NUR 504 - Exam 1 – Actual Questions
& Answers (St. Thomas University)
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"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 - ------------ANS: 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. - ------------ANS: 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. - ------------ANS: 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 - ------------ANS: 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 - ------------ANS: 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 - ------------ANS: 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 - ------------ANS: a. Education
1. In the mnemonic devise PQRST, which of the following includes
describing the location of the symptoms?
a. Precipitating factors
b. Quality
c. Radiation
d. Severity - ------------ANS: b. Quality
1. Recording the patient's occupation falls under which category?
a. PHI
b. FH
& Answers (St. Thomas University)
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"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 - ------------ANS: 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. - ------------ANS: 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. - ------------ANS: 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 - ------------ANS: 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 - ------------ANS: 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 - ------------ANS: 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 - ------------ANS: a. Education
1. In the mnemonic devise PQRST, which of the following includes
describing the location of the symptoms?
a. Precipitating factors
b. Quality
c. Radiation
d. Severity - ------------ANS: b. Quality
1. Recording the patient's occupation falls under which category?
a. PHI
b. FH
