Health Assessment NCLEX Questions
Answered Correctly (Qs) 2026 update
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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.
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS C
An emergency database includes rapid collection of data often obtained concurrently 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 examination; it describes the
current and past health state and forms a baseline against which all future changes can be measured.
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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.
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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.
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS D
A complete database includes a complete health history and a full physical examination; 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 concurrently with lifesaving
measures.
Which of the following is an example of objective data?
A. Alert and oriented
B. Dizziness
C. An earache
D. A sore throat - CORRECT ANSWERS A
, Objective data is what the health professional observes; level of consciousness and orientation are
observations.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.
An example of objective data is:
A. a complaint of left knee pain.
B. crepitation in the left knee joint.
C. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
D. a report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidenced by an inability to walk, swelling, and
pain on passive range of motion. - CORRECT ANSWERS B
Objective data is what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
auscultating during the physical examination. Crepitation is assessed by palpation.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.
A nursing diagnosis is best described as:
A. a determination of the etiology of disease.
B. a pattern of coping.
C. an individual's perception of health.
D. a concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level of wellness. - CORRECT ANSWERS
D
Answered Correctly (Qs) 2026 update
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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.
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS C
An emergency database includes rapid collection of data often obtained concurrently 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 examination; it describes the
current and past health state and forms a baseline against which all future changes can be measured.
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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.
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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.
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS D
A complete database includes a complete health history and a full physical examination; 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 concurrently with lifesaving
measures.
Which of the following is an example of objective data?
A. Alert and oriented
B. Dizziness
C. An earache
D. A sore throat - CORRECT ANSWERS A
, Objective data is what the health professional observes; level of consciousness and orientation are
observations.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.
An example of objective data is:
A. a complaint of left knee pain.
B. crepitation in the left knee joint.
C. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
D. a report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidenced by an inability to walk, swelling, and
pain on passive range of motion. - CORRECT ANSWERS B
Objective data is what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
auscultating during the physical examination. Crepitation is assessed by palpation.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.
A nursing diagnosis is best described as:
A. a determination of the etiology of disease.
B. a pattern of coping.
C. an individual's perception of health.
D. a concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level of wellness. - CORRECT ANSWERS
D
