NURS CFU HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS PLUS RATIONALE GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED
2022/2023
SESSION 1
When doing an overall assessment of a patient, the nurse is able to utilize findings and do what?
a. Identify what level of prevention the patient is at
b. Identify in what areas the patient needs the most care
c. Identify in what areas the patient can educate his or her family
d. Identify the patient’s
diagnosis Answer: B
RATIONALE: During the overall assessment of the patient, the nurse is able to utilize the findings and decide
which areas the patient is in need of the most care and which levels of prevention are necessary.
What are nurses able to detect through the health assessment?
a. Areas in need of health adjustments
b. Areas that need continuous care
c. Areas that need in-hospital care
d. Areas that need referral to a specialist
Answer: A
RATIONALE: Through the health assessment nurses are able to detect areas in need of health adjustments.
Using both verbal and nonverbal clues given by the patient, what is the nurse constantly doing?
a. Diagnosing
b. Intervening where necessary
c. Formulating a discharge plan
d. Assessing
Answer: D
RATIONALE: Focusing on both the answers (verbal) and the actions (nonverbal) of the patient, the nurse is
constantly assessing and formulating a plan of care to achieve the best possible health for the individual.
Your patient complained about her painful right knee and rated as 8/10 using the Pain Scale. A pain
scale which is rated as 8/10 is what type of data?
, NURS CFU HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS PLUS RATIONALE GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED
2022/2023
Answer: C
RATIONALE: Pain is subjective because the patient is telling you what their pain is.
You are in the Emergency room and a victim of a trauma came-in with multiple injuries from a car crash.
What type of an assessment should you most likely to utilize at this point of time?
a. Focused assessment
b. Emergency assessment
c. Ongoing assessment
d. Comprehensive assessment
Answer: B
RATIONALE: Emergency assessment is based on a quick visual and physical assessment.
A patient tells you they got their finger cut with a razor about 20 minutes ago and then shows you the cut
on their finger, the cut is one inch long located on the left pinky finger about 1 centimetre deep. The patient
states, “My finger is bleeding, can you get me gauze for the blood?” What type of data is 1 inch cut on left the
patient’s pinky finger, 1 cm deep?
a. Focused data
b. Ongoing data
c. Subjective data
d. Objective data
Answer: D
RATIONALE: 1 inch cut on left pinky finger, 1 cm deep is an objective data for this data is measurable and observable
by the healthcare provider.
You are a nurse in the surgical ward and taking care of an elderly client who had left knee replacement
and will be discharge directly to an Aged care facility today. It is a protocol in the hospital that nurses must
assess patients holistically before a discharge or transfer to any health care facility. What type of
assessment is the nurse employing?
a. Initial Comprehensive assessment
b. Ongoing assessment
, NURS CFU HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS PLUS RATIONALE GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED
2022/2023
You are a Neuro-ICU nurse and caring for an 18-year old female patient who had a bad car crash and
was admitted from the trauma bay. What type of assessment should the nurse most likely to apply?
a. Admission assessment
b. Time-lapsed assessment
c. Mini-assessment
d. Problem-oriented assessment
Answer: B
RATIONALE: Time-lapsed assessment / ongoing assessment is scheduled to compare a patient's current status
to baseline data obtained earlier. Periodic time-lapsed assessments are done to reassess health status and to
make necessary revisions in the plan of care.
You are a nurse in a medical floor and taking care of a 34-year-old man who had an allergic reaction
to seafood. What the objective data expected for this client? Select all that apply.
a. “I cannot breath!”
b. Oxygen Saturation of 92%
c. Heart rate: 92 cycles per minute
d. BP: 110/70 mmHg
e. Usage of accessory muscles
Answers: B, C, D, E
RATIONALE: Oxygen saturation, Heart rate, BP and usage of accessory muscles are measurable and observable.
