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ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND
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DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS j




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TEST BANK j

,AdvancedjHealthjAssessmentjandjDifferentialjDiagnosisjEssentialsjforjClinicaljPracticej1stjE
ditionjMyrickjTestjBank


TablejofjContents:

Chapterj1.jHealthjHistory,jThejPatientjInterview,jAndjMotivationaljInterviewing

Chapterj2.jAdvancedjHealthjAssessmentjofjthejHead,jNeck,jandjLymphaticjSystem

Chapterj3.jAdvancedjHealthjAssessmentjofjthejNose,jMouth,jandjThroat

Chapterj4.jAdvancedjHealthjAssessmentjofjthejEyesjandjEars

Chapterj5.jAdvancedjHealthjAssessmentjofjSkin,jHair,jandjNails

Chapterj6.jAdvancedjHealthjAssessmentjofjthejCardiovascularjSystem

Chapterj7jAdvancedjHealthjAssessmentjofjthejRespiratoryjSystem

Chapterj8jAdvancedjHealthjAssessmentjofjthejAbdomen,jRectum,jandjAnus

Chapterj9jAdvancedjHealthjAssessmentjofjthejMalejGenitourinaryjSystem

Chapterj10jAdvancedjAssessmentjofjthejFemalejReproductivejSystem

Chapterj11jAdvancedjHealthjAssessmentjofjthejNeurologicaljSystem

Chapterj12jAdvancedjHealthjAssessmentjofjthejMusculoskeletaljSystem

,AdvancedjHealthjAssessmentjandjDifferentialjDiagnosisjEssentialsjforjClinicaljPracticej1stj
EditionjMyrickjTestjBank

Chapterj1:j Healthj History,j Thej Patientj Interview,j Andj Motivationalj Interviewing

MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1. Thejnursejisjpreparingjtojconductjajhealthjhistory.jWhichjofjthesejstatementsjbestjdescribesjthej
purposejofjajhealthjhistory?


a Tojprovidej anjopportunityjforj interactionj betweenjthej patientj andj thej nurse
.
b Tojprovidej aj formj forj obtainingjthej patientsj biographicj information
.
c Tojdocumentj thej normaljandj abnormalj findingsj ofj aj physicalj assessment
.
d Tojprovidejajdatabasejofjsubjectivejinformationjaboutjthejpatientsjpastjandjcurren
. tjhealth

ANS:jD
Thejpurposejofjthejhealthjhistoryjisjtojcollectjsubjectivejdatawhatjthejpersonjsaysjaboutjhimjorjherse
lf.jThejotherjoptionsjarejnotjcorrect.

DIF:j Cognitivej Level:j Understandingj (Comprehension)j REF:j dm.j 49
MSC:jClientj Needs:j SafejandjEffectivej CarejEnvironment:j Managementj ofjCare
2. Whenjthejnursejisjevaluatingjthejreliabilityjofjajpatientsjresponses,jwhichjofjthesejstatementsjwo
uldjbejcorrect?jThejpatient:

a Hasjaj historyjofjdrugjabusej andjthereforej isjnotj reliable.
.
b Providedj consistentj informationj andj thereforej isj reliable.
.
c Smiledj throughoutj interviewj andj thereforej isjassumedj reliable.
.
d Wouldjnotj answerj questionsj concerningj stressj andj thereforej isj notj reliable.
.

ANS:jB
Ajreliablejpersonjalwaysjgivesjthejsamejanswers,jevenjwhenjquestionsjarejrephrasedjorjarejrepeated
jlaterjinjthejinterview.jThejotherjstatementsjarejnotjcorrect.



DIF:jCognitivej Level:j Applyingj(Application)j REF:jdm.j 49

, MSC:jClientj Needs:j SafejandjEffectivej CarejEnvironment:j Managementj ofjCare
3. Aj59-year-
oldjpatientjtellsjthejnursejthatjhejhasjulcerativejcolitis.jHejhasjbeenjhavingjblackjstoolsjforjthejlastj
24jhours.jHowjwouldjthejnursejbestjdocumentjhisjreasonjforjseekingjcare?

a J.M.jisjaj 59-year-oldjmanjseekingjtreatmentj forj ulcerativej colitis.
.
b J.M.jcamejintojthejclinicjcomplainingjofjhavingjblackjstoolsjforjthejpastj24jhours.
.
c J.M.jisjaj59-year-oldjmanjwhojstatesjthatjhejhasjulcerativejcolitisjandjwantsjitjchecked.
.
d J.M.jisjaj59-year-
. oldjmanjwhojstatesjthatjhejhasjbeenjhavingjblackjstoolsjforjthejpastj24jhours.

ANS:jD
Thejreasonjforjseekingjcarejisjajbriefjspontaneousjstatementjinjthejpersonsjownjwordsjthatjdescribes
jthejreasonjforjthejvisit.jItjstatesjonej(possiblyjtwo)jsignsjorjsymptomsjandjtheirjduration.jItjisjenclos

edjinjquotationjmarksjtojindicatejthejpersonsjexactjwords.

DIF:jCognitivej Level:j Applyingj(Application)j REF:j dm.j 50
MSC:jClientj Needs:j SafejandjEffectivej CarejEnvironment:j Managementj ofjCare
4. Ajpatientjtellsjthejnursejthatjshejhasjhadjabdominaljpainjforjthejpastjweek.jWhatjwouldjbejthejnurs
esjbestjresponse?

a Canjyoujpointjtojwherejitjhurts?
.
b Welljtalkjmorejaboutjthatjlaterjinjthejinterview.
.
c Whatjhavej youjhadjtojeatjinjthejlastj24jhours?
.
d Havej youjeverjhadjanyjsurgeriesjonj yourjabdomen?
.

ANS:jA
Ajfinaljsummaryjofjanyjsymptomjthejpersonjhasjshouldjinclude,jalongjwithjsevenjotherjcriticaljchar
acteristics,jLocation:jspecific.jThejpersonjisjaskedjtojpointjtojthejlocation.

DIF:jCognitivej Level:j Applyingj(Application)j REF:j dm.j 50
MSC:jClientj Needs:j SafejandjEffectivej CarejEnvironment:j Managementj ofjCare
5. Aj29-year-
oldjwomanjtellsjthejnursejthatjshejhasjexcruciatingjpainjinjherjback.jWhichjwouldjbejthejnursesjappr
opriatejresponsejtojthejwomansjstatement?

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