HEAS 1000 FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026
The purpose of a General Survey is to - Answers - Observe the patient's overall body
structure and mobility
Which of the following statements would the nurse document regarding the patient's
pulse? - Answers - Pulse 64, regular and strong
To assess affect, the nurse should ask the patient - Answers - How do feel today?
If you cannot palpate the radial artery, what other artery can you palpate to obtain a
pulse for blood pressure reading? - Answers - Brachial
The nurse is assessing a 75 year old male patient. At the beginning of the mental status
portion of the assessment, the nurse expects that this patient - Answers - May take a
little longer to respond but his general knowledge and abilities should not have declined
The nurse is assessing the vital signs of a 20 year old marathon runner and documents
the following vital signs: Temperature - 36C, Pulse - 50 beats per minute, Respirations -
14 per minute, Blood Pressure - 104/68 mmHg. - Answers - These are normal vital
signs for a healthy athletic adult
What is the normal pulse range for an adult? - Answers - 60-100 bpm
Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse understands the pain
experience in older adults? - Answers - "Pain indicates pathology or injury and is not a
normal process of aging"
When measuring the irregular radial pulse of a patient the nurse should count the pulse:
- Answers - For 1 full minute
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, that he is nauseated and that he "feels
hot" - Answers - Subjective
What is the step of the nursing process that includes data collection through Health
History taking, Physical Examination and Interview? - Answers - Assessment
After completing an initial assessment on a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are normal and unlabored and his pulse is 58. This type of data would be: -
Answers - Objective
When listening to a patient's breath sounds, the nurse is unsure about a sound that is
heard. - Answers - Validate the data by asking a co-worker to listen to the breath
sounds
, Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without
consciously labeling it. This is referred to as: - Answers - Intuition
Which five sequential steps are included in the nursing process? - Answers -
Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
What is the purpose of an assessment - Answers - To make a judgement or diagnosis
The Follow-Up database is - Answers - For evaluation at regular and appropriate
intervals
The Complete database is: - Answers - For collecting data using a complete health
history and full examination
Which of the following statements about Nursing Diagnosis is true? - Answers -
Evaluates the response of the whole person to actual or potential problems
A Nursing Diagnosis made by a critical thinker using a dynamic nursing process would
identify the actual problem and would also - Answers - Predict potential problems
The Episodic or Problem-Centered database is - Answers - For a limited problem
The Emergency database is - Answers - rapid collection of the database, often compiled
concurrently with lifesaving measures
The patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data and subjective data together
form the: - Answers - Database
An example of objective information obtained during the physical assessment includes
the patient's: - Answers - 2 X 5 cm scar present on the right forearm
A patient comes in for a physical examination and complains that she was "freezing to
death" while waiting for her examinations. The nurse notes that her skin is pale and
cool. She attributes this to - Answers - Peripheral vasoconstriction
A decrease in collagen in the skin may result in which of the following: - Answers -
Wrinkles
One of the purposes of a thorough skin assessment is that the skin holds information
about: - Answers - Circulatory status
A wart is which type of lesion? - Answers - Papule
The nurse is bathing an 80 year old man and notices that his skin is wrinkled, thin, lax
and dry. This finding is related to: - Answers - An increased loss of elastin and a
decrease in subcutaneous fat in the older adult
The purpose of a General Survey is to - Answers - Observe the patient's overall body
structure and mobility
Which of the following statements would the nurse document regarding the patient's
pulse? - Answers - Pulse 64, regular and strong
To assess affect, the nurse should ask the patient - Answers - How do feel today?
If you cannot palpate the radial artery, what other artery can you palpate to obtain a
pulse for blood pressure reading? - Answers - Brachial
The nurse is assessing a 75 year old male patient. At the beginning of the mental status
portion of the assessment, the nurse expects that this patient - Answers - May take a
little longer to respond but his general knowledge and abilities should not have declined
The nurse is assessing the vital signs of a 20 year old marathon runner and documents
the following vital signs: Temperature - 36C, Pulse - 50 beats per minute, Respirations -
14 per minute, Blood Pressure - 104/68 mmHg. - Answers - These are normal vital
signs for a healthy athletic adult
What is the normal pulse range for an adult? - Answers - 60-100 bpm
Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse understands the pain
experience in older adults? - Answers - "Pain indicates pathology or injury and is not a
normal process of aging"
When measuring the irregular radial pulse of a patient the nurse should count the pulse:
- Answers - For 1 full minute
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, that he is nauseated and that he "feels
hot" - Answers - Subjective
What is the step of the nursing process that includes data collection through Health
History taking, Physical Examination and Interview? - Answers - Assessment
After completing an initial assessment on a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are normal and unlabored and his pulse is 58. This type of data would be: -
Answers - Objective
When listening to a patient's breath sounds, the nurse is unsure about a sound that is
heard. - Answers - Validate the data by asking a co-worker to listen to the breath
sounds
, Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without
consciously labeling it. This is referred to as: - Answers - Intuition
Which five sequential steps are included in the nursing process? - Answers -
Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
What is the purpose of an assessment - Answers - To make a judgement or diagnosis
The Follow-Up database is - Answers - For evaluation at regular and appropriate
intervals
The Complete database is: - Answers - For collecting data using a complete health
history and full examination
Which of the following statements about Nursing Diagnosis is true? - Answers -
Evaluates the response of the whole person to actual or potential problems
A Nursing Diagnosis made by a critical thinker using a dynamic nursing process would
identify the actual problem and would also - Answers - Predict potential problems
The Episodic or Problem-Centered database is - Answers - For a limited problem
The Emergency database is - Answers - rapid collection of the database, often compiled
concurrently with lifesaving measures
The patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data and subjective data together
form the: - Answers - Database
An example of objective information obtained during the physical assessment includes
the patient's: - Answers - 2 X 5 cm scar present on the right forearm
A patient comes in for a physical examination and complains that she was "freezing to
death" while waiting for her examinations. The nurse notes that her skin is pale and
cool. She attributes this to - Answers - Peripheral vasoconstriction
A decrease in collagen in the skin may result in which of the following: - Answers -
Wrinkles
One of the purposes of a thorough skin assessment is that the skin holds information
about: - Answers - Circulatory status
A wart is which type of lesion? - Answers - Papule
The nurse is bathing an 80 year old man and notices that his skin is wrinkled, thin, lax
and dry. This finding is related to: - Answers - An increased loss of elastin and a
decrease in subcutaneous fat in the older adult
