Health Promotion Quiz

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is admitting a client. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse document in the client's record first?

Assessment

A nurse is assessing a client who is undergoing a physical examination. Following the inspection, which of the following techniques should the nurse use next when assessing the client's abdomen?

Auscultation

A nurse is assessing a client's vascular system. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use when evaluating the carotid arteries?

Auscultation of the arteries for bruits with the bell of the stethoscope

A nurse is teaching a group of young adult clients about health promotion techniques to reduce the risk of skin cancer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

Avoid exposure to the midday sun

A nurse is preparing to obtain a newborn's temperature. Which of the following methods should the nurse use?

Axillary

A nurse is taking a client's vital signs. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as outside the expected reference range?

BP 145/90 mmHg

A nurse is preparing to assess the function of the client's trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V). Which of the following items should the nurse gather for the test?

Cotton wisps

A nurse is assessing the vital signs of a 1-month-old infant. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform?

Count respirations before taking other vital signs

A nurse is teaching a middle-aged adult client about the health promotion and disease prevention. The nurse should inform the client that which of the following changes could occur?

Decreased estrogen and testosterone production

A home health nurse is planning to provide health promotion activities for a group of clients in the community. Which of the following activities is an example of primary prevention?

Educating clients about the recommended immunization schedule for adults

A nurse is admitting a client who has decreased circulation in his left leg. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Evaluate pedal pulses

A nurse is performing a comprehensive physical assessment of a client. The nurse should use inspection to assess which of the following?

Gait

A community health nurse is teaching a group of adult clients about factors that influence health behaviors. Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor that the nurse should include in the teaching?

Immunization status

A nurse is admitting a client who has a hearing aid. Which of the following actions should the nurse take before beginning the interview process?

Make sure the device is functioning

A nurse is measuring a client's vital signs. The client's resting radial pulse rate is 55/min. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?

Measure the client's apical pulse rate.

A nurse is performing a physical examination for a client. To evaluate the client's skin moisture, the nurse should use which of the following techniques?

Palpation

A nurse is performing a physical assessment of a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to assess the client's tissue perfusion?

Perform a blanch test

A nurse is employing a thorough, systematic method while obtaining objective data about a client. Through which of the following methods should the nurse collect this information?

Physical examination

A nurse is caring for a client who has an impairment of cranial nerve II. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform to promote the client's safety?

Provide an obstacle-free path for ambulation.

A nurse is performing a neurological assessment for a client. Which of the following examinations should the nurse use to check the client's balance?

Romberg test

A nurse is performing an abdominal assessment of a client. Which of the following positions should the nurse tell the client to assume for this examination?

Supine

A nurse is measuring a client's vital signs. The client's heart rate is 105/min. The nurse should document this finding as which of the following alterations?

Tachycardia

A nurse is planning to obtain the vital signs of a 2-year-old child who is experiencing diarrhea and may have a right ear infection. Which of the following routes should the nurse use to obtain the child's temperature?

Temporal

A nurse is conducting an admission assessment for an older adult client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to collect subjective data?

Allow sufficient time for the client to respond to the questions

A community health nurse is preparing a campaign about seasonal influenza. Which of the following plans should the nurse include as a form of secondary prevention?

Screening groups of older adults in nursing care facilities for early influenza manifestations