HAP Midterm Exam Practice 2026
Questions and Answers
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 - Correct answer-A
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is
what the
person says about him or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and
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,introspective are not used to describe data.
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 - Correct answer-C
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective
and
introspective are not used to describe data.
The patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data
combine to form the:
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,A. Data base
B. Admitting data
C. Financial statement
D. Discharge summary - Correct answer-A
Together with the patient's record and laboratory studies, the objective and
subjective
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. Immediately notify the patient's physician
B. Document the sound exactly as it was heard
C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds
D. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present - Correct
answer-C
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, When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patient's breath sounds, the
nurse
validates the data to ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area,
then he
or she asks an expert to listen.
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. Intuition
B. A set of rules
C. Articles in journals
D. Advice from supervisors - Correct answer-B
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Questions and Answers
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 - Correct answer-A
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is
what the
person says about him or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and
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,introspective are not used to describe data.
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 - Correct answer-C
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective
and
introspective are not used to describe data.
The patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data
combine to form the:
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,A. Data base
B. Admitting data
C. Financial statement
D. Discharge summary - Correct answer-A
Together with the patient's record and laboratory studies, the objective and
subjective
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. Immediately notify the patient's physician
B. Document the sound exactly as it was heard
C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds
D. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present - Correct
answer-C
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, When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patient's breath sounds, the
nurse
validates the data to ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area,
then he
or she asks an expert to listen.
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. Intuition
B. A set of rules
C. Articles in journals
D. Advice from supervisors - Correct answer-B
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