Bates nursing guide to physical examination and history taking 3rd edition hogan quigley test bank

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1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
A) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle‖
B) An established patient with the chief complaint of ―I have an upper respiratory infection‖
C) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I am here to establish care‖
D) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand‖

Ans: C
Chapter: 01
Page and Header: 4, Patient Assessment: Comprehensive or Focused
Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive
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2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
A) Review of systems
B) Thorax and lungs
C) Present illness
D) Personal and social items

Ans: B
Chapter: 01

Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health
history. The others answers are all part of a complete health history.


3. 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.
A) Subjective
B) Objective

Ans: A
Chapter: 01

4. Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective

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in for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a sc
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ale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid- epigastric area.‖
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Ans: B 1


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6. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient completed 8th grade. H
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e currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a
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glass factory during the week.‖
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Feedback: Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of origin, curr
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ent household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, military history, and lifestyl
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and history). All of this information is documented in this example.
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7. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―I feel really tired.‖ W
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