NURS 209 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
SKILLS FINAL EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
During an interview, a parent of a hospitalized child is
sitting in an open position. As the interviewer begins to
discuss his son's treatment, however, he suddenly crosses
his arms against his chest and crosses his legs. This
would suggest that the parent is:
A. just changing positions.
B. more comfortable in this position.
C. tired and needs a break from the interview.
D. uncomfortable talking about his son's treatments.
Correct Answer uncomfortable talking about his son's
treatments.
The nurse is interviewing a patient who has a hearing
impairment. What techniques would be most beneficial in
communicating with this patient?
A. Determine the communication method he prefers.
B. Avoid using facial and hand gestures because most
hearing impaired people find this degrading.
C. Request a sign language interpreter before meeting
with him to help facilitate the communication.
D. Speak loudly and with exaggerated facial movement
when talking with him because this helps with lip readings.
Correct Answer Determine the communication method he
prefers.
,During a follow up visit, the nurse discovers that a patient
has not been taking his insulin on a regular basis. The
nurse asks, "Why haven't you taken your insulin?" Which
statement is an appropriate evaluation of this question?
A. It may put the patient on the defensive.
B. It is an innocent search for information.
C. It would have been better to discuss this with his wife.
D. It is the best way to discover the reasons for his
behavior. Correct Answer It may put the patient on the
defensive.
The nurse is conducting an interview in an outpatient clinic
and is using a computer to record data. Which is the best
use of the computer in this situation? Select all that apply.
A. Collect the patient's data as the patient states it.
B. Enter all the data as the patient states it.
C. Ask the patient to wait as the nurse enters data.
D. Type the data into the computer after the narrative has
all been explored.
E. Allow the patient to see the monitor during typing.
Correct Answer A. Collect the patient's data as the patient
states it.
D. Type the data into the computer after the narrative has
all been explored.
E. Allow the patient to see the monitor during typing.
The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based
practice (EBP). Which statement best reflects EBP?
A. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices.
, B. EBP is simply the use of best practice technique for
treatment of patients.
C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the
clinician's experience.
D. The patient's own preferences are not important with
EBP. Correct Answer EBP emphasizes the use of best
evidence with the clinician's experience.
Barriers to incorporating EBP include:
A. nurse's lack of research skills in evaluating quality or
research studies.
B. lack of significant research studies.
C. insufficient clinical skills of nurses.
D. inadequate physical assessment skills. Correct Answer
nurse's lack of research skills in evaluating quality or
research studies.
When reviewing concepts of health, the nurse recalls that
components of holistic health include which of these?
A. Disease originates from the external environment.
B. The individual human is a closed system.
C. Nurses are responsible for a patient's health state.
D. Holistic health views the mind, body, and spirit as
interdependent. Correct Answer Holistic health views the
mind, body, and spirit as interdependent.
The nurse recognizes that the concept of prevention in
describing health is essential because:
A. disease can be prevented by treating the external
environment.
, B. the majority of deaths among Americans under age 65
years are not preventable.
C. prevention places emphasis on the link between health
and personal behavior.
D. the means to prevention is through treatment provided
by primary health care. Correct Answer prevention places
emphasis on the link between health and personal
behavior.
A visiting nurse is making an initial home visit for a patient
who has many chronic medical problems. Which type of
data base is most appropriate to collect in this setting?
A. A follow-up database to evaluate changes at
appropriate intervals.
B. An episodic database because of the continuing,
complex medical problems of this patient.
C. A complete health database because of the nurse's
primary responsibility for monitoring the patient's health.
D. An emergency database because of the need to
rapidly collect information and make accurate diagnoses.
Correct Answer A complete health database because of
the nurse's primary responsibility for monitoring the
patient's health.
Which situation is most appropriate for the nurse to
perform a focused or problem-centered history?
A. A patient's admission to a long-term care facility.
B. A patient has sudden, severe shortness of breath.
C. A patient's admission to the hospital for surgery the
following day.
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