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INTRO TO NURSING EXAM 3 2026-2027 ALL QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS EXAM 2026 LATEST EDITION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
1. A client interview consists of three phases. The nurse recognizes that those
phases are:
1. Orientation, working, termination
2. Introduction, controlling, selection
3. Introduction, assessment, conclusion
4. Orientation, documentation, database
Orientation, documentation, database
2. During the admission history, the client states that he has trouble breathing
at night. In obtaining data for a problem-oriented database, the nurse should
first question the client about:
1. The onset and duration of his present breathing problem
2. His personal smoking, alcohol use, and exercise practices
3. Any extended family members who have diagnosed heart disease
4. Changes in other body systems that the client perceives as problematic
The onset and duration of his present breathing problem
3. The nurse begins the assessment of a client that has come to the
emergency department experiencing chest pain by asking the client about:
1. A family history of heart problems
2. Medications currently being taken at home
3. Questions or concerns about hospitalization
4. The onset, severity, and duration of the chest pain
The onset, severity, and duration of the chest pain
4. A nurse seeks to organize the data obtained from the client in a logical
manner. The organizational method that identifies relationships between
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factors and symptoms in the database is known as:
1. Clustering data
2. Validating data
3. Peer reviewing
4. Problem statement
Clustering data
5. The client recently became febrile and stated he "felt hot." The nurse takes
the client's temperature and finds it to be 38.2° C. In addition, the pulse rate is
88 beats per minute, and his blood pressure is 168/80 mm Hg. Which of the
following is an example of subjective data?
1. Pulse rate of 88 beats per minute
2. Blood pressure of 168/80 mm Hg
3. The statement regarding his feeling hot
4. The supported fact that he became febrile
The statement regarding his feeling hot
6. The nurse decides to interview the client using the open-ended question
technique. Which of the following statements reflects this type of questioning?
1. "Is your pain worse or better than it was an hour ago?"
2. "Do you believe that your nausea is from the new antibiotic?"
3. "What do you think has been causing your current depression?"
4. "What have you done to alleviate the side effects from your medications?"
"What do you think has been causing your current depression?"
7. The nurse is gathering a nursing health history on the client. The client tells
the nurse that he just lost his job. Job loss best fits into which of the following
categories?
1. Family history
2. Psychosocial history
3. Biographical history
4. Environmental history
Psychosocial history
8. The nurse is going to perform the admission history for a newly admitted
client on the medical unit. The optimum time for completion of the history is
planned for:
1. Coordination with the physician's visit
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2. The time when the client's family are visiting
3. Immediately before the client's scheduled MRI testing
4. After the client has become comfortably oriented to the room
After the client has become comfortably oriented to the room
9. The nurse has completed an assessment and found that the client has "an
activity and exercise abnormality." This type of wording indicates that which of
the following organizing formats has been used?
1. Review of systems
2. Nursing health history
3. Gordon's functional health patterns
4. Biographical information database
Gordon's functional health patterns
10. After visiting with the client, the nurse documents the assessment data.
Both objective and subjective information has been obtained during the
assessment. Which of the following is classified as objective data?
1. Pain in the left leg
2. Elevated blood pressure
3. Fear of impending surgery
4. Discomfort upon breathing
Elevated blood pressure
11. The primary source of information when completing an assessment of a
client that is alert and oriented as he is admitted to the medical center for
diagnostic testing is the:
1. Client
2. Physician
3. Family member
4. Experienced unit nurse
Client
12. The process of data collection should begin with the nurse performing a:
1. Physical exam
2. Client interview
3. Review of medical records
4. Discussion with other health team members
Client interview
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13. During an interview, the nurse needs to obtain specific information about
the signs and symptoms of the client's health problem. To obtain these data
most efficiently, the nurse should use:
1. Channeling
2. Open-ended questions
3. Closed-ended questions
4. Problem-seeking responses
Closed-ended questions
14. The nurse is conducting an interview with the client and wants to clarify
information that the client has shared. Which response by the nurse is an
example of the clarifying technique of communication?
1. "I understand how you must feel."
2. "This medication is used to lower your blood pressure."
3. "You appear anxious. You're wringing your hands constantly."
4. "Could you give me an example of how you handle stressors?"
"Could you give me an example of how you handle stressors?"
15. When clustering data according to functional health patterns, the nurse
determines that the client is only able to ambulate short distances without
becoming fatigued and requires rest periods during morning care. The health
pattern that requires intervention is identified by the nurse as:
1. Respiratory
2. Activity and exercise
3. Sleep and rest pattern
4. Self-care deficit: activities of daily living
Activity and exercise
16. After visiting with the client, the nurse documents the assessment data.
Both objective and subjective information have been obtained during the
assessment. Which of the following is classified as subjective data?
