Diagnosis Essentials For Clinical Practice
1st Edition Myrick, Chapters 1 - 12
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TablewwofwwContents:
Chapterww1.wwHealthwwHistory,wwThewwPatientwwInterview,wwAndwwMotivationalwwInterviewing
Chapterww2.wwAdvancedwwHealthwwAssessmentwwofwwthewwHead,wwNeck,wwandwwLymphaticwwSystem
Chapterww3.wwAdvancedwwHealthwwAssessmentwwofwwthewwNose,wwMouth,wwandwwThroat
Chapterww4.wwAdvancedwwHealthwwAssessmentwwofwwthewwEyeswwandwwEars
Chapterww5.wwAdvancedwwHealthwwAssessmentwwofwwSkin,wwHair,wwandwwNails
Chapterww6.wwAdvancedwwHealthwwAssessmentwwofwwthewwCardiovascularwwSystem
Chapterww7wwAdvancedwwHealthwwAssessmentwwofwwthewwRespiratorywwSystem
Chapterww8wwAdvancedwwHealthwwAssessmentwwofwwthewwAbdomen,wwRectum,wwandwwAnus
Chapterww9wwAdvancedwwHealthwwAssessmentwwofwwthewwMalewwGenitourinarywwSystem
Chapterww10wwAdvancedwwAssessmentwwofwwthewwFemalewwReproductivewwSystem
Chapterww11wwAdvancedwwHealthwwAssessmentwwofwwthewwNeurologicalwwSystem
Chapterww12wwAdvancedwwHealthwwAssessmentwwofwwthewwMusculoskeletalwwSystem
,Advancedww Healthww Assessmentww andww Differentialww Diagnosisww EssentialswwforwwClinicalww
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Chapterww 1:ww Healthww History,ww Theww Patientww Interview,ww Andww Motivationalww Interviewing
MULTIPLEwwCHOICE
1. Theww nurseww isww preparingww toww conductww aww healthww history.ww Whichww ofww theseww statemen
tsww bestww describeswwtheww purposeww ofww aww healthww history?
a Toww provideww anww opportunityww forww interactionww betweenww theww patientww andww thew
. w nurse
b Toww provideww aww formww forww obtainingww theww patientsww biographicww information
.
c Toww documentww theww normalww andww abnormalww findingsww ofww aww physicalww assessm
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d Toww provideww aww databaseww ofww subjectiveww informationww aboutww theww patientsw
. w pastww andwwcurrentwwhealth
ANSWER:ww D
Theww purposeww ofww theww healthww historywwisww toww collectww subjectiveww datawhatww theww personww saysww
aboutww himww orwwherself.wwThewwotherwwoptionswwarewwnotwwcorrect.
DIF:ww Cognitivew w Level:ww Understandingww (Comprehension)ww REF:w w dm.ww 49
MSC:ww Clientww Needs:ww Safeww andww Effectiveww Careww Environment:ww Managementww ofww Care
2. Whenww theww nurseww isww evaluatingww theww reliabilityww ofww aww patientsww responses,ww whichww ofw
w theseww statementswwwouldwwbewwcorrect?wwThewwpatient:
a Hasww aww historywwofww drugww abuseww andww thereforeww isww notww reliable.
.
b Providedww consistentww informationww andww thereforeww isww reliable.
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c Smiledww throughoutww interviewww andww thereforew w isww assumedw w reliable.
.
d Wouldww notww answerww questionsww concerningww stressww andww thereforeww isww notww reli
. able.
ANSWER:ww B
Aww reliableww personww alwaysw w givesww theww sameww answers,ww evenww whenww questionsww areww rephr
asedww orww arewwrepeatedwwlaterwwinwwthewwinterview.wwThewwotherwwstatementswwareww notwwcorrect.
DIF:ww Cognitivew w Level:ww Applyingww (Application)ww REF:ww dm.ww 49
, MSC:ww Clientww Needs:ww Safeww andww Effectiveww Careww Environment:ww Managementww ofww Care
3. Aww 59-year-
oldww patientww tellsww theww nurseww thatww heww hasww ulcerativeww colitis.ww Heww hasww beenww havingww
blackwwstoolswwforww theww lastww 24ww hours.ww Howww wouldww theww nurseww bestww documentww hisww re
asonwwforww seekingww care?
a J.M.ww isww aww 59-year-oldww manww seekingww treatmentww forww ulcerativeww colitis.
.
b J.M.ww cameww intoww theww clinicww complainingww ofww havingww blackww stoolsww forww
. theww pastww 24wwhours.
c J.M.ww isww aww 59-year-
. oldww manww whoww statesww thatww heww hasww ulcerativeww colitisww andww wantswwitwwchecked
.
d J.M.ww iswwaww 59-year-
. oldww manww whoww statesww thatww heww hasww beenww havingww blackww stoolsww forwwtheww
pastww24wwhours.
ANSWER:ww D
Thewwreasonww forww seekingww careww isww aww briefwwspontaneousww statementww inwwtheww personsww ownw
w wordsww thatwwdescribesww theww reasonww forww theww visit.ww Itww statesww oneww (possiblyww two)ww signsww o
rww symptomsww andww theirwwduration.wwItwwiswwenclosedwwinwwquotationwwmarkswwtowwindicateww theww
personswwexactwwwords.
DIF:ww Cognitivew w Level:ww Applyingww (Application)ww REF:ww dm.ww 50
MSC:ww Clientww Needs:ww Safeww andww Effectiveww Careww Environment:ww Managementww ofww Care
4. Awwpatientww tellsww theww nurseww thatww sheww hasww hadww abdominalww painww forww theww pastww week.w
w Whatww wouldww beww thewwnurseswwbestwwresponse?
a Canww youww pointww toww whereww itwwhurts?
.
b Wellww talkwwmoreww aboutww thatww laterww inww theww interview.
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c Whatww haveww youww hadwwtoww eatww inwwthewwlastww 24ww hours?
.
d Haveww youww everww hadww anywwsurgeriesww onww yourww abdomen?
.
ANSWER:ww A
Aww finalww summarywwofww anywwsymptomww theww personww hasww shouldww include,ww alongww withww se
venww otherww criticalwwcharacteristics,ww Location:wwspecific.ww Thewwpersonwwiswwaskedwwtowwpointwwto
wwtheww location.
DIF:ww Cognitivew w Level:ww Applyingww (Application)ww REF:ww dm.ww 50
MSC:ww Clientww Needs:ww Safeww andww Effectiveww Careww Environment:ww Managementww ofww Care
5. Aww29-year-
oldww womanww tellsww theww nurseww thatww sheww hasww excruciatingww painww inww herww back.ww Whichww