NURS 303 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
52 year old male patient is admitted to hosptial with new
diagnoses of rectal cancer. What assessment should be
conducted on his admission?
a. comprehensive
b. problem based
c. episodic
d. screening for colorectal cancer correct answers a.
comprehensive
62 year old patient says he takes no medications. What is the
appropiate response?
a. so you avoid taking drugs because of bad experiences?
b. Which medications have you taken in the past?
c. That is hard to believe
d. Do you use over the counter meds or herbal preparations?
correct answers d. Do you use over the counter meds or herbal
preparations?
A patient is admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a
diagnosis of hypertension. The nurse is using the nursing
process to develop the plan of care. Which steps should the
nurse incorporate?
Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, follow-
up
Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, discharge planning
Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, discharge planning
, Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning,
implementation, evaluation correct answers Assessment,
diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation,
evaluation
A patient tells the nurse that he has had a headache and nausea
for 3 days. Which type of assessment should the nurse perform?
Focused assessment
Episodic follow-up assessment
Shift assessment
Comprehensive health assessment correct answers focused
assessment
After collecting data, the nurse begins data analysis with which
activity?
a. documenting information from the history
b. organizing the data collected
c. reporting data to other care providers
d. recording data from the physcial examination correct answers
b. organizing the data collected
After the nurse has completed the interview, a symptom analysis
is performed to derive appropriate interventions. What is the
best description of symptom analysis?
A way to document a comprehensive interview
A method of collecting data about a patient's past medical
history
A systematic collection of subjective data related to the patient's
chief complaint
SOLUTIONS
52 year old male patient is admitted to hosptial with new
diagnoses of rectal cancer. What assessment should be
conducted on his admission?
a. comprehensive
b. problem based
c. episodic
d. screening for colorectal cancer correct answers a.
comprehensive
62 year old patient says he takes no medications. What is the
appropiate response?
a. so you avoid taking drugs because of bad experiences?
b. Which medications have you taken in the past?
c. That is hard to believe
d. Do you use over the counter meds or herbal preparations?
correct answers d. Do you use over the counter meds or herbal
preparations?
A patient is admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a
diagnosis of hypertension. The nurse is using the nursing
process to develop the plan of care. Which steps should the
nurse incorporate?
Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, follow-
up
Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, discharge planning
Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, discharge planning
, Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning,
implementation, evaluation correct answers Assessment,
diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation,
evaluation
A patient tells the nurse that he has had a headache and nausea
for 3 days. Which type of assessment should the nurse perform?
Focused assessment
Episodic follow-up assessment
Shift assessment
Comprehensive health assessment correct answers focused
assessment
After collecting data, the nurse begins data analysis with which
activity?
a. documenting information from the history
b. organizing the data collected
c. reporting data to other care providers
d. recording data from the physcial examination correct answers
b. organizing the data collected
After the nurse has completed the interview, a symptom analysis
is performed to derive appropriate interventions. What is the
best description of symptom analysis?
A way to document a comprehensive interview
A method of collecting data about a patient's past medical
history
A systematic collection of subjective data related to the patient's
chief complaint
