Solutions
1. When would you conduct a comprehensive assessment versus a focused assessment?
A) Comprehensive assessment: new patient, established patient, and routine visit; Focused assessment:
very sick patient
B) Comprehensive assessment: new patient, very sick patient, and strengthen patient-physician
relationship; Focused assessment: established patient routine visit
C) Comprehensive assessment: new patient and very sick patient; Focused assessment: established
patient and routine visit
D) Comprehensive assessment: established patient and routine visit; Focused assessment: new patient
and very sick patient
Correct answer: B) Comprehensive assessment: new patient, very sick patient, and strengthen patient-
physician relationship; Focused assessment: established patient routine visit
2. What is the difference between subjective and objective data?
A) Subjective data is what you detect during the exam, while objective data is what the patient tells you
B) Subjective data is what the patient tells you, while objective data is what you detect during the exam
C) Subjective data is what you detect during the exam, while objective data is what the patient tells you
D) Subjective data is neither of the above
Correct answer: B) Subjective data is what the patient tells you, while objective data is what you detect
during the exam
3. What are the 7 components of the adult health history?
A) Identifying Data, Chief Complaint, Present Illness, Past History, Family History, Review of Systems
B) Identifying Data, Chief Complaint, Present Illness, Family History, Personal and Social History, Review
of Systems