Solution
• 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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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
D. 11 -✓✓B. 7
• The most appropriate introduction to use to start an interview with an older adult
patient is:
A) "Mr. Jones, I want to ask you some questions about your health so that we can plan
your care."
B) "David, I am here to ask you questions about your illness; we want to determine what
is wrong."