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Chapter 11. An example of subjective data is:
a. Decreased range of motion
b. Crepitation in the left knee joint
c. Left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days
d. Arthritis
2. An example of objective data is:
a. A complaint of left knee pain
b. Crepitation in the left knee joint (assessed by palpation)
c. Left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days
d. A report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidenced by an inability to walk,
swelling, and pain on passive range of motion
3. Which of the following is an example of objective data?
a. Alert and oriented
b. Dizziness
c. An earache
d. A sore throat
4. A complete database is:
a. Used to collect data rapidly and is often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures
b. Used for a limited or short-term problem usually consisting of one problem, one cue
complex, or one body system
c. Used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease
d. Used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and physical examination
5. What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data is required and often
compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures?
a. Episodic
b. Follow-up
c. Emergency
d. Complete
6. A nursing diagnosis is best described as:
a. a determination of the etiology of disease
b. a pattern of coping
c. an individual’s perception of health
d. a concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level of wellness
7. What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is admitted to a long-term care
facility?
a. Episodic
b. Follow-up
c. Emergency
d. Complete
8. A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has the following problems identified based on
an admission health history and physical assessment. Which problem is a first-level priority?
a. Ineffective self-health management
b. Risk for infection
c. Impaired gas exchange
d. Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being
9. A medical diagnosis is used to evaluate:
, a. A person’s state of health
b. The response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems
c. A person’s culture
d. The cause of disease
10. According to the holistic model, a narrow definition of holistic health includes:
a. an optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the environment
b. the absence of disease
c. the response of the whole person to actual or potential problems
d. the internal and external environment
Chapter 2
1. On the basis of median age:
a. the non-Hispanic white population tends to be younger
b. the Hispanic population tends to be older
c. the Asian population tends to be younger
d. minorities tend to be older than non-Hispanic white populations
2. What is the yin/yang theory of health?
a. Health exists when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance
b. Health exists when physical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs are met
c. Health exists in the absence of illness
d. Health exists when there is optimal functioning
3. While evaluating the health history, the nurse determines that the patient subscribes to the
hot/cold theory of health. Which of the following would most likely describe this patient’s view
of wellness?
a. Good is hot
b. Evil is hot
c. The humors must be balances
d. The phlegm will be replaced with dryness
4. Spirituality is defined as:
a. participating in religious services on a regular basis
b. a personal effort to find meaning and purpose in life
c. the process of being raised within a culture
d. a social group that claims to possess variable traits
5. Which theory has been expanded in an attempt to study the degree to which a person’s lifestyle
reflects his or her traditional heritage?
a. Behavior theory
b. Heritage consistency
c. Congruence mechanism
d. Socialization experience
6. Each culture has its own healers who usually:
a. speak at least two languages
b. own and operate specialty community clinics
c. cost less than traditional or biomedical providers
d. recommend folk practices that are dangerous
7. Which of the following statements regarding language barriers and health care is true?
a. There is a law that addresses language barriers and health care
b. Limited English proficiency is associated with a higher quality of care
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