NR 302 Health Assessment Final
Updated Questions and Answers
(2026) | Latest Practice Review with
Detailed Explanations | Grade A+
• You are a nurse conducting an interview with a patient. During the interview process,
you will use several techniques to obtain information from your patient. Active listening
is one technique that you will use. What does active listening not include? -✓✓Taking
detailed notes during the interview
• You recently received a new patient and are reviewing the chart. When reading the
medical record, you see the following notation. Patient states "I have had a cold for
about a week, and I am having difficulty breathing." This is an example of -✓✓A reason
for seeking care
• During the assessment process, you are told your patient has no medical history and
is not taking any medications. However, you have reason to question the reliability of
the information provided. What would be the next step to verify information? -
✓✓Rephrase the same questions later in the interview
• While interviewing a new patient, you will conduct a current and past medical history,
family history, review of systems and physical examination to gather data. What is the
best description of review of systems as a part of the health history? -✓✓The evaluation
of the past and present health state of each body system
• You will conduct a complete health history and physical assessment for a new patient
to complete the admission process. Which would be included in the database for a new
patient admission to a surgical unit? -✓✓Subjective findings, Objective findings, Data
from patients medical record
• Which is the nurse doing when using the interviewing technique of active listening? -
✓✓Determining the content and feeling of the clients message
• You perform the initial assessment on a patient who does not speak english. Based on
your understanding of linguistic competence, which action would present as a barrier to
effective communication? -✓✓Providing the patient with a paper and pencil so they can
write down the answers
• A Nurse must conduct a focused interview to complete an admission history. Which
interviewing technique should the nurse use? -✓✓Direct questions
Updated Questions and Answers
(2026) | Latest Practice Review with
Detailed Explanations | Grade A+
• You are a nurse conducting an interview with a patient. During the interview process,
you will use several techniques to obtain information from your patient. Active listening
is one technique that you will use. What does active listening not include? -✓✓Taking
detailed notes during the interview
• You recently received a new patient and are reviewing the chart. When reading the
medical record, you see the following notation. Patient states "I have had a cold for
about a week, and I am having difficulty breathing." This is an example of -✓✓A reason
for seeking care
• During the assessment process, you are told your patient has no medical history and
is not taking any medications. However, you have reason to question the reliability of
the information provided. What would be the next step to verify information? -
✓✓Rephrase the same questions later in the interview
• While interviewing a new patient, you will conduct a current and past medical history,
family history, review of systems and physical examination to gather data. What is the
best description of review of systems as a part of the health history? -✓✓The evaluation
of the past and present health state of each body system
• You will conduct a complete health history and physical assessment for a new patient
to complete the admission process. Which would be included in the database for a new
patient admission to a surgical unit? -✓✓Subjective findings, Objective findings, Data
from patients medical record
• Which is the nurse doing when using the interviewing technique of active listening? -
✓✓Determining the content and feeling of the clients message
• You perform the initial assessment on a patient who does not speak english. Based on
your understanding of linguistic competence, which action would present as a barrier to
effective communication? -✓✓Providing the patient with a paper and pencil so they can
write down the answers
• A Nurse must conduct a focused interview to complete an admission history. Which
interviewing technique should the nurse use? -✓✓Direct questions
