BATES’ GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND
HISTORY TAKING, 12TH EDITIONUPDATED2025-2026|
COMPLETE GUIDE A+|ALL CHAPTERS AVAILABLE|
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
,Table of Contents
• Definitional and Historical Considerations and Canada’s Mental Health System
• Theories of Mental Health and Mental Illness
• Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Mental Health Care
• Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in Canada
• The Nursing Process in Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
• Therapeutic Relationships
• Communication in Psychiatric Nursing
• Client Rights and Advocacy
• Sociocultural Aspects of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
• Stress and Coping
• Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
• Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
• Dissociative Disorders
• Mood Disorders and Suicide
• Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
• Personality Disorders
• Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
• Cognitive Disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
• Psychiatric Disorders in Older Adults
• Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention
,• Violence and Abuse
• Psychopharmacology
• Therapeutic Groups
• Milieu Therapy
• Family Interventions
• Community Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 1: Overview: Physical Examination and History Taking
Multiple Choice
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”
Ans: C
Chapter: 01
Page and Header: 4, Patient Assessment: Comprehensive or Focused
Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive
health history is appropriate.
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
Ans: B
Chapter: 01
Page and Header: 4, Patient Assessment: Comprehensive or Focused
Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health
history. The others answers are all part of a complete health history
, 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
Ans: A
Chapter: 01
Page and Header: 6, Differences Between Subjective and Objective Data
Feedback: This is information given by the patient about the circumstances of his chief
complaint. It does not represent an objective observation by the examiner.
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
Ans: B
Chapter: 01
Page and Header: 6, Differences Between Subjective and Objective Data
Feedback: This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is considered objective data.
The patient is unlikely to be able to give this information to the examiner.
HISTORY TAKING, 12TH EDITIONUPDATED2025-2026|
COMPLETE GUIDE A+|ALL CHAPTERS AVAILABLE|
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
,Table of Contents
• Definitional and Historical Considerations and Canada’s Mental Health System
• Theories of Mental Health and Mental Illness
• Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Mental Health Care
• Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in Canada
• The Nursing Process in Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
• Therapeutic Relationships
• Communication in Psychiatric Nursing
• Client Rights and Advocacy
• Sociocultural Aspects of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
• Stress and Coping
• Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
• Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
• Dissociative Disorders
• Mood Disorders and Suicide
• Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
• Personality Disorders
• Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
• Cognitive Disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
• Psychiatric Disorders in Older Adults
• Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention
,• Violence and Abuse
• Psychopharmacology
• Therapeutic Groups
• Milieu Therapy
• Family Interventions
• Community Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 1: Overview: Physical Examination and History Taking
Multiple Choice
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”
Ans: C
Chapter: 01
Page and Header: 4, Patient Assessment: Comprehensive or Focused
Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive
health history is appropriate.
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
Ans: B
Chapter: 01
Page and Header: 4, Patient Assessment: Comprehensive or Focused
Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health
history. The others answers are all part of a complete health history
, 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
Ans: A
Chapter: 01
Page and Header: 6, Differences Between Subjective and Objective Data
Feedback: This is information given by the patient about the circumstances of his chief
complaint. It does not represent an objective observation by the examiner.
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
Ans: B
Chapter: 01
Page and Header: 6, Differences Between Subjective and Objective Data
Feedback: This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is considered objective data.
The patient is unlikely to be able to give this information to the examiner.
