Chapter 9: Assessment of the Adult with Acute Needs

1. A nursing assessment differs from a medical one because it is ______.

  1. simpler
  2. focussed on physical problems only
  3. holistic
  4. quicker

Answer: C

2. A nursing assessment asks questions about a patient’s ______.

  1. health problems
  2. social problems
  3. psychological problems
  4. all of these

Answer: D

3. In the ABCDE approach to assessment ‘D’ stands for ______.

  1. diagnosis
  2. disability
  3. disease
  4. data

Answer: B

4. The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) includes how many physiological parameters?

  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 3

Answer: A

5. A high score in NEWS is greater than ______.

  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7

Answer: D

6. In the PQRST mnemonic for pain assessment, ‘P’ stands for ______.

  1. pain
  2. provocation and palliation
  3. position
  4. psychological status

Answer: B

7. A healthy Body Mass Index (BMI) for an adult is ______.

  1. 18.5–24.9
  2. 18–24
  3. 19–25
  4. 17–25.9

Answer: A

8. A patient is at High risk of their Waterlow Score is greater than ______.

  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. 10

Answer: D

9. The Glasgow Coma Scale provides a result between ______.

  1. 0 and 15
  2. 3 and 15
  3. 0 and 12
  4. 2 and 10

Answer: B

10. The letter ‘S’ in SBAR stands for ______.

  1. status
  2. social issues
  3. situation
  4. seriousness

Answer: C