You are a nurse in the Geriatric floor and caring for an 82-year-old male patient who was admitted due
to nutritional deficit. What type of assessment should the nurse utilize to keep check on the patient’s
improvement on a daily basis?
a. Initial comprehensive assessment
b. Focused assessment
c. Problem- oriented assessment
d. Emergency assessment
Answer: C
ANSWERS PLUS RATIONALE GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED
2022/2023
SESSION 1
When doing an overall assessment of a patient, the nurse is able to utilize findings and do what?
a. Identify what level of prevention the patient is at
b. Identify in what areas the patient needs the most care
c. Identify in what areas the patient can educate his or her family
d. Identify the patient’s
diagnosis Answer: B
RATIONALE: During the overall assessment of the patient, the nurse is able to utilize the findings and decide
which areas the patient is in need of the most care and which levels of prevention are necessary.
What are nurses able to detect through the health assessment?
a. Areas in need of health adjustments
b. Areas that need continuous care
c. Areas that need in-hospital care
d. Areas that need referral to a specialist
Answer: A
RATIONALE: Through the health assessment nurses are able to detect areas in need of health adjustments.
Using both verbal and nonverbal clues given by the patient, what is the nurse constantly doing?
a. Diagnosing
b. Intervening where necessary
c. Formulating a discharge plan
d. Assessing
Answer: D
RATIONALE: Focusing on both the answers (verbal) and the actions (nonverbal) of the patient, the nurse is
constantly assessing and formulating a plan of care to achieve the best possible health for the individual.
Your patient complained about her painful right knee and rated as 8/10 using the Pain Scale. A pain
scale which is rated as 8/10 is what type of data?
, NURS CFU HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS PLUS RATIONALE GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED
2022/2023
Answer: C
RATIONALE: Pain is subjective because the patient is telling you what their pain is.
You are in the Emergency room and a victim of a trauma came-in with multiple injuries from a car crash.
What type of an assessment should you most likely to utilize at this point of time?
a. Focused assessment
b. Emergency assessment
c. Ongoing assessment
d. Comprehensive assessment
Answer: B
RATIONALE: Emergency assessment is based on a quick visual and physical assessment.
A patient tells you they got their finger cut with a razor about 20 minutes ago and then shows you the cut
on their finger, the cut is one inch long located on the left pinky finger about 1 centimetre deep. The patient
states, “My finger is bleeding, can you get me gauze for the blood?” What type of data is 1 inch cut on left the
patient’s pinky finger, 1 cm deep?
a. Focused data
b. Ongoing data
c. Subjective data
d. Objective data
Answer: D
RATIONALE: 1 inch cut on left pinky finger, 1 cm deep is an objective data for this data is measurable and observable
by the healthcare provider.
You are a nurse in the surgical ward and taking care of an elderly client who had left knee replacement
and will be discharge directly to an Aged care facility today. It is a protocol in the hospital that nurses must
assess patients holistically before a discharge or transfer to any health care facility. What type of
assessment is the nurse employing?
a. Initial Comprehensive assessment
b. Ongoing assessment
, NURS CFU HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS PLUS RATIONALE GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED
2022/2023
You are a Neuro-ICU nurse and caring for an 18-year old female patient who had a bad car crash and
was admitted from the trauma bay. What type of assessment should the nurse most likely to apply?
a. Admission assessment
b. Time-lapsed assessment
c. Mini-assessment
d. Problem-oriented assessment
Answer: B
RATIONALE: Time-lapsed assessment / ongoing assessment is scheduled to compare a patient's current status
to baseline data obtained earlier. Periodic time-lapsed assessments are done to reassess health status and to
make necessary revisions in the plan of care.
You are a nurse in a medical floor and taking care of a 34-year-old man who had an allergic reaction
to seafood. What the objective data expected for this client? Select all that apply.
a. “I cannot breath!”
b. Oxygen Saturation of 92%
c. Heart rate: 92 cycles per minute
d. BP: 110/70 mmHg
e. Usage of accessory muscles
Answers: B, C, D, E
RATIONALE: Oxygen saturation, Heart rate, BP and usage of accessory muscles are measurable and observable.
You are a nurse in the Geriatric floor and caring for an 82-year-old male patient who was admitted due
to nutritional deficit. What type of assessment should the nurse utilize to keep check on the patient’s
improvement on a daily basis?
a. Initial comprehensive assessment
b. Focused assessment
c. Problem- oriented assessment
d. Emergency assessment
Answer: C
