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An |/example |/of |/objective |/data |/is: A) |/a |/complaint |/of |/left |/knee |/pain. B) |/crepitation |/in |/the |/left |/knee |/joint. C) |/left |/knee |/has |/been |/swollen |/and |/hot |/for |/the |/past |/ 3 |/days. D) |/a |/report |/of |/impaired |/mobility |/from |/left |/knee |/pain |/as |/evidenced |/by |/an |/inability |/to |/walk, |/swelling, |/and |/pain |/on |/passive |/range |/of |/motion. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A An |/example |/of |/subjective |/data |/is: A) |/decreased |/range |/of |/motion. B) |/crepitation |/in |/the |/left |/knee |/joint. C)left |/knee |/has |/been |/swollen |/and |/hot |/for |/the |/past |/ 3 |/days. D) |/arthritis. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔C Which |/of |/the |/following |/is |/an |/example |/of |/objective |/data?
A) |/Alert |/and |/oriented B) |/Dizziness C) |/An |/earache D) |/A |/sore |/throat |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A A |/Complete |/database |/is? A) |/used |/to |/collect |/data |/rapidly |/and |/is |/often |/compiled |/concurrently |/with |/lifesaving |/measures. B) |/used |/for |/a |/limited |/or |/short-term |/problem |/usually |/consisting |/of |/one |/problem, |/one |/cue |/complex, |/or |/one |/body |/system. C) |/used |/to |/evaluate |/the |/cause |/or |/etiology |/of |/disease. D) |/used |/to |/perform |/a |/thorough |/or |/comprehensive |/health |/history |/and |/physical |/examination. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔D What |/type |/of |/database |/is |/most |/appropriate |/when |/rapid |/collection |/of |/data |/is |/required |/and |/often |/compiled |/concurrently |/with |/lifesaving |/measures? A) |/Episodic B) |/Follow-up C) |/Emergency D) |/Complete |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔C
A |/nursing |/diagnosis |/is |/best |/described |/as: A) |/a |/determination |/of |/the |/etiology |/of |/disease. B) |/a |/pattern |/of |/coping. C) |/an |/individual's |/perception |/of |/health. D) |/a |/concise |/statement |/of |/actual |/or |/potential |/health |/concerns |/or |/level |/of |/wellness. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔D According |/to |/the |/holistic |/model, |/a |/narrow |/definition |/of |/holistic |/health |/includes: A) |/an |/optimal |/functioning |/of |/mind, |/body, |/and |/spirit |/within |/the |/environment. B) |/the |/absence |/of |/disease. C) |/the |/response |/of |/the |/whole |/person |/to |/actual |/or |/potential |/problems. D) |/the |/internal |/and |/external |/environment. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔B The |/use |/of |/euphemisms |/to |/avoid |/reality |/or |/to |/hide |/feelings |/is |/known |/as: A) |/Distancing |/language B) |/sympathetic |/language |/ C) |/avoidance |/language D) |/ethnocentric |/language |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔C
While |/discussing |/the |/treatment |/plan, |/the |/nurse |/infers |/that |/the |/patient |/is |/uncomfortable |/asking |/the |/physician |/for |/a |/different |/treatment |/because |/of |/fear |/of |/the |/physician's |/reaction. |/In |/this |/situation, |/the |/nurse's |/verbal |/interpretation: A)affects |/the |/nurse-physician |/relationship. B) |/impedes |/further |/discussion. C) |/helps |/the |/patient |/understand |/personal |/feelings |/in |/relation |/to |/his |/or |/her |/verbal |/message. D) |/helps |/the |/nurse |/understand |/his |/or |/her |/own |/feelings |/in |/relation |/to |/the |/patient's |/verbal |/message. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔C Which |/of |/the |/following |/statements |/made |/by |/the |/interviewer |/would |/be |/an |/appropriate |/response? A) |/"I |/know |/just |/how |/you |/feel." B) |/"If |/I |/were |/you, |/I |/would |/have |/the |/surgery." C)"Why |/did |/you |/wait |/so |/long |/to |/make |/an |/appointment?" D)"Tell |/me |/what |/you |/mean |/by |/'bad |/blood.'" |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔D When |/preparing |/the |/physical |/setting |/for |/an |/interview, |/the |/interviewer |/should: A) |/set |/the |/room |/temperature |/between |/64° |/F |/and |/66° |/F.
