Health Assessment
Health Assessment Final
Exam: Review
Questio
ns
An elderly patient is admitted to the hospital. While
performing a skin assessment, the nurse discovers
bruises in various stages of healing all over the patient's
body. Why is it important for the nurse to promptly
document and report these findings?
a.The patient may have been abused.
b.The patient is elderly.
c.The patient may have peripheral vascular disease.
d.The patient may have a cognitive deficit. - correct
answer a. The patient may have been abused
When the nurse observes the patient for general
characteristics including age, gender, and level of
alertness, what aspect of assessment are you
performing?
a.Inspecting
b.Interviewing
c.Palpating
d.Ausculating - correct answer a. Inspecting
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The four areas to consider during the general survey
include:
a. Dress, medical history, nonverbal behavior, and
mobility.
b.Ethnicity, gender, age, and socioeconomic status.
c.Physical appearance, gender, ethnicity, and medical
history.
d.Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and
behavior. - correct answer d. Physical appearance, body
structure, mobility, and behavior.
When reading the patient's medical record, the nurse
sees the following notation: Patient states, "I have had a
cold for about a week, and I am having difficulty
breathing." This is an example of:
a.A past health history.
b.A review of systems.
c.A functioning assessment.
d.A chief compliant. - correct answer d.A chief compliant.
Normal cervical lymph nodes are:
a.Smaller than 1 cm
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b.Warm and red
c.Fixed
d.Firm - correct answer a.Smaller than 1 cm
The first step to cultural competency by a nurse is to:
a.Identify the meaning of health to the patient.
b.Understand their own heritage and its basis in cultural
values.
c.Develop a frame of reference to traditional health care
practices.
d.Understand how a health care delivery system works. -
correct answer
b.Understand their own heritage and its basis in cultural
values.
The nurse is conducting a physical assessment of a new
patient. What data does the nurse collect that are
measurable?
a.Objective
b.Effective
c.Subjective
d.Affective - correct answer a.Objective
Health Assessment Final Exam Review Questions
Health Assessment Final
Exam: Review
Questio
ns
An elderly patient is admitted to the hospital. While
performing a skin assessment, the nurse discovers
bruises in various stages of healing all over the patient's
body. Why is it important for the nurse to promptly
document and report these findings?
a.The patient may have been abused.
b.The patient is elderly.
c.The patient may have peripheral vascular disease.
d.The patient may have a cognitive deficit. - correct
answer a. The patient may have been abused
When the nurse observes the patient for general
characteristics including age, gender, and level of
alertness, what aspect of assessment are you
performing?
a.Inspecting
b.Interviewing
c.Palpating
d.Ausculating - correct answer a. Inspecting
Health Assessment Final Exam Review Questions
,Health Assessment
The four areas to consider during the general survey
include:
a. Dress, medical history, nonverbal behavior, and
mobility.
b.Ethnicity, gender, age, and socioeconomic status.
c.Physical appearance, gender, ethnicity, and medical
history.
d.Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and
behavior. - correct answer d. Physical appearance, body
structure, mobility, and behavior.
When reading the patient's medical record, the nurse
sees the following notation: Patient states, "I have had a
cold for about a week, and I am having difficulty
breathing." This is an example of:
a.A past health history.
b.A review of systems.
c.A functioning assessment.
d.A chief compliant. - correct answer d.A chief compliant.
Normal cervical lymph nodes are:
a.Smaller than 1 cm
Health Assessment Final Exam Review Questions
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b.Warm and red
c.Fixed
d.Firm - correct answer a.Smaller than 1 cm
The first step to cultural competency by a nurse is to:
a.Identify the meaning of health to the patient.
b.Understand their own heritage and its basis in cultural
values.
c.Develop a frame of reference to traditional health care
practices.
d.Understand how a health care delivery system works. -
correct answer
b.Understand their own heritage and its basis in cultural
values.
The nurse is conducting a physical assessment of a new
patient. What data does the nurse collect that are
measurable?
a.Objective
b.Effective
c.Subjective
d.Affective - correct answer a.Objective
Health Assessment Final Exam Review Questions
