ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
NURS 6512 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
What are the concepts of developing a relationship with the patient? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ See the patient as a unique individual
Let them know that you really want to know all that is needed
Be open and flexible
Explain boundaries
Be honest
What is the primary objective when developing a relationship with the
patient? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ To discover the details about a
patient's concern, explore expectations, display interest, and partnership
,What does establishing a positive relationship with the patient depend
on? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Communication built on courtesy,
comfort, connection, and confirmation.
What are effective communication strategies when obtaining a health
history? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Using open-ended questions,
direct questions, rarely leading questions. Facilitate by encouraging
patient to say more. Reflect by repeating what you heard. Clarify.
Empathize by showing understanding and acceptance. Confront by
discussing disturbing behavior. Interpret by repeating what you heard to
confirm.
What are open-ended questions? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Those
that give the patient discretion about the extent of the answer. Such as
"How have you been feeling?" or "What brings you in today?"
What are direct questions? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Those that
seek specific information. Such as "How long ago did that happen?" or
"Where does it hurt?"
What are leading questions? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Those that
are prompting the patient toward the desired answer and these are the
most risky.
What is a patient centered question? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ One
that respects and responds to a patient's wants, needs, preferences so that
,they can make choices in their care that best fit their individual
circumstances. Such as "How would you like to be addressed?", "What
would you like us to do today?", "How are you coping with your
illness?".
What are potential barriers of patient and provider communication? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ When the patient is curious about you,
anxiety, silence, depression, crying/compassionate moments, physical &
emotional intimacy, seduction, anger, avoiding the full story, financial
considerations.
What is the structure and components of the patient history? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Patient identifiers, chief complaint,
history of present illness, past medical history, family history,
personal/social history, review of systems
What kind of patient information is obtained in the patient identifier
component of the patient history? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ name,
age, gender, race, occupation, date, time, and referral source
What kind of patient information is obtained in the chief complaint
component of the patient history? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a brief
statement about why the patient is seeking care while probing for
underlying concerns.
, What kind of patient information is obtained in the HPI component of
the patient history? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a chronological order
of events leading up to the presenting problem, health status prior to the
onset, a complete description of first symptoms, symptom analysis
(onset, location, description, duration, intensity, character, aggravating
factors, alleviating factors), impact on patients lifestyle, medications or
treatments tried
What kind of information is obtained in the PMH component of the
patient history? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ general health/strength
childhood illnesses
major adult illnesses and chronic diseases
immunization
surgeries (dates, hospital, diagnosis, complications)
serious injuries resulting in disability
limitation of ability to function d/t past events
medications
allergies (meds, environment, seasonal, food)
transfusions
recent screening tests
emotional status
What kind of information is obtained in the family history component of
the patient history? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Any relevant medical
problems for both immediate and non-immediate family members