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Health Assessment Exam 1 Practice Questions
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Health Assessment Exam 1 Practice Questions - NUR3065
What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is admitted to
a long-term care facility?
a. Focused
b. Follow-up
c. Emergency
d. Complete
d
An example of subjective data is
a. decreased range of motion.
b. crepitation in the left knee joint.
c. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
d. arthritis.
c
What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data is
required and often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures?
a. Focused
b. Follow-up
c. Emergency
d. Complete
c
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. Using evidence-based assessment techniques
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c. Analyzing health data
d. Prioritizing health concerns
b
Which of the following is an example of objective data?
a. Alert and oriented
b. Dizziness
c. An earache
d. A sore throat
a
An example of objective data is
a. a complaint of left knee pain.
b. crepitation in the left knee joint.
c. sore throat for the past 3 days.
d. 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 (note: crepitation is assessed by palpation)
Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
a. Blood glucose 126 md/dL
b. Bruising on lower leg
c. Pain rated at 7 out of 10
d. Heart rate of 76 bpm
c
A complete database
a. is used to collect data rapidly and is often compiled concurrently with
lifesaving measures.
b. used for a limited or short-term problem usually consisting of one problem,
one cue complex, or one body system.
c. used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
d. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and physical
examination.
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?
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a. Ineffective self-health management
b. Risk for infection
c. Impaired gas exchange
d. Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being
c
Which of the following actions/behaviors in the critical-thinking process are
important for the novice nurse to remember? Select all that apply
a. Avoid making assumptions.
b. Approach assessment with a nonjudgmental attitude.
c. Disregard initial cues.
d. Cluster associated assessment data.
e. Perform assessment in whatever manner works for you.
a, b, d
Each culture has its own healers who usually
a. speak at least two languages.
b. own and operate specialty community clinics.
c. cost less than traditional or biomedical providers.
d. recommend folk practices that are dangerous.
c
While evaluating the health history, the nurse determines that the patient
subscribes to the hot/cold theory of health. Which of the following would most
likely describe this patient's view of wellness?
a. Good is hot.
b. Evil is hot.
c. The humors must be balanced.
d. The phlegm will be replaced with dryness.
c
When completing a health assessment, which of the following actions most
demonstrates cultural competence?
a. Ask about use of traditional, herbal, or folk remedies.
b. Measure height and weight in a private room.
c. Ask about family history of diseases.
d. Make sure the blood pressure cuff fits appropriately.
a
Health Assessment Exam 1 Practice Questions
NUR3065
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Johns Hopkins University
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Health Assessment Exam 1 Practice Questions - NUR3065
What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is admitted to
a long-term care facility?
a. Focused
b. Follow-up
c. Emergency
d. Complete
d
An example of subjective data is
a. decreased range of motion.
b. crepitation in the left knee joint.
c. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
d. arthritis.
c
What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data is
required and often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures?
a. Focused
b. Follow-up
c. Emergency
d. Complete
c
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. Using evidence-based assessment techniques
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c. Analyzing health data
d. Prioritizing health concerns
b
Which of the following is an example of objective data?
a. Alert and oriented
b. Dizziness
c. An earache
d. A sore throat
a
An example of objective data is
a. a complaint of left knee pain.
b. crepitation in the left knee joint.
c. sore throat for the past 3 days.
d. 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 (note: crepitation is assessed by palpation)
Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
a. Blood glucose 126 md/dL
b. Bruising on lower leg
c. Pain rated at 7 out of 10
d. Heart rate of 76 bpm
c
A complete database
a. is used to collect data rapidly and is often compiled concurrently with
lifesaving measures.
b. used for a limited or short-term problem usually consisting of one problem,
one cue complex, or one body system.
c. used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
d. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and physical
examination.
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?
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a. Ineffective self-health management
b. Risk for infection
c. Impaired gas exchange
d. Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being
c
Which of the following actions/behaviors in the critical-thinking process are
important for the novice nurse to remember? Select all that apply
a. Avoid making assumptions.
b. Approach assessment with a nonjudgmental attitude.
c. Disregard initial cues.
d. Cluster associated assessment data.
e. Perform assessment in whatever manner works for you.
a, b, d
Each culture has its own healers who usually
a. speak at least two languages.
b. own and operate specialty community clinics.
c. cost less than traditional or biomedical providers.
d. recommend folk practices that are dangerous.
c
While evaluating the health history, the nurse determines that the patient
subscribes to the hot/cold theory of health. Which of the following would most
likely describe this patient's view of wellness?
a. Good is hot.
b. Evil is hot.
c. The humors must be balanced.
d. The phlegm will be replaced with dryness.
c
When completing a health assessment, which of the following actions most
demonstrates cultural competence?
a. Ask about use of traditional, herbal, or folk remedies.
b. Measure height and weight in a private room.
c. Ask about family history of diseases.
d. Make sure the blood pressure cuff fits appropriately.
a
