NCLEX HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM
Questions and Answers
1.According to the holistic model, a narrow definition of holistic health
includes
A. an optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the
environment. Incorrect
B. the absence of disease.
C. the response of the whole person to actual or potential problems.
D. the internal and external environment.
ANS B
From a biomedical perspective, health is defined as the absence of
disease or elimination of symptoms and signs of disease, whereas a
holistic model approach examines mind, body, and spirit working
interdependently within the environment to maintain health and well-
being.
Nursing has an expanded concept of health; holistic health includes the
mind, body, and spirit as interdependent and functioning as a whole
within the environment.
Nursing diagnoses are clinical judgments about a person's response to
an actual or potential health state.
In a holistic model approach to health, both the internal and the external
environment affect a patient's health and well-being.
,2.What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data
is required and often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures?
A. Episodic
B. Follow-up
C. Emergency
D. Complete
ANS C
An emergency database includes rapid collection of data often obtained
concurrent- ly with lifesaving measures.
An episodic database is for a limited or short-term problem; this
database concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body
system.
A follow-up database is used to follow up short-term or chronic health
problems; the statuses of identified problems are evaluated at regular
and appropriate intervals. A complete database includes a complete
health history and a full physical exami- nation; it describes the current
and past health state and forms a baseline against which all future
changes can be measured.
3.A medical diagnosis is used to evaluate
A. a person's state of health.
B. the response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems.
C. a person's culture.
,D. the cause of disease.
ANS D.
Medical diagnoses are used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
Nursing diagnoses are clinical judgments about a person's response to
an actual or potential health state.
Nursing diagnoses are used to evaluate the response of the whole
person to actual or potential health problems.
The holistic model of health care is used in nursing, and culture is an
important factor to consider in a nursing assessment.
4.An example of subjective data is
A. decreased range of motion.
B. crepitation in the left knee joint.
C. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
D. arthritis.
ANS C
Subjective data is what the patient says about himself or herself during
history taking.
Objective data is what the health professional observes by inspecting,
percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical
examination. Range of motion is assessed by inspection.
Objective data is what the health professional observes by inspecting,
percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination.
, Crepitation is assessed by palpating.
Arthritis is a medical diagnosis.
5.What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is
admitted to a long-term care facility?
A. Episodic
B. Follow-up
C. Emergency
D. Complete
ANS D
A complete database includes a complete health history and a full
physical exami- nation; it describes the current and past health state
and forms a baseline against which all future changes can be
measured.
An episodic database is for a limited or short-term problem; this
database concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body
system.
A follow-up database is used to follow up short-term or chronic health
problems; the statuses of identified problems are evaluated at regular
and appropriate intervals. An emergency database includes rapid
collection of data often obtained concurrent- ly with lifesaving
measures.
6.Which of the following is an example of objective data?
Questions and Answers
1.According to the holistic model, a narrow definition of holistic health
includes
A. an optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the
environment. Incorrect
B. the absence of disease.
C. the response of the whole person to actual or potential problems.
D. the internal and external environment.
ANS B
From a biomedical perspective, health is defined as the absence of
disease or elimination of symptoms and signs of disease, whereas a
holistic model approach examines mind, body, and spirit working
interdependently within the environment to maintain health and well-
being.
Nursing has an expanded concept of health; holistic health includes the
mind, body, and spirit as interdependent and functioning as a whole
within the environment.
Nursing diagnoses are clinical judgments about a person's response to
an actual or potential health state.
In a holistic model approach to health, both the internal and the external
environment affect a patient's health and well-being.
,2.What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data
is required and often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures?
A. Episodic
B. Follow-up
C. Emergency
D. Complete
ANS C
An emergency database includes rapid collection of data often obtained
concurrent- ly with lifesaving measures.
An episodic database is for a limited or short-term problem; this
database concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body
system.
A follow-up database is used to follow up short-term or chronic health
problems; the statuses of identified problems are evaluated at regular
and appropriate intervals. A complete database includes a complete
health history and a full physical exami- nation; it describes the current
and past health state and forms a baseline against which all future
changes can be measured.
3.A medical diagnosis is used to evaluate
A. a person's state of health.
B. the response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems.
C. a person's culture.
,D. the cause of disease.
ANS D.
Medical diagnoses are used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
Nursing diagnoses are clinical judgments about a person's response to
an actual or potential health state.
Nursing diagnoses are used to evaluate the response of the whole
person to actual or potential health problems.
The holistic model of health care is used in nursing, and culture is an
important factor to consider in a nursing assessment.
4.An example of subjective data is
A. decreased range of motion.
B. crepitation in the left knee joint.
C. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
D. arthritis.
ANS C
Subjective data is what the patient says about himself or herself during
history taking.
Objective data is what the health professional observes by inspecting,
percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical
examination. Range of motion is assessed by inspection.
Objective data is what the health professional observes by inspecting,
percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination.
, Crepitation is assessed by palpating.
Arthritis is a medical diagnosis.
5.What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is
admitted to a long-term care facility?
A. Episodic
B. Follow-up
C. Emergency
D. Complete
ANS D
A complete database includes a complete health history and a full
physical exami- nation; it describes the current and past health state
and forms a baseline against which all future changes can be
measured.
An episodic database is for a limited or short-term problem; this
database concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body
system.
A follow-up database is used to follow up short-term or chronic health
problems; the statuses of identified problems are evaluated at regular
and appropriate intervals. An emergency database includes rapid
collection of data often obtained concurrent- ly with lifesaving
measures.
6.Which of the following is an example of objective data?