Viewing |/the |/world |/from |/another |/person's |/inner |/frame |/of |/reference |/is |/called: A) |/reflection. B) |/empathy. C) |/clarification. D) |/sympathy. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔B When |/addressing |/a |/toddler |/during |/the |/interview, |/the |/health |/care |/provider |/should: A) |/ask |/the |/child, |/before |/the |/caretaker, |/about |/symptoms. B) |/use |/nonverbal |/communication. C) |/use |/short, |/simple, |/concrete |/sentences. D) |/use |/detailed |/explanations. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔C The |/most |/appropriate |/introduction |/to |/use |/to |/start |/an |/interview |/with |/an |/older |/adult |/patient |/is: A) |/"Mr. |/Jones, |/I |/want |/to |/ask |/you |/some |/questions |/about |/your |/health |/so |/that |/we |/can |/plan |/your |/care." B) |/"David, |/I |/am |/here |/to |/ask |/you |/questions |/about |/your |/illness; |/we |/want |/to |/determine |/what |/is |/wrong." C)"Mr. |/Jones, |/is |/it |/okay |/if |/I |/ask |/you |/several |/questions |/this |/morning |/about |/your |/health?"
D) |/"Because |/so |/many |/people |/have |/already |/asked |/you |/questions, |/I |/will |/just |/get |/the |/information |/from |/the |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A An |/example |/of |/an |/open-ended |/question |/or |/statement |/is: A) |/"Tell |/me |/about |/your |/pain." B)"On |/a |/scale |/of |/ 1 |/to |/10, |/how |/would |/you |/rate |/your |/pain?" C) |/"I |/can |/see |/that |/you |/are |/quite |/uncomfortable." D) |/"You |/are |/upset |/about |/the |/level |/of |/pain, |/right?" |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A The |/nurse |/questions |/the |/reliability |/of |/the |/history |/provided |/by |/the |/patient. |/One |/method |/to |/verify |/information |/within |/the |/context |/of |/the |/interview |/is |/to: A) |/review |/previous |/medical |/records. B) |/rephrase |/the |/same |/questions |/later |/in |/the |/interview. C) |/ask |/the |/patient |/if |/there |/is |/someone |/who |/could |/verify |/information. D) |/call |/a |/family |/member |/to |/confirm |/information. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔B Which |/of |/the |/following |/is |/included |/in |/documenting |/a |/history |/source? A)Appearance, |/dress, |/and |/hygiene B) |/Cognition |/and |/literacy |/level C) |/Documented |/relationship |/of |/support |/systems
B) |/the |/nature |/or |/character |/of |/the |/headache. C)aggravating |/factors. D) |/relieving |/factors. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔C Assessment |/of |/self-esteem |/and |/self-concept |/is |/part |/of |/the |/functional |/assessment. |/Areas |/covered |/under |/self-esteem |/and |/self-concept |/include: A) |/education, |/financial |/status, |/and |/value-belief |/system. B) |/exercise |/and |/activity, |/leisure |/activities, |/and |/level |/of |/independence. C) |/family |/role, |/interpersonal |/relations, |/social |/support, |/and |/time |/spent |/alone. D) |/stressors, |/coping |/mechanisms, |/and |/change |/in |/past |/year. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A The |/CAGE |/test |/is |/a |/screening |/questionnaire |/that |/helps |/to |/identify: A) |/unhealthy |/lifestyle |/behaviors. B) |/personal |/response |/to |/stress. C) |/excessive |/or |/uncontrollable |/drinking. D) |/depression. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔C When |/recording |/information |/for |/the |/review |/of |/systems, |/the |/interviewer |/must |/document:
