HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 GALEN
EXAM FULLY SOLVED & UPDATED 2026-
2027 (LATEST VERSION VERIFIED FOR
ACCURACY) (QUESTIONS + ANSWERS)
SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse h
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as charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 bea
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ts per minute. These types of data would be: a. Objective. b. Refle
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ctive. c. Subjective. d. Introspective.
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CORRECT ANSWER: A. Objective C C C
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, a
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nd feels hot. These types of data would be: a. Objective. b. Reflect
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ive. c. Subjective. d. Introspective.
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CORRECT ANSWER: C. Subjective C C C
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and sub
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jective data combine to form the: a. Data base. b. Admitting data.
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c. Financial summary d. discharge summary
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CORRECT ANSWER: A. Data base C C C C
4. a. Immediately notify the patients physician. b. Document the s
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ound exactly as it was heard. c. Validate the data by asking a cowo
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, rker to listen to the breath sounds. d. Assess again in 20 minutes t
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o note whether the sound is still present.
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CORRECT ANSWER: C. validate the data by asking a coworker to li
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sten to the breath sounds
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5. a. Intuition. b. A set of rules. c. Articles in journals. d. Advice fro
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m supervisors.
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CORRECT ANSWER: b. a set of rules C C C C C C
6. A. Intuition B. The nursing process C. Clinical knowledge D. Diag
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nostic reasoning C
CORRECT ANSWER: A. intuition C C C
7. a. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices. b. EBP is s
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imply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of pati
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ents. c. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinician
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s experience. d. The patients own preferences are not important
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with EBP. C
CORRECT ANSWER: C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence
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with the clinicians experience
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8. a. Patient with postoperative pain b. Newly diagnosed patient
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with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching c. individual with a sm
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all laceration on the sole of the foot d. individual with shortness of
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breath and respiratory distress.
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EXAM FULLY SOLVED & UPDATED 2026-
2027 (LATEST VERSION VERIFIED FOR
ACCURACY) (QUESTIONS + ANSWERS)
SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse h
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as charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 bea
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ts per minute. These types of data would be: a. Objective. b. Refle
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ctive. c. Subjective. d. Introspective.
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CORRECT ANSWER: A. Objective C C C
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, a
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nd feels hot. These types of data would be: a. Objective. b. Reflect
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ive. c. Subjective. d. Introspective.
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CORRECT ANSWER: C. Subjective C C C
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and sub
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jective data combine to form the: a. Data base. b. Admitting data.
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c. Financial summary d. discharge summary
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CORRECT ANSWER: A. Data base C C C C
4. a. Immediately notify the patients physician. b. Document the s
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ound exactly as it was heard. c. Validate the data by asking a cowo
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, rker to listen to the breath sounds. d. Assess again in 20 minutes t
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o note whether the sound is still present.
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CORRECT ANSWER: C. validate the data by asking a coworker to li
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sten to the breath sounds
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5. a. Intuition. b. A set of rules. c. Articles in journals. d. Advice fro
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m supervisors.
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CORRECT ANSWER: b. a set of rules C C C C C C
6. A. Intuition B. The nursing process C. Clinical knowledge D. Diag
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nostic reasoning C
CORRECT ANSWER: A. intuition C C C
7. a. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices. b. EBP is s
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imply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of pati
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ents. c. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinician
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s experience. d. The patients own preferences are not important
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with EBP. C
CORRECT ANSWER: C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence
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with the clinicians experience
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8. a. Patient with postoperative pain b. Newly diagnosed patient
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with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching c. individual with a sm
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all laceration on the sole of the foot d. individual with shortness of
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breath and respiratory distress.
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