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NUR-210 EXAM 1 NEWEST VERSION -2025/2026- 100+
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
A nurse will complete an initial comprehensive assessment of a 60-year-old client
who is new to the clinic. What goal should the nurse identify for this type of
assessment?
Establish a baseline for the comparison of future health changes.
The nurse is reviewing a client's health history and the results of the most recent
physical examination. Which of the following data would the nurse identify as
being subjective? Select all that apply.
1. "I feel so tired sometimes."
2. Client complains of a headache
3. "My father died of a heart attack."
subjective data
things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses;
symptoms
objective data
information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
When doing an overall assessment of a patient, the nurse is able to utilize findings
and do what?
Identify in what areas the patient needs the most care
, 2
The preceptor of the student nurse is explaining the assessment that is considered
the most organized for gathering comprehensive physical data. What assessment
is the preceptor talking about?
head to toe
A nurse provides care for a client with impaired respiratory function. The nurse
frequently assesses the client's skin color and the temperature of the extremities.
What is the purpose of this ongoing or partial assessment?
Determine any changes from the baseline data
Mrs. Williams is an 89-year-old independent woman who lives alone and has
severe arthritis in her hands. Over the last few months the arthritis has gotten
worse and she is concerned because she can no longer clean her apartment. What
question by the nurse would gain the most usable information to assist with this
concern?
"Do you have family who visit you regularly?"
A group of nurses are reviewing information about the potential opportunities for
nurses who have advanced assessment skills. When discussing phenomena that
have contributed to these increased opportunities, what should the nurses
identify?
Expansion of health care networks
When discussing the nursing process with a group of students, which of the
following statements best describes it?
It is ongoing and continuous.
A nurse provides care for a client with an elevated temperature. The client is given
the prescribed medication and the nurse checks the client's temperature at
repeated intervals. What step of the nursing process is the nurse using to
determine if the client has achieved the outcome criteria of the treatment?
Evaluation
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A nurse recognizes that a thorough and accurate assessment of a client is
important to prevent what error from occurring when utilizing the nursing
process?
Making incorrect nursing judgments or diagnoses
The nurse discusses ear plugs for a patient with low tone deafness when working
in a noisy environment. The nurse is utilizing
tertiary prevention
A nurse is distracted during her assessment of a client and does not take as
thorough or as accurate notes as usual. Her supervisor, who is familiar with the
client, reads the patient's chart and questions the nurse. The supervisor should
point out to the nurse that which of the following errors is most likely to occur due
to the nurse's lapse?
Making incorrect nursing judgments or diagnoses
A client who is new to the facility has a recent history of chronic pain that is
attributed to fibromyalgia. The nurse has reviewed the available health records
and suspects that pain management will be a major focus of nursing care. How
can the nurse best validate this assumption?
Ask the client about the most recent experiences of pain.
The nurse is exhibiting critical thinking in which client care situation?
Performing a focused assessemt on a client who is complaining of shortness of
breath.
This type of assessment includes a health history and physical assessment.
Comprehensive
A student nurse is learning to document an initial assessment. What would the
instructor tell the student that accurate documentation of this specific assessment
best provides?
A baseline for comparison with future findings
, 4
After receiving morning report the nurse prepares to assess a client who was
admitted the day before. Which type of assessment will the nurse complete at this
time?
Ongoing
When performing the steps of the assessment phase of the nursing process, which
of the following would the nurse do first?
Collect subjective data
A home health nurse is visiting a patient who recently was hospitalized for repair
of a fractured hip. The patient tells the nurse, "I have had a lot of pain in my
abdomen." What type of assessment would the nurse conduct?
focused
A community health nurse is assessing an older adult client in the client's home.
When the nurse is gathering subjective data, which of the following would the
nurse identify?
The client's feelings of happiness
What are nurses able to detect through the health assessment?
Areas in need of health adjustments
The result of a nursing assessment is the
formulation of nursing diagnoses.
Nurses provide both direct and indirect care. What is an example of indirect care?
