NUR 504 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) A GRADE
"Patient holds an M.A. in art history and curates a small
museum; occupation calls for standing 6-7 hours a day" is an
example of documentation of a patient's social history - correct
answer- True
1. A focused ROS:
a. involves a wider range and shallower level of questions than a
comprehensive ROS.
b. includes questions directed toward the systems most likely to
be involved in the patient's symptoms.
c. includes questions seeking significant positives to narrow
down the body systems affected.
d. covers all body systems. - correct answer- b. includes
questions directed toward the systems most likely to be involved
in the patient's symptoms.
1. A patient comes to the clinic complaining of repeated
headaches and lightheadedness. As the provider takes a health
history, he or she should:
a. perform a comprehensive ROS.
,b. skip the social history in order to focus on the current issue.
c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic
system.
d. spend a good deal of time assessing the reliability of the
information she is getting. - correct answer- c. focus her
interest and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
1. A patient is examined according to __________, and
documentation is recorded according to __________.
a. PQRST, CLIENT OUTCOMES
b. body region, system
c. subjective data, objective data
d. the institution's system, the physician's system - correct
answer- b. body region, system
1. A physician is listening to a patient's heart, but something has
negatively impacted the sound. Which of the following has most
likely caused this?
a. Indirect rather than direct percussion
b. A double-lumen stethoscope
c. Lack of palpation
, d. Loose-fitting ear tips - correct answer- d. Loose-fitting ear
tips
1. If the physician is evaluating thoracic expansion, percussing
the kidneys, and inspecting the skin for lesions, the patient is in
which position?
a. Patient seated and facing examiner
b. Patient seated and facing away from examiner with back
exposed
c. Patient standing
d. Patient supine with chest exposed - correct answer- b.
Patient seated and facing away from examiner with back
exposed
1. In the "Plan" section, the text singles out which component of
the plan as critical for legal reasons?
a. Education
b. Nonpharmacological interventions
c. "Rule outs"
d. Follow-up - correct answer- a. Education
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) A GRADE
"Patient holds an M.A. in art history and curates a small
museum; occupation calls for standing 6-7 hours a day" is an
example of documentation of a patient's social history - correct
answer- True
1. A focused ROS:
a. involves a wider range and shallower level of questions than a
comprehensive ROS.
b. includes questions directed toward the systems most likely to
be involved in the patient's symptoms.
c. includes questions seeking significant positives to narrow
down the body systems affected.
d. covers all body systems. - correct answer- b. includes
questions directed toward the systems most likely to be involved
in the patient's symptoms.
1. A patient comes to the clinic complaining of repeated
headaches and lightheadedness. As the provider takes a health
history, he or she should:
a. perform a comprehensive ROS.
,b. skip the social history in order to focus on the current issue.
c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic
system.
d. spend a good deal of time assessing the reliability of the
information she is getting. - correct answer- c. focus her
interest and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
1. A patient is examined according to __________, and
documentation is recorded according to __________.
a. PQRST, CLIENT OUTCOMES
b. body region, system
c. subjective data, objective data
d. the institution's system, the physician's system - correct
answer- b. body region, system
1. A physician is listening to a patient's heart, but something has
negatively impacted the sound. Which of the following has most
likely caused this?
a. Indirect rather than direct percussion
b. A double-lumen stethoscope
c. Lack of palpation
, d. Loose-fitting ear tips - correct answer- d. Loose-fitting ear
tips
1. If the physician is evaluating thoracic expansion, percussing
the kidneys, and inspecting the skin for lesions, the patient is in
which position?
a. Patient seated and facing examiner
b. Patient seated and facing away from examiner with back
exposed
c. Patient standing
d. Patient supine with chest exposed - correct answer- b.
Patient seated and facing away from examiner with back
exposed
1. In the "Plan" section, the text singles out which component of
the plan as critical for legal reasons?
a. Education
b. Nonpharmacological interventions
c. "Rule outs"
d. Follow-up - correct answer- a. Education
