ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT
FINAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
DuringA2aA2comprehensiveA2healthA2historyA2interview,A2theA2MSNA2preparedA2nurseA2mu
stA2askA2aboutA2sensitiveA2topics,A2guidelinesA2forA2broachingA2sensitiveA2topics,A2include
A2whichA2ofA2theA2following?A2-A2Ans--DoA2notA2beA2judgmental


WhichA2situationA2callsA2forA2aA2comprehensiveA2healthA2assessmentA2versusA2aA2focuse
dA2assessment?A2-A2Ans--AA2newA2patientA2officeA2visit

WhatA2isA2theA2firstA2stepA2inA2performingA2aA2comprehensiveA2healthA2history?A2-A2Ans--
IdentifyingA2data

DuringA2aA2comprehensiveA2adultA2healthA2history,A2whichA2isA2partA2ofA2theA2pastA2histor
yA2portionA2ofA2theA2interview?A2(SelectA2allA2thatA2apply.)A2-A2Ans--AdultA2illnesses
ChildhoodA2illnesses
HealthA2maintenance

WhenA2interviewingA2anA2olderA2adultA2patient,A2whichA2isA2importantA2toA2keepA2inA2mind
?A2-A2Ans--OlderA2adultsA2mayA2underreportA2symptomatology.

ReviewA2ofA2systemsA2generallyA2consistsA2ofA2yes-or-noA2questions.A2-A2Ans--True

WhichA2healthA2interviewA2questionA2isA2theA2mostA2open-ended?A2-A2Ans--
HowA2wouldA2youA2describeA2yourA2backA2pain?

AA2patientA2isA2havingA2difficultyA2describingA2theA2characteristicsA2ofA2theirA2symptoms.A2
WhatA2isA2theA2bestA2approach?A2-A2Ans--OfferA2theA2patientA2multiple-choiceA2answers.

TheA2MSN-
preparedA2nurseA2isA2unfamiliarA2withA2theA2patient'sA2chronicA2illness.A2WhatA2isA2theA2nu
rse'sA2bestA2response?A2-
A2Ans--"IA2don'tA2knowA2aA2lotA2aboutA2yourA2illness,A2butA2IA2willA2learnA2now."


WhichA2statementA2byA2theA2clinicianA2toA2aA2patientA2bestA2conveysA2empathy?A2-
A2Ans--"ThatA2soundsA2reallyA2challenging."


WhenA2usingA2aA2trainedA2interpreterA2duringA2aA2healthA2interview,A2alwaysA2addressA2yo
urA2questionsA2toA2theA2patient.A2-A2Ans--True

TheA2"T"A2inA2OLDCARTSA2standsA2forA2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2terms?A2-A2Ans--
Timing

, WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2notA2aA2stageA2ofA2theA2healthA2interview?A2-A2Ans--
MusculoskeletalA2maneuvers

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2theA2finalA2stageA2ofA2theA2healthA2interview?A2-A2Ans--Self-
reflection

WhichA2areA2effectiveA2strategiesA2thatA2letA2theA2patientA2knowA2youA2areA2listening?
A2(SelectA2allA2thatA2apply.)A2-A2Ans--NodA2yourA2head.
FollowA2theA2patient'sA2lead.
Say,A2"TellA2meA2moreA2about..."

ClinicalA2reasoningA2beginsA2duringA2theA2healthA2interview.A2-A2Ans--True

"TellA2meA2aboutA2yourA2cough"A2-A2Ans--Open-ended

"WhenA2didA2theA2painA2begin"A2-A2Ans--Focused

""WhatA2broughtA2youA2inA2today"A2-A2Ans--Open-ended

"DoesA2yourA2coughA2bringA2upA2mucous"A2-A2Ans--Focused

"HowA2canA2IA2helpA2you"A2-A2Ans--Open-ended

"ShowA2meA2whereA2itA2hurts"A2-A2Ans--Focused

InterviewA2StagesA2-A2Ans--StageA21A2-A2GreetingA2andA2establishingA2rapport
StageA22A2-A2EstablishingA2agenda
StageA23A2-A2InvitingA2theA2patient'sA2story
StageA24A2-A2ExploringA2theA2patient'sA2perspective
StageA25A2-A2IdentifyingA2andA2respondingA2toA2theA2patient'sA2emotionalA2cues
StageA26A2-A2ExpandingA2andA2clarifyingA2theA2patient'sA2story
StageA27A2-A2GeneratingA2andA2testingA2aA2diagnosticA2hypothesis
StageA28-A2SharingA2theA2treatmentA2plan
StageA29A2-A2ClosingA2theA2interviewA2andA2visit
StageA210A2-A2TakingA2timeA2forA2self-reflection

AA2terafulA2patientA2tellsA2youA2theyA2areA2worriedA2thatA2theA2lumpA2onA2theirA2forearmA2is
A2cancerous.A2WhichA2responseA2bestA2conveysA2empathy?A2-
A2Ans--"ItA2mustA2beA2frighteningA2toA2findA2aA2lumpA2onA2yourA2skin"


WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2aA2questionA2thatA2elicitsA2aA2gradedA2response?A2-
A2Ans--"HowA2manyA2feetA2canA2youA2walkA2beforeA2feelingA2shortA2ofA2breath?"


TheA2"D"A2inA2OLDCARTSA2standsA2forA2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2-A2Ans--Duration