1. "Client appears sleepy"
2. "No physical distress noted"
3. "Abdomen soft and non-tender"
4. "States feels anxious and tense"
"States feels anxious and tense"
INTRO TO NURSING EXAM 3 2026-2027 ALL QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS EXAM 2026 LATEST EDITION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
1. A client interview consists of three phases. The nurse recognizes that those
phases are:
1. Orientation, working, termination
2. Introduction, controlling, selection
3. Introduction, assessment, conclusion
4. Orientation, documentation, database
Orientation, documentation, database
2. During the admission history, the client states that he has trouble breathing
at night. In obtaining data for a problem-oriented database, the nurse should
first question the client about:
1. The onset and duration of his present breathing problem
2. His personal smoking, alcohol use, and exercise practices
3. Any extended family members who have diagnosed heart disease
4. Changes in other body systems that the client perceives as problematic
The onset and duration of his present breathing problem
3. The nurse begins the assessment of a client that has come to the
emergency department experiencing chest pain by asking the client about:
1. A family history of heart problems
2. Medications currently being taken at home
3. Questions or concerns about hospitalization
4. The onset, severity, and duration of the chest pain
The onset, severity, and duration of the chest pain
4. A nurse seeks to organize the data obtained from the client in a logical
manner. The organizational method that identifies relationships between
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factors and symptoms in the database is known as:
1. Clustering data
2. Validating data
3. Peer reviewing
4. Problem statement
Clustering data
5. The client recently became febrile and stated he "felt hot." The nurse takes
the client's temperature and finds it to be 38.2° C. In addition, the pulse rate is
88 beats per minute, and his blood pressure is 168/80 mm Hg. Which of the
following is an example of subjective data?
1. Pulse rate of 88 beats per minute
2. Blood pressure of 168/80 mm Hg
3. The statement regarding his feeling hot
4. The supported fact that he became febrile
The statement regarding his feeling hot
6. The nurse decides to interview the client using the open-ended question
technique. Which of the following statements reflects this type of questioning?
1. "Is your pain worse or better than it was an hour ago?"
2. "Do you believe that your nausea is from the new antibiotic?"
3. "What do you think has been causing your current depression?"
4. "What have you done to alleviate the side effects from your medications?"
"What do you think has been causing your current depression?"
7. The nurse is gathering a nursing health history on the client. The client tells
the nurse that he just lost his job. Job loss best fits into which of the following
categories?
1. Family history
2. Psychosocial history
3. Biographical history
4. Environmental history
Psychosocial history
8. The nurse is going to perform the admission history for a newly admitted
client on the medical unit. The optimum time for completion of the history is
planned for:
1. Coordination with the physician's visit
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2. The time when the client's family are visiting
3. Immediately before the client's scheduled MRI testing
4. After the client has become comfortably oriented to the room
After the client has become comfortably oriented to the room
9. The nurse has completed an assessment and found that the client has "an
activity and exercise abnormality." This type of wording indicates that which of
the following organizing formats has been used?
1. Review of systems
2. Nursing health history
3. Gordon's functional health patterns
4. Biographical information database
Gordon's functional health patterns
10. After visiting with the client, the nurse documents the assessment data.
Both objective and subjective information has been obtained during the
assessment. Which of the following is classified as objective data?
1. Pain in the left leg
2. Elevated blood pressure
3. Fear of impending surgery
4. Discomfort upon breathing
Elevated blood pressure
11. The primary source of information when completing an assessment of a
client that is alert and oriented as he is admitted to the medical center for
diagnostic testing is the:
1. Client
2. Physician
3. Family member
4. Experienced unit nurse
Client
12. The process of data collection should begin with the nurse performing a:
1. Physical exam
2. Client interview
3. Review of medical records
4. Discussion with other health team members
Client interview
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13. During an interview, the nurse needs to obtain specific information about
the signs and symptoms of the client's health problem. To obtain these data
most efficiently, the nurse should use:
1. Channeling
2. Open-ended questions
3. Closed-ended questions
4. Problem-seeking responses
Closed-ended questions
14. The nurse is conducting an interview with the client and wants to clarify
information that the client has shared. Which response by the nurse is an
example of the clarifying technique of communication?
1. "I understand how you must feel."
2. "This medication is used to lower your blood pressure."
3. "You appear anxious. You're wringing your hands constantly."
4. "Could you give me an example of how you handle stressors?"
"Could you give me an example of how you handle stressors?"
15. When clustering data according to functional health patterns, the nurse
determines that the client is only able to ambulate short distances without
becoming fatigued and requires rest periods during morning care. The health
pattern that requires intervention is identified by the nurse as:
1. Respiratory
2. Activity and exercise
3. Sleep and rest pattern
4. Self-care deficit: activities of daily living
Activity and exercise
16. After visiting with the client, the nurse documents the assessment data.
Both objective and subjective information have been obtained during the
assessment. Which of the following is classified as subjective data?
1. "Client appears sleepy"
2. "No physical distress noted"
3. "Abdomen soft and non-tender"
4. "States feels anxious and tense"
"States feels anxious and tense"
