NR 2407 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM- Evidence-
Based Assessment QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2023
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Chapter 01:
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of
data would be:
a. Objective.
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and “feels
hot.” These types of data would be:
a. Subjective.
The patient’s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data combine to form the:
a. Data base.
When listening to a patient’s breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that
is heard. The nurse’s next action should be to:
a. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching
session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background
of skills and experience from which to draw, are more likely to make their
decisions using:
a. A set of rules.
Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act
without consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
a. Intuition.
, NR 2407 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM- Evidence-
Based Assessment QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2023
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The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP).
Which statement best reflects EBP?
a. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinician’s experience.
The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new graduate
nurses. Which is an example of a first-level priority problem?
a. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
When considering priority setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that
second-level priority problems include which of these aspects?
a. Abnormal laboratory values
Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse see relationships among the data?
a. Clustering related cues
The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient
relies on the appropriateness of the diagnosis.
a. Nursing
The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use and
includes which steps?
a. Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning,
implementation, and evaluation
A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is
having difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems?
a. Breathing, pain, and sleep
Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?
a. Diagnostic hypothesis
, NR 2407 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM- Evidence-
Based Assessment QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2023
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, NR 2407 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM- Evidence-
Based Assessment QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2023
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Barriers to incorporating EBP include:
a. Nurses’ lack of research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies.
What step of the nursing process includes data collection by health
history, physical examination, and interview?
a. Assessment
During a staff meeting, nurses discuss the problems with accessing research
studies to incorporate evidence-based clinical decision making into their practice.
Which suggestion by the nurse manager would best help these problems?
a. Teach the nurses how to conduct electronic searches for research studies.
When reviewing the concepts of health, the nurse recalls that the components of
holistic health include which of these?
a. Holistic health views the mind, body, and spirit as interdependent.
The nurse recognizes that the concept of prevention in describing health is
essential because:
a. Prevention places the emphasis on the link between health and personal
behavior.
The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a newly admitted patient.
An example of objective information obtained during the physical assessment
includes the:
a. 2 5 cm scar on the right lower forearm.
A visiting nurse is making an initial home visit for a patient who has many
chronic medical problems. Which type of data base is most appropriate to
collect in this setting?
Based Assessment QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2023
A+ RATED
Chapter 01:
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of
data would be:
a. Objective.
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and “feels
hot.” These types of data would be:
a. Subjective.
The patient’s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data combine to form the:
a. Data base.
When listening to a patient’s breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that
is heard. The nurse’s next action should be to:
a. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching
session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background
of skills and experience from which to draw, are more likely to make their
decisions using:
a. A set of rules.
Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act
without consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
a. Intuition.
, NR 2407 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM- Evidence-
Based Assessment QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2023
A+ RATED
The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP).
Which statement best reflects EBP?
a. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinician’s experience.
The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new graduate
nurses. Which is an example of a first-level priority problem?
a. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
When considering priority setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that
second-level priority problems include which of these aspects?
a. Abnormal laboratory values
Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse see relationships among the data?
a. Clustering related cues
The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient
relies on the appropriateness of the diagnosis.
a. Nursing
The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use and
includes which steps?
a. Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning,
implementation, and evaluation
A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is
having difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems?
a. Breathing, pain, and sleep
Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?
a. Diagnostic hypothesis
, NR 2407 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM- Evidence-
Based Assessment QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2023
A+ RATED
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, NR 2407 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM- Evidence-
Based Assessment QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2023
A+ RATED
Barriers to incorporating EBP include:
a. Nurses’ lack of research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies.
What step of the nursing process includes data collection by health
history, physical examination, and interview?
a. Assessment
During a staff meeting, nurses discuss the problems with accessing research
studies to incorporate evidence-based clinical decision making into their practice.
Which suggestion by the nurse manager would best help these problems?
a. Teach the nurses how to conduct electronic searches for research studies.
When reviewing the concepts of health, the nurse recalls that the components of
holistic health include which of these?
a. Holistic health views the mind, body, and spirit as interdependent.
The nurse recognizes that the concept of prevention in describing health is
essential because:
a. Prevention places the emphasis on the link between health and personal
behavior.
The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a newly admitted patient.
An example of objective information obtained during the physical assessment
includes the:
a. 2 5 cm scar on the right lower forearm.
A visiting nurse is making an initial home visit for a patient who has many
chronic medical problems. Which type of data base is most appropriate to
collect in this setting?
