Deck 4: Interviewing and Physical Assessment

Question 1

Which of the following are statements the client makes about how he or she feels?

A) Objective data
B) Cultural data
C) Signs
D) Subjective data

Answer 1

Subjective data

Question 2

When asking questions about the client's marital status, the nurse is gathering information about which of the following?

A) Present illness
B) Functional assessment
C) Chief complaint
D) Psychosocial history

Answer 2

Psychosocial history

Question 3

Which of the following should a nurse do to add depth to the original data of the client?

A) Confirm the data with the family members.
B) Obtain information from the client's workplace.
C) Ask for more detailed information about one body system.
D) Inquire confidentially about the client's background.

Answer 3

Ask for more detailed information about one body system.

Question 4

Which of the following should the nurse do during the interview?

A) Give the client suggestions for the answers and avoid making eye contact during the interview.
B) Give the client ample time to answer each question and maintain eye contact.
C) Set a time limit to answer each question and proceed to the next question if the client fails to do so.
D) Give the client a self-help guide to look for answers and maintain eye contact occasionally.

Question 5

A client is complaining of nausea and pain. This type of data can be described as which of the following?

A) Signs
B) Subjective
C) Observational
D) Objective

Question 6

Which assessment technique involves a systematic observation of the client?

A) Auscultation
B) Inspection
C) Palpation
D) Percussion

Question 7

Which of the following are components of the client interview?

A) Use of medical terminology
B) Use of closed-ended questions
C) Frequent eye contact
D) Time limits on question answers

Question 8

Establishment of rapport is part of which area of the nursing process?

A) Data gathering
B) Preinterview
C) Interview
D) Postinterview

Question 9

A client diagnosed with asthma has audible wheezes. Which assessment technique is used when the nurse listens with a stethoscope for abnormal lung sounds?

A) Inspection
B) Palpation
C) Auscultation
D) Percussion

Question 10

Which portion of the interview determines how well the client can perform activities of daily living (ADLs)?

A) Cultural history
B) Functional assessment
C) Chief complaint
D) Psychosocial history

Question 11

Which of the following should a nurse do when giving a client a physical examination?

A) Inform the client's family members and friends about the findings.
B) Avoid showing surprise or concern at any of the findings during examination.
C) Avoid any conversation with the client during the examination.
D) Avoid eye contact with the client while discussing the findings of the examination.

Question 12

The primary purpose of the interview is gathering information about which of the following?

A) Past health history
B) Cultural history
C) Chief complaint
D) Family history

Question 13

When the nurse asks for more detailed information about one body system, he or she is using which of the following?

A) Focused assessment
B) Chief complaint
C) Functional assessment
D) Past health history

Question 14

The nurse identifies jaundice in an assigned client. Which assessment technique is the nurse using?

A) Inspection
B) Palpation
C) Auscultation
D) Percussion

Question 15

The nurse is completing a physical examination on a client complaining of abdominal pain. Which of the following are facts obtained during the physical examination?

A) Symptoms
B) Objective data
C) Subjective data
D) Complaints

Question 16

Which of the following is important to do at the end of an interview with the client?

A) Call the client's family members to give them information.
B) Call the physician for further consultation.
C) Conduct a physical examination immediately after the interview.
D) Summarize the information obtained with the client.

Question 17

What should the nurse do before the interview to facilitate the exchange of information?

A) Make the client physically and emotionally comfortable.
B) Bring in a client's family member to sit beside the client.
C) Take the client to an open environment.
D) Give the client a questionnaire to fill out.

Question 18

The nurse is preparing to interview a client. Which of the following are variables involved in determining the length of the interview?

A) Financial status
B) Mental state
C) Social status
D) Relationships

Question 19

Questions about current and past use of prescription medications would probably be part of which of the following?

A) The client's past health history
B) The client's history of present illness
C) The client's chief complaint
D) The functional assessment

Question 20

Which technique involves assessing an organ or body part by touching and feeling it with hands or fingertips?

A) Inspection
B) Palpation
C) Percussion
D) Auscultation