NUR631-ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT TEST 1 |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
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
respiratory 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" 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. 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 Answer - B) thorax and lungs
,these are part of the physical examination
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 Answer - A) subjective
this is information given by the patient
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 Answer - B) objective
this is information obtained by the examiner
5. The following information is recorded in the health history: "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 Answer - B) Present illness
HPI
6. The following information is recorded in the health history: "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 Answer - C) personal and social history
7. The following information is recorded in the health history: "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 Answer - A) chief complaint
pt's own words
, 8. The following information is recorded in the health history: "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 Answer - D) review of systems
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 Answer - B) surgeries
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 Answer - A) adult illnesses
*a stent is a major procedure but does not involve a surgeon*
11. The following information is best placed in which category?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
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
respiratory 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" 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. 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 Answer - B) thorax and lungs
,these are part of the physical examination
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 Answer - A) subjective
this is information given by the patient
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 Answer - B) objective
this is information obtained by the examiner
5. The following information is recorded in the health history: "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 Answer - B) Present illness
HPI
6. The following information is recorded in the health history: "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 Answer - C) personal and social history
7. The following information is recorded in the health history: "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 Answer - A) chief complaint
pt's own words
, 8. The following information is recorded in the health history: "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 Answer - D) review of systems
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 Answer - B) surgeries
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 Answer - A) adult illnesses
*a stent is a major procedure but does not involve a surgeon*
11. The following information is best placed in which category?
