NU 650 MIDTERM & FINAL EXAM TEST
BANK WITH 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
**Q1: What type of data does a health professional gather by
inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating during a physical
examination?**
A. Subjective data
B. Historical data
C. Objective data
D. Secondary data
E. Financial data
**Answer: C. Objective data**
*Rationale: Objective data refers to information gathered through
direct observation and examination techniques such as inspection,
palpation, percussion, and auscultation, which are verifiable signs.*
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**Q2: What term describes the information a patient tells you about
their symptoms or experiences that you cannot directly observe
through your senses?**
A. Objective data
,B. Vital signs
C. Review of systems
D. Subjective data
E. Physical findings
**Answer: D. Subjective data**
*Rationale: Subjective data consists of information provided by the
patient, such as symptoms, feelings, and perceptions, which are not
directly measurable by the examiner.*
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**Q3: A patient is seen in the office for amenorrhea, for which you
obtain a urine pregnancy test in the office that returns negative. You
would document this finding in which section of the encounter?**
A. HPI
B. CC
C. Subjective Data
D. Objective Data
**Answer: D. Objective Data**
*Rationale: The urine pregnancy test result is an objective finding
because it is a measurable diagnostic test result, not a symptom
reported by the patient.*
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**Q4: The NP will document the reason for the visit in which section
of the encounter?**
A. HPI
B. CC
C. Subjective Data
D. Objective Data
**Answer: B. CC (Chief Complaint)**
*Rationale: The Chief Complaint is the reason the patient is seeking
care, documented in the patient's own words. The HPI provides a
detailed narrative of the CC.*
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**Q5: The most effective process to elicit the Review of Systems
(ROS) is for the NP to:**
A. Limit the ROS to systems related to the CC
B. Follow the patient's lead regarding the order of symptoms
C. Incorporate the ROS during the physical exam, stopping to make
notes as necessary
D. Start with general questions on each of the different body systems
, **Answer: D. Start with general questions on each of the different
body systems**
*Rationale: Starting with general questions for each body system
allows for comprehensive screening without leading the patient's
responses.*
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**Q6: The NP can determine higher cognitive function by asking the
patient to perform which of the following tasks?**
A. Explain the meaning of a proverb
B. Identify the day of the week, month, season, date and year
C. Recall details of historical events
D. Spell a five-letter word such as WORLD backward
**Answer: A. Explain the meaning of a proverb**
*Rationale: Explaining the meaning of a proverb tests higher
cognitive function, including abstract reasoning and judgment.
Orientation questions test basic cognitive function.*
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**Q7: The NP will ask the patient which question to assess for
depression?**
A. Have you ever been annoyed by others criticizing your alcohol
use?
BANK WITH 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
**Q1: What type of data does a health professional gather by
inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating during a physical
examination?**
A. Subjective data
B. Historical data
C. Objective data
D. Secondary data
E. Financial data
**Answer: C. Objective data**
*Rationale: Objective data refers to information gathered through
direct observation and examination techniques such as inspection,
palpation, percussion, and auscultation, which are verifiable signs.*
---
**Q2: What term describes the information a patient tells you about
their symptoms or experiences that you cannot directly observe
through your senses?**
A. Objective data
,B. Vital signs
C. Review of systems
D. Subjective data
E. Physical findings
**Answer: D. Subjective data**
*Rationale: Subjective data consists of information provided by the
patient, such as symptoms, feelings, and perceptions, which are not
directly measurable by the examiner.*
---
**Q3: A patient is seen in the office for amenorrhea, for which you
obtain a urine pregnancy test in the office that returns negative. You
would document this finding in which section of the encounter?**
A. HPI
B. CC
C. Subjective Data
D. Objective Data
**Answer: D. Objective Data**
*Rationale: The urine pregnancy test result is an objective finding
because it is a measurable diagnostic test result, not a symptom
reported by the patient.*
,---
**Q4: The NP will document the reason for the visit in which section
of the encounter?**
A. HPI
B. CC
C. Subjective Data
D. Objective Data
**Answer: B. CC (Chief Complaint)**
*Rationale: The Chief Complaint is the reason the patient is seeking
care, documented in the patient's own words. The HPI provides a
detailed narrative of the CC.*
---
**Q5: The most effective process to elicit the Review of Systems
(ROS) is for the NP to:**
A. Limit the ROS to systems related to the CC
B. Follow the patient's lead regarding the order of symptoms
C. Incorporate the ROS during the physical exam, stopping to make
notes as necessary
D. Start with general questions on each of the different body systems
, **Answer: D. Start with general questions on each of the different
body systems**
*Rationale: Starting with general questions for each body system
allows for comprehensive screening without leading the patient's
responses.*
---
**Q6: The NP can determine higher cognitive function by asking the
patient to perform which of the following tasks?**
A. Explain the meaning of a proverb
B. Identify the day of the week, month, season, date and year
C. Recall details of historical events
D. Spell a five-letter word such as WORLD backward
**Answer: A. Explain the meaning of a proverb**
*Rationale: Explaining the meaning of a proverb tests higher
cognitive function, including abstract reasoning and judgment.
Orientation questions test basic cognitive function.*
---
**Q7: The NP will ask the patient which question to assess for
depression?**
A. Have you ever been annoyed by others criticizing your alcohol
use?
