• Advanced Health
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NUR 6001 Exams 1–3 – Advanced Health
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P 1
, • Advanced Health
Assessment 09/01/2026
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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?
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems - Correct Answer :Present illness
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.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient completed 8th grade. He currently lives
with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a glass factory during the
week."
Which category does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
P 2
, • Advanced Health
Assessment 09/01/2026
Exam
Personal and social history
Review of systems - Correct Answer :Personal and social history
Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of origin, current household status,
personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, military history, and lifestyle (including diet and exercise habits;
use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs; and sexual preferences and history). All of this information is documented
in this example.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really tired."
Which category does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems - Correct Answer :Chief complaint
The chief complaint is an attempt to quote the patient's own words, as long as they are suitable to print. It is
brief, like a headline, and further details should be sought in the present illness section. The above information is
a chief complaint.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient denies chest pain, palpitations, orthopnea,
and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to?
P 3
, • Advanced Health
Assessment 09/01/2026
Exam
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems - Correct Answer :Review of systems
Review of systems documents the presence or absence of common symptoms related to each major body
system. The absence of cardiac symptoms is listed in the above example.
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
Adult illnesses
Surgeries
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychiatric - Correct Answer :Surgeries
A cesarean section is a surgical procedure. Approximate dates or the age of the patient at the time of the
surgery should also be recorded.
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999."
P 4
Assessment 09/01/2026
Exam
NUR 6001 Exams 1–3 – Advanced Health
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P 1
, • Advanced Health
Assessment 09/01/2026
Exam
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?
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems - Correct Answer :Present illness
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.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient completed 8th grade. He currently lives
with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a glass factory during the
week."
Which category does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
P 2
, • Advanced Health
Assessment 09/01/2026
Exam
Personal and social history
Review of systems - Correct Answer :Personal and social history
Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of origin, current household status,
personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, military history, and lifestyle (including diet and exercise habits;
use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs; and sexual preferences and history). All of this information is documented
in this example.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really tired."
Which category does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems - Correct Answer :Chief complaint
The chief complaint is an attempt to quote the patient's own words, as long as they are suitable to print. It is
brief, like a headline, and further details should be sought in the present illness section. The above information is
a chief complaint.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient denies chest pain, palpitations, orthopnea,
and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to?
P 3
, • Advanced Health
Assessment 09/01/2026
Exam
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems - Correct Answer :Review of systems
Review of systems documents the presence or absence of common symptoms related to each major body
system. The absence of cardiac symptoms is listed in the above example.
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
Adult illnesses
Surgeries
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychiatric - Correct Answer :Surgeries
A cesarean section is a surgical procedure. Approximate dates or the age of the patient at the time of the
surgery should also be recorded.
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999."
P 4
