TEST BANK FOR
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR PRACTICE
NURSING |ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|100% GUARANTEED PASS
|NEWEST EDITION 2026
A 52-year-old male patient is admitted to the hospital with a new diagnosis of rectal cancer. The nurse conducts
which type of assessment on his admission?
1. A comprehensive assessment
2. A problem-based health assessment
3. An episodic assessment
4. A screening assessment for colorectal cancer - ✓✓Correct Ans- 1
After collecting data, the nurse begins data analysis with which activity?
1. Documenting information from the history
2. Organizing the data collected
3. Reporting data to other care providers
4. Recording data from the physical examination - ✓✓Correct Ans- 2
Which situation illustrates a screening assessment?
1. A patient visits a clinic for the first time and the nurse completes a history and physical examination.
2. A hospital sponsors a health fair in a community to measure blood pressure as well as cholesterol levels.
3. A nurse at an urgent care center checks the blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respirations of a patient
reporting leg pain.
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,4. A patient with diabetes mellitus comes to the laboratory to get her blood glucose tested prior to a visit with a
health care provider. - ✓✓Correct Ans- 2
The nurse documents which information in the patient's history?
1. The patient is scratching his left arm.
2. The patient's skin feels warm.
3. The patient reports itching of her eyes.
4. The patient's temperature is 100°F. - ✓✓Correct Ans- 3
Select the example given below that represents information a nurse collects from a patient during a physical
examination.
1. Shiny skin and lack of hair found on lower legs
2. Concerned about lack of money to pay for prescriptions
3. Complains of tingling in both feet while sleeping
4. Family history of colon and breast cancer - ✓✓Correct Ans- 1
The nurse is administering an influenza (flu) shot to a patient in a retail health setting. Of which level of prevention
is this an example?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Post-secondary
D. Tertiary - ✓✓Correct Ans- A
A patient complains of a cough for 4 days unrelieved with position changes. The nurse interprets this as a symptom
and documents the finding under __on the patient's chart.
A. the nursing care plan
B. assessment
C. history
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,D. vital signs - ✓✓Correct Ans- C
The __ refers to the circumstances or situations related to the health care delivery. This may be related to the setting
or environment; it might relate to physical, psychologic, or socioeconomic circumstances involving patients, or the
expertise of the nurse.
A. body systems assessment
B. nursing process
C. health promotion interventions
D. context of care - ✓✓Correct Ans- D
The nurse is assessing a patient for the first time in the outpatient diabetic clinic. A __ type of health assessment
would be most appropriate for this visit.
A. focused assessment
B. episodic follow-up assessment
C. shift assessment
D. comprehensive health assessment - ✓✓Correct Ans- D
A patient tells the nurse that he has had a headache and nausea for 3 days. Which type of assessment should the
nurse perform?
A. Focused assessment
B. Episodic follow-up assessment
C. Shift assessment
D. Comprehensive health assessment - ✓✓Correct Ans- A
The nurse is incorporating the principles of the quality and safety competencies from the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) recommendations into the health assessment of a patient in the long-term care setting. What principles should
the nurse consider?
Select all that apply.
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, A. Use evidence to support interventions.
B. Evaluate the plan of care.
C. Use a step-by-step approach to problem solving.
D. Use technologies and informatics in delivering care.
E. Place the patient at the center of care.
F. Include other disciplines in the plan of care. - ✓✓Correct Ans- A, D, E, F
The nurse is documenting the findings from the health assessment. Which example of data documentation reflects
the opinion of the nurse?
A. The patient is uncooperative and unfriendly.
B. The patient avoids eye contact.
C. The patient states, "I do not want to get out of bed."
D. The patient states, "I am very angry." - ✓✓Correct Ans- A
A patient is admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a diagnosis of hypertension. The nurse is using the nursing
process to develop the plan of care. Which steps should the nurse incorporate?
A. Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, follow-up
B. Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, discharge planning
C. Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, discharge planning
D. Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, evaluation - ✓✓Correct Ans- D
The nurse is conducting a data analysis on objective information obtained during the health history. What should be
included?
Select all that apply.
