NUR631 ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT TEST 1 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
GUIDE 2025/2026 GRADED A .
,1. 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 respira- tory 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" CORRECT ANSWER c) a new patient with the CC of "I am here to
establish care"
the patient is new to the provider so a comprehensive health history is needed
2. 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 CORRECT ANSWER B) thorax and lungs
these are part of the physical examination
3. 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 CORRECT ANSWER A) subjective
this is information given by the patient
4. 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 CORRECT ANSWER B) objective
,this is information obtained by the examiner
5. 5. The following information is recorded in the health history CORRECT ANSWER "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."
Which of these categories does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems CORRECT ANSWER B) Present illness
HPI
6. 6. The following information is recorded in the health history CORRECT ANSWER "The patient completed
8th grade. 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."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems CORRECT ANSWER C) personal and social history
7. 7. The following information is recorded in the health history CORRECT ANSWER "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 CORRECT ANSWER A) chief complaint
, pt's own words
8. 8. The following information is recorded in the health history CORRECT ANSWER "Patient denies chest pain,
palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea." Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems CORRECT ANSWER D) review of systems
9. 9. The following information is best placed in which category? "The patient has had three
cesarean sections."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric CORRECT ANSWER B) surgeries
10. 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
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric CORRECT ANSWER A) adult illnesses
*a stent is a major procedure but does not involve a surgeon*
11. 11. The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last year; the patient has never been intubated."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric CORRECT ANSWER A) adult illnesses
ASSESSMENT TEST 1 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
GUIDE 2025/2026 GRADED A .
,1. 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 respira- tory 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" CORRECT ANSWER c) a new patient with the CC of "I am here to
establish care"
the patient is new to the provider so a comprehensive health history is needed
2. 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 CORRECT ANSWER B) thorax and lungs
these are part of the physical examination
3. 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 CORRECT ANSWER A) subjective
this is information given by the patient
4. 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 CORRECT ANSWER B) objective
,this is information obtained by the examiner
5. 5. The following information is recorded in the health history CORRECT ANSWER "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."
Which of these categories does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems CORRECT ANSWER B) Present illness
HPI
6. 6. The following information is recorded in the health history CORRECT ANSWER "The patient completed
8th grade. 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."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems CORRECT ANSWER C) personal and social history
7. 7. The following information is recorded in the health history CORRECT ANSWER "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 CORRECT ANSWER A) chief complaint
, pt's own words
8. 8. The following information is recorded in the health history CORRECT ANSWER "Patient denies chest pain,
palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea." Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems CORRECT ANSWER D) review of systems
9. 9. The following information is best placed in which category? "The patient has had three
cesarean sections."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric CORRECT ANSWER B) surgeries
10. 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
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric CORRECT ANSWER A) adult illnesses
*a stent is a major procedure but does not involve a surgeon*
11. 11. The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last year; the patient has never been intubated."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric CORRECT ANSWER A) adult illnesses
