NUR 2830 Practice Questions Exam With
Complete Answers
hygienewhich of the following is not a form of inspection?
a.) behavior
b.) hygine
c.) posture
d.) skin texture
e.) skin color - ANSWER d.) skin texture
when percussing the abdomen, the sound heard should be...?
a.) tympanic
b.) resonant
c.) flat
d.) dull - ANSWER a.) tympanic
which of the following is an example of the background in SBAR?
a.) BP 120/80, respiratory rate 12, pulse 88, SpO2 99%, and temperature 97.7
b.) hello, I am calling regarding Ms. Jones in room 118. I have just completed her
neurological assessment
c.) make sure to monitor her I&O, assess her surgical site and have her ambulate
d.) Ms. Jones was admitted after a fall that resulted in ankle injury and has a penicillin
allergy - ANSWER d
which of the following is not considered subjective data?
a.) the patient rated her pain a 6/10 on the pain scale
b.) the patients temperature is 97.7
,c.) the patient states they have sharp pain
d.) the patient states they have not had a bowel movement in over 24 hours - ANSWER
b.) the patients temp is 97.7
The nurse who asks about feeding, bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, mobility,
home maintenance, shopping and cooking is assessing
A. whether the patient is a reliable historian
B. functional health patterns
C. ADL's
D. review of systems - ANSWER c.) ADL's
in what phase of the interview are open ended questions used?
a.) preinteraction
b.) beginning
c.) working
d.) ending - ANSWER c.) working
a nursing instructor Is discussing therapeutic versus nontheraputic responses with
students. which of the following would the nurse identify as non therapeutic?
a.) clarification
b.) distraction
c.) summarizing
d.) focusing - ANSWER b.) distraction
a patient who only speaks Spanish is admitted to the unit. the patients sister, who
speaks English is in the room when the nurse starts the admission assessment. why
would it be inappropriate to use the sister as an interrupter?
a.) the sister may not tell the patient exactly what the nurse says
b.) the patients sister may not understand the medical terminology
, c.) the sister may not be there every time the nurse needs to talk to the patient
d.) the patient may not want her sister to know her private information - ANSWER b
a nursing instructor is discussing the purposes of health assessment. what is the one
purpose of health assessment?
a.) to establish a database which subsequent assessments can be measured
b.) to establish report with the patients family
c.) to gather information for specialists to whom the patient might be referred
d.) to qualify the degree of pain and a patient may be experiencing - ANSWER a
the nurse is admitting a new client to the unit. while reviewing old records of the
patients, the nurse knows that the data being gathered is what kind of data?
a.) primary
b.) secondary
c.) subjective
d.) objective - ANSWER d.) objective
a patient says that she is having throbbing pain and that she rates it as a 6 out of 10. this
is referred to as...?
a.) subjective primary data
b.) subjective secondary data
c.) objective primary data
d.) objective secondary data - ANSWER a.) subjective primary data
the nurse is gathering a health history data before performing the physical assessment.
this phase os the interview process is the...?
a.) pre interaction phase
b.) beginning phase
c.) working phase
Complete Answers
hygienewhich of the following is not a form of inspection?
a.) behavior
b.) hygine
c.) posture
d.) skin texture
e.) skin color - ANSWER d.) skin texture
when percussing the abdomen, the sound heard should be...?
a.) tympanic
b.) resonant
c.) flat
d.) dull - ANSWER a.) tympanic
which of the following is an example of the background in SBAR?
a.) BP 120/80, respiratory rate 12, pulse 88, SpO2 99%, and temperature 97.7
b.) hello, I am calling regarding Ms. Jones in room 118. I have just completed her
neurological assessment
c.) make sure to monitor her I&O, assess her surgical site and have her ambulate
d.) Ms. Jones was admitted after a fall that resulted in ankle injury and has a penicillin
allergy - ANSWER d
which of the following is not considered subjective data?
a.) the patient rated her pain a 6/10 on the pain scale
b.) the patients temperature is 97.7
,c.) the patient states they have sharp pain
d.) the patient states they have not had a bowel movement in over 24 hours - ANSWER
b.) the patients temp is 97.7
The nurse who asks about feeding, bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, mobility,
home maintenance, shopping and cooking is assessing
A. whether the patient is a reliable historian
B. functional health patterns
C. ADL's
D. review of systems - ANSWER c.) ADL's
in what phase of the interview are open ended questions used?
a.) preinteraction
b.) beginning
c.) working
d.) ending - ANSWER c.) working
a nursing instructor Is discussing therapeutic versus nontheraputic responses with
students. which of the following would the nurse identify as non therapeutic?
a.) clarification
b.) distraction
c.) summarizing
d.) focusing - ANSWER b.) distraction
a patient who only speaks Spanish is admitted to the unit. the patients sister, who
speaks English is in the room when the nurse starts the admission assessment. why
would it be inappropriate to use the sister as an interrupter?
a.) the sister may not tell the patient exactly what the nurse says
b.) the patients sister may not understand the medical terminology
, c.) the sister may not be there every time the nurse needs to talk to the patient
d.) the patient may not want her sister to know her private information - ANSWER b
a nursing instructor is discussing the purposes of health assessment. what is the one
purpose of health assessment?
a.) to establish a database which subsequent assessments can be measured
b.) to establish report with the patients family
c.) to gather information for specialists to whom the patient might be referred
d.) to qualify the degree of pain and a patient may be experiencing - ANSWER a
the nurse is admitting a new client to the unit. while reviewing old records of the
patients, the nurse knows that the data being gathered is what kind of data?
a.) primary
b.) secondary
c.) subjective
d.) objective - ANSWER d.) objective
a patient says that she is having throbbing pain and that she rates it as a 6 out of 10. this
is referred to as...?
a.) subjective primary data
b.) subjective secondary data
c.) objective primary data
d.) objective secondary data - ANSWER a.) subjective primary data
the nurse is gathering a health history data before performing the physical assessment.
this phase os the interview process is the...?
a.) pre interaction phase
b.) beginning phase
c.) working phase
