Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking 3rd Edition - Test Bank by Beth Hogan-Quigley, Sharon J. Blount, Mary Louise Talley

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MULTIPLE CHOICE


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‖
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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‖
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Ans: C
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Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive
health history is appropriate.
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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
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Ans: B
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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?
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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
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Ans: A
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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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Ans: B
Ans: A
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a measurement obtained
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is considered
should be objective
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The patient is unlikely to be able to give this information to the examiner.
adult illnesses section. If the patient is being seen for an asthma exacerbation, you may consider
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5. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient has had abdominal
pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The severity is 7 to 9
on a scale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid-
epigastric area.‖
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Which of these categories does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
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Ans: B
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Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present
illness. The interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations
of the pain. The interviewer will still need to obtain information concerning the quality of the
pain, the setting in which it occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You
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will notice that it does include portions of the pertinent review of systems, but because it relates
directly to the complaint, it is included in the history of present illness.


6. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient completed 8th grade.
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He currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He
works in a glass factory during the week.‖

Ans: C
Chapter: 01
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Feedback: Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of origin,
current household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, military history, and
lifestyle (including diet and exercise habits; use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs; and sexual
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preferences 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.‖
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems

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Ans: A
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Feedback: The chief complaint is an attempt to quote the patient's own words, as long as they
are suitableThis
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is information like a headline, andhospitalization
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should be sought
should in the
be placed inpresent
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illness section. The above information is a chief complaint.
adult illnesses section. If the patient is being seen for an asthma exacerbation, you may consider
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8. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―Patient denies chest pain,
palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.‖
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
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B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems

Ans: D
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Feedback: Review of systems documents the presence or absence of common symptoms related
9. The following information is best placed in which category?
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―The patient has had three cesarean sections.‖
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
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D) Psychiatric

Ans: B
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Feedback: A cesarean section is a surgical procedure. Approximate dates or the age of the patient
at the time of the surgery should also be recorded.
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10. The following information is best placed in which category?
―The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999.‖
A) Adult illnesses
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B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
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D) Psychiatric

Ans: A
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Feedback: The adult illnesses category is reserved for chronic illnesses, significant
hospitalizations, significant injuries, and significant procedures. A stent is a major procedure but
does not involve a surgeon.