NURS 304 Exam 1 Practice Questions – Study Guide and Exam Review Material
the concept of health and healing has evolved in recent years. Which is the best description of
health?
a. Health is the absence of disease
b. health is a dynamic process toward optimal functioning
c. health depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the environment
d. health is the prevention of disease - correct answer ✔✔C. health depends on an interaction
of mind, body, and spirit within the environment
Which would be included in the database for a new patient admission to a surgical unit?
a. all subjective and objective data gathered by a health practitioner from a patient
b. all objective data obtained from a patient through inspection, percussion, palpation, and
auscultation
c. a summary of a patient's record, including laboratory studies
d. all subjective and objective data, data gathered from a patient, and the results of any lab or
diagnostic studies completed - correct answer ✔✔D. all subjective and objective data, data
gathered from a patient, and the results of any lab or diagnostic studies completed.
You are reviewing assessment data of a 45-year-old male patient and note pain of 8 on a scale
of 10, labored breathing, and pale skin color on the electronic health record. This
documentation is an example of:
a. hypothetical reasoning
b. diagnostic reasoning
c. data cluster
d. signs and symptoms - correct answer ✔✔C. data cluster
a patient is in the ER with nausea and vomiting. which would you include in the database?
,a. a complete health history and full physical examination
b. a diet and GI history
c. previously identified problems
d. start collection of data in conjunction with lifesaving measures - correct answer ✔✔B. a diet
and GI history
a patient has recently received health insurance and would like to know how often he should
visit the provider. how do you respond?
a. "it would be most efficient fi you visit on an annual basis."
b." there is no recommendation for the frequency of health care visits."
c. "your visits may vary, depending on your level of wellness"
d. "your vitis will be based on your preference." - correct answer ✔✔C. "your visits may vary,
depending on your level of wellness"
You are reviewing concepts related to steps in the nursing process for determining prioritization
and developing patient outcomes. To what are these actions attributed?
a. planning
b. assessment
c. implementation
d. diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔A. planning
Which best describes evidence-based nursing practice?
a. combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing research to provide the best care for
patients while considering the patient's values and circumstances
b. appraising and looking at the implications of one or two articles as they relate to the culture
and ethnicity of the patient
c. completing a literature search to find relevant articles that use nursing research to encourage
nurses to use good practices.
, d. finding value-based resources to justify nursing actions when working with patients of diverse
cultural backgrounds - correct answer ✔✔A. combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing
research to provide the best care for patients while considering the patient's values and
circumstances
What can be determined when the nurse clusters data as part of the critical-thinking process?
a. this step identifies problems that may be urgent and require immediate action
b. this step involves making assumptions in the data
c. the nurse recognizes relevant information among the data
d. risk factors can be determined so the nurse knows how to offer health teaching - correct
answer ✔✔c. the nurse recognizes relevant information among the data
a patient says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels as if she will vomit. This data
would be what type of data?
a. objective
b. reflective
c. subjective
d. introspective - correct answer ✔✔c. subjective
the expert nurse differs from the novice nurse by acting without consciously thinking about the
action. this is referred as:
a. deductive reasoning
b. intuition
c. the nursing process
d. focused assessment - correct answer ✔✔b. intuition
Which could be considered a risk diagnosis?
a. identifying existing levels of wellness
the concept of health and healing has evolved in recent years. Which is the best description of
health?
a. Health is the absence of disease
b. health is a dynamic process toward optimal functioning
c. health depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the environment
d. health is the prevention of disease - correct answer ✔✔C. health depends on an interaction
of mind, body, and spirit within the environment
Which would be included in the database for a new patient admission to a surgical unit?
a. all subjective and objective data gathered by a health practitioner from a patient
b. all objective data obtained from a patient through inspection, percussion, palpation, and
auscultation
c. a summary of a patient's record, including laboratory studies
d. all subjective and objective data, data gathered from a patient, and the results of any lab or
diagnostic studies completed - correct answer ✔✔D. all subjective and objective data, data
gathered from a patient, and the results of any lab or diagnostic studies completed.
You are reviewing assessment data of a 45-year-old male patient and note pain of 8 on a scale
of 10, labored breathing, and pale skin color on the electronic health record. This
documentation is an example of:
a. hypothetical reasoning
b. diagnostic reasoning
c. data cluster
d. signs and symptoms - correct answer ✔✔C. data cluster
a patient is in the ER with nausea and vomiting. which would you include in the database?
,a. a complete health history and full physical examination
b. a diet and GI history
c. previously identified problems
d. start collection of data in conjunction with lifesaving measures - correct answer ✔✔B. a diet
and GI history
a patient has recently received health insurance and would like to know how often he should
visit the provider. how do you respond?
a. "it would be most efficient fi you visit on an annual basis."
b." there is no recommendation for the frequency of health care visits."
c. "your visits may vary, depending on your level of wellness"
d. "your vitis will be based on your preference." - correct answer ✔✔C. "your visits may vary,
depending on your level of wellness"
You are reviewing concepts related to steps in the nursing process for determining prioritization
and developing patient outcomes. To what are these actions attributed?
a. planning
b. assessment
c. implementation
d. diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔A. planning
Which best describes evidence-based nursing practice?
a. combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing research to provide the best care for
patients while considering the patient's values and circumstances
b. appraising and looking at the implications of one or two articles as they relate to the culture
and ethnicity of the patient
c. completing a literature search to find relevant articles that use nursing research to encourage
nurses to use good practices.
, d. finding value-based resources to justify nursing actions when working with patients of diverse
cultural backgrounds - correct answer ✔✔A. combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing
research to provide the best care for patients while considering the patient's values and
circumstances
What can be determined when the nurse clusters data as part of the critical-thinking process?
a. this step identifies problems that may be urgent and require immediate action
b. this step involves making assumptions in the data
c. the nurse recognizes relevant information among the data
d. risk factors can be determined so the nurse knows how to offer health teaching - correct
answer ✔✔c. the nurse recognizes relevant information among the data
a patient says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels as if she will vomit. This data
would be what type of data?
a. objective
b. reflective
c. subjective
d. introspective - correct answer ✔✔c. subjective
the expert nurse differs from the novice nurse by acting without consciously thinking about the
action. this is referred as:
a. deductive reasoning
b. intuition
c. the nursing process
d. focused assessment - correct answer ✔✔b. intuition
Which could be considered a risk diagnosis?
a. identifying existing levels of wellness
