HHA Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
The |nurse |is |interviewing |an |adult |Navajo |woman. |Which |statement |demonstrates |cultural |
sensitivity |and |acceptance |of |the |patient?
1. |"How |often |do |you |visit |the |medicine |man |for |your |health |care?"
2. |"Tell |me |about |your |health |care |beliefs |and |practices."
3. |"Many |Navajo |people |are |afraid |of |hospitals. |Are |you |afraid?"
4. |"Have |you |ever |had |a |physical |examination |by |a |physician |or |a |nurse |practitioner?" |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2
Which |statement |is |appropriate |to |use |when |beginning |an |interview |with |a |new |patient? |1.
|"Have |you |ever |been |a |patient |here |before?" |2. |"Tell |me |a |little |about |yourself |and |your |
family." |3. |"Did |you |have |any |difficulty |finding |the |clinic?" |4. |"What |is |your |purpose |for |coming
|to |the |clinic |today?" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4
While |giving |a |history, |a |patient |describes |several |events |out |of |order |that |occurred |in |
different |decades |in |his |life. |What |technique |does |the |nurse |use |to |understand |the |timeline |of
|these |events? |1. |Draw |conclusions |about |the |order |of |events |from |data |the |patient |provided. |
2. |Ask |the |patient |to |elaborate |about |these |events. |3. |State |the |order |of |events |as |understood
|and |ask |the |patient |to |verify |the |order. |4. |Ask |the |patient |to |repeat |what |he |said |about |these |
events |in |the |order |they |occurred. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3
A |patient |is |very |talkative |and |shares |much |information |that |is |not |relevant |to |his |history |or |
the |reason |for |his |admission. |Which |action |by |the |nurse |improves |data |collection |in |this |
situation? |1. |Use |closed-ended |questions. |2. |Ask |the |patient |to |stay |on |the |subject. |3. |Ask |
another |nurse |to |complete |the |interview. |4. |Terminate |the |interview. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
1
, For |which |patient |is |a |focused |health |history |most |appropriate? |1. |A |new |patient |at |the |health
|clinic |for |an |annual |examination |2. |A |patient |at |the |health |care |provider's |office |for |a |sport |
physical |3. |A |patient |discharged |11 |months |ago |who |is |being |readmitted |today |4. |A |patient |
presenting |to |a |clinic |with |a |lacerated |finger |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4
A |nurse |is |interviewing |a |male |patient |who |reports |he |has |not |had |a |tetanus |immunization |in |
about |15 |years |because |he |had |a |"bad |reaction" |to |the |last |tetanus |immunization. |What |is |the
|most |appropriate |response |by |the |nurse |in |this |case? |1. |Notify |the |health |care |provider |that |
this |immunization |cannot |be |given. |2. |Document |that |the |patient |is |allergic |to |the |tetanus |
vaccine. |3. |Ask |the |patient |to |describe |the |"bad |reaction" |to |the |vaccine |in |more |detail. |4. |
Give |the |vaccine |after |explaining |that |adverse |reactions |are |rare. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3
The |patient |reports |having |a |persistent |cough |for |the |past |2 |weeks |and |that |the |cough |
disrupts |sleep |and |has |not |been |helped |by |over-the-counter |cough |medicines. |Which |question
|is |most |appropriate |for |the |nurse |to |ask |next? |1. |"What |do |you |think |is |causing |this |persistent
|cough?" |2. |"What |other |symptoms |have |you |noticed |related |to |this |cough?" |3. |"Have |you |
tried |taking |sleeping |pills |to |help |you |sleep?" |4. |"Did |you |think |this |will |just |go |away |on |its |
own?" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2
1. |The |nurse |obtains |vital |signs |on |a |42-year-old |man |having |his |annual |physical |examination. |
He |has |no |medical |conditions |and |states |that |his |health |is |excellent. |The |nurse |uses |an |
automated |blood |pressure |device |to |measure |his |blood |pressure, |and |obtains |a |reading |of |
62/40. |Which |action |by |the |nurse |is |most |appropriate? |1. |Obtain |a |different |cuff |and |take |the |
blood |pressure |again. |2. |Take |the |blood |pressure |again |using |the |auscultation |method. |3. |
Place |the |patient |in |a |supine |position |and |take |the |pressure |on |the |leg. |4. |Record |the |blood |
pressure |and |continue |with |the |examination. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2
Which |set |of |vital |signs |should |the |nurse |recognize |as |out |of |the |expected |range? |1. |42-year-
old |man: |pulse, |74 |beats/min; |respiration, |16 |breaths/min; |temperature, |98.2°F |(36.8°C) |2. |11-
year-old |girl: |pulse, |88 |beats/min; |respiration, |32 |breaths/min; |temperature, |98.0°F |(36.7°C) |3.
|3-year-old |boy: |pulse, |130 |beats/min; |respiration, |34 |breaths/min; |temperature, |98.0°F |
(36.7°C) |4. |1-month-old |girl: |pulse, |120 |beats/min; |respiration, |42 |breaths/min; |temperature, |
98.0°F |(36.7°C) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2
Answers
The |nurse |is |interviewing |an |adult |Navajo |woman. |Which |statement |demonstrates |cultural |
sensitivity |and |acceptance |of |the |patient?
