NUR 2092 2026 HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND
INTERVENTION LEARNING OUTLINE
◉Grav 6, Term 4, (S)Ab 2, Living 4. Answer: A female patient tells the
nurse that she has had six pregnancies, with four live births at term
and two spontaneous abortions. Her four children are still living.
How would the nurse record this information?
◉level of consciousness and cognitive abilities.. Answer: A 20-year-
old construction worker has been brought into the emergency
department with heat stroke. He has delirium as a result of the fluid
and electrolyte imbalance. The nurse will assess his:
◉In an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid
his or her memory later. Which of the following statements is true
regarding note-taking?. Answer: Taking notes may impede the
nurse's observation of the patient's nonverbal behaviors.
◉A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he can't remember the
names of the drugs he is taking or what they are for. An appropriate
response would be:. Answer: "Would you have your family bring in
your medications?"
, ◉The nurse is assessing mental status in children. Which of the
following statements is true?. Answer: All aspects of mental status in
children are interrelated.
◉Which intervention by the nurse first helps to establish a trusting
nurse-patient relationship?. Answer: greeting the patient by name
whenever entering the patient's room
◉Many individuals embrace the hot/cold theory of health illness.
Which of the following best describes the basic tenets of this
theory?. Answer: The treatment of disease consists of adding or
subtracting cold, heat, dryness, or wetness to restore the balance of
the humors of the body.
◉A female patient does not speak English well, and the nurse needs
to choose an interpreter. Which of the following would be the most
appropriate choice?. Answer: Trained interpreter
◉Which statement is correct regarding the development of one's
culture?. Answer: Culture is learned through language acquisition
and socialization.
◉Which of the following statements is true regarding the
assessment of mental status?. Answer: Mental status functioning is
inferred through assessment of an individual's behaviors.
INTERVENTION LEARNING OUTLINE
◉Grav 6, Term 4, (S)Ab 2, Living 4. Answer: A female patient tells the
nurse that she has had six pregnancies, with four live births at term
and two spontaneous abortions. Her four children are still living.
How would the nurse record this information?
◉level of consciousness and cognitive abilities.. Answer: A 20-year-
old construction worker has been brought into the emergency
department with heat stroke. He has delirium as a result of the fluid
and electrolyte imbalance. The nurse will assess his:
◉In an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid
his or her memory later. Which of the following statements is true
regarding note-taking?. Answer: Taking notes may impede the
nurse's observation of the patient's nonverbal behaviors.
◉A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he can't remember the
names of the drugs he is taking or what they are for. An appropriate
response would be:. Answer: "Would you have your family bring in
your medications?"
, ◉The nurse is assessing mental status in children. Which of the
following statements is true?. Answer: All aspects of mental status in
children are interrelated.
◉Which intervention by the nurse first helps to establish a trusting
nurse-patient relationship?. Answer: greeting the patient by name
whenever entering the patient's room
◉Many individuals embrace the hot/cold theory of health illness.
Which of the following best describes the basic tenets of this
theory?. Answer: The treatment of disease consists of adding or
subtracting cold, heat, dryness, or wetness to restore the balance of
the humors of the body.
◉A female patient does not speak English well, and the nurse needs
to choose an interpreter. Which of the following would be the most
appropriate choice?. Answer: Trained interpreter
◉Which statement is correct regarding the development of one's
culture?. Answer: Culture is learned through language acquisition
and socialization.
◉Which of the following statements is true regarding the
assessment of mental status?. Answer: Mental status functioning is
inferred through assessment of an individual's behaviors.
