HEALTH ASSESSMENT PHYSICAL EXAM
NCLEX QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027
According to the holistic model, a narrow definition of holistic health includes:
A. an optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the environment.
B. the absence of disease.
C. the response of the whole person to actual or potential problems.
D. the internal and external environment. - AnswerB (the absence of the disease)
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 - AnswerC (emergency)
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. - AnswerD (the cause of disease)
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. - AnswerC (left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days)
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 - AnswerD (complete)
Which of the following is an example of objective data?
A. Alert and oriented
B. Dizziness
C. An earache
D. A sore throat - AnswerA (alert and oriented)
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. - AnswerB (crepitation in the left knee joint)
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. - AnswerD
(a concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level of wellness)
A complete database is:
A. used to collect data rapidly and is often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures.
B. used for a limited or short-term problem usually consisting of one problem, one cue
complex, or one body system.
C. used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
, D. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and physical examination. -
AnswerD (used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and physical
examination)
A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has the following problems identified based on
an admission health history and physical assessment. Which problem is a first-level priority?
A. Ineffective self-health management
B. Risk for infection
C. Impaired gas exchange
D. Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being - AnswerC (impaired gas exchange)
Each culture has its own healers who usually:
A. speak at least two languages.
B. own and operate specialty community clinics.
C. cost less than traditional or biomedical providers.
D. recommend folk practices that are dangerous. - AnswerC (cost less than traditional or
biomedical providers)
While evaluating the health history, the nurse determines that the patient subscribes to the
hot/cold theory of health. Which of the following would most likely describe this patient's view
of wellness?
A. Good is hot.
B. Evil is hot.
C. The humors must be balanced.
D. The phlegm will be replaced with dryness. - AnswerC (the humors must be balanced)
On the basis of median age:
A. the non-Hispanic white population tends to be younger.
B. the Hispanic population tends to be older.
C. the Asian population tends to be younger.
D. minorities tend to be older than non-Hispanic white populations. - AnswerC (the Asian
population tends to be younger)
NCLEX QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027
According to the holistic model, a narrow definition of holistic health includes:
A. an optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the environment.
B. the absence of disease.
C. the response of the whole person to actual or potential problems.
D. the internal and external environment. - AnswerB (the absence of the disease)
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 - AnswerC (emergency)
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. - AnswerD (the cause of disease)
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. - AnswerC (left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days)
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 - AnswerD (complete)
Which of the following is an example of objective data?
A. Alert and oriented
B. Dizziness
C. An earache
D. A sore throat - AnswerA (alert and oriented)
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. - AnswerB (crepitation in the left knee joint)
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. - AnswerD
(a concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level of wellness)
A complete database is:
A. used to collect data rapidly and is often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures.
B. used for a limited or short-term problem usually consisting of one problem, one cue
complex, or one body system.
C. used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
, D. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and physical examination. -
AnswerD (used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and physical
examination)
A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has the following problems identified based on
an admission health history and physical assessment. Which problem is a first-level priority?
A. Ineffective self-health management
B. Risk for infection
C. Impaired gas exchange
D. Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being - AnswerC (impaired gas exchange)
Each culture has its own healers who usually:
A. speak at least two languages.
B. own and operate specialty community clinics.
C. cost less than traditional or biomedical providers.
D. recommend folk practices that are dangerous. - AnswerC (cost less than traditional or
biomedical providers)
While evaluating the health history, the nurse determines that the patient subscribes to the
hot/cold theory of health. Which of the following would most likely describe this patient's view
of wellness?
A. Good is hot.
B. Evil is hot.
C. The humors must be balanced.
D. The phlegm will be replaced with dryness. - AnswerC (the humors must be balanced)
On the basis of median age:
A. the non-Hispanic white population tends to be younger.
B. the Hispanic population tends to be older.
C. the Asian population tends to be younger.
D. minorities tend to be older than non-Hispanic white populations. - AnswerC (the Asian
population tends to be younger)