Participating in a client care conference
A nurse is conducting a health assessment. How will the information collected
from the patient be used?
as a basis for the nursing process
NUR-210 EXAM 1 NEWEST VERSION -2025/2026- 100+
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
A nurse will complete an initial comprehensive assessment of a 60-year-old client
who is new to the clinic. What goal should the nurse identify for this type of
assessment?
Establish a baseline for the comparison of future health changes.
The nurse is reviewing a client's health history and the results of the most recent
physical examination. Which of the following data would the nurse identify as
being subjective? Select all that apply.
1. "I feel so tired sometimes."
2. Client complains of a headache
3. "My father died of a heart attack."
subjective data
things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses;
symptoms
objective data
information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
When doing an overall assessment of a patient, the nurse is able to utilize findings
and do what?
Identify in what areas the patient needs the most care
, 2
The preceptor of the student nurse is explaining the assessment that is considered
the most organized for gathering comprehensive physical data. What assessment
is the preceptor talking about?
head to toe
A nurse provides care for a client with impaired respiratory function. The nurse
frequently assesses the client's skin color and the temperature of the extremities.
What is the purpose of this ongoing or partial assessment?
Determine any changes from the baseline data
Mrs. Williams is an 89-year-old independent woman who lives alone and has
severe arthritis in her hands. Over the last few months the arthritis has gotten
worse and she is concerned because she can no longer clean her apartment. What
question by the nurse would gain the most usable information to assist with this
concern?
"Do you have family who visit you regularly?"
A group of nurses are reviewing information about the potential opportunities for
nurses who have advanced assessment skills. When discussing phenomena that
have contributed to these increased opportunities, what should the nurses
identify?
Expansion of health care networks
When discussing the nursing process with a group of students, which of the
following statements best describes it?
It is ongoing and continuous.
A nurse provides care for a client with an elevated temperature. The client is given
the prescribed medication and the nurse checks the client's temperature at
repeated intervals. What step of the nursing process is the nurse using to
determine if the client has achieved the outcome criteria of the treatment?
Evaluation
, 3
A nurse recognizes that a thorough and accurate assessment of a client is
important to prevent what error from occurring when utilizing the nursing
process?
Making incorrect nursing judgments or diagnoses
The nurse discusses ear plugs for a patient with low tone deafness when working
in a noisy environment. The nurse is utilizing
tertiary prevention
A nurse is distracted during her assessment of a client and does not take as
thorough or as accurate notes as usual. Her supervisor, who is familiar with the
client, reads the patient's chart and questions the nurse. The supervisor should
point out to the nurse that which of the following errors is most likely to occur due
to the nurse's lapse?
Making incorrect nursing judgments or diagnoses
A client who is new to the facility has a recent history of chronic pain that is
attributed to fibromyalgia. The nurse has reviewed the available health records
and suspects that pain management will be a major focus of nursing care. How
can the nurse best validate this assumption?
Ask the client about the most recent experiences of pain.
The nurse is exhibiting critical thinking in which client care situation?
Performing a focused assessemt on a client who is complaining of shortness of
breath.
This type of assessment includes a health history and physical assessment.
Comprehensive
A student nurse is learning to document an initial assessment. What would the
instructor tell the student that accurate documentation of this specific assessment
best provides?
A baseline for comparison with future findings
, 4
After receiving morning report the nurse prepares to assess a client who was
admitted the day before. Which type of assessment will the nurse complete at this
time?
Ongoing
When performing the steps of the assessment phase of the nursing process, which
of the following would the nurse do first?
Collect subjective data
A home health nurse is visiting a patient who recently was hospitalized for repair
of a fractured hip. The patient tells the nurse, "I have had a lot of pain in my
abdomen." What type of assessment would the nurse conduct?
focused
A community health nurse is assessing an older adult client in the client's home.
When the nurse is gathering subjective data, which of the following would the
nurse identify?
The client's feelings of happiness
What are nurses able to detect through the health assessment?
Areas in need of health adjustments
The result of a nursing assessment is the
formulation of nursing diagnoses.
Nurses provide both direct and indirect care. What is an example of indirect care?
Participating in a client care conference
A nurse is conducting a health assessment. How will the information collected
from the patient be used?
as a basis for the nursing process
