HEALTH ASSESSMENT TEST BANK 1
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
d - Answer-During an examination of a 3-year-old child, the nurse will need to take
her blood pressure. What might the nurse do to try to gain the childs full
cooperation?
a.
Tell the child that the blood pressure cuff is going to give her arm a big hug.
b.
Tell the child that the blood pressure cuff is asleep and cannot wake up.
c.
Give the blood pressure cuff a name and refer to it by this name during the
assessment.
d.
Tell the child that by using the blood pressure cuff, we can see how strong her
muscles are
b - Answer-A 16-year-old boy has just been admitted to the unit for overnight
observation after being in an automobile accident. What is the nurses best approach
to communicating with him?
a.
Use periods of silence to communicate respect for him.
b.
Be totally honest with him, even if the information is unpleasant.
c.
Tell him that everything that is discussed will be kept totally confidential.
d.
Use slang language when possible to help him open up.A 16-year-old boy has just
been admitted to the unit for overnight observation after being in an automobile
accident. What is the nurses best approach to communicating with him?
a - Answer-A 75-year-old woman is at the office for a preoperative interview. The
nurse is aware that the interview may take longer than interviews with younger
persons. What is the reason for this?
, a. An aged person has a longer story to tell.
b. An aged person is usually lonely and likes to have someone with whom to talk.
c. Aged persons lose much of their mental abilities and require longer time to
complete an interview.
d. As a person ages, he or she is unable to hear; thus the interviewer usually needs
to repeat much of what is said.
- Answer-The nurse is interviewing a male patient who has a hearing impairment.
What techniques would be most beneficial in communicating with this patient?
a. Determine the communication method he prefers.
b. Avoid using facial and hand gestures because most hearing-impaired people find
this degrading.
c. Request a sign language interpreter before meeting with him to help facilitate the
communication.
d. Speak loudly and with exaggerated facial movement when talking with him
because doing so will help him lip read.
A - Answer-. 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
B. reflective
C. subjective
D. Introspective
C - Answer-A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels
hot. These types of data would be:
A. Objective
B. Reflective
C. subjective
D. Introspective
A - Answer-The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data combine to form the:
a.Data base.
b. Admitting data.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary.
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
d - Answer-During an examination of a 3-year-old child, the nurse will need to take
her blood pressure. What might the nurse do to try to gain the childs full
cooperation?
a.
Tell the child that the blood pressure cuff is going to give her arm a big hug.
b.
Tell the child that the blood pressure cuff is asleep and cannot wake up.
c.
Give the blood pressure cuff a name and refer to it by this name during the
assessment.
d.
Tell the child that by using the blood pressure cuff, we can see how strong her
muscles are
b - Answer-A 16-year-old boy has just been admitted to the unit for overnight
observation after being in an automobile accident. What is the nurses best approach
to communicating with him?
a.
Use periods of silence to communicate respect for him.
b.
Be totally honest with him, even if the information is unpleasant.
c.
Tell him that everything that is discussed will be kept totally confidential.
d.
Use slang language when possible to help him open up.A 16-year-old boy has just
been admitted to the unit for overnight observation after being in an automobile
accident. What is the nurses best approach to communicating with him?
a - Answer-A 75-year-old woman is at the office for a preoperative interview. The
nurse is aware that the interview may take longer than interviews with younger
persons. What is the reason for this?
, a. An aged person has a longer story to tell.
b. An aged person is usually lonely and likes to have someone with whom to talk.
c. Aged persons lose much of their mental abilities and require longer time to
complete an interview.
d. As a person ages, he or she is unable to hear; thus the interviewer usually needs
to repeat much of what is said.
- Answer-The nurse is interviewing a male patient who has a hearing impairment.
What techniques would be most beneficial in communicating with this patient?
a. Determine the communication method he prefers.
b. Avoid using facial and hand gestures because most hearing-impaired people find
this degrading.
c. Request a sign language interpreter before meeting with him to help facilitate the
communication.
d. Speak loudly and with exaggerated facial movement when talking with him
because doing so will help him lip read.
A - Answer-. 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
B. reflective
C. subjective
D. Introspective
C - Answer-A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels
hot. These types of data would be:
A. Objective
B. Reflective
C. subjective
D. Introspective
A - Answer-The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data combine to form the:
a.Data base.
b. Admitting data.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary.
