FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING CHAPTER 30

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING CHAPTER 30:
HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND PHYSICAL
EXAMINATIONACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024 - 2025

ABnurseBisBaBpreceptorBforBaBnurseBwhoBjustBgraduatedBfromBnursingBschool.BWhenBcaringBforBaBpa
tient,BtheBnewBgraduateBnurseBbeginsBtoBexplainBtoBtheBpatientBtheBpurposeBofBcompletingBaBphysi
calBassessment.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBmadeBbyBtheBnewBgraduateBnurseBrequiresBth
eBpreceptorBtoBintervene?



a.B"IBwillBuseBtheBinformationBfromBmyBassessmentBtoBfigureBoutBifByourBantihypertensiveBmedicati
onBisBworkingBeffectively."

b.B"NursingBassessmentBdataBareBusedBonlyBtoBprovideBinformationBaboutBtheBeffectivenessBofByo
urBmedicalBcare."

c.B"NursesBuseBdataBfromBtheirBpatient'sBphysicalBassessmentBtoBdetermineBaBpatient'sBeducationa
lBneeds."

d.B"InformationBgainedBfromBphysicalBassessmentBhelpsBnursesBbetterBunderstandBtheirBpatients'B
emotionalBneeds."B-BCORRECTBANSWER-
b.B"NursingBassessmentBdataBareBusedBonlyBtoBprovideBinformationBaboutBtheBeffectivenessBofByo
urBmedicalBcare."



NursingBassessmentBdataBareBusedBtoBevaluateBtheBeffectivenessBofBallBaspectsBofBaBpatient'sBcare,
BnotBjustBtheBpatient'sBmedicalBcare.BAssessmentBdataBhelpBtoBevaluateBtheBeffectivenessBofBmedic


ationsBandBtoBdetermineBaBpatient'sBhealthBcareBneeds,BincludingBtheBneedBforBpatientBeducation.B
NursesBalsoBuseBassessmentBdataBtoBidentifyBpatients'BpsychosocialBandBculturalBneeds.

HavingBmisplacedBhisBstethoscope,BaBnurseBborrowsBaBcolleague'sBstethoscope.BHeBnextBentersBth
eBpatient'sBroomBandBidentifiesBhimself,BwashesBhisBhandsBwithBsoap,BandBstatesBtheBpurposeBofBh

,isBvisit.BHeBperformsBproperBidentificationBofBtheBpatientBbeforeBheBauscultatesBherBlungs.BWhichBc
riticalBhealthBassessmentBstepBwasBnotBperformed?



a.BRunningBwarmBwaterBoverBstethoscopeBforBpatientBcomfort

b.BCleaningBstethoscopeBwithBBetadine

c.BUsingBalcohol-basedBhandBdisinfectant

d.BCleaningBstethoscopeBwithBalcoholB-BCORRECTBANSWER-d.BCleaningBstethoscopeBwithBalcohol



BacteriaBandBvirusesBcanBbeBtransferredBfromBpatientBtoBpatientBwhenBaBstethoscopeBthatBisBnotBcl
eanBisBused.BTheBstethoscopeBshouldBbeBcleanedBbeforeBuseBonBeachBpatient.BRunningBwaterBover
BtheBstethoscopeBdoesBnotBkillBbacteria.BBetadineBisBanBinappropriateBcleaningBsolutionBandBmayBd


amageBtheBequipment.BHandBsanitizerBisBnotBanBapprovedBcleaningBproduct.

WhichBisBtheBbestBexaminationBpositionBforBaBcompleteBgeriatricBphysicalBexaminationBonBaBweakB
patientBwithBbilateralBbasilarBpneumonia?



a.BProneBposition

b.BSims'Bposition

c.BSupineBposition

d.BLateralBrecumbentB-BCORRECTBANSWER-c.BSupineBposition



ThisBisBtheBmostBnormallyBrelaxedBposition.BItBwillBnotBcompromiseBtheBpatient'sBbreathingBbecaus
eBitBisBlikelyBcompromisedBwithBpneumonia.BIfBtheBpatientBbecomesBshortBofBbreathBeasily,BraiseBth
eBheadBofBtheBbed.BThisBpositionBwouldBbeBeasiestBforBanBelderlyBweakBpersonBtoBgetBintoBpositionB
forBanBexamination.BLateralBrecumbentBandBproneBpositionsBcauseBrespiratoryBdifficultyBforBanyBp
atientBwithBrespiratoryBdifficulties.BSims'BpositionBisBusedBforBassessmentBofBtheBrectumBandBtheBv
agina.

DuringBanBannualBgynecologicalBexamination,BaBcollegeBstudentBdiscussesBherBupcomingBcollegeBb
reakBatBaBtropicalBlocation.BAfterBtheBstudentBreceivesBanBoralBcontraceptiveBprescription,BtheBnurs
eBidentifiesBtheBimportanceBofBskinBcancerBpreventionBeducationBbyBdiscussingBwhichBevidence-
basedBpreventionBhealthBtopic?

, a.BApplyingBwater-basedBsunscreenBonlyBbeforeBswimming

b.BUsingBtanningBbedBdailyBforB7BdaysBbeforeBcollegeBbreakBtrip

c.BApplyingBbroad-spectrumBsunscreenBofBSPFB5

d.BTakingBextraBprecautionsBinBtheBsunBsecondaryBtoBtheBprescriptionB-BCORRECTBANSWER-
d.BTakingBextraBprecautionsBinBtheBsunBsecondaryBtoBtheBprescription



OralBcontraceptivesBcanBmakeBtheBskinBmoreBsensitiveBtoBtheBsun.BForBthisBreason,BtheBpatientBsho
uldBbeBeducatedBaboutBtheBneedBforBsunBprotectionBsuchBasBwide-brimmedBhats,BuseBofBbroad-
spectrumBsunscreenBofBSPFB15BorBgreater,BnotBtanningBduringBmidday,BandBnotBusingBtanningBbeds
.BBroad-
spectrumBsunscreensBshouldBbeBappliedB15BminutesBbeforeBgoingBintoBtheBsunBandBafterBswimmin
gBorBperspiring.BTanningBparlors,Bsunlamps,Betc.,BshouldBbeBavoided.BSunscreensBwithBSPFBofB15Bor
BgreaterBshouldBbeBused.



ABheadBandBneckBphysicalBexaminationBisBcompletedBonBaB50-year-
oldBfemaleBpatient.BAllBphysicalBfindingsBareBnormalBexceptBforBfineBbrittleBhair.BBasedBonBtheBphys
icalBfindings,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBlaboratoryBtestsBwouldBtheBnurseBexpectBtoBbeBordered?



a.BLiverBfunctionBtest

b.BLeadBlevel

c.BThyroid-stimulatingBhormoneBtest

d.BCompleteBbloodBcountB-BCORRECTBANSWER-c.BThyroid-stimulatingBhormoneBtest



ThyroidBdiseaseBcanBmakeBhairBthinBandBbrittle.BLiverBfunctionBtestingBisBindicatedBforBaBpatientBwh
oBhasBjaundice.BLeadBlevelsBandBaBCBCBareBnotBindicatedBforBtheBpresenceBofBbrittleBhair.

ABfebrileBpreschool-agedBchildBpresentsBtoBtheBafter-
hoursBclinic.BVaricellaBisBdiagnosedBonBtheBbasisBofBtheBillnessBhistoryBandBtheBpresenceBofBsmall,Bc
ircumscribedBskinBlesionsBfilledBwithBserousBfluid.BTheBnurseBdocumentsBtheBvaricellarBlesionsBasB
whichBtypeBofBskinBlesion?