Advanced Health Assessment Final / Advanced
Health Assessment FINAL Exam Review
Questions & Answers
During a comprehensive health history interview, the MSN prepared nurse must
ask about sensitive topics, guidelines for broaching sensitive topics, include which
of the following? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Do not be judgmental
Which situation calls for a comprehensive health assessment versus a focused
assessment? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----A new patient office visit
What is the first step in performing a comprehensive health history? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Identifying data
,During a comprehensive adult health history, which is part of the past history
portion of the interview? (Select all that apply.) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Adult illnesses
Childhood illnesses
Health maintenance
When interviewing an older adult patient, which is important to keep in mind? - -
--✔✔✔ANSWER----Older adults may underreport symptomatology.
Review of systems generally consists of yes-or-no questions. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----True
Which health interview question is the most open-ended? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----How would you describe your back pain?
A patient is having difficulty describing the characteristics of their symptoms.
What is the best approach? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Offer the patient
multiple-choice answers.
The MSN-prepared nurse is unfamiliar with the patient's chronic illness. What is
the nurse's best response? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----"I don't know a lot about
your illness, but I will learn now."
, Which statement by the clinician to a patient best conveys empathy? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----"That sounds really challenging."
When using a trained interpreter during a health interview, always address your
questions to the patient. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----True
The "T" in OLDCARTS stands for which of the following terms? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Timing
Which of the following is not a stage of the health interview? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Musculoskeletal maneuvers
Which of the following is the final stage of the health interview? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Self-reflection
Which are effective strategies that let the patient know you are listening? (Select
all that apply.) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Nod your head.
Follow the patient's lead.
Say, "Tell me more about..."
Clinical reasoning begins during the health interview. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER--
--True
Health Assessment FINAL Exam Review
Questions & Answers
During a comprehensive health history interview, the MSN prepared nurse must
ask about sensitive topics, guidelines for broaching sensitive topics, include which
of the following? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Do not be judgmental
Which situation calls for a comprehensive health assessment versus a focused
assessment? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----A new patient office visit
What is the first step in performing a comprehensive health history? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Identifying data
,During a comprehensive adult health history, which is part of the past history
portion of the interview? (Select all that apply.) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Adult illnesses
Childhood illnesses
Health maintenance
When interviewing an older adult patient, which is important to keep in mind? - -
--✔✔✔ANSWER----Older adults may underreport symptomatology.
Review of systems generally consists of yes-or-no questions. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----True
Which health interview question is the most open-ended? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----How would you describe your back pain?
A patient is having difficulty describing the characteristics of their symptoms.
What is the best approach? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Offer the patient
multiple-choice answers.
The MSN-prepared nurse is unfamiliar with the patient's chronic illness. What is
the nurse's best response? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----"I don't know a lot about
your illness, but I will learn now."
, Which statement by the clinician to a patient best conveys empathy? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----"That sounds really challenging."
When using a trained interpreter during a health interview, always address your
questions to the patient. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----True
The "T" in OLDCARTS stands for which of the following terms? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Timing
Which of the following is not a stage of the health interview? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Musculoskeletal maneuvers
Which of the following is the final stage of the health interview? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Self-reflection
Which are effective strategies that let the patient know you are listening? (Select
all that apply.) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Nod your head.
Follow the patient's lead.
Say, "Tell me more about..."
Clinical reasoning begins during the health interview. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER--
--True
