HEALTH ASSESSMENT NSG3160 EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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1. During a mental status assessment, which question by the nurs
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e would best assess a person's judgment?
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A "Do you feel that you are being watched, followed, or controlled
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?"
B "What would you do if you found a stamped, addressed envelop
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e lying on the sidewalk?"
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C "What does the statement, 'People in glass houses shouldn't thr
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ow stones,' mean to you?"
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D "Tell me what you plan to do once you are discharged from the
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hospital." - R
CORRECT ANSWERD "Tell me what you plan to do once you are di
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scharged from the hospital." R R R
2. The nurse is conducting a patient interview. Which statement
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made by the patient should the nurse more fully explore to assess
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the mental status during the interview?
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A "I have no health problems."
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,B "I never did too good in school."
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C "I am not currently taking any medications."
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D "I sleep like a baby." -
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CORRECT ANSWERB "I never did too good in school."
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3. During an examination, the nurse can assess mental status by w
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hich activity? R
A Observing the patient as he or she performs an intelligence quo
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tient (IQ) test R R
B Examining the patient's response to a specific set of questions
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C Observing the patient and inferring health or dysfunction
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D Examining the patient's electroencephalogram -
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RCORRECT ANSWERC Observing the patient and inferring health o R R R R R R R R
r dysfunction
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4. When taking the health history on a patient with a seizure disor
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der, the nurse assesses whether the patient has an aura. Which of
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these would be the best question for obtaining this information?
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A "After the seizure, do you spend a lot of time sleeping?"
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B "Do you have any warning sign before your seizure starts?"
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C "Do you experience any color change or incontinence during th
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e seizure?"
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D "Does your muscle tone seem tense or limp?" -
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CORRECT ANSWERB "Do you have any warning sign before your s
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eizure starts? R
,5. During the assessment of an 80-year-
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old patient, the nurse notices that his hands show tremors when
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he reaches for something and his head is always nodding. No asso
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ciated rigidity is observed with movement. Which of these statem
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ents is most accurate? R R R
A These findings are normal, resulting from aging.
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B These findings could be r/t hyperthyroidism.
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C These findings are the result of Parkinson disease.
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D This patient should be evaluated for a cerebellar lesion. -
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RCORRECT ANSWERA These findings are normal, resulting from ag R R R R R R R R
ing.
A man who was found wandering in a park at 2 AM has been brou
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ght to the emergency department for an examination; he said he f
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ell and hit his head. During the examination, the nurse asks him to
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Ruse his index finger to touch the nurse's finger, then his own nose
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, then the nurse's finger again (which has been moved to a differe
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nt location). The patient is clumsy, unable to follow the instructio
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ns, and overshoots the mark, missing the finger. What does the n
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urse suspect? R
A Cerebral injury
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B Peripheral neuropathy
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C Cerebrovascular accident
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D Acute alcohol intoxication -
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RCORRECT ANSWERD Acute alcohol intoxication R R R R
, 6. When assessing the intensity of a patient's pain, which questio
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n by the nurse is appropriate?
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A "How does pain limit your activities?"
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B "What does your pain feel like?"
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C "How much pain do you have now?"
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D "What makes your pain better or worse?" -
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CORRECT ANSWERC "How much pain do you have now?"
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7. The nurse is teaching a class on pain at a local retirement comm
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unity. Which statement about the pain experienced by older adul
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ts should the nurse include in the instructions?
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A "Pain is a normal process of aging and is to be expected."
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B "Pain indicates a pathologic condition or an injury and is not a n
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ormal process of aging." R R R
C "Older adults must learn to tolerate pain."
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D "Older individuals perceive pain to a lesser degree than do youn
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ger individuals." -
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CORRECT ANSWERB "Pain indicates a pathologic condition or an i
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njury and is not a normal process of aging."
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8. The nurse is conducting an interview with an adult male patient
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. Which statement made by the patient indicates an alcohol use di
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sorder?
A "I usually stay out longer and drink more than I intended but I sti
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ll make it into work on time."
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B "I've been late to work a few times so now I limit myself to 2 drin
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NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION 2026!!!
