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WorksheetsHealth Assessment: Ch. 1, 3 & 4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
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. What type of assessment data is this?
Objective
Reflective
Subjective
Introspective
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, nauseous, and “feels hot.” What type of assessment data is this?
Objective
Reflective
Subjective
Introspective
The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which statement best reflects EBP?
EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices.
EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of patients.
EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinician’s experience. Correct
EBP does not consider the patient’s own preferences as important.
Which adjustment in the physical environment should the nurse make to promote the success of an interview?
Arrange seating across a desk or table.
Reduce noise by turning off televisions and radios.
Reduce the distance between the interviewer and the patient to 2 feet or less.
Provide dim lighting to make the room cozy and help the patient relax.
The nurse asks, “I would like to ask you some questions about your health and your usual daily activities so that we can better plan your stay here.” Based on this question, the nurse is at which phase of the interview process?
Summary
Closing
Working
Opening or introduction
The nurse is conducting an interview in an outpatient clinic and is using a computer to record data. Which are the best uses of the computer in this situation? (Select all that apply.)
Collect the patient’s data in a direct, face-to-face manner.
Enter all the data as the patient states them.
Ask the patient to wait as the nurse enters the data.
Type the data into the computer after the narrative is fully explored.
Allow the patient to see the monitor during typing.
The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best describes the purpose of a health history?
To provide an opportunity for interaction between the patient and the nurse
To provide a form for obtaining the patient’s biographic information
To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment
To provide a database of subjective information about the patient’s past and current health
A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has “excruciating pain” in her back. Which response by the nurse would be appropriate?
“How does your family react to your pain?”
“The pain must be terrible. You probably pinched a nerve.”
“I’ve had back pain myself, and it can be excruciating.”
“How would you say the pain affects your ability to do your daily activities?”
The nurse is assessing a patient’s headache pain. Which questions reflect one or more of the critical characteristics of symptoms that should be assessed? (Select all that apply.)
“Where is the headache pain?”
“Did you have these headaches as a child?”
“On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad is the pain?”
“How often do the headaches occur?”
“What makes the headaches feel better?”
What information obtained by the nurse regarding a patient’s skin should the nurse record in the patient’s health history?
Skin appears dry.
No lesions are obvious.
Patient denies any color change.
Lesion is noted on the lateral aspect of the right arm.
