2026) Health Assessment I Questions &
Answers 100% Correct [Grade A] –
Chamberlain
The concept of health and healing has evolved in recent years. Which is the best
description of health? - correct answer Health depends on an interaction of mind, body,
and spirit within the environment
What would be included in a database for a new patient admission to surgical unit? -
correct answer All subjective and objective data, data gathered from patient, and
results of any labs or imagine
You are reviewing assessment data of a 45 year old male patient and note pain of 8/10,
labored breathing and pale. This documentation is an example of - correct answer data
cluster
A patient is in the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. Which would you
include in the database? - correct answer A diet and GI history
A patient has recently received health insurance and would like to know how often to
see his provider. How do you respond? - correct answer Your visits may very,
depending on your level of wellness
You are reviewing concepts related to steps in the nursing process for determining
prioritization and developing patient outcomes. To what are these actions attributed? -
correct answer planning
Which best describes evidence based practice? - correct answer Combining clinical
expertise with the use of nursing research to provide the best care for patients while
considering the patient's values and circumstances
What can be determined when the nurse clusters data as part of the critical-thinking
process? - correct answer The nurse recognizes relevant information among the data
A patient says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels as if she will vomit.
This is what type of data? - correct answer Subjective
The expert nurse differs from the novice nurse by acting without consciously thinking
about the actions. This is referred to as - correct answer intuition
,NR 302 Final Exam (Latest Update 2025 /
2026) Health Assessment I Questions &
Answers 100% Correct [Grade A] –
Chamberlain
Which would be considered a risk diagnosis? - correct answer Identifying potential
problems the individual may develop
Which would be included in a holistic model of assessment? - correct answer A
patient's perception of his or her health status
The nurse uses health promotion activities with a new patient. What would this focus
include? - correct answer The nurse would empower the patient to choose a healthier
lifestyle.
Which is an example of objective date?
History
Medications
Last period
2- x 5cm scar present on R lower forearm - correct answer 2- x 5cm scar on R lover
forearm
During the evaluation phase of the nursing process, which action would be included? -
correct answer Including patient and family members
Acculturation - correct answer process of social and psychological exchanges with
encounters between persons of different cultures, resulting in changes in either group
cultural and linguistic competence - correct answer a set of congruent behaviors,
attitudes, and policies that come together in a system among professionals that
enables work in cross-cultural situations
folk healer - correct answer lay healer in the person's culture apart from the
biomedical or scientific health care system
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - correct answer a federal law that mandates
that when people with limited english proficiency seek health care in health care
settings can not be denied to them.
Which statement best described religion? - correct answer an organized system of
beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe
,NR 302 Final Exam (Latest Update 2025 /
2026) Health Assessment I Questions &
Answers 100% Correct [Grade A] –
Chamberlain
The major factor contributing to the need for cultural care nursing is: - correct answer
demographic change
The term culturally competent implies that the nurse: - correct answer understands
the cultural context of the patient's situation
You are the triage nurse in the emergency department and perform the initial intake
assessment on a patient who does not speak English. Based on your understanding of
linguistic competence, which action would present as a barrier to effective
communication? - correct answer Providing the patient with a paper and pencil so they
can write down answers to your questions
Which culture would describe illness as hot and cold imbalance? - correct answer
Hispanic-American heritage
Of what does the patient believe the amulet is protective? - correct answer the evil eye
Which statement best describes the difference between religion and spirituality? -
correct answer Religion is characterized by identification of a higher being shaping
ones destiny, whereas spirituality is reflects and individuals perfection of ones life
having worth or meaning
The first step to cultural competency by a nurse is to: - correct answer understand
your own heritage and its basis in cultural values
Which statement is true in regard to pain? - correct answer The cultural background of
a patient is important in a nurse's assessment of that patient's pain
Which factor is identified as a priority influence on a patients health status? - correct
answer poverty
Which statement is most appropriate to use when initiating an assessment of cultural
beliefs with an older American Indian patient? - correct answer "What cultural or
spiritual beliefs are important to you?"
Ethnocentrism - correct answer tendency to view one's own culture and group as
superior to all other cultures and groups
, NR 302 Final Exam (Latest Update 2025 /
2026) Health Assessment I Questions &
Answers 100% Correct [Grade A] –
Chamberlain
Which category is appropriate in a cultural assessment? - correct answer health-
related beliefs
Which health belief practice is associated with patients who are of American Indian
heritage? - correct answer Believing that forces of nature must be kept in natural
balance
Which statement best reflects the Magicoreligious causation of illness? - correct
answer Belief in the struggle between good and evil is reflected in the regulation of
health and illness.
Ad hoc interpreter - correct answer using a patient's family member, friend, or child as
interpreter for a patient with limited English proficiency (LEP)
telegraphic speech - correct answer speech used by age 3 or 4 years in which three-
or four-word sentences contain only the essential words
The practitioner, entering the examining room to meet a patient for the first time,
states: Hello, I'm M.M,. and I'm here to gather some information from you and to
perform your examination. This will take about 30 minutes. D.D. is a student working
with me. If it's all right with you, she will remain during the examination." Which of the
following must be added to cover all aspects of the interview contract.
a. A statement regarding confidentiality, patient costs, and the expectations of each
person.
b. the purpose of the interview and the role of the interviewer.
c. Time and place of the interview and a confidentiality statement.
d. An explicit purpose of the interview and a description of the physical examination,
including diagnostic studies. - correct answer a. A statement regarding confidentiality,
patient costs, and the expectations of each person.
______ is exhibiting an accurate understanding of the other person's feelings within a
communication context. - correct answer empathy
You conduct and admission interview. Because you are expecting a phone call, you
stand near the door. Which would be a more appropriate approach? - correct answer
Have someone else answer the phone so you can give the patient your full attention