A) |/physical |/findings, |/such |/as |/skin |/appearance, |/to |/support |/historic |/data. B) |/"negative" |/under |/the |/system |/heading. C) |/the |/presence |/or |/absence |/of |/all |/symptoms |/under |/the |/system |/heading. D) |/objective |/data |/that |/support |/the |/history |/of |/present |/illness. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔C The |/"review |/of |/systems" |/in |/the |/health |/history |/is: A) |/an |/evaluation |/of |/past |/and |/present |/health |/state |/of |/each |/body |/system. B) |/a |/documentation |/of |/the |/problem |/as |/perceived |/by |/the |/patient. C) |/a |/record |/of |/objective |/findings. D)a |/short |/statement |/of |/general |/health |/status. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A What |/information |/is |/included |/in |/greater |/detail |/when |/taking |/a |/health |/history |/on |/an |/infant? A) |/Nutritional |/data B) |/History |/of |/present |/illness C) |/Family |/history D) |/Environmental |/hazards |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A
A) |/thought |/process. B) |/judgment. C) |/perception. D) |/intellect. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔B A |/major |/characteristic |/of |/dementia |/is: A) |/impaired |/short-term |/and |/long-term |/memory. B) |/hallucinations. C) |/sudden |/onset |/of |/symptoms. D) |/cognitive |/deficits |/that |/are |/substance-induced. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A Although |/a |/full |/mental |/status |/examination |/may |/not |/be |/required |/for |/every |/patient, |/the |/health |/care |/provider |/must |/address |/the |/four |/main |/components |/during |/a |/health |/history |/and |/physical |/examination. |/The |/four |/components |/are: A) |/memory, |/attention, |/thought |/content, |/and |/perceptions. B) |/language, |/orientation, |/attention, |/and |/abstract |/reasoning. C) |/appearance, |/behavior, |/cognition, |/and |/thought |/processes. D) |/mood, |/affect, |/consciousness, |/and |/orientation. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔C
A |/full |/mental |/status |/examination |/should |/be |/completed |/if |/the |/patient: A) |/has |/a |/change |/in |/behavior |/and |/the |/family |/is |/concerned. B) |/develops |/dysphagia. C) |/has |/a |/new |/diagnosis |/of |/type |/ 2 |/diabetes |/mellitus. D) |/complains |/of |/insomnia. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A Mental |/status |/assessment |/documents: A) |/emotional |/and |/cognitive |/functioning. B) |/intelligence |/and |/educational |/level. C) |/artistic |/or |/writing |/ability |/in |/the |/mentally |/ill |/person. D) |/schizophrenia |/and |/other |/mental |/health |/disorders. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A Aphasia |/is |/best |/described |/as: A) |/a |/language |/disturbance |/in |/speaking, |/writing, |/or |/understanding. B) |/the |/impaired |/ability |/to |/carry |/out |/motor |/activities |/despite |/intact |/motor |/function. C) |/the |/impaired |/ability |/to |/recognize |/or |/identify |/objects |/despite |/intact |/sensory |/function. D) |/a |/disturbance |/in |/executive |/functioning |/(planning, |/organizing, |/sequencing, |/abstracting). |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A
A) |/providing |/shelter |/from |/the |/abusive |/individual. B) |/identifying |/abuse |/in |/the |/early |/stages. C) |/providing |/financial |/and |/supportive |/services. D) |/estimating |/the |/ages |/of |/bruises. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔B An |/extremely |/important |/part |/of |/the |/history |/and |/examination |/in |/situations |/of |/intimate |/partner |/violence |/or |/elder |/abuse |/is |/the: A) |/mental |/status |/examination. B) |/family |/genogram. C) |/history |/of |/the |/present |/illness. D) |/skin |/assessment. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A Risk |/factors |/associated |/with |/child |/maltreatment |/include: A) |/young |/parents |/(18 |/to |/ 20 |/years |/old). B) |/a |/family |/with |/more |/than |/four |/children. C) |/a |/parent |/with |/chronic |/pain. D) |/a |/disabled |/child. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔D American |/women |/are |/most |/often |/killed |/by: A) |/a |/known |/sex |/offender. B) |/a |/man |/convicted |/of |/a |/serious |/crime. C) |/an |/intimate |/male |/partner.
