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Test Bank for Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 3rd Edition by Beth Hogan-Quigley & Mary Louise Palm | Questions and Answers | Chapters 1–24

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Prepare for nursing health assessment and physical examination coursework with this Test Bank for Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 3rd Edition by Beth Hogan-Quigley and Mary Louise Palm. This comprehensive resource covers all 24 chapters and provides practice questions and answers covering health assessment, interviewing, communication, physical examination, health history, body systems, clinical judgment, and lifespan considerations. Coverage includes: • Unit 1: Foundations, Chapters 1–8 • Unit 2: Body Systems, Chapters 9–22 • Unit 3: Special Lifespan Considerations, Chapters 23–24 Key topics include health assessment and social determinants of health, critical thinking and clinical judgment, interviewing and communication, health history, cultural and spiritual assessment, physical examination, vital signs and pain, nutrition and hydration, assessment of body systems, mental status, reproductive systems, and assessment of children and older adults. Use the questions and answers for self-assessment, reviewing key concepts, reinforcing course material, and preparing for quizzes, tests, and examinations.

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,Chapter 1
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

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

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



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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.


6. 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.‖

Ans: C
Chapter: 01

Feedback: 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.




7. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―I feel really tired.‖
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness

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Publisher: 2021 ISBN: 9781975161095 Edition: Unknown

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