TEST BANK
Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
Beth Hogan-Quigley
3rd Edition
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, Table of Contents
Unit 1-Foundations
Chapter 1. Intro To Health Assessment and Social Determinants of Health
Chapter 2. Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgement in Health Assessment
Chapter 3. Interviewing And Communication
Chapter 4. The Health History
Chapter 5. Cultural And Spiritual Assessment
Chapter 6. Physical Examination: Let's Get Started
Chapter 7. Beginning The Physical Examination: General Survey, Vital Signs, And Pain
Chapter 8. Nutrition And Hydration
Unit 2-Body Systems
Chapter 9. The Integumentary System
Chapter 10. The Head and Neck
Chapter 11. The Eyes
Chapter 12. Ears, Nose, Mouth, And Throat
Chapter 13. The Respiratory System
Chapter 14. The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 15. The Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System
Chapter 16. The Gastrointestinal and Renal Systems
Chapter 17. The Breasts and Axillae
Chapter 18. The Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 19. Mental Status and Mental Health Assessment
Chapter 20. The Nervous System
Chapter 21. Reproductive Systems
Chapter 22. Putting The Physical Examination All Together
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,Unit 3-Special Lifespan
Chapter 23. Assessing Children: Infancy Through Adolescence
Chapter 24. Assessing Older Adults
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, Chapter 1: Intro To Health Assessment and Social Determinants of Health
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‖
Correct Answer: 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
Correct Answer: 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.
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Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
Beth Hogan-Quigley
3rd Edition
Page | 1
, Table of Contents
Unit 1-Foundations
Chapter 1. Intro To Health Assessment and Social Determinants of Health
Chapter 2. Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgement in Health Assessment
Chapter 3. Interviewing And Communication
Chapter 4. The Health History
Chapter 5. Cultural And Spiritual Assessment
Chapter 6. Physical Examination: Let's Get Started
Chapter 7. Beginning The Physical Examination: General Survey, Vital Signs, And Pain
Chapter 8. Nutrition And Hydration
Unit 2-Body Systems
Chapter 9. The Integumentary System
Chapter 10. The Head and Neck
Chapter 11. The Eyes
Chapter 12. Ears, Nose, Mouth, And Throat
Chapter 13. The Respiratory System
Chapter 14. The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 15. The Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System
Chapter 16. The Gastrointestinal and Renal Systems
Chapter 17. The Breasts and Axillae
Chapter 18. The Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 19. Mental Status and Mental Health Assessment
Chapter 20. The Nervous System
Chapter 21. Reproductive Systems
Chapter 22. Putting The Physical Examination All Together
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,Unit 3-Special Lifespan
Chapter 23. Assessing Children: Infancy Through Adolescence
Chapter 24. Assessing Older Adults
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, Chapter 1: Intro To Health Assessment and Social Determinants of Health
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‖
Correct Answer: 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
Correct Answer: 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.
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