D) |/a |/man |/with |/a |/substance |/use |/problem. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔C Women |/are |/more |/likely |/to |/be |/physically |/or |/sexually |/assaulted |/by |/a: A) |/family |/member. B) |/stranger. C) |/current |/or |/former |/intimate |/partner. D) |/friend. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔C Increased |/bruising |/and |/bleeding |/in |/elderly |/adults |/may |/be |/related |/to |/which |/of |/the |/following? A) |/Thinning |/of |/the |/skin B) |/A |/reduction |/in |/the |/integrity |/of |/blood |/vessels C) |/Ingestion |/of |/nonsteroidal |/anti-inflammatory |/drugs D) |/Decreased |/fluid |/intake |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔C A |/woman |/seeks |/medical |/attention |/for |/a |/cut |/made |/by |/a |/knife |/during |/a |/physical |/assault. |/The |/health |/care |/provider |/would |/document |/the |/cut |/as |/an: A) |/ecchymosis. B) |/incision. C) |/avulsion. D) |/abrasion. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔B
B) |/remove |/the |/child's |/clothing |/at |/the |/beginning |/of |/the |/examination. C) |/ask |/the |/child |/to |/decide |/whether |/parents |/or |/siblings |/should |/be |/present. D) |/perform |/the |/assessment |/from |/head |/to |/toes. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A The |/examiner |/should |/use |/handwashing |/instead |/of |/an |/alcohol-based |/hand |/rub: A) |/if |/the |/patient |/has |/an |/infection |/with |/Mycobacterium |/tuberculosis. B) |/if |/the |/patient |/has |/an |/infection |/with |/Clostridium |/difficile. C) |/if |/the |/patient |/has |/an |/infection |/with |/hepatitis |/B |/virus. D) |/if |/the |/patient |/is |/HIV |/positive. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔B A |/funduscopic |/examination |/is |/an |/examination |/of |/the: A) |/inner |/ear. B) |/pharynx. C) |/internal |/structures |/of |/the |/eye. D) |/nasal |/turbinates. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔C Which |/of |/the |/following |/is |/considered |/when |/preparing |/to |/examine |/an |/older |/adult? A) |/Base |/the |/pace |/of |/the |/examination |/on |/the |/patient's |/needs |/and |/abilities.
B) |/Avoid |/physical |/touch |/to |/avoid |/making |/the |/older |/adult |/uncomfortable. C) |/Be |/aware |/that |/loss |/will |/result |/in |/poor |/coping |/mechanisms. D) |/Confusion |/is |/a |/normal, |/expected |/finding |/in |/an |/older |/adult. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A At |/the |/end |/of |/the |/examination, |/the |/examiner |/should: A) |/complete |/documentation |/before |/leaving |/the |/examination |/room. B) |/have |/findings |/confirmed |/by |/another |/provider. C) |/compare |/objective |/and |/subjective |/data |/for |/discrepancies. D) |/review |/the |/findings |/with |/the |/patient. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔D Fine |/tactile |/discrimination |/is |/best |/achieved |/with |/the: A) |/opposition |/of |/the |/fingers |/and |/thumb. B) |/fingertips. C) |/back |/of |/the |/hands |/and |/fingers. D) |/base |/of |/the |/fingers. |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔B When |/performing |/percussion, |/the |/examiner: A) |/strikes |/the |/flank |/area |/with |/the |/palm |/of |/the |/hand. B) |/strikes |/the |/stationary |/finger |/at |/the |/distal |/interphalangeal |/joint. C) |/strikes |/the |/stationary |/finger |/at |/the |/proximal |/interphalangeal |/joint.
