HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM TEST BANK
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ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use and
includes which steps?
a. Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, and follow-up
b. Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning
c. Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, and discharge planning
d. Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and
evaluation - Correct Answer-D
What step of the nursing process includes data collection through health history,
physical examination, and interview?
a. Planning
b. Diagnosis
c. Evaluation
d. Assessment - Correct Answer-D
What is an important concept when undertaking a life-cycle approach to health
assessment?
a. Consideration of the patient's cultural view of health
b. Being responsive to the patient's gestures to build a relationship
c. Acknowledgement of the effect of poverty on health
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d. Awareness of age-specific developmental factors - Correct Answer-D
The nurse identifies priorities and assesses risk factors with a generally healthy
individual to:
a. Identify patterns to discover missing information.
b. Determine areas for health promotion and disease prevention.
c. Distinguish normal from abnormal findings.
d. Determine treatment for a medical diagnosis. - Correct Answer-B
The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a newly admitted patient. An
example of objective information obtained during the physical assessment
includes the:
a. Patient's history of allergies.
b. Patient's use of medications at home.
c. Last menstrual period 1 month ago.
d. 2 × 5 cm scar on the right lower forearm. - Correct Answer-D
A visiting nurse is making an initial home visit for a patient who has many chronic
medical problems. Which type of database is most appropriate to collect in this
setting?
a. A follow-up database to evaluate changes at appropriate intervals
b. An episodic database because of the continuing, complex medical problems of
this patient
c. A complete health database because of the nurse's primary responsibility for
monitoring the patient's health
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d. An emergency database because of the need to collect information and make
accurate diagnoses rapidly - Correct Answer-C
Which situation is most appropriate during which the nurse collects episodic or
problem-centred data?
a. Patient is admitted to a long-term care facility.
b. Patient has a sudden and severe shortness of breath.
c. Patient is admitted to the hospital for surgery the next day.
d. Patient in an outpatient clinic has cold and influenza-like symptoms. - Correct
Answer-D
A patient is at the clinic to have her blood pressure checked. She has been coming
to the clinic weekly since she changed medications 2 months ago. The nurse
should:
a. Collect a follow-up database and then check her blood pressure.
b. Ask her to read her health record and indicate any changes since her last visit.
c. Check only her blood pressure because her complete health history was
documented 2 months ago.
d. Obtain a complete health history before checking her blood pressure because
much of her history information may have changed. - Correct Answer-A
A patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department with multiple
injuries received in an automobile accident. The patient is alert and cooperative,
but his injuries are quite severe. How would the nurse proceed with data
collection?
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a. Collect history information first and then perform the physical examination and
institute life-saving measures.
b. Simultaneously ask history questions while performing the examination and
initiating life-saving measures.
c. Collect all information on the history form, including social support patterns,
strengths, and coping patterns.
d. Perform life-saving measures and delay asking any history questions until the
patient is transferred to the intensive care unit. - Correct Answer-B
A 38-year-old patient who is a recent refugee from Syria is attending the clinic for
an initial examination. A potential intervention the nurse will implement is:
a. Cognitive assessment.
b. Fall risk screening.
c. Fasting glucose test.
d. Tuberculin skin test. - Correct Answer-D
During a clinical examination of a 68-year-old patient, the nurse will:
a. Remind the patient use medication wisely.
b. Perform a tuberculin skin test.
c. Discuss body image and dieting.
d. Helping the consumer choose a healthier lifestyle. - Correct Answer-A
The nurse has implemented several planned interventions to address the nursing
diagnosis of acute pain. Which would be the next appropriate action?
a. Establish priorities.
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HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM TEST BANK LATEST 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS- ACE YOUR EXAM
The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use and
includes which steps?
a. Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, and follow-up
b. Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning
c. Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, and discharge planning
d. Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and
evaluation - Correct Answer-D
What step of the nursing process includes data collection through health history,
physical examination, and interview?
a. Planning
b. Diagnosis
c. Evaluation
d. Assessment - Correct Answer-D
What is an important concept when undertaking a life-cycle approach to health
assessment?
a. Consideration of the patient's cultural view of health
b. Being responsive to the patient's gestures to build a relationship
c. Acknowledgement of the effect of poverty on health
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d. Awareness of age-specific developmental factors - Correct Answer-D
The nurse identifies priorities and assesses risk factors with a generally healthy
individual to:
a. Identify patterns to discover missing information.
b. Determine areas for health promotion and disease prevention.
c. Distinguish normal from abnormal findings.
d. Determine treatment for a medical diagnosis. - Correct Answer-B
The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a newly admitted patient. An
example of objective information obtained during the physical assessment
includes the:
a. Patient's history of allergies.
b. Patient's use of medications at home.
c. Last menstrual period 1 month ago.
d. 2 × 5 cm scar on the right lower forearm. - Correct Answer-D
A visiting nurse is making an initial home visit for a patient who has many chronic
medical problems. Which type of database is most appropriate to collect in this
setting?
a. A follow-up database to evaluate changes at appropriate intervals
b. An episodic database because of the continuing, complex medical problems of
this patient
c. A complete health database because of the nurse's primary responsibility for
monitoring the patient's health
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d. An emergency database because of the need to collect information and make
accurate diagnoses rapidly - Correct Answer-C
Which situation is most appropriate during which the nurse collects episodic or
problem-centred data?
a. Patient is admitted to a long-term care facility.
b. Patient has a sudden and severe shortness of breath.
c. Patient is admitted to the hospital for surgery the next day.
d. Patient in an outpatient clinic has cold and influenza-like symptoms. - Correct
Answer-D
A patient is at the clinic to have her blood pressure checked. She has been coming
to the clinic weekly since she changed medications 2 months ago. The nurse
should:
a. Collect a follow-up database and then check her blood pressure.
b. Ask her to read her health record and indicate any changes since her last visit.
c. Check only her blood pressure because her complete health history was
documented 2 months ago.
d. Obtain a complete health history before checking her blood pressure because
much of her history information may have changed. - Correct Answer-A
A patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department with multiple
injuries received in an automobile accident. The patient is alert and cooperative,
but his injuries are quite severe. How would the nurse proceed with data
collection?
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a. Collect history information first and then perform the physical examination and
institute life-saving measures.
b. Simultaneously ask history questions while performing the examination and
initiating life-saving measures.
c. Collect all information on the history form, including social support patterns,
strengths, and coping patterns.
d. Perform life-saving measures and delay asking any history questions until the
patient is transferred to the intensive care unit. - Correct Answer-B
A 38-year-old patient who is a recent refugee from Syria is attending the clinic for
an initial examination. A potential intervention the nurse will implement is:
a. Cognitive assessment.
b. Fall risk screening.
c. Fasting glucose test.
d. Tuberculin skin test. - Correct Answer-D
During a clinical examination of a 68-year-old patient, the nurse will:
a. Remind the patient use medication wisely.
b. Perform a tuberculin skin test.
c. Discuss body image and dieting.
d. Helping the consumer choose a healthier lifestyle. - Correct Answer-A
The nurse has implemented several planned interventions to address the nursing
diagnosis of acute pain. Which would be the next appropriate action?
a. Establish priorities.
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