PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH
ASSESSMENT TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED
TO PASS 2026
‣ D. Answer: The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which
of these statements best describes the purpose of a health history?
a.
To provide an opportunity for interaction between the patient and the
nurse
b.
To provide a form for obtaining the patients biographic information
c.
To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment
d.
To provide a database of subjective information about the patients past
and current health
‣ B. Answer: When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patients
responses, which of these statements would be correct? The patient:
,a.
Has a history of drug abuse and therefore is not reliable.
b.
Provided consistent information and therefore is reliable.
c.
Smiled throughout interview and therefore is assumed reliable.
d.
Would not answer questions concerning stress and therefore is not
reliable.
‣ D. Answer: A 59-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has ulcerative
colitis. He has been having black stools for the last 24 hours. How would
the nurse best document his reason for seeking care?
a.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man seeking treatment for ulcerative colitis.
b.
J.M. came into the clinic complaining of having black stools for the past
24 hours.
c.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has ulcerative colitis and
wants it checked.
d.
, J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has been having black
stools for the past 24 hours.
‣ A. Answer: A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain
for the past week. What would be the nurses best response?
a.
Can you point to where it hurts?
b.
Well talk more about that later in the interview.
c.
What have you had to eat in the last 24 hours?
d.
Have you ever had any surgeries on your abdomen?
‣ D. Answer: A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has
excruciating pain in her back. Which would be the nurses appropriate
response to the womans statement?
a.
How does your family react to your pain?
b.
ASSESSMENT TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED
TO PASS 2026
‣ D. Answer: The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which
of these statements best describes the purpose of a health history?
a.
To provide an opportunity for interaction between the patient and the
nurse
b.
To provide a form for obtaining the patients biographic information
c.
To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment
d.
To provide a database of subjective information about the patients past
and current health
‣ B. Answer: When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patients
responses, which of these statements would be correct? The patient:
,a.
Has a history of drug abuse and therefore is not reliable.
b.
Provided consistent information and therefore is reliable.
c.
Smiled throughout interview and therefore is assumed reliable.
d.
Would not answer questions concerning stress and therefore is not
reliable.
‣ D. Answer: A 59-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has ulcerative
colitis. He has been having black stools for the last 24 hours. How would
the nurse best document his reason for seeking care?
a.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man seeking treatment for ulcerative colitis.
b.
J.M. came into the clinic complaining of having black stools for the past
24 hours.
c.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has ulcerative colitis and
wants it checked.
d.
, J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has been having black
stools for the past 24 hours.
‣ A. Answer: A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain
for the past week. What would be the nurses best response?
a.
Can you point to where it hurts?
b.
Well talk more about that later in the interview.
c.
What have you had to eat in the last 24 hours?
d.
Have you ever had any surgeries on your abdomen?
‣ D. Answer: A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has
excruciating pain in her back. Which would be the nurses appropriate
response to the womans statement?
a.
How does your family react to your pain?
b.
