QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2025
UPDATE A+
1. The .nurse .is .working .in .an .ambulatory .care .clinic .that .is .located .in .a .busy, .inner-
city .neighborhood. .Which .client .would .the .nurse .determine .to .be .in .most .need .of
.an .emergency .assessment?
A) A .14-year-old .girl .who .is .crying .because .she .thinks .she .is .pregnant
B) A .45-year-old .man .with .chest .pain .and .diaphoresis .for .1 .hour
C) A .3-year-old .child .with .fever, .rash, .and .sore .throat
D) A .20-year-old .man .with .a .3-inch .shallow .laceration .on .his .leg
2. A .nurse .has .completed .gathering .some .basic .data .about .a .client .who .has .multiple
.health .problems .that .stem .from .heavy .alcohol .use. .The .nurse .has .then .reflected .on
.her .personal .feelings .about .the .client .and .his .circumstances. .The .nurse .does .this
.primarily .to .accomplish .which .of .the .following?
A) Determine .if .pertinent .data .has .been .omitted
B) Identify .the .need .for .referral
C) Avoid .biases .and .judgments
D) Construct .a .plan .of .care
3. The .nurse .is .collecting .data .from .a .client .who .has .recently .been .diagnosed .with .type
.1 .diabetes .and .who .will .begin .an .educational .program. .The .nurse .is .collecting
.subjective .and .objective .data. .Which .of .the .following .would .the .nurse .categorize .as
.objective .data?
A) Family .history
B) Occupation
C) Appearance
D) History .of .present .health .concern
4. An .older .adult .client .has .been .admitted .to .the .hospital .with .failure .to .thrive
.resulting .from .complications .of .diabetes. .Which .of .the .following .would .the .nurse
.implement .in .response .to .a .collaborative .problem?
A) Encourage .the .client .to .increase .oral .fluid .intake.
B) Provide .the .client .with .a .bedtime .protein .snack.
C) Assist .the .client .with .personal .hygiene.
D) Measure .the .client's .blood .glucose .four .times .daily.
5. The .nurse .at .a .busy .primary .care .clinic .is .analyzing .the .data .obtained .from .the
.following .clients. .For .which .clients .would .the .nurse .most .likely .expect .to
.facilitate .a .referral?
A) An .80-year-old .client .who .lives .with .her .daughter
B) A .50-year-old .client .newly .diagnosed .with .diabetes
C) An .adult .presenting .for .an .influenza .vaccination
, D) A .teenager .seeking .information .about .contraception
6. An .instructor .is .reviewing .the .evolution .of .the .nurse's .role .in .health .assessment. .The
.instructor .determines .that .the .teaching .was .successful .when .the .students .identify
.which
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, of .the .following .as .the .major .method .used .by .nurses .early .in .the .history .of .the
.profession?
A) Natural .senses
B) Biomedical .knowledge
C) Simple .technology
D) Critical .pathways
7. When .describing .the .expansion .of .the .depth .and .scope .of .nursing .assessment .over
.the .past .several .decades, .which .of .the .following .would .the .nurse .identify .as .being
.the .primary .force?
A) Documentation
B) Informatics
C) Diversification
D) Technology
8. 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?
A) Expansion .of .health .care .networks
B) Decrease .in .client .participation .in .care
C) The .shrinking .cost .of .medical .care
D) Public .mistrust .of .physicians
9. A .nurse .has .documented .the .findings .of .a .comprehensive .assessment .of .a .new
.client. .What .is .the .primary .rationale .that .the .nurse .should .identify .for .accurate .and
.thorough .documentation?
A) Guaranteeing .a .continual .assessment .process
B) Identifying .abnormal .data
C) Assuring .valid .conclusions .from .analyzed .data
D) Allowing .for .drawing .inferences .and .identifying .problems
10. A .nurse .has .received .a .report .on .a .client .who .will .soon .be .admitted .to .the .medical
.unit .from .the .emergency .department. .When .preparing .for .the .assessment .phase .of
.the .nursing .process, .which .of .the .following .should .the .nurse .do .first?
A) Collect .objective .data.
B) Validate .important .data.
C) Collect .subjective .data.
D) Document .the .data.
11. 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?
A) The .client's .feelings .of .happiness
B) The .client's .posture
C) The .client's .affect
D) The .client's .behavior
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