1. During a mental status assessment, which question by the nurs
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e would best assess a person's judgment?
R R R R R R
A "Do you feel that you are being watched, followed, or controlled
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?"
B "What would you do if you found a stamped, addressed envelop
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e lying on the sidewalk?"
R R R R
C "What does the statement, 'People in glass houses shouldn't thr
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ow stones,' mean to you?"
R R R R
D "Tell me what you plan to do once you are discharged from the
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hospital." - R
CORRECT ANSWERD "Tell me what you plan to do once you are di
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scharged from the hospital." R R R
2. The nurse is conducting a patient interview. Which statement
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made by the patient should the nurse more fully explore to assess
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the mental status during the interview?
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A "I have no health problems."
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,B "I never did too good in school."
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C "I am not currently taking any medications."
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D "I sleep like a baby." -
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CORRECT ANSWERB "I never did too good in school."
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3. During an examination, the nurse can assess mental status by w
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hich activity? R
A Observing the patient as he or she performs an intelligence quo
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tient (IQ) test R R
B Examining the patient's response to a specific set of questions
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C Observing the patient and inferring health or dysfunction
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D Examining the patient's electroencephalogram -
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RCORRECT ANSWERC Observing the patient and inferring health o R R R R R R R R
r dysfunction
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4. When taking the health history on a patient with a seizure disor
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der, the nurse assesses whether the patient has an aura. Which of
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these would be the best question for obtaining this information?
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A "After the seizure, do you spend a lot of time sleeping?"
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B "Do you have any warning sign before your seizure starts?"
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C "Do you experience any color change or incontinence during th
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e seizure?"
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D "Does your muscle tone seem tense or limp?" -
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CORRECT ANSWERB "Do you have any warning sign before your s
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eizure starts? R
,5. During the assessment of an 80-year-
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old patient, the nurse notices that his hands show tremors when
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he reaches for something and his head is always nodding. No asso
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ciated rigidity is observed with movement. Which of these statem
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ents is most accurate? R R R
A These findings are normal, resulting from aging.
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B These findings could be r/t hyperthyroidism.
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C These findings are the result of Parkinson disease.
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D This patient should be evaluated for a cerebellar lesion. -
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RCORRECT ANSWERA These findings are normal, resulting from ag R R R R R R R R
ing.
A man who was found wandering in a park at 2 AM has been brou
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ght to the emergency department for an examination; he said he f
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ell and hit his head. During the examination, the nurse asks him to
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Ruse his index finger to touch the nurse's finger, then his own nose
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, then the nurse's finger again (which has been moved to a differe
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nt location). The patient is clumsy, unable to follow the instructio
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ns, and overshoots the mark, missing the finger. What does the n
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urse suspect? R
A Cerebral injury
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B Peripheral neuropathy
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C Cerebrovascular accident
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D Acute alcohol intoxication -
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RCORRECT ANSWERD Acute alcohol intoxication R R R R
, 6. When assessing the intensity of a patient's pain, which questio
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n by the nurse is appropriate?
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A "How does pain limit your activities?"
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B "What does your pain feel like?"
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C "How much pain do you have now?"
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D "What makes your pain better or worse?" -
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CORRECT ANSWERC "How much pain do you have now?"
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7. The nurse is teaching a class on pain at a local retirement comm
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unity. Which statement about the pain experienced by older adul
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ts should the nurse include in the instructions?
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A "Pain is a normal process of aging and is to be expected."
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B "Pain indicates a pathologic condition or an injury and is not a n
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ormal process of aging." R R R
C "Older adults must learn to tolerate pain."
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D "Older individuals perceive pain to a lesser degree than do youn
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ger individuals." -
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CORRECT ANSWERB "Pain indicates a pathologic condition or an i
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njury and is not a normal process of aging."
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8. The nurse is conducting an interview with an adult male patient
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. Which statement made by the patient indicates an alcohol use di
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sorder?
A "I usually stay out longer and drink more than I intended but I sti
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ll make it into work on time."
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B "I've been late to work a few times so now I limit myself to 2 drin
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