Health Assessment Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Health Assessment is a fundamental course designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform comprehensive health evaluations across the lifespan. Through a combination of theoretical instruction and practical experience, students learn to collect and interpret health histories, conduct physical examinations, and utilize various assessment tools and techniques. Emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking, diagnostic reasoning, and communication skills essential for identifying normal and abnormal findings. This course prepares students to deliver holistic and culturally sensitive care by integrating assessment data into patient-centered care planning and clinical decision-making.
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Chapter 1: Healthy People 2020
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Q1) Healthy People 2020 endorses the completion of a high school education primarily to enable a person to:
A) secure a better job.
B) increase the quality of life.
C) make healthy lifestyle choices.
D) maintain the family unit.
Answer: C
Q2) A health-care worker who is planning a health education program for geriatric adults based on the goals of Healthy People 2020 would include:
A) smoking cessation.
B) drug and alcohol abuse.
C) education about medications.
D) fall prevention.
Answer: D
Q3) Criteria used to measure health-related concepts are referred to as ________ ____________.
Answer: Health indicators
Health indicators are measurements of health-related concepts such as increased availability to health care and changing level of tobacco use.
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Chapter 2: Government Influences on Health Care
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Q1) Changes in health-care delivery systems have been influenced primarily by:
A) institution of various systems to provide cost-effective health care.
B) governmental regulation of the cost of all health-care services.
C) the need to meet the health-care needs of an aging population.
D) development of medical technology that has reduced the incidence of illness.
Answer: A
Q2) The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 provided money for the development of: (Select all that apply. )
A) treatment centers for drug dependency.
B) skilled nursing facilities.
C) nursing schools.
D) home health agencies.
E) day care centers.
Answer: B,D
Q3) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)provides for:
A) health insurance for emergency treatment.
B) confidentiality of medical information.
C) payment for home health care.
D) medical care for single mothers and their children.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Cultural Considerations Across the Lifespan and in
Health and Illness
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Q1) Typically in the United States,the comfortable personal space is from 1.5 feet to ____ feet.
Answer: 4 four
The size of the personal space changes from culture to culture.In the United States,the comfortable personal space is from 1.5 feet to 4 feet.
Q2) The home health-care worker is aware that the development of initiative may be delayed in a German family that practices a(n)__________ parenting style.
A) laissez-faire
B) permissive
C) authoritarian
D) democratic
Answer: C
Q3) Deep feelings a person has about what is morally right are __________. Answer: values
Values are deep feelings a person holds about what is morally right or wrong,good or bad.
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Chapter 4: The Influence of Family on Developing a Lifestyle
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Q1) The home health-care worker assesses cultural assimilation when:
A) a Native American child living in Florida learns to cook traditional dishes.
B) a Muslim man living in Illinois performs ritual prayers daily at his workplace.
C) an Asian woman living in Texas wears blue jeans and boots.
D) a young Hindu woman living in Arkansas agrees to marry a man chosen by her father.
Q2) When an Asian dinner guest startles his Western host by belching loudly to show appreciation of the meal,this behavior is an example of:
A) cultural assimilation.
B) cultural sensitivity.
C) culture shock.
D) cultural relativism.
Q3) The culturally competent health-care worker is aware that when caring for members of a culturally diverse population,care must focus on:
A) overcoming their own cultural barriers to avoid stereotyping.
B) the tendency to develop ethnocentricity.
C) unconsciously imposing one's own culture on others.
D) confusing the values and beliefs of one culture with another.
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Chapter 5: Theories of Development
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Q1) The function of Freud's defense mechanism is to:
A) foster learning, growth, and adaptation.
B) inflate the self-image.
C) resolve interpersonal conflicts.
D) relieve anxiety.
Q2) The best advice to parents who want to encourage autonomy in their toddler would be to:
A) provide opportunities for the toddler to play with other children.
B) help the toddler learn right from wrong.
C) help the toddler to complete tasks.
D) encourage the toddler to do things for himself.
Q3) According to the language/culture developmental theory of Lev Vygotsky,preschool-age children guide their own behavior by the use of:
A) avoidance of punishment.
B) imitating older children.
C) relying on their autonomy.
D) inner language.
Q4) According to Piaget,children typically solve problems by trial and error during the ____________ stage of development.
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Chapter 6: Prenatal Influences on Healthy Development
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Q1) A new mother of a baby girl who has a 2 1/2-year-old son at home says,"I don't know how I'll ever manage both children when I get home." The most informative response would be:
A) "Your son is a big brother now and will love his new sister."
