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NUR MISC Health Assessment Practice Final.
1. While conducting a cultural health assessment a nurse should include which of the following?
a. Medical history
b. HEALTH-RELATED BELIEFS
c. Chief complaint
d. Family history
2. Which of the following information would a nurse collect as part of the Review of Systems
portion of a complete health history?
a. Conjunctiva moist and pink
b. FRACTURED TIBIA AT AGE 15
c. Skin color is uniform
d. Wheezing audible without stethoscope
3. A client was admitted to the emergency department with a change in level of consciousness.
The client stated that he took some pain medicine for a severe headache that was “the worse
pain in the world”. The client’s respirations are 10 breaths per minute. Which of the following
information is considered objective data?
a. Severe headache
b. “Worst pain in the world”
c. 10 BREATHS PER MINUTE
d. Took some pain medicine
4. Upon entering the client’s room, a nurse asks the client to turn down the volume of the television.
The nurse request was intended to
a. CREATE A QUIET ENVIRONMENT
b. Control the client’s behavior
c. Manipulate the client’s responses
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d. Uphold unit policy
5. A postoperative client who had abdominal surgery yesterday tells the nurse “I feel pressure and
I felt a pop in my stomach.” The nurse notes blood oozing through the dressing and that the
dressing is wet. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement first?
a. Perform a focused abdominal assessment
b. Instruct the client to splint the incision
c. REMOVE THE DRESSING TO INSPECT THE INCISION
d. Administer pain medical intravenously
6. A nurse is conducting a nutritional assessment of an 82 y/o client. Which of the following factors
is most likely to affect the nutritional status of an elderly person
a. LIVING ALONE ON A FIXED INCOME
b. Increase in GI absorption
c. Increase acuity of taste and smell
d. Change in cardiovascular status
7. A nurse is obtaining a history from a 30 year old female client. Which of the following questions
would the nurse ask to assess health promotion activities
a. Have you ever noticed any lumps on your breast?
b. Have you had any problems with nipple discharge?
c. DO YOU HAVE ANNUAL BREAST EXAMINATIONS?
d. Do you have breast implants?
8. During the interview process, a nurse notices discrepancy between the client’s verbal and
non-verbal behaviors. Given this situation, the nurse should
a. Change the subject and see if the behavior changes
b. Ask someone who knows the patient
c. Focus on the client’s verbal message
d. FOCUS ON THE CLIENT’S NONVERBAL BEHAVIORS
9. A nurse calls a physician in reference to a client’s change in clinical status. Using the SBAR
communication model for a critical accident, in what sequence should the nurse report
the following statements to the physician
a. Ms. C is a 27 y/o female status post left radical mastectomy and left axillary lymph node
dissection two days ago
b. Would you like to examine the surgical wound for bleeding?
c. Ms. C was examined by the rapid response team, X-Rays were taken and are negative,
client is resting in bed after receiving Morphine Sulfate 4 mg IM for pain. Vital signs BP
= 110/70, HR 82 and regular, RR = 19. Dressing shows increased serosanguinous
drainage
d. Ms. C fell and injured her left arm while walking unassisted to the bathroom
e. 4,1, 3, 2
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10. A nurse needs to obtain anthropometric measures of an 80 year old client. Which of the
following statements is true regarding expected musculoskeletal changes in the older adult?
a. Increased muscle mass will affect the mid-calf circumference measurements
b. Muscle atrophy will increase BMI
c. HEIGHT MAY DECREASE DUE TO CHANGES IN BONE DENSITY
d. Increased skin elasticity will affect the waist-hip ratio
11. When conducting a focused assessment of an older adult, the nurse would assess the client’s
a. Physical signs of aging
b. Immunological function
c. FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES
[Author name]
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
, NURSING EXAM TEST
NUR MISC Health Assessment Practice Final.
1. While conducting a cultural health assessment a nurse should include which of the following?
a. Medical history
b. HEALTH-RELATED BELIEFS
c. Chief complaint
d. Family history
2. Which of the following information would a nurse collect as part of the Review of Systems
portion of a complete health history?
a. Conjunctiva moist and pink
b. FRACTURED TIBIA AT AGE 15
c. Skin color is uniform
d. Wheezing audible without stethoscope
3. A client was admitted to the emergency department with a change in level of consciousness.
The client stated that he took some pain medicine for a severe headache that was “the worse
pain in the world”. The client’s respirations are 10 breaths per minute. Which of the following
information is considered objective data?
a. Severe headache
b. “Worst pain in the world”
c. 10 BREATHS PER MINUTE
d. Took some pain medicine
4. Upon entering the client’s room, a nurse asks the client to turn down the volume of the television.
The nurse request was intended to
a. CREATE A QUIET ENVIRONMENT
b. Control the client’s behavior
c. Manipulate the client’s responses
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d. Uphold unit policy
5. A postoperative client who had abdominal surgery yesterday tells the nurse “I feel pressure and
I felt a pop in my stomach.” The nurse notes blood oozing through the dressing and that the
dressing is wet. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement first?
a. Perform a focused abdominal assessment
b. Instruct the client to splint the incision
c. REMOVE THE DRESSING TO INSPECT THE INCISION
d. Administer pain medical intravenously
6. A nurse is conducting a nutritional assessment of an 82 y/o client. Which of the following factors
is most likely to affect the nutritional status of an elderly person
a. LIVING ALONE ON A FIXED INCOME
b. Increase in GI absorption
c. Increase acuity of taste and smell
d. Change in cardiovascular status
7. A nurse is obtaining a history from a 30 year old female client. Which of the following questions
would the nurse ask to assess health promotion activities
a. Have you ever noticed any lumps on your breast?
b. Have you had any problems with nipple discharge?
c. DO YOU HAVE ANNUAL BREAST EXAMINATIONS?
d. Do you have breast implants?
8. During the interview process, a nurse notices discrepancy between the client’s verbal and
non-verbal behaviors. Given this situation, the nurse should
a. Change the subject and see if the behavior changes
b. Ask someone who knows the patient
c. Focus on the client’s verbal message
d. FOCUS ON THE CLIENT’S NONVERBAL BEHAVIORS
9. A nurse calls a physician in reference to a client’s change in clinical status. Using the SBAR
communication model for a critical accident, in what sequence should the nurse report
the following statements to the physician
a. Ms. C is a 27 y/o female status post left radical mastectomy and left axillary lymph node
dissection two days ago
b. Would you like to examine the surgical wound for bleeding?
c. Ms. C was examined by the rapid response team, X-Rays were taken and are negative,
client is resting in bed after receiving Morphine Sulfate 4 mg IM for pain. Vital signs BP
= 110/70, HR 82 and regular, RR = 19. Dressing shows increased serosanguinous
drainage
d. Ms. C fell and injured her left arm while walking unassisted to the bathroom
e. 4,1, 3, 2
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10. A nurse needs to obtain anthropometric measures of an 80 year old client. Which of the
following statements is true regarding expected musculoskeletal changes in the older adult?
a. Increased muscle mass will affect the mid-calf circumference measurements
b. Muscle atrophy will increase BMI
c. HEIGHT MAY DECREASE DUE TO CHANGES IN BONE DENSITY
d. Increased skin elasticity will affect the waist-hip ratio
11. When conducting a focused assessment of an older adult, the nurse would assess the client’s
a. Physical signs of aging
b. Immunological function
c. FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES
