NUR1021 | Health Assessment and Physical Examination Test Bank |MULTIPLE CHOICE

Health Assessment and Physical Examination | Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is a preceptor for a nurse who just graduated from nursing school. When caring for a patient, the new graduate nurse begins to explain to the patient the purpose of completing a physical assessment. Which of the following statements made by the new graduate nurse requires the preceptor to intervene? a. “I will use the information from my assessment to figure out if your antihypertensive medication is working effectively.” b. “Nursing assessment data are used only to provide information about the effectiveness of your medical care.” c. “Nurses use data from their patient’s physical assessment to determine a patient’s educational needs.” d. “Information gained from physical assessment helps nurses better understand their patients’ emotional needs.” ANS: 2. Having misplaced his stethoscope, a nurse borrows a colleague’s stethoscope. He next enters the patient’s room and identifies himself, washes his hands with soap, and states the purpose of his visit. He performs proper identification of the patient before he auscultates her lungs. Which critical health assessment step was not performed? a. Running warm water over stethoscope for patient comfort b. Cleaning stethoscope with Betadine c. Using alcohol-based hand disinfectant d. Cleaning stethoscope with alcohol ANS: 3. Which is the best examination position for a complete geriatric physical examination on a weak patient with bilateral basilar pneumonia? a. Prone position b. Sims’ position c. Supine position d. Lateral recumbent ANS: 4. During an annual gynecological examination, a college student discusses her upcoming college break at a tropical location. After the student receives an oral contraceptive prescription, the nurse identifies the importance of skin cancer prevention education by discussing which evidence-based prevention health topic? a. Applying water-based sunscreen only before swimming b. Using tanning bed daily for 7 days before college break trip c. Applying broad-spectrum sunscreen of SPF 5 d. Taking extra precautions in the sun secondary to the prescription ANS: 5. A head and neck physical examination is completed on a 50-year-old female patient. All physical findings are normal except for fine brittle hair. Based on the physical findings, which of the following laboratory tests would the nurse expect to be ordered? a. Liver function test b. Lead level c. Thyroid-stimulating hormone test d. Complete blood count ANS: 6. A febrile preschool-aged child presents to the after-hours clinic. Varicella is diagnosed on the basis of the illness history and the presence of small, circumscribed skin lesions filled with serous fluid. The nurse documents the varicellar lesions as which type of skin lesion? a. Vesicle b. Wheal c. Papule d. Pustule ANS: 7. A school nurse recognizes a belt buckle–shaped ecchymosis on a 7-year-old student. When privately asked about how the injury occurred, the student described falling on the playground. Upon suspecting abuse, the school nurse’s best next action is which of the following? a. Interviewing the patient in the presence of his/her teacher b. Ignoring the findings because child abuse is a declining problem c. Realizing that abuse victims usually report abusive situations d. Contacting Social Services and reporting suspected abuse ANS: 8. A nurse identifies Pediculosis humananus capitis. Considering the possible complications of treatment, the nurse knows to not use which of the following treatment products? a. Fine-toothed comb b. Pediculicide c. Lindane-based shampoo d. Vinegar hair rinse ANS: 9. A parent calls the school nurse with questions regarding the r...

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