrently with lifesaving
measures?
a. Complete
b. Focused
c. Follow-up
d. Emergency. Answer: d
◉ A nurse precepting a student nurse asks, "What's the most
important step in the critical-thinking process?"
a. Clustering subjective and objective data
b. Analyzing health data
c. Using evidence-based assessment techniques
d. Prioritizing health concerns. Answer: c
◉ An example of subjective data is
a. decreased range of motion.
b. crepitation in the left knee joint.
,c. arthritis.
d. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.. Answer: d
◉ What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who
is admitted to a long-term care facility?
a. Focused
b. Complete
c. Emergency
d. Follow-up. Answer: b
◉ Which of the following is an example of objective data?
a. A sore throat
b. An earache
c. Alert and oriented
d. Dizziness. Answer: c
◉ An example of objective data is
a. a report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidenced by
an inability to walk, swelling, and pain on passive range of motion.
b. a complaint of left knee pain.
c. crepitation in the left knee joint.
d. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.. Answer: c
,◉ Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
a. Blood glucose 126 md/dL
b. Pain rated at 7 out of 10
c. Heart rate of 76 bpm
d. Bruising on lower leg. Answer: b
◉ A complete database is
a. used to collect data rapidly and is often compiled concurrently
with lifesaving measures.
b. used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
c. used for a limited or short-term problem usually consisting of one
problem, one cue complex, or one body system.
d. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and
physical examination.. Answer: d
◉ A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has the following
problems identified based on an admission health history and
physical assessment. Which problem is a first-level priority?
a. Ineffective self-health management
b. Impaired gas exchange
c. Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being
d. Risk for infection. Answer: b
, ◉ Which of the following actions/behaviors in the critical-thinking
process are important for the novice nurse to remember? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Disregard initial cues
b. Approach assessment with a nonjudgmental attitude
c. Cluster associated assessment data
d. Perform assessment in whatever manner works for you.
e. Avoid making assumptions. Answer: b, c, e
◉ What must the nurse assess first when providing culturally
competent health care to an Asian American patient?
1. The tradition of the Asian American culture and the health care
practices r/t health and wellness
2. The nurse's heritage-based cultural values, beliefs, attitudes, and
practices
3. Any differences between the nurse's culture and the Asian
American culture
4. The attitudes of Asian American cultures to the health care system
in the United States. Answer: 2
◉ Each culture has its own healers who usually
a. own and operate specialty community clinics.
b. cost less than traditional or biomedical providers.