1. |"How |often |do |you |visit |the |medicine |man |for |your |health |care?"
2. |"Tell |me |about |your |health |care |beliefs |and |practices."
3. |"Many |Navajo |people |are |afraid |of |hospitals. |Are |you |afraid?"
4. |"Have |you |ever |had |a |physical |examination |by |a |physician |or |a |nurse |practitioner?" |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2
Which |statement |is |appropriate |to |use |when |beginning |an |interview |with |a |new |patient? |1.
|"Have |you |ever |been |a |patient |here |before?" |2. |"Tell |me |a |little |about |yourself |and |your |
family." |3. |"Did |you |have |any |difficulty |finding |the |clinic?" |4. |"What |is |your |purpose |for |coming
|to |the |clinic |today?" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4
While |giving |a |history, |a |patient |describes |several |events |out |of |order |that |occurred |in |
different |decades |in |his |life. |What |technique |does |the |nurse |use |to |understand |the |timeline |of
|these |events? |1. |Draw |conclusions |about |the |order |of |events |from |data |the |patient |provided. |
2. |Ask |the |patient |to |elaborate |about |these |events. |3. |State |the |order |of |events |as |understood
|and |ask |the |patient |to |verify |the |order. |4. |Ask |the |patient |to |repeat |what |he |said |about |these |
events |in |the |order |they |occurred. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3
A |patient |is |very |talkative |and |shares |much |information |that |is |not |relevant |to |his |history |or |
the |reason |for |his |admission. |Which |action |by |the |nurse |improves |data |collection |in |this |
situation? |1. |Use |closed-ended |questions. |2. |Ask |the |patient |to |stay |on |the |subject. |3. |Ask |
another |nurse |to |complete |the |interview. |4. |Terminate |the |interview. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
1
, For |which |patient |is |a |focused |health |history |most |appropriate? |1. |A |new |patient |at |the |health
|clinic |for |an |annual |examination |2. |A |patient |at |the |health |care |provider's |office |for |a |sport |
physical |3. |A |patient |discharged |11 |months |ago |who |is |being |readmitted |today |4. |A |patient |
presenting |to |a |clinic |with |a |lacerated |finger |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4
A |nurse |is |interviewing |a |male |patient |who |reports |he |has |not |had |a |tetanus |immunization |in |
about |15 |years |because |he |had |a |"bad |reaction" |to |the |last |tetanus |immunization. |What |is |the
|most |appropriate |response |by |the |nurse |in |this |case? |1. |Notify |the |health |care |provider |that |
this |immunization |cannot |be |given. |2. |Document |that |the |patient |is |allergic |to |the |tetanus |
vaccine. |3. |Ask |the |patient |to |describe |the |"bad |reaction" |to |the |vaccine |in |more |detail. |4. |
Give |the |vaccine |after |explaining |that |adverse |reactions |are |rare. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3
The |patient |reports |having |a |persistent |cough |for |the |past |2 |weeks |and |that |the |cough |
disrupts |sleep |and |has |not |been |helped |by |over-the-counter |cough |medicines. |Which |question
|is |most |appropriate |for |the |nurse |to |ask |next? |1. |"What |do |you |think |is |causing |this |persistent
|cough?" |2. |"What |other |symptoms |have |you |noticed |related |to |this |cough?" |3. |"Have |you |
tried |taking |sleeping |pills |to |help |you |sleep?" |4. |"Did |you |think |this |will |just |go |away |on |its |
own?" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2
1. |The |nurse |obtains |vital |signs |on |a |42-year-old |man |having |his |annual |physical |examination. |
He |has |no |medical |conditions |and |states |that |his |health |is |excellent. |The |nurse |uses |an |
automated |blood |pressure |device |to |measure |his |blood |pressure, |and |obtains |a |reading |of |
62/40. |Which |action |by |the |nurse |is |most |appropriate? |1. |Obtain |a |different |cuff |and |take |the |
blood |pressure |again. |2. |Take |the |blood |pressure |again |using |the |auscultation |method. |3. |
Place |the |patient |in |a |supine |position |and |take |the |pressure |on |the |leg. |4. |Record |the |blood |
pressure |and |continue |with |the |examination. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2
Which |set |of |vital |signs |should |the |nurse |recognize |as |out |of |the |expected |range? |1. |42-year-
old |man: |pulse, |74 |beats/min; |respiration, |16 |breaths/min; |temperature, |98.2°F |(36.8°C) |2. |11-
year-old |girl: |pulse, |88 |beats/min; |respiration, |32 |breaths/min; |temperature, |98.0°F |(36.7°C) |3.
|3-year-old |boy: |pulse, |130 |beats/min; |respiration, |34 |breaths/min; |temperature, |98.0°F |
(36.7°C) |4. |1-month-old |girl: |pulse, |120 |beats/min; |respiration, |42 |breaths/min; |temperature, |
98.0°F |(36.7°C) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2
