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NR 305 Health Assessment for the Practicing RN
2025/2026 | Chamberlain College Study Guide
(Verified Questions & Answers)
A client is reporting chest pain. What statement made by the client
helps the nurse to understand the client has a naturalistic belief in the
cause of illness?
A. "My life is really out of balance."
B. "I knew I should have changed my diet."
C. "I should have gone to church last week."
D. "I forgot to take my medicines last night." - ANSWER -A. "My life is
really out of balance."
A nurse is working in a healthcare facility that serves a diverse
population. What action(s) by the nurse will allow the nurse to
empathize with and understand this population? (Select all that apply.)
A. Be open to people who are different.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
D. Interact with each person in the same way.
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E. Request nurses take care of patients with the same ethnicity.
F. Always request an interpreter for people from other countries. -
ANSWER -A. Be open to people who are different.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
Which statement is accurate about assessing the spleen?
A. It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to be
palpable
B. It is easily felt by reaching the left hand behind the 11th and 12th
ribs.
C. It is normally felt by rolling the client on the right side and palpating.
D. It is a firm mass palpated slightly left of midline in the upper
abdomen. - ANSWER -A. It must be enlarged at least three times
normal size for it to be palpable
What is the best place for the nurse to hear lower lobe lung sounds
with a stethoscope?
A. Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostal space
B. Posterior-axillary line at the 4th intercostal space
C. Anterior chest at the level of the 4th intercostal space.
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D. Anterior-axillary line at the 5th intercostal space. - ANSWER -A.
Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostal space
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of mitral stenosis. How
should the nurse assess this client with a stethoscope to listen for this
condition?
A. Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
B. Place the bell on the 2nd intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
C. Put the diaphragm on the 5th intercostal space, left sternal border.
D. Put the diaphragm on the 2nd intercostal space, left sternal border. -
ANSWER -A. Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left
midclavicular line.
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of aortic regurgitation.
Where should the nurse place the stethoscope diaphragm to listen for
this condition?
A. 2nd intercostal space along the right sternal border
B. 2nd intercostal space along the left sternal border.
C. 3rd intercostal space on the right midclavicular line
D. 5th intercostal space on the left midclavicular line - ANSWER -A. 2nd
intercostal space along the right sternal border
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The client is experiencing severe pruritis and small papules and burrows
on areas over one hand and the inner thighs. Which assessment data
best explains the condition the client is experiencing?
A. The client works in a daycare setting that has had a scabies outbreak.
B. The client has been using a chemical stripping agent for home
remodeling.
C. The client has a family history of psoriasis in both parents and a
sibling.
D. The client routinely works with clay and paint as a hobby. - ANSWER
-A. The client works in a daycare setting that has had a scabies
outbreak.
A client comes to the clinic with a report of fever and a recent exposure
to someone who was diagnosed with meningitis. Which nursing
assessment should be completed during the initial examination of this
client?
A. Level of consciousness
B. Gait characteristics
C. Presence of trauma
D. Bladder control ability. - ANSWER -A. Level of consciousness
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NR 305 Health Assessment for the Practicing RN
2025/2026 | Chamberlain College Study Guide
(Verified Questions & Answers)
A client is reporting chest pain. What statement made by the client
helps the nurse to understand the client has a naturalistic belief in the
cause of illness?
A. "My life is really out of balance."
B. "I knew I should have changed my diet."
C. "I should have gone to church last week."
D. "I forgot to take my medicines last night." - ANSWER -A. "My life is
really out of balance."
A nurse is working in a healthcare facility that serves a diverse
population. What action(s) by the nurse will allow the nurse to
empathize with and understand this population? (Select all that apply.)
A. Be open to people who are different.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
D. Interact with each person in the same way.
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E. Request nurses take care of patients with the same ethnicity.
F. Always request an interpreter for people from other countries. -
ANSWER -A. Be open to people who are different.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
Which statement is accurate about assessing the spleen?
A. It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to be
palpable
B. It is easily felt by reaching the left hand behind the 11th and 12th
ribs.
C. It is normally felt by rolling the client on the right side and palpating.
D. It is a firm mass palpated slightly left of midline in the upper
abdomen. - ANSWER -A. It must be enlarged at least three times
normal size for it to be palpable
What is the best place for the nurse to hear lower lobe lung sounds
with a stethoscope?
A. Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostal space
B. Posterior-axillary line at the 4th intercostal space
C. Anterior chest at the level of the 4th intercostal space.
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D. Anterior-axillary line at the 5th intercostal space. - ANSWER -A.
Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostal space
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of mitral stenosis. How
should the nurse assess this client with a stethoscope to listen for this
condition?
A. Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
B. Place the bell on the 2nd intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
C. Put the diaphragm on the 5th intercostal space, left sternal border.
D. Put the diaphragm on the 2nd intercostal space, left sternal border. -
ANSWER -A. Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left
midclavicular line.
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of aortic regurgitation.
Where should the nurse place the stethoscope diaphragm to listen for
this condition?
A. 2nd intercostal space along the right sternal border
B. 2nd intercostal space along the left sternal border.
C. 3rd intercostal space on the right midclavicular line
D. 5th intercostal space on the left midclavicular line - ANSWER -A. 2nd
intercostal space along the right sternal border
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The client is experiencing severe pruritis and small papules and burrows
on areas over one hand and the inner thighs. Which assessment data
best explains the condition the client is experiencing?
A. The client works in a daycare setting that has had a scabies outbreak.
B. The client has been using a chemical stripping agent for home
remodeling.
C. The client has a family history of psoriasis in both parents and a
sibling.
D. The client routinely works with clay and paint as a hobby. - ANSWER
-A. The client works in a daycare setting that has had a scabies
outbreak.
A client comes to the clinic with a report of fever and a recent exposure
to someone who was diagnosed with meningitis. Which nursing
assessment should be completed during the initial examination of this
client?
A. Level of consciousness
B. Gait characteristics
C. Presence of trauma
D. Bladder control ability. - ANSWER -A. Level of consciousness
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