NR302 / NR-302 Exam 1 (Latest Update 2024 /
2025): Health Assessment | Complete Guide with
Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct -
Chamberlain
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 in a direct, face-to-face manner.
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 is fully explored.
E) Allow the patient to see the monitor during typing. - ANSWER A) Collect the
patient's data in a direct, face-to-face manner.
D) Type the data into the computer after the narrative is fully explored.
E) Allow the patient to see the monitor during typing.
Page: 32 The use of a computer can become a barrier. The nurse should begin the interview as
usual by greeting the patient, establishing rapport, and collecting the patient's narrative story in
a direct face-to-face manner. Only after the narrative is fully explored should the nurse type
data into the computer. When typing, the nurse should position the monitor so that the patient
can see it.
A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the patients attending a wellness workshop.
On the history form, one of the written questions asks, "You don't smoke, drink, or take drugs,
do you?" This question is an example of:
,A) talking too much.
B) using confrontation.
C) using biased or leading questions.
D) using blunt language to deal with distasteful topics. - ANSWER C) using biased or
leading questions.
Page: 36 This is an example of using leading or biased questions. Asking, "You don't smoke, do
you?" implies that one answer is "better" than another. If the person wants to please someone,
he or she is either forced to answer in a way corresponding to their implied values or is made to
feel guilty when admitting the other answer.
The nurse is performing a health interview on a patient who has a language barrier, and no
interpreter is available. Which is the best example of an appropriate question for the nurse to
ask in this situation?
A) "Do you take medicine?"
B) "Do you sterilize the bottles?"
C) "Do you have nausea and vomiting?"
D) "You have been taking your medicine, haven't you?" - ANSWER A) "Do you take
medicine?"
Page: 46 In a situation where there is a language barrier and no interpreter available, use simple
words avoiding medical jargon. Avoid using contractions and pronouns. Use nouns repeatedly
and discuss one topic at a time.
,The mother of a 16-month-old toddler tells the nurse that her daughter has an earache. What
would be an appropriate response?
A. "Maybe she is just teething."
B. "I will check her ear for an ear infection."
C. "Are you sure she is really having pain?"
D. "Please describe what she is doing to indicate she is having pain." - ANSWER D.
"Please describe what she is doing to indicate she is having pain."
Page: 60. With a very young child, ask the parent, "How do you know the child is in pain?"
Pulling at ears alerts parent to ear pain. The statements about teething and questioning
whether the child is really having pain do not explore the symptoms, which should be done
before a physical examination.
The Nurse is interviewing a patient with acute pain. Which of the following actions by the nurse
should be preformed first?
A) Attempt to reduce the pain and complete the interview later
B) Interview the family to get the information needed
C) Document why the interview could not be completed at this time
D) Proceed very quickly with the interview - ANSWER A) Attempt to reduce the pain
and complete the interview later
An individual who takes the magicoreligious perspective of illness and disease is likely to believe
that his or her illness was caused by:
, A) germs and viruses.
B) supernatural forces.
C) eating imbalanced foods.
D) an imbalance within his or her spiritual nature. - ANSWER B) supernatural forces.
Page: 21 The basic premise of the magicoreligious perspective is that the world is seen as an
arena in which supernatural forces dominate. The fate of the world and those in it depends on
the actions of supernatural forces for good or evil. The other answers do not reflect the
magicoreligious perspective.
The nurse is performing a functional assessment on an 82-year-old patient who recently had a
stroke. Which of these questions would be most important to ask?
A. "Do you wear glasses?"
B. "Are you able to dress yourself?"
C. "Do you have any thyroid problems?"
D. "How many times a day do you have a bowel movement?" - ANSWER B. "Are you
able to dress yourself?"
Page: 67. Functional assessment measures how a person manages day-to-day activities. For the
older person, the meaning of health becomes those activities that they can or cannot do. The
other responses do not relate to functional assessment.
During a mental status examination, the nurse wants to assess a patient's affect. The nurse
should ask the patient which question?
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