NUR 300 Health Assessment Exam 1
(2025) Actual Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Graded
6 .phases .of .nursing .progress .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Assessment .Diagnose
Outcome .identification
Planning .
Implementation
Evaluation
OLDCAARTSS .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics/quality
Associated .symptoms
Aggravating/alleviating
Radiating
Timing
Severity/quantity
Setting
cultural .competence .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-"Cultural .competency .includes
.attitudes, .knowledge, .and .skills .necessary .for .providing .quality .care .to .diverse
.populations." .p .22
It .is .important .to .know .what .a .patient .needs .that .may .have .a .cultural .or
.religious .aspect .to .it .- .interpreters
subjective .data .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-things .a .person .tells .you .about .that .you
.cannot .observe .through .your .senses; .symptoms, .review .of .symptoms, .chief
.complaint, .family .history, .HPI(history .of .presenting .symptoms), .medications,
.surgeries
Type .of .medications .to .ask .about .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-prescription, .OTC,
.homeopathic, .herbal, .supplements
PQRSTU .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Provocative/palliative
Quality/quantity
Region/radiation
, Severity .scale
Timing
Understanding .patient's .perception
SOAP .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-subjective
objective
assessment
plan
What .are .the .4 .components .of .mental .status .exam
what .two .factors .can .affect .this? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Appearance, .Behavior,
.Cognition, .Thought .Process
-medications .and .illness .can .affect .these .components
is .appearance, .behavior, .cognition, .thought .process .and .judgement .subjective
.or .objective .data? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-objective .data
blocking .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-sudden .interruption .of .train .of .though
Confabulation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-fabricates .events .to .fill .in .memory .gaps
neologism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-the .creation .or .use .of .new .words .or .senses
circumlocution .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-an .indirect .way .of .expressing .something
.(substituting .a .phrase .for .a .word)
loosening .of .associations .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-continual .shifting .from .topic
.to .topic .without .any .apparent .logical .or .meaningful .connection .between
.thoughts
word .salad .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-incoherent .picture .of .words
perseveration .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-persistent .repeating
echolalia .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-repeat .others .words .or .phrases
clanging .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-word .choice .based .on .sound, .not .meaning,
.includes .nonsense .rhymes .and .puns
Scoring .MMSE .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-higher .score .(24-30)= .no .cognitive
.impairment
low .score .= .cognitive .impairment
Mini .cog .test .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Test .for .dementia .that .asks .clients .to
.remember .2 .words .and .draw .a .clock .face
(2025) Actual Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Graded
6 .phases .of .nursing .progress .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Assessment .Diagnose
Outcome .identification
Planning .
Implementation
Evaluation
OLDCAARTSS .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics/quality
Associated .symptoms
Aggravating/alleviating
Radiating
Timing
Severity/quantity
Setting
cultural .competence .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-"Cultural .competency .includes
.attitudes, .knowledge, .and .skills .necessary .for .providing .quality .care .to .diverse
.populations." .p .22
It .is .important .to .know .what .a .patient .needs .that .may .have .a .cultural .or
.religious .aspect .to .it .- .interpreters
subjective .data .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-things .a .person .tells .you .about .that .you
.cannot .observe .through .your .senses; .symptoms, .review .of .symptoms, .chief
.complaint, .family .history, .HPI(history .of .presenting .symptoms), .medications,
.surgeries
Type .of .medications .to .ask .about .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-prescription, .OTC,
.homeopathic, .herbal, .supplements
PQRSTU .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Provocative/palliative
Quality/quantity
Region/radiation
, Severity .scale
Timing
Understanding .patient's .perception
SOAP .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-subjective
objective
assessment
plan
What .are .the .4 .components .of .mental .status .exam
what .two .factors .can .affect .this? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Appearance, .Behavior,
.Cognition, .Thought .Process
-medications .and .illness .can .affect .these .components
is .appearance, .behavior, .cognition, .thought .process .and .judgement .subjective
.or .objective .data? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-objective .data
blocking .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-sudden .interruption .of .train .of .though
Confabulation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-fabricates .events .to .fill .in .memory .gaps
neologism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-the .creation .or .use .of .new .words .or .senses
circumlocution .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-an .indirect .way .of .expressing .something
.(substituting .a .phrase .for .a .word)
loosening .of .associations .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-continual .shifting .from .topic
.to .topic .without .any .apparent .logical .or .meaningful .connection .between
.thoughts
word .salad .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-incoherent .picture .of .words
perseveration .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-persistent .repeating
echolalia .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-repeat .others .words .or .phrases
clanging .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-word .choice .based .on .sound, .not .meaning,
.includes .nonsense .rhymes .and .puns
Scoring .MMSE .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-higher .score .(24-30)= .no .cognitive
.impairment
low .score .= .cognitive .impairment
Mini .cog .test .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Test .for .dementia .that .asks .clients .to
.remember .2 .words .and .draw .a .clock .face