Advanced Health Assessment Final Actual Questions With Detailed Answers

ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS

Question 1.
patient tells you they are taking ASA everyday. What do you ask next?

Correct Answer: Why are you taking ASA daily?


Question 2.
what is the most important rule as an APN regarding sensitive topics

Correct Answer: be nonjudgmental still have to be succinct, focused, and direct
too


Question 3.
cultural competence is best enhanced when the HCP?

Correct Answer: uses self-awareness and reflection


Question 4.
you assess a patients broken arm and you suspect she may be a victim of violence. which
statement triggers your concern?

Correct Answer: I hurt it about 4 days ago=delay of treatment


Question 5.
you are going to organize a BP screening fair at the mall. you are involved in what type of
prevention?

Correct Answer: secondary prevention


Question 6.
secondary prevention

Correct Answer: screening means you are looking for a disease thats already
there


Question 7.
patients presents with RLQ pain, as you document his HPI you note his c/o nausea. In your
symptom analysis this would be considered:

Correct Answer: associated symptom


Question 8.
Pt's daughter is explaining why her mother is at the office. This is an example of:

Correct Answer: subjective information

,Question 9.
Pt has a BMI of 27. Is this normal, underweight, or overweight?

Correct Answer: overweight


Question 10.
You administered the CAGE questionnaire as part of a screening policy and the patient
answers yes to 2 and
4. what is the significance of this if any?

Correct Answer: he has physical dependence and needs intervention


Question 11.
what does question 4 on the CAGE questionnaire ask? what is the significance of it?

Correct Answer: do they need an eye opener? it indicates physical dependence


Question 12.
you are meeting for the first time a 14 y/o female patient. you would want to include the
what in her exam?

Correct Answer: HEADS & RAFFT


Question 13.
what does HEADS & RAFFT assess

Correct Answer: behavior of the teenager


Question 14.
patient scores a 29 on the mini-mental exam. what do you document this as?

Correct Answer: a normal finding


Question 15.
what are the components of the adult health history?

Correct Answer: 1. identifying data
2. history of present illness
3. review of systems NOT physical exam


Question 16.
what does the CAGE questionnaire look for

Correct Answer: alcoholism

, Question 17.
coronary artery disease risk factors (4)

Correct Answer: 1. smoking
2. HTN
3. family history
4. age


Question 18.
you have a new patient and in order to get reimbursed at a higher level for education you
provide, you must document the time spent on this education at least what percentage of
the visit

Correct Answer: at least 55% of the visit


Question 19.
how do you define an established patient

Correct Answer: patient presents for a checkup in your office. you have not seen
her before but she was last seen by the MD in your group 2 years ago


Question 20.
how long would it be since a patient has been seen in the same practice for them to be
considered a new patient

Correct Answer: 3 years ago


Question 21.
as you review your note for your patient you realize that the keys to select the right level
of billing include what 3 things

Correct Answer: history exam decision making


Question 22.
when performing a history & physical on a pediatric patient, which important factor affects
the outcome the most:

Correct Answer: child's development level


Question 23.
the key element for all levels of CPT code documentation is:

Correct Answer: chief complaint