NUR2407 HEALTH ASSESMENT ANSWERED
TEST BANK 2023 GRADED A+
Ch. 1
● Objective vs. subjective
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would
be:
Objective.
● Focused history
Which situation is most appropriate during which the nurse performs a focused or
problem-centered history?
Patient in an outpatient clinic has cold and influenza-like symptoms.
● Proficient nurse
Which statement best describes a proficient nurse? A proficient nurse is one who:
Understands a patient situation as a whole rather than a list of tasks and recognizes
the long-term goals for the patient.
Ch. 2
● Cultural competency
● Chinese-American responses
A 63-year-old Chinese-American man enters the hospital with complaints of chest pain,
shortness of breath, and palpitations. Which statement most accurately reflects the nurses
best course of action?
It is unclear what is happening with this patient; consequently, the nurse should
perform an assessment in both the physical and the psychosocial realms.
● American Indian responses
If an American Indian woman has come to the clinic to seek help with regulating her
diabetes, then the nurse can expect that she:
May also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man
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,NUR2407 HEALTH ASSESMENT ANSWERED
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Ch. 3
● Therapeutic vs. non-therapeutic responses
● Open vs. closed positioning
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During an interview, a parent of a hospitalized child is sitting in an open position. As the
interviewer begins to discuss his sons treatment, however, he suddenly crosses his arms
against his chest and crosses his legs. This changed posture would suggest that the parent
is:
Uncomfortable talking about his sons treatment.
Ch. 4
● Questioning
● Proper documentation
● Assessing pain
● GTPAL
A female patient tells the nurse that she has had six pregnancies, with four live births at
term and two spontaneous abortions. Her four children are still living. How would the
nurse record this information?
a.Grav 6, Term 4, (S)Ab-2, Living 4
● Functional assessment
While documenting a complete health history, under which section would the nurse record a patient’s
activities of daily living?
Functional assessment
● Assessing coping
Ch. 5
● Age related changes and mental status
● Mental status exam--when to perform
● Blocking, circumlocution, circumstantiality, neologism
A patient repeatedly seems to have difficulty coming up with a word. He says, I was on
my way to work, and when I got there, the thing that you step into that goes up in the air
was so full that I decided to take the stairs. The nurse will note on his chart that he is
using or experiencing:
Circumlocution
A patient asks, "Where is that thing I use to read with?" and the nurse figures out that the patient wants
glasses. Which thought process abnormality will the nurse report that the patient is exhibiting?
Circumlocution
A patient tells the nurse, "My favorite activity is to asteldish and it involves schmaking." Which thought process
abnormality would the nurse report the patient is exhibiting?
Neologism
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● Mini-cog test
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TEST BANK 2023 GRADED A+
Ch. 1
● Objective vs. subjective
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would
be:
Objective.
● Focused history
Which situation is most appropriate during which the nurse performs a focused or
problem-centered history?
Patient in an outpatient clinic has cold and influenza-like symptoms.
● Proficient nurse
Which statement best describes a proficient nurse? A proficient nurse is one who:
Understands a patient situation as a whole rather than a list of tasks and recognizes
the long-term goals for the patient.
Ch. 2
● Cultural competency
● Chinese-American responses
A 63-year-old Chinese-American man enters the hospital with complaints of chest pain,
shortness of breath, and palpitations. Which statement most accurately reflects the nurses
best course of action?
It is unclear what is happening with this patient; consequently, the nurse should
perform an assessment in both the physical and the psychosocial realms.
● American Indian responses
If an American Indian woman has come to the clinic to seek help with regulating her
diabetes, then the nurse can expect that she:
May also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man
1
,NUR2407 HEALTH ASSESMENT ANSWERED
TEST BANK 2023 GRADED A+
Ch. 3
● Therapeutic vs. non-therapeutic responses
● Open vs. closed positioning
2
,NUR2407 HEALTH ASSESMENT ANSWERED
TEST BANK 2023
During an interview, a parent of a hospitalized child is sitting in an open position. As the
interviewer begins to discuss his sons treatment, however, he suddenly crosses his arms
against his chest and crosses his legs. This changed posture would suggest that the parent
is:
Uncomfortable talking about his sons treatment.
Ch. 4
● Questioning
● Proper documentation
● Assessing pain
● GTPAL
A female patient tells the nurse that she has had six pregnancies, with four live births at
term and two spontaneous abortions. Her four children are still living. How would the
nurse record this information?
a.Grav 6, Term 4, (S)Ab-2, Living 4
● Functional assessment
While documenting a complete health history, under which section would the nurse record a patient’s
activities of daily living?
Functional assessment
● Assessing coping
Ch. 5
● Age related changes and mental status
● Mental status exam--when to perform
● Blocking, circumlocution, circumstantiality, neologism
A patient repeatedly seems to have difficulty coming up with a word. He says, I was on
my way to work, and when I got there, the thing that you step into that goes up in the air
was so full that I decided to take the stairs. The nurse will note on his chart that he is
using or experiencing:
Circumlocution
A patient asks, "Where is that thing I use to read with?" and the nurse figures out that the patient wants
glasses. Which thought process abnormality will the nurse report that the patient is exhibiting?
Circumlocution
A patient tells the nurse, "My favorite activity is to asteldish and it involves schmaking." Which thought process
abnormality would the nurse report the patient is exhibiting?
Neologism
3
, NUR2407 HEALTH ASSESMENT ANSWERED
TEST BANK 2023
● Mini-cog test
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