B) "You might consider letting your son stay with his grandparents for several weeks to allow him to adjust to the new baby."
C) "Make sure your husband bonds with your son while you are busy with your new daughter."
D) "You may see babyish behavior in your son, which is a typical reaction."
Q2) Methods of holding a neonate that are comforting and consoling to the baby and reinforce bonding include: (Select all that apply. )
A) holding baby upright on parent's knee.
B) placing the nude baby on the naked chest of the parent.
C) swaddling the baby.
D) cuddling the baby.
E) the football hold supporting baby with one arm.
Q3) A _________ ________ can now be programmed to destroy a defective gene,allowing a pure gene to replace it.
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Chapter 7: The Infant
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Q1) At what age would the health-care worker expect an infant to be able to say "mama" and "dada" with meaning?
A) 4-5 months
B) 5-6 months
C) 9-10 months
D) 12-14 months
Q2) What is a possible indication of child abuse on an 11-month-old?
A) Excessive drooling
B) Cooing and reaching for the parent
C) Hyperactivity during physical assessment
D) Bruises in various stages of healing
Q3) Even infants can develop coping skills,which allow the infant to:
A) enhance speech development.
B) manage a stressful situation.
C) manipulate his environment.
D) increase parental bonding.
Q4) Although the child protests when the parent leaves the room,the child will develop_________ when the parent consistently returns.
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Chapter 8: Early Childhood
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Q1) The toddler is vulnerable to ear infections because:
A) respirations are abdominal.
B) pulse and respiratory rates are slower than in infancy.
C) defense mechanisms are less efficient than during infancy.
D) there is a short, straight internal ear canal leading to the oropharynx.
Q2) A 2-year-old should be able to:
A) ride a tricycle.
B) climb stairs reciprocally.
C) run.
D) hop on two feet.
Q3) A parent has a 2-year-old in the clinic for a well-child checkup.Which statement by the parent would indicate the need for more instruction regarding child safety?
A) "We locked all the medicines in the bathroom cabinet."
B) "We turned the thermostat down on our hot water heater."
C) "We placed gates at the top and bottom of our stairs."
D) "We're using the car seat belt instead of the car seat now that the baby is older."
Q4) Preschool children need a minimum of ____ minutes a day of age-appropriate active play.
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Chapter 9: Middle Childhood
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Q1) The behavior that alerts the school nurse to a possible cognitive deficit in a 7-year-old child would be:
A) playing only with "best friend."
B) confusing letters b, d, and C) boisterous and "know it all."
D) unable to complete complex tasks.
Q2) A parent says,"I am worried about my 13-year-old son.He hasn't started puberty,and my daughter did when she was 11 years old." The health-care worker should explain to this parent that this is:
A) unusual and requires further evaluation.
B) unusual because the onset of puberty is usually the same in siblings.
C) normal because the onset of puberty is usually earlier in girls than in boys.
D) abnormal because the onset of puberty is usually earlier in boys than in girls.
Q3) The health-care worker designing a class on maintenance of good nutrition for middle childhood children would ensure each class lasted no more than ___ minutes.
Q4) According to Piaget,school-age children are concrete thinkers,and _______-____ learning is retained best.
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Chapter 10: Adolescence
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Q1) The high school nurse is intending to present a class on potential health problems associated with body piercing and tattooing.What piece of information is critical to planning the class?
A) Culture affects health-care practices and forms of communication.
B) Adolescents are eager to be told what to do regarding health-care practices.
C) Physical maturity and cognitive maturity occur at the same rate.
D) Peer-group practices need not be a consideration when planning a class on potential health problems.
Q2) The school nurse plans to include information about oral sex in a sex-education class for 15-year-olds.The most significant reason to include this information is that:
A) the information introduces a non-intercourse method of sexual expression.
B) a sex-education class would be incomplete without the information.
C) middle adolescents may not consider oral sex a sexual act or a risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
D) exposure to sexual expression through TV and movies make the information necessary.
Q3) The term__________ refers to the functional ability to reproduce.
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Chapter 11: Young Adulthood
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Q1) The school nurse plans a class in men's health needs in order to:
A) balance the amount of information about female health needs.
B) encourage the organization of gender-specific health-care providers.
C) interest insurance carriers in supporting preventative health measures for men.
D) sensitize males to health concerns.
Q2) Teaching to increase self care is effective when the adult learner makes which statement?
A) "I'll do whatever you say; you're the professional."
B) "I don't think I can quit smoking."
