NSG 351 QUIZ 89 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWER 2026
c - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse asks, "I would like to ask you some questions
about your health and your usual daily activities so that we can better plan your
stay here." This question is found at the _____ phase of the interview process. (fill
in the blank)
a. body
b. summary
c. opening
d. closing
c - CORRECT ANSWER During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned
shortness of breath. Tell me more about that." Which verbal skill is used with this
statement
a. Facilitation
b. Direct question
c. Open ended question
d. Reflection
d - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the
patients attending a wellness workshop. On the history form, one of the written
questions asks, "You don't smoke, drink, or take drugs, do you?" This question is
an example of:
a. blunt language
b. talking too much
c. using confrontation
,d. using biased or leading question
a - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of
these statements best describes the purpose of a health history?
a. To provide a data base of subjective information about the patient's past and
current health
b. To provide a form for obtaining the patient's biographic information
c. To provide an opportunity for interaction between patient and nurse
d. To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment
b - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is taking a family history. According to Jarvis,
which of the following important diseases or problems (pertinent negatives)
should the nurse specifically ask the patient about?
a. head trauma.
b. mental illness.
c. gallstones.
d. fractured bones.
b - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse enters the patient's room for the first time at the
beginning of the shift. What should the nurse do first?
a. Complete a head-to-toe assessment.
b. Make eye contact with the patient and introduce himself/ herself.
c. Offer the patient something to drink.
d. Assess vital signs and pain.
, d - CORRECT ANSWER In recording the childhood illnesses of a patient who denies
having had any, which note by the nurse would be most accurate?
a. States he was "healthy" as a child
b. States he never had pertussis as a child.
c. Denies usual childhood illnesses.
d. Denies measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pertussis and strep throat.
c - CORRECT ANSWER The mother of a 16-month-old tells you that her daughter
has an earache. What would be an appropriate response from the nurse?
a. "I will check her ear for an ear infection."
b. "Are you really sure she is having pain?"
c. "Please describe what she is doing to indicate she is having pain."
d. "Maybe she is just teething."
d - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following statements from the "Evidence-
Based Assessment" chapter is false
a. Student nurses may learn to perform the skills of assessment well, but often
treat all of the data as equally important.
b. Diagnostic reasoning is the process of analyzing health data and drawing
conclusions to identify diagnoses.
c. Evidence based practice involves a systematic approach to care using the best
evidence combined with clinician experiences.
d. Assessment is a onetime only process. You collect the data in an health exam
and then you are finished.
ANSWER 2026
c - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse asks, "I would like to ask you some questions
about your health and your usual daily activities so that we can better plan your
stay here." This question is found at the _____ phase of the interview process. (fill
in the blank)
a. body
b. summary
c. opening
d. closing
c - CORRECT ANSWER During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned
shortness of breath. Tell me more about that." Which verbal skill is used with this
statement
a. Facilitation
b. Direct question
c. Open ended question
d. Reflection
d - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the
patients attending a wellness workshop. On the history form, one of the written
questions asks, "You don't smoke, drink, or take drugs, do you?" This question is
an example of:
a. blunt language
b. talking too much
c. using confrontation
,d. using biased or leading question
a - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of
these statements best describes the purpose of a health history?
a. To provide a data base of subjective information about the patient's past and
current health
b. To provide a form for obtaining the patient's biographic information
c. To provide an opportunity for interaction between patient and nurse
d. To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment
b - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is taking a family history. According to Jarvis,
which of the following important diseases or problems (pertinent negatives)
should the nurse specifically ask the patient about?
a. head trauma.
b. mental illness.
c. gallstones.
d. fractured bones.
b - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse enters the patient's room for the first time at the
beginning of the shift. What should the nurse do first?
a. Complete a head-to-toe assessment.
b. Make eye contact with the patient and introduce himself/ herself.
c. Offer the patient something to drink.
d. Assess vital signs and pain.
, d - CORRECT ANSWER In recording the childhood illnesses of a patient who denies
having had any, which note by the nurse would be most accurate?
a. States he was "healthy" as a child
b. States he never had pertussis as a child.
c. Denies usual childhood illnesses.
d. Denies measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pertussis and strep throat.
c - CORRECT ANSWER The mother of a 16-month-old tells you that her daughter
has an earache. What would be an appropriate response from the nurse?
a. "I will check her ear for an ear infection."
b. "Are you really sure she is having pain?"
c. "Please describe what she is doing to indicate she is having pain."
d. "Maybe she is just teething."
d - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following statements from the "Evidence-
Based Assessment" chapter is false
a. Student nurses may learn to perform the skills of assessment well, but often
treat all of the data as equally important.
b. Diagnostic reasoning is the process of analyzing health data and drawing
conclusions to identify diagnoses.
c. Evidence based practice involves a systematic approach to care using the best
evidence combined with clinician experiences.
d. Assessment is a onetime only process. You collect the data in an health exam
and then you are finished.
