Advanced Assessment Final NRSG 5480 GCSU
Questions and answers Updated 100% PASS
Which question would be considered a "leading question"?
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○ "What do you think is causing your headaches."
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○ "You don't get headaches often, do you?"
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○ "On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate the severity of your headaches?"
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○ "At what time of the day are your headaches the most severe?" - Correct Answers ○ "You
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don't get headaches often, do you?"
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II! When you are questioning a patient regarding alcohol intake, she tells you that she is "only a
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II! social drinker." Which initial response is appropriate?
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II!
○ "I'm glad that you are a responsible drinker."
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II!
○ "Do the other people in your household consume alcohol?"
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○ "What amount and what kind of alcohol do you drink in a week?"
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○ "If you only drink socially, you won't need to worry about always having a designated driver." -
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Correct Answers ○ "What amount and what kind of alcohol do you drink in a week?"
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II! You are collecting a history from an 11-year-old girl. Her mother is sitting next to her in the
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II! examination room. When collecting history from older children or adolescents, they should be:
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
,○ given the opportunity to be interviewed without the parent at some point during the interview.
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○ mailed a questionnaire in advance to avoid the need for them to talk.
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○ ignored while you address all the questions to the parent.
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○ allowed to direct the flow of the interview. - Correct Answers ○ given the opportunity to be
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
interviewed without the parent at some point during the interview.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! A brief statement of the reason the patient is seeking health care is called the:
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○ medical history.
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○ chief complaint.
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○ assessment.
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○ diagnosis. - Correct Answers ○ chief complaint.
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II! Mr. D. complains of a headache. During the history, he mentions his use of alcohol and illicit
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II! drugs. This information would most likely belong in the:
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○ chief complaint.
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○ past medical history.
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○ personal and social history.
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○ review of systems. - Correct Answers ○ personal and social history.
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,II! When you enter the examination room of a 3-year-old girl, you find her sitting on her father's lap.
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II! She turns away from you when you greet her. Initially, your best response is to:
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○ leave the child sitting in the father's lap while you talk with the father.
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○ ask the child to be seated on the examination table so that you can talk to her father.
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○ explain to the child that you will not hurt her and that she will have to trust you.
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○ ask the father to persuade the child to cooperate with you. - Correct Answers ○ leave the child
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sitting in the father's lap while you talk with the father.
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II! When you suspect that your 81-year-old patient has short-term memory loss because he cannot
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II! remember what he had for breakfast, you should first: II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II!
○ order a neurology consult.
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○ stop all of his medications.
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○ validate the concern with his family or caregivers.
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○ dismiss the findings as normal age-related change. - Correct Answers ○ validate the concern
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with his family or caregivers.
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II! A comprehensive exam includes all the elements of the health history and the complete physical
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! examination. II!
True OR False - Correct Answers TRUE
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, A comprehensive exam will include all aspects of the history and physical exam. A focused exam is
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one that addresses problems that are specific to urgent care concerns.
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II! Subjective information is...? II! II! II!
○ What the patient tells you.
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○ All physical exam findings.
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○ Laboratory findings.
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○ Diagnostic test results. - Correct Answers ○ What the patient tells you.
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II! The components of the comprehensive health history include which of the following?
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Mark all that apply.II! II! II! II!
○ Review of systems
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○ Chief complaints(s)
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○ Present illness
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○ Past History - Correct Answers ALL
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ Review of systems
II! II! II!
Questions and answers Updated 100% PASS
Which question would be considered a "leading question"?
II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II!
○ "What do you think is causing your headaches."
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ "You don't get headaches often, do you?"
II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ "On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate the severity of your headaches?"
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ "At what time of the day are your headaches the most severe?" - Correct Answers ○ "You
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
don't get headaches often, do you?"
II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! When you are questioning a patient regarding alcohol intake, she tells you that she is "only a
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! social drinker." Which initial response is appropriate?
II! II! II! II! II! II!
II!
○ "I'm glad that you are a responsible drinker."
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II!
○ "Do the other people in your household consume alcohol?"
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ "What amount and what kind of alcohol do you drink in a week?"
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ "If you only drink socially, you won't need to worry about always having a designated driver." -
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
Correct Answers ○ "What amount and what kind of alcohol do you drink in a week?"
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! You are collecting a history from an 11-year-old girl. Her mother is sitting next to her in the
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! examination room. When collecting history from older children or adolescents, they should be:
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
,○ given the opportunity to be interviewed without the parent at some point during the interview.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ mailed a questionnaire in advance to avoid the need for them to talk.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II!
○ ignored while you address all the questions to the parent.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ allowed to direct the flow of the interview. - Correct Answers ○ given the opportunity to be
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
interviewed without the parent at some point during the interview.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! A brief statement of the reason the patient is seeking health care is called the:
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II!
○ medical history.
II! II!
○ chief complaint.
II! II!
II!
○ assessment.
II!
II!
○ diagnosis. - Correct Answers ○ chief complaint.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Mr. D. complains of a headache. During the history, he mentions his use of alcohol and illicit
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! drugs. This information would most likely belong in the:
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II!
○ chief complaint.
II! II!
○ past medical history.
II! II! II!
○ personal and social history.
II! II! II! II!
II!
○ review of systems. - Correct Answers ○ personal and social history.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
,II! When you enter the examination room of a 3-year-old girl, you find her sitting on her father's lap.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! She turns away from you when you greet her. Initially, your best response is to:
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ leave the child sitting in the father's lap while you talk with the father.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ ask the child to be seated on the examination table so that you can talk to her father.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ explain to the child that you will not hurt her and that she will have to trust you.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ ask the father to persuade the child to cooperate with you. - Correct Answers ○ leave the child
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
sitting in the father's lap while you talk with the father.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! When you suspect that your 81-year-old patient has short-term memory loss because he cannot
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! remember what he had for breakfast, you should first: II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II!
○ order a neurology consult.
II! II! II! II!
○ stop all of his medications.
II! II! II! II! II!
○ validate the concern with his family or caregivers.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ dismiss the findings as normal age-related change. - Correct Answers ○ validate the concern
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
with his family or caregivers.
II! II! II! II! II!
II! A comprehensive exam includes all the elements of the health history and the complete physical
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! examination. II!
True OR False - Correct Answers TRUE
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
, A comprehensive exam will include all aspects of the history and physical exam. A focused exam is
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
one that addresses problems that are specific to urgent care concerns.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Subjective information is...? II! II! II!
○ What the patient tells you.
II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ All physical exam findings.
II! II! II! II! II!
○ Laboratory findings.
II! II!
○ Diagnostic test results. - Correct Answers ○ What the patient tells you.
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! The components of the comprehensive health history include which of the following?
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
Mark all that apply.II! II! II! II!
○ Review of systems
II! II! II!
○ Chief complaints(s)
II! II!
○ Present illness
II! II!
○ Past History - Correct Answers ALL
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
○ Review of systems
II! II! II!
