Written by students who passed Immediately available after payment Read online or as PDF Wrong document? Swap it for free 4.6 TrustPilot
logo-home
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 238 pages
Exam (elaborations)

Bates’ Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking – Hogan (3rd Edition, 2025) – Complete Test Bank with Answers

Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 238 pages

Bates’ Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking – Hogan (3rd Edition, 2025) – Complete Test Bank with Answers

Content preview

lOMoAR hg hg
cPSD| 11700591

,
,Chapter 1 hg




MULTIPLE CHOICE hg




1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


A) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle‖
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


B) An established patient with the chief complaint of ―I have an upper respiratory infection‖
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


C) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I am here to establish care‖
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


D) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand‖
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg




Ans: C hg


Chapter: 01 h g


Page and Header: 4, Patient Assessment: Comprehensive or Focused
hg hg h g hg hg hg hg hg


Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a
h g hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


comprehensive health history is appropriate.
hg hg hg hg hg




2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


A) Review of systems hg hg


B) Thorax and lungs hg hg


C) Present illness hg


D) Personal and social items hg hg hg




Ans: B hg


Chapter: 01 h g




Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the
h g hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


health history. The others answers are all part of a complete health history.
hg hg h g hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg




3. Is the following information subjective or objective?
hg hg hg hg hg hg


Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


activity and relieved by rest.
hg hg hg hg hg


A) Subjective
B) Objective

Ans: A hg


Chapter: 01 h g




4. Is the following information subjective or
hg hg hg hg hg


objective? Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


pulse rate of 120.
hg hg hg hg


A) Subjective
B) Objective

, lOMoAR hg hg cPSD| 11700591




Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking / Edition 3 Testbank
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg




Ans: B
Ans: A hg
hg

Chapter: 01
Chapter: 01
hg
h g
hg




Feedback:
Feedback: ThisThisisisinformation
a measurement
aboutobtained
hg
by the hospitalization
a significant
h g examiner, so itand
hg
is considered
hg
should be objective
hg placed in
hg hg
hg
hg
hg hg
hg hg
hg
hg hg hg
hg
hg hg
hg hg
hg
hg hg

data.
hg
The patient
hg
hg is unlikely to
hg
be
hg able to give this information to the examiner.
the adult illnesses section. If the patient is being seen for an asthma exacerbation, you
hg hg
hg
hg
h g
hg
hg
hg
hg
hg hg
hg
hg
hg
hg
hg
hg
hg hg hg
hg hg
hg
hg
hg


may consider
5. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient has had
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes.
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


The severity is 7 to 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


is located in the mid- epigastric area.‖
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


Which of these categories does it belong to?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


A) Chief complaint hg


B) Present illness hg


C) Personal and social history hg hg hg


D) Review of systems hg hg




Ans: B hg


Chapter: 01 h g




Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


illness. The interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


manifestations of the pain. The interviewer will still need to obtain information concerning
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


the quality of the pain, the setting in which it occurred, and the factors that aggravate and
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


alleviate the pain. You will notice that it does include portions of the pertinent review of
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


systems, but because it relates directly to the complaint, it is included in the history of
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


present illness.
hg hg




6. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient completed 8th
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


grade. He currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


weekend. He works in a glass factory during the week.‖
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg




Ans: C hg


Chapter: 01 h g




Feedback: Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


origin, current household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, military
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg h g


history, and lifestyle (including diet and exercise habits; use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


drugs; and sexual preferences and history). All of this information is documented in this
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


example.
hg




7. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―I feel really
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


tired.‖ Which category does it belong to?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg


A) Chief complaint hg


B) Present illness hg


C) Personal and social history hg hg hg

Connected book
 image
Publisher: 2021 ISBN: 9781975161095 Edition: Unknown

Document information

Uploaded on
August 26, 2026
Number of pages
238
Written in
2026/2027
Type
Exam (elaborations)
Contains
Questions & answers
$17.49

Wrong document? Swap it for free Within 14 days of purchase and before downloading, you can choose a different document. You can simply spend the amount again.
Written by students who passed
Immediately available after payment
Read online or as PDF

Sold
0
Followers
0
Items
75
Last sold
-



Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Working on your references?

Create accurate citations in APA, MLA and Harvard with our free citation generator.

Working on your references?

Frequently asked questions