NUR 550 DREXEL HEALTH
ASSESSMENT MIDTERM EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
What are the seven attributes of every symptom? CORRECT-
ANSWERS1).Location
2).Quality
3).Quantity or severity
4).Timing: including onset, duration, and frequency
5).Setting in which it occurs
6).Aggravating and relieving factors
7).Associated manifestation
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 CORRECT-ANSWERSA.Subjective
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really
tired." Which category does it belong to?
Present illness
Review of systems
, Personal and social history
Chief complaint CORRECT-ANSWERSD. Chief complaint
The following information is best placed in which category? "The
patient has had three cesarean sections."
Surgeries
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychiatric
Adult illnesses CORRECT-ANSWERSA. Surgeries
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint
pain. The pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with
some subjective fever. The patient denies a rash; she also denies
recent travel or camping activities. She has a family history significant
for rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this information, which of the
following pathologic processes would be the most correct?
Traumatic
Hematologic
Inflammatory
Infectious CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Inflammatory
Mr. Larson is a 42-year-old widowed father of two children, ages 4 and
11. He works in a sales office to support his family. Recently he has
injured his back and you are thinking he would benefit from physical
therapy, three times a week, for an hour per session. What would be
your next step?
Write the physical therapy prescription.
Discuss the plan with Mr. Larson.
Have your office staff explain directions to the physical therapy center.
Tell Mr. Larson that he will be going to physical therapy three times a
week. CORRECT-ANSWERSB. Discuss the plan with Mr. Larson.
, When you enter your patient's examination room, his wife is waiting
there with him. Which of the following is most appropriate?
Ask if it's okay to carry out the visit with both people in the room.
Carry on as you would ordinarily. The permission is implied because his
wife is in the room with him.
First ask his wife what she thinks is going on.
Ask his wife to leave the room for reasons of confidentiality. CORRECT-
ANSWERSA. Ask if it's okay to carry out the visit with both people in
the room.
Alexandra is a 28-year-old editor who presents to the clinic with
abdominal pain. The pain is a dull ache, located in the right upper
quadrant, that she rates as a 3 at the least and an 8 at the worst. The
pain started a few weeks ago, it lasts for 2 to 3 hours at a time, it
comes and goes, and it seems to be worse a couple of hours after
eating. She has noticed that it starts after eating greasy foods, so she
has cut down on these as much as she can. Initially it occurred once a
week, but now it is occurring every other day. Nothing makes it better.
From this description, which of the seven attributes of a symptom has
been omitted?
Setting in which the symptom occurs
Quality
Associated manifestations
Timing CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Associated manifestations
A 25-year-old radio announcer comes to the clinic for an annual
examination. His BMI is 26.0 kg/m2. He is concerned about his weight.
Based on this information, what is appropriate counsel for the patient
during the visit?
ASSESSMENT MIDTERM EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
What are the seven attributes of every symptom? CORRECT-
ANSWERS1).Location
2).Quality
3).Quantity or severity
4).Timing: including onset, duration, and frequency
5).Setting in which it occurs
6).Aggravating and relieving factors
7).Associated manifestation
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 CORRECT-ANSWERSA.Subjective
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really
tired." Which category does it belong to?
Present illness
Review of systems
, Personal and social history
Chief complaint CORRECT-ANSWERSD. Chief complaint
The following information is best placed in which category? "The
patient has had three cesarean sections."
Surgeries
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychiatric
Adult illnesses CORRECT-ANSWERSA. Surgeries
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint
pain. The pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with
some subjective fever. The patient denies a rash; she also denies
recent travel or camping activities. She has a family history significant
for rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this information, which of the
following pathologic processes would be the most correct?
Traumatic
Hematologic
Inflammatory
Infectious CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Inflammatory
Mr. Larson is a 42-year-old widowed father of two children, ages 4 and
11. He works in a sales office to support his family. Recently he has
injured his back and you are thinking he would benefit from physical
therapy, three times a week, for an hour per session. What would be
your next step?
Write the physical therapy prescription.
Discuss the plan with Mr. Larson.
Have your office staff explain directions to the physical therapy center.
Tell Mr. Larson that he will be going to physical therapy three times a
week. CORRECT-ANSWERSB. Discuss the plan with Mr. Larson.
, When you enter your patient's examination room, his wife is waiting
there with him. Which of the following is most appropriate?
Ask if it's okay to carry out the visit with both people in the room.
Carry on as you would ordinarily. The permission is implied because his
wife is in the room with him.
First ask his wife what she thinks is going on.
Ask his wife to leave the room for reasons of confidentiality. CORRECT-
ANSWERSA. Ask if it's okay to carry out the visit with both people in
the room.
Alexandra is a 28-year-old editor who presents to the clinic with
abdominal pain. The pain is a dull ache, located in the right upper
quadrant, that she rates as a 3 at the least and an 8 at the worst. The
pain started a few weeks ago, it lasts for 2 to 3 hours at a time, it
comes and goes, and it seems to be worse a couple of hours after
eating. She has noticed that it starts after eating greasy foods, so she
has cut down on these as much as she can. Initially it occurred once a
week, but now it is occurring every other day. Nothing makes it better.
From this description, which of the seven attributes of a symptom has
been omitted?
Setting in which the symptom occurs
Quality
Associated manifestations
Timing CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Associated manifestations
A 25-year-old radio announcer comes to the clinic for an annual
examination. His BMI is 26.0 kg/m2. He is concerned about his weight.
Based on this information, what is appropriate counsel for the patient
during the visit?
