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what the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical
examination ANS objective data
things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses; symptoms ANS subjective
data
The most effective way to elicit the ROSs is for the NP to ANS Start with general questions on each of the
different body systems
The NP can determine higher cognitive fxn by asking the patient to perform which of the following tasks?
ANS Explain the meaning of a proverb
The NP will ask the patient which of the following questions to assess for depression? ANS "Over the past
two weeks, have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things?"
The NP will document the reason for the visit in which of the following sections of the encounter note?
ANS Cheif Complaint
The primary provider will anticipate what percent of outpatients have mental health disorders? ANS 20%
Which of the following actions by the NP demonstrates patient-centered interviewing techniques? ANS
Determine the personal context of the patient's symptoms
Which of the following strategies is most effective when dealing with an angry or disruptive patient? ANS
Validate the patient's feelings without agreeing with their reasons
Which of the following variables should have the greatest effect as to how the NP will conduct the history and
physical examination of the child? ANS The child's developmental age
Lesion flat and ANS Macule
, Lesion is raised ANS Papule
Lesion is raised, >1 cm, but not fluid filled ANS Plaque
Lesion is raised ANS Vesicle
Lesion is raised >1 cm and fluid filled ANS Bullae
A linear arrangement along a nerve distribution is a description of which type of skin lesion? ANS
Zosteriform
A wood's lamp is especially using in diagnosing ANS tine versicolor
Which of the following questions will help the NP determine if the rash ANS Does the rash include mucous
membranes?
The NP has identified a solid, elevated, circumscribed lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter and palpable
into the dermis. The NP will correctly document this finding as a ANS nodule
Which of the following findings would alert the the NP to consider skin cancer in the following differential
diagnoses? ANS Blurred edges to a raised lesion
The patient's chart reveals a history of atopic dermatitis. The NP that the patient will say "yes" to which of the
following subjective questions? ANS Does anyone in your family have chronic skin problems?
You have just read in a patient's chart that she has a lesion that is congruent in nature. On examination, you
would expect to find: ANS Lesions that run together
Proper position for NP to assess the patient's abdomen ANS Stand at the patient's right side and proceed in
a systematic fashion
The correct order of examination for the abdomen by using examination techniques as follows: ANS
Inspection-Auscultation-Percussion-Palpitation