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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
Ans:
Ans: BA
Chapter: 01
Chapter: 01
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Chapter: s 01
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Chapter: s 01
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sand/or sdrugs; sand ssexual spreferences sand shistory). sAll sof sthis sinformation sis sdocumented
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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
, lOMoAR cPSD| 11700591
Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking / Edition 3 Testbank
Ans:
Ans: BA
Chapter: 01
Chapter: 01
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data.illnesses
sadult sThe spatient sis sunlikely sto sbe sable sto sgive sthis sinformation s to sthe sexaminer.
section. If the patient is being seen for an asthma exacerbation, you may consider
5. The sfollowing sinformation sis srecorded sin sthe shealth shistory: s―The spatient shas shad
sabdominal spain sfor s1 sweek. sThe spain slasts sfor s30 sminutes sat sa stime; sit scomes sand sgoes.
sThe sseverity sis s7 sto s9 son sa sscale sof s1 sto s10. sIt sis saccompanied sby snausea sand svomiting.
sIt sis slocated sin sthe smid- sepigastric sarea.‖
Which sof sthese scategories sdoes sit sbelong sto?
A) Chief scomplaint
B) Present sillness
C) Personal sand ssocial shistory
D) Review sof ssystems
Ans: sB
Chapter: s 01
Feedback: sThis sinformation sdescribes sthe sproblem sof sabdominal spain, swhich sis sthe
spresent sillness. sThe sinterviewer shas sobtained sthe slocation, stiming, sseverity, sand sassociated
smanifestations sof sthe spain. sThe sinterviewer swill sstill sneed sto sobtain sinformation
sconcerning sthe squality sof sthe spain, sthe ssetting sin swhich sit soccurred, sand sthe sfactors sthat
saggravate sand salleviate sthe spain. sYou swill snotice sthat sit sdoes sinclude sportions sof sthe
spertinent sreview sof ssystems, sbut sbecause sit srelates sdirectly sto sthe scomplaint, sit sis
sincluded sin sthe shistory sof spresent sillness.
6. The sfollowing sinformation sis srecorded sin sthe shealth shistory: s―The spatient scompleted s8th
sgrade. sHe scurrently slives swith shis swife sand stwo schildren. sHe sworks son sold scars son sthe
sweekend. sHe sworks sin sa sglass sfactory sduring sthe sweek.‖
Ans: sC
Chapter: s 01
Feedback: sPersonal sand ssocial shistory sinformation sincludes seducational slevel, sfamily sof
sorigin, scurrent shousehold sstatus, spersonal sinterests, semployment, sreligious sbeliefs,
s military shistory, sand slifestyle s(including sdiet sand sexercise shabits; suse sof salcohol, stobacco,
sand/or sdrugs; sand ssexual spreferences sand shistory). sAll sof sthis sinformation sis sdocumented
sin sthis sexample.
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stired.‖ sWhich scategory sdoes sit sbelong sto?
