NUR 509 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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 - Answers - B. the absence of disease
An example of subjective data is:
A. Decrease range of motion
B. crepitation in the left knee joint
C. left knee has been swollen and hot for 3 days
D. arthritis - Answers - C. left knee has been swollen and hot for 3 days
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 3 days
D. a report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidence from inability to walk,
swelling and pain on passive range of motion - Answers - B. crepitation in the left knee
joint
Which of the following is an example of objective data?
A. Alert and oriented
B. dizziness
C. earache
D. sore throat - Answers - A. Alert and oriented
A complete database is:
A. used to collect data rapidly and is often complied concurrently with lifesaving
measures
B. used for limited or short-term problems usually consisting of one problem, one cue
complex or one body system
C. used to evaluate the cause or etiology of a disease
D. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and physical
examination - Answers - d. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history
and physical examination
What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data is required and
often complied concurrently with lifesaving measures?>
A. episodic
B. follow up
C. emergency
, D. complete - Answers - C. emergency
A nursing diagnosis is best described as:
A. a determination of the etiology of a disease
B. a pattern of coping
C. an individuals perception of health
D. a concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level of wellness -
Answers - d. a concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level of
wellness
What type of database is most appropriate for an individual admitted to a long term care
facility
A. episodic
B. follow up
C. emergency
D. complete - Answers - D. complete
A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has has the following health problems
identified based on the 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 - Answers - C. Impaired gas exchange
A medical diagnosis is used to evaluate:
A. A persons state of health
B. The response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems
C. A persons culture
D. the cause of disease - Answers - D. the cause of disease
When discussing a treatment plan the nurse infers that the patient is uncomfortable
asking the physician for a different treatment because of fear of the physicians reaction.
In this situation, the nurses verbal interpretation is:
A. Affects the nurse-physician relationship
B. impedes further discussion
C. helps the patient understand personal feelings in relation to his/her verbal message
D. helps the nurse understand his/her own personal feelings in relation to the patients
verbal message - Answers - C. helps the patient understand personal feelings in
relation to his/her verbal message
Parents or caretakers accompany children to health care setting. Starting at ___ years
of age, the interviewer asks the child directly about his/her presenting symptoms
A. 5
B. 7
C. 9
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 - Answers - B. the absence of disease
An example of subjective data is:
A. Decrease range of motion
B. crepitation in the left knee joint
C. left knee has been swollen and hot for 3 days
D. arthritis - Answers - C. left knee has been swollen and hot for 3 days
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 3 days
D. a report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidence from inability to walk,
swelling and pain on passive range of motion - Answers - B. crepitation in the left knee
joint
Which of the following is an example of objective data?
A. Alert and oriented
B. dizziness
C. earache
D. sore throat - Answers - A. Alert and oriented
A complete database is:
A. used to collect data rapidly and is often complied concurrently with lifesaving
measures
B. used for limited or short-term problems usually consisting of one problem, one cue
complex or one body system
C. used to evaluate the cause or etiology of a disease
D. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and physical
examination - Answers - d. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history
and physical examination
What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data is required and
often complied concurrently with lifesaving measures?>
A. episodic
B. follow up
C. emergency
, D. complete - Answers - C. emergency
A nursing diagnosis is best described as:
A. a determination of the etiology of a disease
B. a pattern of coping
C. an individuals perception of health
D. a concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level of wellness -
Answers - d. a concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level of
wellness
What type of database is most appropriate for an individual admitted to a long term care
facility
A. episodic
B. follow up
C. emergency
D. complete - Answers - D. complete
A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has has the following health problems
identified based on the 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 - Answers - C. Impaired gas exchange
A medical diagnosis is used to evaluate:
A. A persons state of health
B. The response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems
C. A persons culture
D. the cause of disease - Answers - D. the cause of disease
When discussing a treatment plan the nurse infers that the patient is uncomfortable
asking the physician for a different treatment because of fear of the physicians reaction.
In this situation, the nurses verbal interpretation is:
A. Affects the nurse-physician relationship
B. impedes further discussion
C. helps the patient understand personal feelings in relation to his/her verbal message
D. helps the nurse understand his/her own personal feelings in relation to the patients
verbal message - Answers - C. helps the patient understand personal feelings in
relation to his/her verbal message
Parents or caretakers accompany children to health care setting. Starting at ___ years
of age, the interviewer asks the child directly about his/her presenting symptoms
A. 5
B. 7
C. 9