A. Vital signs
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ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR PRACTICE
NURSING |ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|100% GUARANTEED PASS
|NEWEST EDITION 2026
A 52-year-old male patient is admitted to the hospital with a new diagnosis of rectal cancer. The nurse conducts
which type of assessment on his admission?
1. A comprehensive assessment
2. A problem-based health assessment
3. An episodic assessment
4. A screening assessment for colorectal cancer - ✓✓Correct Ans- 1
After collecting data, the nurse begins data analysis with which activity?
1. Documenting information from the history
2. Organizing the data collected
3. Reporting data to other care providers
4. Recording data from the physical examination - ✓✓Correct Ans- 2
Which situation illustrates a screening assessment?
1. A patient visits a clinic for the first time and the nurse completes a history and physical examination.
2. A hospital sponsors a health fair in a community to measure blood pressure as well as cholesterol levels.
3. A nurse at an urgent care center checks the blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respirations of a patient
reporting leg pain.
1
,4. A patient with diabetes mellitus comes to the laboratory to get her blood glucose tested prior to a visit with a
health care provider. - ✓✓Correct Ans- 2
The nurse documents which information in the patient's history?
1. The patient is scratching his left arm.
2. The patient's skin feels warm.
3. The patient reports itching of her eyes.
4. The patient's temperature is 100°F. - ✓✓Correct Ans- 3
Select the example given below that represents information a nurse collects from a patient during a physical
examination.
1. Shiny skin and lack of hair found on lower legs
2. Concerned about lack of money to pay for prescriptions
3. Complains of tingling in both feet while sleeping
4. Family history of colon and breast cancer - ✓✓Correct Ans- 1
The nurse is administering an influenza (flu) shot to a patient in a retail health setting. Of which level of prevention
is this an example?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Post-secondary
D. Tertiary - ✓✓Correct Ans- A
A patient complains of a cough for 4 days unrelieved with position changes. The nurse interprets this as a symptom
and documents the finding under __on the patient's chart.
A. the nursing care plan
B. assessment
C. history
2
,D. vital signs - ✓✓Correct Ans- C
The __ refers to the circumstances or situations related to the health care delivery. This may be related to the setting
or environment; it might relate to physical, psychologic, or socioeconomic circumstances involving patients, or the
expertise of the nurse.
A. body systems assessment
B. nursing process
C. health promotion interventions
D. context of care - ✓✓Correct Ans- D
The nurse is assessing a patient for the first time in the outpatient diabetic clinic. A __ type of health assessment
would be most appropriate for this visit.
A. focused assessment
B. episodic follow-up assessment
C. shift assessment
D. comprehensive health assessment - ✓✓Correct Ans- D
A patient tells the nurse that he has had a headache and nausea for 3 days. Which type of assessment should the
nurse perform?
A. Focused assessment
B. Episodic follow-up assessment
C. Shift assessment
D. Comprehensive health assessment - ✓✓Correct Ans- A
The nurse is incorporating the principles of the quality and safety competencies from the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) recommendations into the health assessment of a patient in the long-term care setting. What principles should
the nurse consider?
Select all that apply.
3
, A. Use evidence to support interventions.
B. Evaluate the plan of care.
C. Use a step-by-step approach to problem solving.
D. Use technologies and informatics in delivering care.
E. Place the patient at the center of care.
F. Include other disciplines in the plan of care. - ✓✓Correct Ans- A, D, E, F
The nurse is documenting the findings from the health assessment. Which example of data documentation reflects
the opinion of the nurse?
A. The patient is uncooperative and unfriendly.
B. The patient avoids eye contact.
C. The patient states, "I do not want to get out of bed."
D. The patient states, "I am very angry." - ✓✓Correct Ans- A
A patient is admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a diagnosis of hypertension. The nurse is using the nursing
process to develop the plan of care. Which steps should the nurse incorporate?
A. Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, follow-up
B. Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, discharge planning
C. Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, discharge planning
D. Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, evaluation - ✓✓Correct Ans- D
The nurse is conducting a data analysis on objective information obtained during the health history. What should be
included?
Select all that apply.
A. Vital signs
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