Health Assessment Final Exam: Review Questions
1. An elderly patient is admitted to the hospital. While performing a skin
assessment, the nurse discovers bruises in various stages of healing all over
the patient's body. Why is it important for the nurse to promptly document
and report these findings?
a.The patient may have been abused.
b.The patient is elderly.
c.The patient may have peripheral vascular disease.
d.The patient may have a cognitive deficit.: a. The patient may have been
abused
2. When the nurse observes the patient for general characteristics including
age, gender, and level of alertness, what aspect of assessment are you
performing?
a.Inspecting
b.Interviewing
c.Palpating
d.Ausculating: a. Inspecting
3. The four areas to consider during the general survey include:
a. Dress, medical history, nonverbal behavior, and mobility.
b.Ethnicity, gender, age, and socioeconomic status.
c.Physical appearance, gender, ethnicity, and medical history.
d.Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior.: d. Physical
appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior.
4. When reading the patient's medical record, the nurse sees the following
notation: Patient states, "I have had a cold for about a week, and I am
having difficulty breathing." This is an example of:
a.A past health history.
b.A review of systems.
c.A functioning assessment.
d.A chief compliant.: d.A chief compliant.
, Health Assessment Final Exam: Review Questions
5. Normal cervical lymph nodes are:
a.Smaller than 1 cm
b.Warm and red
c.Fixed
d.Firm: a.Smaller than 1 cm
6. The first step to cultural competency by a nurse is to:
a.Identify the meaning of health to the patient.
b.Understand their own heritage and its basis in cultural values.
c.Develop a frame of reference to traditional health care practices.
d.Understand how a health care delivery system works.: b.Understand their
own heritage and its basis in cultural values.
7. The nurse is conducting a physical assessment of a new patient. What
data does the nurse collect that are measurable?
a.Objective
b.Effective
c.Subjective
d.Affective: a.Objective
8. While assessing a patient, the nurse is asking questions that help the
nurse perceive and communicate an understanding of what the patient is
feeling. What is this called?
a.Caring
b.Therapeutic communication
c.Sympathy
d.Empathy: d.Empathy
9. Checking for skin temperature is best accomplished by using:
a.The palms of the hands.
1. An elderly patient is admitted to the hospital. While performing a skin
assessment, the nurse discovers bruises in various stages of healing all over
the patient's body. Why is it important for the nurse to promptly document
and report these findings?
a.The patient may have been abused.
b.The patient is elderly.
c.The patient may have peripheral vascular disease.
d.The patient may have a cognitive deficit.: a. The patient may have been
abused
2. When the nurse observes the patient for general characteristics including
age, gender, and level of alertness, what aspect of assessment are you
performing?
a.Inspecting
b.Interviewing
c.Palpating
d.Ausculating: a. Inspecting
3. The four areas to consider during the general survey include:
a. Dress, medical history, nonverbal behavior, and mobility.
b.Ethnicity, gender, age, and socioeconomic status.
c.Physical appearance, gender, ethnicity, and medical history.
d.Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior.: d. Physical
appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior.
4. When reading the patient's medical record, the nurse sees the following
notation: Patient states, "I have had a cold for about a week, and I am
having difficulty breathing." This is an example of:
a.A past health history.
b.A review of systems.
c.A functioning assessment.
d.A chief compliant.: d.A chief compliant.
, Health Assessment Final Exam: Review Questions
5. Normal cervical lymph nodes are:
a.Smaller than 1 cm
b.Warm and red
c.Fixed
d.Firm: a.Smaller than 1 cm
6. The first step to cultural competency by a nurse is to:
a.Identify the meaning of health to the patient.
b.Understand their own heritage and its basis in cultural values.
c.Develop a frame of reference to traditional health care practices.
d.Understand how a health care delivery system works.: b.Understand their
own heritage and its basis in cultural values.
7. The nurse is conducting a physical assessment of a new patient. What
data does the nurse collect that are measurable?
a.Objective
b.Effective
c.Subjective
d.Affective: a.Objective
8. While assessing a patient, the nurse is asking questions that help the
nurse perceive and communicate an understanding of what the patient is
feeling. What is this called?
a.Caring
b.Therapeutic communication
c.Sympathy
d.Empathy: d.Empathy
9. Checking for skin temperature is best accomplished by using:
a.The palms of the hands.
