NURS 5220- EXAM #1: MODULE 1:
CHAPTER 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
During an initial interview with your patient, you ask the patient, "Can you
describe that for me?" Which statement best describes the question?
A. It is the most risky type of question because the patient can say anything.
B.The question is asking for specific information.
C. The patient has discretion about the extent of the answer.
D. The answer can lead the interviewer away from the purpose of the
interview. - CORRECT-ANSWERSC: The open-ended question gives the
patient discretion about the extent of an answer. This is an example of a
question carefully formulated to illicit an enhanced patient response.
The answer can lead the interviewer away from the purpose of the interview.
Because an adolescent is often reluctant to talk during an interview, it is best
to:
A. tell the patient that you must have straight answers to your questions.
,B. ensure confidentiality regarding the information discussed.
C. inform the patient that adolescents have trouble expressing their feelings.
D. obtain the history from a parent or other family member. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSC: CorrectAdolescents may be reluctant to talk and have a clear
need for confidentiality. All adolescent patients should be given the
opportunity to discuss their concerns with you privately. It is wise to let
parents or other caregivers know you will be asking them to step out of the
room to provide this important opportunity for the adolescent.
For which age group is a functional assessment most critical?
A. Children
B. Adolescents
C. Adults
D. Older adults - CORRECT-ANSWERSD: CorrectQuite simply, functional
assessment is an attempt to understand a patient's ability to achieve the
basic activities of daily living. This assessment should be made for all older
adults and for any person limited by disease or disability, acute or chronic.
Which of the following will best facilitate an interview with a deaf person?
A. Speaking loudly
B. Using gestures
,C. Sitting or standing at eye level
D. Sitting to the side of the patient - CORRECT-ANSWERSc: CorrectPersons
with impaired hearing often read, write, sign, and/or read lips, but you must
speak slowly and enunciate each word clearly and in full view. Sitting or
standing at eye level allows for full view.
Which of the following questions may lead to an inaccurate response?
A. "Where do you feel the pain?"
B. "How does this situation make you feel?"
C. "What happened after you noticed your injury?"
D. "That was a horrible experience, wasn't it?" - CORRECT-ANSWERSD:
CorrectAnswer d is an example of a leading question. The leading question is
the most risky because it may limit the information provided to what the
patient thinks you want to know. Questions a, b, and c are examples of direct
and open-ended questions.
Ms. Carol Turner, a 38-year-old woman, brings her 1-year-old son in for
health care. Which of the following requests made would be most
appropriate at the beginning of an interview?
A. "Mom, please place your son in your lap."
B. "Carol, please place your son in your lap."
C. "Ms. Turner, please place your son in your lap."
D. "Sweetie, please place your son in your lap." - CORRECT-ANSWERSC:
CorrectAnswer c best displays courtesy and respect for the parent. Initially,
, the examiner should address the patient or caregiver properly (e.g., as Mr.,
Miss, Mrs., Ms., or the manner of address preferred by the patient) and
repeat the patient's name at appropriate times. Do not use a surrogate term
for a person's name; for example, when the patient is a child, do not address
the parent as "Mother" or "Father."
During an interview, a patient describes abdominal pain that often awakens
him at night. Which of the following responses by the interviewer would
facilitate the interviewing process?
A. "Constipation can cause abdominal pain."
B. "Do you need a sleeping medication?"
C. "Pain is always worse at night, isn't it?"
D. "Tell me what you mean by 'often.'" - CORRECT-ANSWERSD:
CorrectAnswer d is an example of clarifying or seeking additional information
by using the open-ended question. Answers a, b, and c are examples of yes
or no or leading questions.
When you repeat a patient's answer, you are:
A. testing the patient's knowledge.
B. teaching the patient new medical terms.
C. discouraging an emotional outburst.
CHAPTER 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
During an initial interview with your patient, you ask the patient, "Can you
describe that for me?" Which statement best describes the question?
A. It is the most risky type of question because the patient can say anything.
B.The question is asking for specific information.
C. The patient has discretion about the extent of the answer.
D. The answer can lead the interviewer away from the purpose of the
interview. - CORRECT-ANSWERSC: The open-ended question gives the
patient discretion about the extent of an answer. This is an example of a
question carefully formulated to illicit an enhanced patient response.
The answer can lead the interviewer away from the purpose of the interview.
Because an adolescent is often reluctant to talk during an interview, it is best
to:
A. tell the patient that you must have straight answers to your questions.
,B. ensure confidentiality regarding the information discussed.
C. inform the patient that adolescents have trouble expressing their feelings.
D. obtain the history from a parent or other family member. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSC: CorrectAdolescents may be reluctant to talk and have a clear
need for confidentiality. All adolescent patients should be given the
opportunity to discuss their concerns with you privately. It is wise to let
parents or other caregivers know you will be asking them to step out of the
room to provide this important opportunity for the adolescent.
For which age group is a functional assessment most critical?
A. Children
B. Adolescents
C. Adults
D. Older adults - CORRECT-ANSWERSD: CorrectQuite simply, functional
assessment is an attempt to understand a patient's ability to achieve the
basic activities of daily living. This assessment should be made for all older
adults and for any person limited by disease or disability, acute or chronic.
Which of the following will best facilitate an interview with a deaf person?
A. Speaking loudly
B. Using gestures
,C. Sitting or standing at eye level
D. Sitting to the side of the patient - CORRECT-ANSWERSc: CorrectPersons
with impaired hearing often read, write, sign, and/or read lips, but you must
speak slowly and enunciate each word clearly and in full view. Sitting or
standing at eye level allows for full view.
Which of the following questions may lead to an inaccurate response?
A. "Where do you feel the pain?"
B. "How does this situation make you feel?"
C. "What happened after you noticed your injury?"
D. "That was a horrible experience, wasn't it?" - CORRECT-ANSWERSD:
CorrectAnswer d is an example of a leading question. The leading question is
the most risky because it may limit the information provided to what the
patient thinks you want to know. Questions a, b, and c are examples of direct
and open-ended questions.
Ms. Carol Turner, a 38-year-old woman, brings her 1-year-old son in for
health care. Which of the following requests made would be most
appropriate at the beginning of an interview?
A. "Mom, please place your son in your lap."
B. "Carol, please place your son in your lap."
C. "Ms. Turner, please place your son in your lap."
D. "Sweetie, please place your son in your lap." - CORRECT-ANSWERSC:
CorrectAnswer c best displays courtesy and respect for the parent. Initially,
, the examiner should address the patient or caregiver properly (e.g., as Mr.,
Miss, Mrs., Ms., or the manner of address preferred by the patient) and
repeat the patient's name at appropriate times. Do not use a surrogate term
for a person's name; for example, when the patient is a child, do not address
the parent as "Mother" or "Father."
During an interview, a patient describes abdominal pain that often awakens
him at night. Which of the following responses by the interviewer would
facilitate the interviewing process?
A. "Constipation can cause abdominal pain."
B. "Do you need a sleeping medication?"
C. "Pain is always worse at night, isn't it?"
D. "Tell me what you mean by 'often.'" - CORRECT-ANSWERSD:
CorrectAnswer d is an example of clarifying or seeking additional information
by using the open-ended question. Answers a, b, and c are examples of yes
or no or leading questions.
When you repeat a patient's answer, you are:
A. testing the patient's knowledge.
B. teaching the patient new medical terms.
C. discouraging an emotional outburst.
