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The Test Bank for Bates’ Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive and exam-focused study resource designed for nursing students learning health assessment skills. Fully aligned with the textbook, this test bank supports mastery of patient history taking and systematic physical examination techniques used in nursing practice. It includes high-quality, exam-style questions with accurate answers covering vital signs, interviewing techniques, documentation, and head-to-toe assessment of all major body systems. The questions emphasize clinical judgment, patient communication, accuracy, and safe practice—core competencies assessed in nursing exams and NCLEX-style evaluations. Ideal for quizzes, midterms, finals, and independent study, this test bank strengthens confidence, improves assessment accuracy, and supports consistent exam performance in health assessment and physical examination courses.

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Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking / Edition 3 Testbank
Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking / Edition 2
Testbank

Chapter 1 Introduction to Health Assessment 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

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

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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

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.




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

Ans: B
Chapter: 01

Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present
illness. The interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations
of the pain. The interviewer will still need to obtain information concerning the quality of the
pain, the setting in which it occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You
will notice that it does include portions of the pertinent review of systems, but because it relates
directly to the complaint, it is included in the history of present illness.
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