NUR 550 Drexel Health Assessment Midterm Exam Q&A
Question :Is the following information subjective or
objective? Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity and relieved by rest.
A.Subjective B.Objective
Correct answer: A.Subjective
Question :The following information is recorded in the health
history: "I feel really tired." Which category does it belong
to?
- Present illness
- Review of systems
- Personal and social history
- Chief complaint
Correct answer: D. Chief complaint
Question :The following information is best placed in which
category? "The patient has had three cesarean sections."
- Surgeries
- Obstetrics/gynecology
- Psychiatric
- Adult illnesses
Correct answer: A. Surgeries
Question :A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for
evaluation of joint pain. The pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with some subjective fever. The patient denies a rash; she also denies recent travel or camping activities. She has a family history significant for rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this information, which of the following pathologic processes would be the most correct?
- Traumatic
- Hematologic
- Inflammatory
- Infectious
Correct answer: C. Inflammatory
Question :Mr. Larson is a 42-year-old widowed father of two
children, ages 4 and 11. He works in a sales office to support his family. Recently he has injured his back and you are thinking he would benefit from physical therapy, three times a week, for an hour per session. What would be your next step?
- Write the physical therapy prescription.
- Discuss the plan with Mr. Larson.
- Have your office staff explain directions to the physical
- Tell Mr. Larson that he will be going to physical therapy
therapy center.
three times a week.
Correct answer: B. Discuss the plan with Mr. Larson.
Question :When you enter your patient's examination room,
his wife is waiting there with him. Which of the following is most appropriate?
- Ask if it's okay to carry out the visit with both people in
- Carry on as you would ordinarily. The permission is
- First ask his wife what she thinks is going on.
- Ask his wife to leave the room for reasons of
the room.
implied because his wife is in the room with him.
confidentiality.
Correct answer: A. Ask if it's okay to carry out the visit with
both people in the room.
Question :Alexandra is a 28-year-old editor who presents to
the clinic with abdominal pain. The pain is a dull ache, located in the right upper quadrant, that she rates as a 3 at the least and an 8 at the worst. The pain started a few weeks ago, it lasts for 2 to 3 hours at a time, it comes and goes, and it seems to be worse a couple of hours after eating. She has noticed that it starts after eating greasy foods, so she has cut down on these as much as she can. Initially it occurred once a