C) "I exercise for 30 minutes 5 times a week."
D) "What do you think I should do?"
Q3) Young adulthood,or early adulthood,is most often defined as the time of age 20 years to _____ years.
A) 25
B) 30
C) 35
D) 40
Q4) Most young adults have ceased to grow when the __________ of the long bones fuse.
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Chapter 12: Middle Adulthood
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Q1) Health maintenance during middle adulthood should be directed toward:
A) preventing illnesses due to lifestyle and physiological changes.
B) stopping the physiological aging process.
C) preparing for inevitable physical decline.
D) maintaining strength and endurance at the young adult level.
Q2) A middle-aged man says that he is taking up a strenuous exercise program to increase his testosterone level and his libido.The best response to this information would be:
A) "That is great! You will begin to feel better and enjoy an increased libido."
B) "While exercising, you should wear tight fitting underwear and an athletic support."
C) "To get the result you want, you will have to exercise every day."
D) "Excessive exercise may actually decrease your testosterone level."
Q3) According to Erikson,the primary task of middle adulthood is contributing positively to family and community,also known as _________________.Failure to achieve this task may result in stagnation.
A) intimacy
B) integrated
C) generativity
D) ego integrity
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Chapter 13: Late Adulthood
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Q1) When a 65-year-old woman comes to the health clinic with postmenopausal symptoms,the health-care worker will encourage a high dietary intake of:
A) potassium.
B) sodium.
C) calcium.
D) vitamin C.
Q2) When teaching an older adult,the health-care worker promotes learning by providing:
A) detailed verbal explanations.
B) information that relates to the person's actual experiences.
C) a review of basic concepts, because long-term memory is impaired.
D) numerous repetitive presentations to promote memory retention.
Q3) A provision of the controversial Health Care Affordability Act of 2010 was to:
A) ration health care to the elderly.
B) provide wider health-care coverage.
C) limit hospital stays.
D) set up more community health clinics.
Q4) The health-care worker recommends the practice of Tai Chi to an older adult to enhance ___________ strength.
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Chapter 14: Advanced Old-Age and Geriatrics
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Q1) Interventions to promote health in the geriatric elder that follow the goals of Healthy People 2020 are primarily focused on:
A) providing a sense of mastery over health problems.
B) managing disease and disability.
C) teaching positive health behaviors.
D) controlling symptoms of illness.
Q2) The health-care worker recommends the utilization of a senior center for a 79-year-old widow because in addition to a meal,a senior center can provide:
A) transportation to and from the center.
B) prescription drugs.
C) a venue for socialization.
D) a nurse counselor.
Q3) Regarding cataracts,the most important point is that they:
A) are rare and are symptoms of other medical conditions.
B) block some of the light to the eye but do not cause blindness.
C) are a normal part of aging; most older people have cataracts in both eyes.
D) occur in both eyes and vision deteriorates at the same rate.
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Chapter 15: Planning for the End of Life
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Q1) A terminally ill patient in hospice care says that she plans to attend her grandson's college graduation 5 months from now.This patient:
A) is in denial about her condition.
B) has unrealistic expectations about the length of time she has left.
C) will probably live to attend the graduation.
D) is only offering her family false hope and should stop planning an event so far in the future.
Q2) Denial is a common reaction to the diagnosis of a terminal illness,because the use of this defense mechanism:
A) is a maladaptive response.
B) is helpful to adaptation.
C) prevents a sense of hope.
D) prevents the development of problem-solving behavior.
Q3) The primary goal of end-of-life care is:
A) comfort and care to promote death with dignity.
B) protecting the dying person from needless grieving.
C) implementing measures to maintain physiological functioning.
D) facilitating the patient's progress through all stages of grieving.
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Chapter 16: Bereavement
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Q1) The manner in which persons adjust to losses in their life will determine:
A) family relationships.
B) depth of religious views.
C) quality of life.
D) maturity.
Q2) A newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit is dying,and the neonatologist has shared with the parents their baby's prognosis.When the father sees his son,he says,"He looks just fine to me.I can't understand what all this is about." The health-care worker recognizes that the father is:
A) in denial or disbelief.
B) attempting to shield the truth from his wife.
C) in the shock and numbness phase of mourning.
D) beginning anticipatory grieving.
Q3) The statement that would be least therapeutic to say to the bereaved mother at the death of her infant son would be:
A) "I have called your husband. He will be here soon."
B) "You can stay with him and hold him if you wish."
C) "He was a very special little boy to me."
D) "Fortunately he is not suffering anymore."
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