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Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis:
Essentials for Clinical Practice
Karen Myrick, and Laima Karosas
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Test Bank - Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis, 1st Edition (Myrick, 2020)
Chapter 1. Health History, The Patient Interview, And Motivational Interviewing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best describes the
purpose of a health history?
a. To provide an opportunity for interaction between the patient and the nurse
b. To provide a form for obtaining the patients biographic information
c. To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment
d. To provide a database of subjective information about the patients past and current health
ANS: D
The purpose of the health history is to collect subjective data what the person says about him or
herself. The other options are not correct.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: dm. 49
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patients responses, which of these statements would be
correct? The patient:
a. Has a history of drug abuse and therefore is not reliable.
b. Provided consistent information and therefore is reliable.
c. Smiled throughout interview and therefore is assumed reliable.
d. Would not answer questions concerning stress and therefore is not reliable.
ANS: B
A reliable person always gives the same answers, even when questions are rephrased or are repeated
later in the interview. The other statements are not correct.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: dm. 49
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. A 59-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has ulcerative colitis. He has been having black stools for
the last 24 hours. How would the nurse best document his reason for seeking care? a. J.M. is a
59-year-old man seeking treatment for ulcerative colitis.
b. J.M. came into the clinic complaining of having black stools for the past 24 hours.
c. J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has ulcerative colitis and wants it checked.
d. J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has been having black stools for the past 24
hours.
ANS: D
The reason for seeking care is a brief spontaneous statement in the persons own words that describes
the reason for the visit. It states one (possibly two) signs or symptoms and their duration. It is enclosed
in quotation marks to indicate the persons exact words.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: dm. 50 MSC: Client
Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis:
Essentials for Clinical Practice
Karen Myrick, and Laima Karosas
www.PlusBay.Plus
, 1st Edition
www.PlusBay.Plus
,www.PlusBay.Plus
, ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Test Bank - Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis, 1st Edition (Myrick, 2020)
Chapter 1. Health History, The Patient Interview, And Motivational Interviewing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best describes the
purpose of a health history?
a. To provide an opportunity for interaction between the patient and the nurse
b. To provide a form for obtaining the patients biographic information
c. To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment
d. To provide a database of subjective information about the patients past and current health
ANS: D
The purpose of the health history is to collect subjective data what the person says about him or
herself. The other options are not correct.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: dm. 49
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patients responses, which of these statements would be
correct? The patient:
a. Has a history of drug abuse and therefore is not reliable.
b. Provided consistent information and therefore is reliable.
c. Smiled throughout interview and therefore is assumed reliable.
d. Would not answer questions concerning stress and therefore is not reliable.
ANS: B
A reliable person always gives the same answers, even when questions are rephrased or are repeated
later in the interview. The other statements are not correct.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: dm. 49
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. A 59-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has ulcerative colitis. He has been having black stools for
the last 24 hours. How would the nurse best document his reason for seeking care? a. J.M. is a
59-year-old man seeking treatment for ulcerative colitis.
b. J.M. came into the clinic complaining of having black stools for the past 24 hours.
c. J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has ulcerative colitis and wants it checked.
d. J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has been having black stools for the past 24
hours.
ANS: D
The reason for seeking care is a brief spontaneous statement in the persons own words that describes
the reason for the visit. It states one (possibly two) signs or symptoms and their duration. It is enclosed
in quotation marks to indicate the persons exact words.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: dm. 50 MSC: Client
Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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