lOMoAR c cPSD| c11700591
,
,Chapter 1 c
MULTIPLE CHOICE c
1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
c c c c c c c c c c c c
A) Anewpatientwiththechiefcomplaintof―Isprained myankle‖
c c c c c c c c c c c
B) Anestablishedpatientwith thechiefcomplaintof―Ihaveanupperrespiratoryinfection‖
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
C) Anewpatientwiththechiefcomplaintof―Iamheretoestablishcare‖
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
D) Anewpatientwiththechiefcomplaintof―Icutmyhand‖
c c c c c c c c c c c
Ans: C c
Chapter: 01 c
Page and Header: 4, PatientAssessment: Comprehensive or Focused
c c c c c c c c
Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
health history is appropriate.
c c c c
2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A) Review of systems c c
B) Thorax and lungs c c
C) Present illness c
D) Personal and social items c c c
Ans: B c
Chapter: 01 c
Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health history.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
cThe others answers are all part of a complete health history.
c c c c c c c c c c
3. Is the following information subjective or objective?
c c c c c c
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity and
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
relieved by rest.
c c c
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans: A c
Chapter: 01 c
4. Is the following information subjective or objective? Mr.
c c c c c c c
M. has a respiratoryrate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A) Subjective
B) Objective
, lOMoAR c cPSD| c11700591
Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking / Edition 3 Testbank
c c c c c c c c c c c c
Ans:
Ans: BA c
c
Chapter:
c
01
Chapter: 01 c
c
Feedback: Thisis
Feedback: This isinformation
a measurement obtained
about bythehospitalization
a significant examiner, so itand
c
c is considered
should be objective data.
placed in the c
The
adult
c
c
c c
c
c
c c
c c
c
c c c
c
c c
c c
c
c c c
c
c
c
patient issection.
illnesses
c
c
unlikely If
tothe
bepatient
able tois
give thisseen
being
c information
c
to the
for an asthma
c examiner. you may consider
exacerbation, c
c
c
c
c
c c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c c c
c c
c
c
c c c
5. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient has had abdominal
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
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
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
scale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid- epigastric area.‖
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
Which of these categories does it belong to?
c c c c c c c
A) Chief complaint c
B) Present illness c
C) Personal and social history c c c
D) Review of systems c c
Ans: B c
Chapter: 01 c
Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present illness.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
The interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations of the
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
pain. The interviewer will still need to obtain information concerning the quality of the pain, the
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
setting in which it occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will notice
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
that it does include portions of the pertinent review of systems, but because it relates directly to
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
the complaint, it is included in the history of present illness.
c c c c c c c c c c c
6. Thefollowinginformationisrecordedinthehealthhistory:―Thepatientcompleted8thgrade. He
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
glass factory during the week.‖
c c c c c
Ans: C c
Chapter: 01 c
Feedback: Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of origin,
c c c c c c c c c c c
current household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, militaryhistory, and
c c c c c c c c c c c
lifestyle (including diet and exercise habits; use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs; and sexual
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
preferences and history). All of this information is documented in this example.
c c c c c c c c c c c c
7. Thefollowinginformationisrecordedinthehealthhistory:―Ifeelreallytired.‖
c c c c c c c c c c c c
Which category does it belong to?
c c c c c c
A) Chief complaint c
B) Present illness c
C) Personal and social history c c c
,
,Chapter 1 c
MULTIPLE CHOICE c
1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
c c c c c c c c c c c c
A) Anewpatientwiththechiefcomplaintof―Isprained myankle‖
c c c c c c c c c c c
B) Anestablishedpatientwith thechiefcomplaintof―Ihaveanupperrespiratoryinfection‖
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
C) Anewpatientwiththechiefcomplaintof―Iamheretoestablishcare‖
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
D) Anewpatientwiththechiefcomplaintof―Icutmyhand‖
c c c c c c c c c c c
Ans: C c
Chapter: 01 c
Page and Header: 4, PatientAssessment: Comprehensive or Focused
c c c c c c c c
Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
health history is appropriate.
c c c c
2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A) Review of systems c c
B) Thorax and lungs c c
C) Present illness c
D) Personal and social items c c c
Ans: B c
Chapter: 01 c
Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health history.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
cThe others answers are all part of a complete health history.
c c c c c c c c c c
3. Is the following information subjective or objective?
c c c c c c
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity and
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
relieved by rest.
c c c
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans: A c
Chapter: 01 c
4. Is the following information subjective or objective? Mr.
c c c c c c c
M. has a respiratoryrate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A) Subjective
B) Objective
, lOMoAR c cPSD| c11700591
Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking / Edition 3 Testbank
c c c c c c c c c c c c
Ans:
Ans: BA c
c
Chapter:
c
01
Chapter: 01 c
c
Feedback: Thisis
Feedback: This isinformation
a measurement obtained
about bythehospitalization
a significant examiner, so itand
c
c is considered
should be objective data.
placed in the c
The
adult
c
c
c c
c
c
c c
c c
c
c c c
c
c c
c c
c
c c c
c
c
c
patient issection.
illnesses
c
c
unlikely If
tothe
bepatient
able tois
give thisseen
being
c information
c
to the
for an asthma
c examiner. you may consider
exacerbation, c
c
c
c
c
c c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c c c
c c
c
c
c c c
5. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient has had abdominal
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
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
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
scale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid- epigastric area.‖
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
Which of these categories does it belong to?
c c c c c c c
A) Chief complaint c
B) Present illness c
C) Personal and social history c c c
D) Review of systems c c
Ans: B c
Chapter: 01 c
Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present illness.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
The interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations of the
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
pain. The interviewer will still need to obtain information concerning the quality of the pain, the
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
setting in which it occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will notice
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
that it does include portions of the pertinent review of systems, but because it relates directly to
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
the complaint, it is included in the history of present illness.
c c c c c c c c c c c
6. Thefollowinginformationisrecordedinthehealthhistory:―Thepatientcompleted8thgrade. He
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
glass factory during the week.‖
c c c c c
Ans: C c
Chapter: 01 c
Feedback: Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of origin,
c c c c c c c c c c c
current household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, militaryhistory, and
c c c c c c c c c c c
lifestyle (including diet and exercise habits; use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs; and sexual
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
preferences and history). All of this information is documented in this example.
c c c c c c c c c c c c
7. Thefollowinginformationisrecordedinthehealthhistory:―Ifeelreallytired.‖
c c c c c c c c c c c c
Which category does it belong to?
c c c c c c
A) Chief complaint c
B) Present illness c
C) Personal and social history c c c
