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# NR 302 FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026/2027## HEALTH ASSESSMENT I –
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE### CHAMBERLAIN
UNIVERSITY | A+ GRADED | FIRST-TIME PASS
GUARANTEE
# SECTION 1: HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOUNDATIONS & THE
NURSING PROCESS## (Questions 1–15)
**1.** The nursing process is a five-step framework that includes:
A) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
B) Admission, Discharge, Transfer
C) Observation, Documentation, Reporting
D) Screening, Triage, Referral, Follow-up
**Answer:** A) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation
**Rationale:** The nursing process (ADPIE) is the foundational
framework for nursing practice. Assessment is the first and most critical
step, during which the nurse collects comprehensive data about the
patient's health status .
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**2.** Which type of data includes information that the patient tells the
nurse (e.g., "I have a headache")?
A) Objective data
B) Subjective data
C) Secondary data
D) Historical data
**Answer:** B) Subjective data
**Rationale:** Subjective data are symptoms that the patient reports
(what the patient says). Objective data are measurable, observable facts
obtained by the nurse during examination (what the nurse sees, hears, or
measures) .
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**3.** Objective data includes which of the following examples?
A) "I feel nauseous"
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B) "My chest hurts when I cough"
C) Blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg
D) "I have a family history of diabetes"
**Answer:** C) Blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg
**Rationale:** Objective data are measurable, observable, and
verifiable. Blood pressure measurement is an objective finding. Patient
statements (symptoms) are subjective data .
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**4.** The purpose of the health assessment is to:
A) Diagnose medical conditions
B) Establish a baseline database of the patient's health status and identify
any health problems
C) Administer medications
D) Discharge the patient
**Answer:** B) Establish a baseline database of the patient's health
status and identify any health problems
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**Rationale:** Health assessment collects holistic data (physical,
psychological, social, cultural, spiritual) to establish a baseline, identify
problems, and develop a plan of care. Diagnosis is outside the nursing
scope of practice .
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**5.** A nurse performs a focused assessment on a patient admitted
with shortness of breath. This type of assessment is:
A) Comprehensive (head-to-toe)
B) Focused on a specific body system or problem
C) Only performed on admission
D) For stable patients only
**Answer:** B) Focused on a specific body system or problem
**Rationale:** A focused assessment concentrates on a particular
problem or body system (e.g., respiratory assessment for a patient with
shortness of breath). A comprehensive assessment is a complete head-to-
toe examination typically done on admission .
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# NR 302 FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026/2027## HEALTH ASSESSMENT I –
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE### CHAMBERLAIN
UNIVERSITY | A+ GRADED | FIRST-TIME PASS
GUARANTEE
# SECTION 1: HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOUNDATIONS & THE
NURSING PROCESS## (Questions 1–15)
**1.** The nursing process is a five-step framework that includes:
A) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
B) Admission, Discharge, Transfer
C) Observation, Documentation, Reporting
D) Screening, Triage, Referral, Follow-up
**Answer:** A) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation
**Rationale:** The nursing process (ADPIE) is the foundational
framework for nursing practice. Assessment is the first and most critical
step, during which the nurse collects comprehensive data about the
patient's health status .
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**2.** Which type of data includes information that the patient tells the
nurse (e.g., "I have a headache")?
A) Objective data
B) Subjective data
C) Secondary data
D) Historical data
**Answer:** B) Subjective data
**Rationale:** Subjective data are symptoms that the patient reports
(what the patient says). Objective data are measurable, observable facts
obtained by the nurse during examination (what the nurse sees, hears, or
measures) .
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**3.** Objective data includes which of the following examples?
A) "I feel nauseous"
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B) "My chest hurts when I cough"
C) Blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg
D) "I have a family history of diabetes"
**Answer:** C) Blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg
**Rationale:** Objective data are measurable, observable, and
verifiable. Blood pressure measurement is an objective finding. Patient
statements (symptoms) are subjective data .
---
**4.** The purpose of the health assessment is to:
A) Diagnose medical conditions
B) Establish a baseline database of the patient's health status and identify
any health problems
C) Administer medications
D) Discharge the patient
**Answer:** B) Establish a baseline database of the patient's health
status and identify any health problems
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**Rationale:** Health assessment collects holistic data (physical,
psychological, social, cultural, spiritual) to establish a baseline, identify
problems, and develop a plan of care. Diagnosis is outside the nursing
scope of practice .
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**5.** A nurse performs a focused assessment on a patient admitted
with shortness of breath. This type of assessment is:
A) Comprehensive (head-to-toe)
B) Focused on a specific body system or problem
C) Only performed on admission
D) For stable patients only
**Answer:** B) Focused on a specific body system or problem
**Rationale:** A focused assessment concentrates on a particular
problem or body system (e.g., respiratory assessment for a patient with
shortness of breath). A comprehensive assessment is a complete head-to-
toe examination typically done on admission .
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