NURS 3320 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | GRADED A+ | LATEST
UPDATED 2026/2027 | GUARANTEED PASS.
When is an initial comprehensive assessment completed? - CORRECT ANSWER-a
total health assessment needs to be done when a patient first enters into the
health care system
What is subjective data? - CORRECT ANSWER-client's perception of their own
health
What is objective data? - CORRECT ANSWER-data gathered by physical exam
When is an ongoing partial assessment performed? - CORRECT ANSWER-mini-
overview after the patient is established in the health care system
What is included in an ongoing partial assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER--
reassessing problems that were previously identified
What should you ask onself when prioritizing one's assessment? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Why do we assess what we assess when conducting a focused
assessment? Do they have a problem that could potentially kill them?
-Address pain first before going to a physical assessment
Final Exam NURS 3320 questions with complete solutions
,Why do we conduct a head-to-toe assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER--So we do
not miss anything and to save time
-helps create a routine
What is included on an abdominal assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER--Inspect
-Auscultate
-Percussion
-Palpation
Why do nurses do an assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER-Our job is to make a
nursing diagnosis that is relevant to the patient so that we can base our care off
of it
How often is an ongoing partial assessment performed> - CORRECT ANSWER-
Frequency of this assessment is going to depend on the acuity of the client
What is included in the working interview? - CORRECT ANSWER--biographical data
(name, DOB, gender)
-Reasons for seeking care
-Hx of present health concern (COLDSPA)
-Personal hx (PMH, PSH)
-Family hx
-ROS of current health problems-each body system is addressed and the nurse
asks further questions to elicit greater details of the client's current health
problem
Final Exam NURS 3320 questions with complete solutions
, When/where are you going to use the bell of a stethoscope? - CORRECT ANSWER-
-low pitched sounds: bruits, murmurs
When/where are you going to use the diaphragm of a stethoscope? - CORRECT
ANSWER--high pitched sounds
In which order should you perform your assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER-least
invasive to most invasive
What is the FDSR (Faces pain scale) used for? - CORRECT ANSWER-cognitively
impaired adults
How to assess for orthostatic hypotension - what are the parameters for that?
What are they at high risk for? - CORRECT ANSWER--if a patient stands up and
their blood pressure drops 20 mmHg below baseline
-patients are at risk for falls
What is the correct BP cuff placement? - CORRECT ANSWER-about an inch above
antecubital, with bladder midline over pulsation area
What is pulse pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER-the difference between systolic and
diastolic BP
-<30 may signal CV disease
Final Exam NURS 3320 questions with complete solutions
SOLUTIONS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | GRADED A+ | LATEST
UPDATED 2026/2027 | GUARANTEED PASS.
When is an initial comprehensive assessment completed? - CORRECT ANSWER-a
total health assessment needs to be done when a patient first enters into the
health care system
What is subjective data? - CORRECT ANSWER-client's perception of their own
health
What is objective data? - CORRECT ANSWER-data gathered by physical exam
When is an ongoing partial assessment performed? - CORRECT ANSWER-mini-
overview after the patient is established in the health care system
What is included in an ongoing partial assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER--
reassessing problems that were previously identified
What should you ask onself when prioritizing one's assessment? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Why do we assess what we assess when conducting a focused
assessment? Do they have a problem that could potentially kill them?
-Address pain first before going to a physical assessment
Final Exam NURS 3320 questions with complete solutions
,Why do we conduct a head-to-toe assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER--So we do
not miss anything and to save time
-helps create a routine
What is included on an abdominal assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER--Inspect
-Auscultate
-Percussion
-Palpation
Why do nurses do an assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER-Our job is to make a
nursing diagnosis that is relevant to the patient so that we can base our care off
of it
How often is an ongoing partial assessment performed> - CORRECT ANSWER-
Frequency of this assessment is going to depend on the acuity of the client
What is included in the working interview? - CORRECT ANSWER--biographical data
(name, DOB, gender)
-Reasons for seeking care
-Hx of present health concern (COLDSPA)
-Personal hx (PMH, PSH)
-Family hx
-ROS of current health problems-each body system is addressed and the nurse
asks further questions to elicit greater details of the client's current health
problem
Final Exam NURS 3320 questions with complete solutions
, When/where are you going to use the bell of a stethoscope? - CORRECT ANSWER-
-low pitched sounds: bruits, murmurs
When/where are you going to use the diaphragm of a stethoscope? - CORRECT
ANSWER--high pitched sounds
In which order should you perform your assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER-least
invasive to most invasive
What is the FDSR (Faces pain scale) used for? - CORRECT ANSWER-cognitively
impaired adults
How to assess for orthostatic hypotension - what are the parameters for that?
What are they at high risk for? - CORRECT ANSWER--if a patient stands up and
their blood pressure drops 20 mmHg below baseline
-patients are at risk for falls
What is the correct BP cuff placement? - CORRECT ANSWER-about an inch above
antecubital, with bladder midline over pulsation area
What is pulse pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER-the difference between systolic and
diastolic BP
-<30 may signal CV disease
Final Exam NURS 3320 questions with complete solutions
