THE COMPLETE HEALTH HISTORY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Whencxinterviewingcxancxoldercxadultcxpatient,cxthecxnursecxunderstandscxthatcxhistory-
takingcxmustcxincludecxquestionscxassessingcxwhichcxage-relatedcxissues?
Selectcxallcxthatcxapply.
cx
Multiplecxconcurrentcxhealthcxproblems
Chroniccxsymptoms
Completecxdrugcxassessment
Assessmentcxofcxfunctionalcxcapacity
Familycxhistorycx-cxanswer--Multiplecxconcurrentcxhealthcxproblems
Questionscxassessingcxmultiplecxoverlappingcxhealthcxproblemscxarecxpartcxofcxacxcomprehen
sivecxhealthcxhistorycxforcxoldercxpatients.
Correct
Chroniccxsymptoms
Questionscxaboutcxchroniccxsymptomscxarecxpartcxofcxacxcomprehensivecxhealthcxhistorycxforcx
oldercxpatients.
Correct
cx
Completecxdrugcxassessment
Acxcompletecxdrugcxassessmentcxiscxpartcxofcxacxcomprehensivecxhealthcxhistorycxforcxallcxage
scxandcxiscxnotcxage-specific.
Assessmentcxofcxfunctionalcxcapacity
Assessmentcxofcxfunctionalcxcapacitycxiscxnecessarycxascxpartcxofcxacxcomprehensivecxhealthc
xhistorycxforcxoldercxpatients.
Correct
cx
Familycxhistory
Familycxhistorycxshouldcxbecxobtainedcxforcxallcxpatientscxandcxiscxnotcxspecificcxtocxancxage-
relatedcxissue.
Whichcxage-relatedcxissuescxmaycxhindercxhistory-takingcxincxoldercxadultcxpatients?
Selectcxallcxthatcxapply.
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Sensorycxloss
Usecxofcxhearingcxaids
Cognitivecximpairment
Memorycxloss
Visualcximpairmentcx-cxanswer--Sensorycxloss
Losscxofcxsensorycxperceptioncxmaycxoccurcxincxoldercxindividualscxandcxcancxaffectcxthecxpatie
ntcxinterview.
Usecxofcxhearingcxaidscx(incorrect)
Usecxofcxhearingcxaidscxwillcxtypicallycximprovecxpatientcxhearingcxandcxmaycxenhancecxthecxint
erviewcxprocess.
Cognitivecximpairment
Cognitivecximpairmentcxaffectscxthecxpatient'scxabilitycxtocxunderstandcxandcxanswercxthecxnur
se'scxquestionscxduringcxthecxinterview.
Memorycxloss
Short-
termcxmemorycxlosscxmaycxaffectcxthecxpatient'scxabilitycxtocxanswercxquestionscxduringcxthecxi
nterview.
Visualcximpairment
Thecxpatientcxwhocxiscxunablecxtocxseecxwellcxmaycxhavecxdifficultycxcompletingcxthecxpatientcxi
nterview.
KeycxPointscx-cxanswer--
Whencxdealingcxwithcxpatientscxwithcxphysicalcxorcxcognitivecximpairments,cxthecxnursecxshoul
dcxadaptcxinterviewcxtechniquescxbasedcxoncxthecxpatient'scxconditioncxandcximmediatecxneed
s.
Ancxinterpretercxshouldcxbecxobtainedcxforcxhearing-
impairedcxpatientscxwhocxusecxsigncxlanguage.
Ifcxthecxpatientcxhascxsomecxhearing,cxorcxcancxreadcxlips,cxthecxnursecxshouldcxspeakcxslowlycx
andcxenunciatecxsocxthatcxthecxpatientcxiscxablecxtocxunderstand.
Thecxvisuallycximpairedcxpatientcxshouldcxbecxfrequentlycxreorientedcxtocxthecxsurroundings.
Forcxpatientscxwithcxcognitivecximpairments,cxthecxnursecxmustcxbecxcarefulcxtocxnotecxthecxpati
ent'scxabilitycxtocxunderstandcxandcxrespondcxtocxquestions.
Usingcxacxfamilycxmembercxtocxhelpcxrelaycxinformationcxiscxespeciallycxhelpfulcxforcxpatientscx
withcxseverecxcognitivecximpairments.
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Whichcximpairmentcxofcxancxadultcxpatientcxwouldcxnecessitatecxobtainingcxpatientcxhealthcxinf
ormationcxfromcxacxrelativecxorcxcaregiver?
cx
Visualcximpairment
Severecxcognitivecximpairment
Mildcxcognitivecximpairment
Seriouscxillnesscx-cxanswer--Visualcximpairment
Mostcxvisuallycximpairedcxpatientscxcancxrespondcxtocxquestionscxappropriately.
Severecxcognitivecximpairmentcx(Correct)
Patientscxwithcxseverecxcognitivecximpairmentcxmaycxnotcxbecxablecxtocxadequatelycxcommuni
cate.cxIncxthiscxcase,cxacxpatientcxhistorycxmaycxneedcxtocxbecxobtainedcxfromcxthecxpatient'scxfa
milycxmemberscxorcxcaregiver.
Mildcxcognitivecximpairment
Mostcxpatientscxwithcxmildcxcognitivecximpairmentcxcancxspeakcxforcxthemselves.
Seriouscxillness
Thecxinterviewcxofcxpatientscxwithcxacxseriouscxillnesscxmaycxneedcxtocxbecxalteredcxtocxmeetcxth
eircxspecificcxneeds,cxbutcxdoescxnotcxrequirecxobtainingcxpatientcxhealthcxinformationcxfromcxa
cxrelativecxorcxcaregiver.
Thecxnursecxunderstandscxthatcxgentlycxrestingcxacxhandcxoncxacxpatient'scxarmcxtocxorientcxand
cxreassurecxthecxpatientcxiscxsometimescxnecessarycxwhencxthecxpatientcxexhibitscxwhichcxdisa
bility?
cx
Hearingcximpairment
Visualcximpairment
Mildcxcognitivecximpairment
Seriouscxillnesscx-cxanswer--Hearingcximpairment
Hearing-impairedcxpatientscxtypicallycxdocxnotcxrequirecxacxhandcxtocxorientcxthem.
Visualcximpairmentcx(correct)
Orientingcxacxvisuallycximpairedcxpatientcxtocxhiscxorcxhercxsurroundingscxcancxfacilitatecxthecxin
terviewcxprocess.
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