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NURS 301 Exam 1 With Complete Solutions LatestUpdate
An instructor is describing a comprehensive nursing health assessment to a group of students. The instructor determines
that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as the overall purpose?
A) Collect accurate data
B) Assist the physician
C) Validate previous data
D) Make a clinical judgment - correct answers D
Which individual typically would be responsible for collecting the subjective data on a client during the initial
comprehensive assessment?
A) Physician
B) Nurse
C) Secretary
D) Technician - correct answers B
When beginning the collection of the client data base, which of the following would be most important for the nurse to
do?
A) Establish a trusting relationship
B) Determine the client's strengths
C) Identify health problems
D) Make inferences - correct answers A
A client comes to the health care provider's office for a visit. The client has been seen in this office for the past five years
and arrives today complaining of a fever and sore throat. Which type of assessment would the nurse most likely
perform?
A) Comprehensive assessment
B) Ongoing assessment
C) Focused assessment
, D) Emergency assessment - correct answers C
After teaching a group of students about verbal communication techniques, the instructor determines that the teaching
was successful when the students identify which of the following as an example of a closed-ended question/statement?
A) "What is your relationship with your children?"
B) "Tell me what you eat in a normal day."
C) "Are you allergic to any medications?"
D) "What is your typical day like?" - correct answers C
A client is having difficulty describing a chief complaint of chest pain. Which action by the nurse would be most
appropriate?
A) Ignore the complaint for now and return to it later.
B) Provide a laundry list of descriptive words.
C) Restate the question using simple terms.
D) Wait in silence until the client can determine the correct words. - correct answers B
After teaching a group of students about the review of systems component of the health history, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which data as an example?
A) "High school diploma plus 2 years of college"
B) "Caregiver reliable source of information"
C) "Menarche at age thirteen"
D) "Lungs clear to auscultation bilaterally" - correct answers C
A new graduate nurse asks another more experienced nurse about the best way to assess a client's dietary habits. Which
suggestion would be most appropriate?
A) Ask the client to explain the food pyramid.
B) Obtain a 24-hour diet recall.
C) Ask about the contents of one meal.
D) Determine how often the client eats. - correct answers B
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