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Midterm/ Final Exam: NUR643E/ NUR 643E (5
Update) Advanced Health Assessment Quiz Bank| Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified ANSWERs)
For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
- A new patient with a cc of "I sprained my ankle"
- An established patient with a cc of "I have an upper
respiratory infection"
- A new patient with the cc of "I am here to establish care"
- A new patient with the chief complaint of "I cut my hand"
ANSWER: A new patient with the cc of "I am here to establish
care"
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ANSWER: A comprehensive health history is appropriate for
new patients establishing care to gather full baseline information.
The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
- Review of systems
- Thorax and lungs
- Present illness
- Personal and social items
ANSWER: Thorax and lungs
ANSWER: Thorax and lungs is an exam component, not a
health history category; others are standard history sections.
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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
- Subjective
- Objective
ANSWER: Subjective
ANSWER: This is patient-reported information, making it
subjective.
If the following information subjective or objective? Mr. M has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse of 120
- Subjective
- Objective
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ANSWER: Objective
ANSWER: These are measurable findings, making them
objective.
The following information is recorded in the health history:
"The patient has had abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The severity is a 7 to 9 on a scale of 1-10. It is accompanied by N/V. It is located in the mid-epigastric area." Which of the categories does it belong to?
- Chief complaint
- Present illness
- Personal and social history
- Review of systems