Test Bank for Advanced Health Assessment and Differential
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Diagnosis Essentials For Clinical Practice
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1st Edition Myrick, Chapters 1 - 12
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,Advanced |Health | Assessment | and | Differential | Diagnosis | Essentials |for |Clinical |Practice |1st
Edition |Myrick |Test |Bank
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Table |of |Contents:
Chapter |1. |Health |History, |The |Patient |Interview, |And |Motivational |Interviewing
Chapter |2. |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Head, |Neck, |and |Lymphatic |System
Chapter |3. |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Nose, |Mouth, |and |Throat
Chapter |4. |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Eyes |and |Ears
Chapter |5. |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |Skin, |Hair, |and |Nails
Chapter |6. |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Cardiovascular |System
Chapter |7 |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Respiratory |System
Chapter |8 |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Abdomen, |Rectum, |and |Anus
Chapter |9 |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Male |Genitourinary |System
Chapter |10 |Advanced |Assessment |of |the |Female |Reproductive |System
Chapter |11 |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Neurological |System
Chapter |12 |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Musculoskeletal |System
,Advanced |Health | Assessment | and | Differential | Diagnosis | Essentials |for |Clinical |Practice |1st
|Edition |Myrick |Test |Bank
Chapter | 1: | Health | History, | The | Patient | Interview, | And | Motivational | Interviewing
MULTIPLE |CHOICE
1. The |nurse |is | preparing |to |conduct |a | health | history. | Which | of |these | statements | best |describes
|the | purpose | of | a | health | history?
a To | provide | an | opportunity | for | interaction | between | the | patient | and | the | nurse
.
b To | provide | a | form | for | obtaining |the | patients | biographic | information
.
c To | document | the | normal |and | abnormal | findings | of | a | physical | assessment
.
d To | provide | a | database | of | subjective | information | about | the | patients | past | and
. |current |health
ANSWER: |D
The | purpose | of |the | health |history |is | to |collect | subjective | datawhat |the | person |says |about | him | or
|herself. |The |other |options |are |not |correct.
DIF: | Cognitive | Level: | Understanding | (Comprehension) | REF: | dm. | 49
MSC: | Client | Needs: | Safe | and | Effective | Care |Environment: | Management | of |Care
2. When | the | nurse | is |evaluating | the | reliability |of |a | patients | responses, | which | of |these | statements
|would |be |correct? |The |patient:
a Has |a | history |of |drug |abuse | and | therefore | is | not | reliable.
.
b Provided | consistent | information | and | therefore | is | reliable.
.
c Smiled | throughout | interview | and | therefore | is |assumed | reliable.
.
d Would | not | answer | questions | concerning | stress | and | therefore | is | not | reliable.
.
ANSWER: |B
A | reliable | person |always | gives | the | same | answers, | even | when | questions | are | rephrased | or |are
|repeated |later |in |the |interview. |The |other |statements |are | not |correct.
DIF: | Cognitive | Level: | Applying | (Application) | REF: | dm. | 49
, MSC: | Client | Needs: | Safe | and | Effective | Care |Environment: | Management | of |Care
3. A | 59-year-old | patient |tells |the | nurse | that | he | has | ulcerative | colitis. | He | has | been |having |black
|stools | for | the | last | 24 | hours. | How | would | the | nurse | best | document | his | reason | for | seeking | care?
a J.M. | is |a | 59-year-old | man |seeking | treatment | for | ulcerative | colitis.
.
b J.M. |came | into | the |clinic |complaining | of |having | black | stools | for |the | past |24
. |hours.
c J.M. |is |a |59-year-old |man |who |states |that | he | has |ulcerative | colitis |and |wants |it
. |checked.
d J.M. |is |a | 59-year-old | man |who |states |that | he |has |been | having |black | stools | for|the
. |past |24 |hours.
ANSWER: |D
The |reason | for |seeking |care | is |a | brief |spontaneous |statement | in |the | persons |own |words |that
|describes | the | reason | for | the | visit. | It | states | one | (possibly | two) | signs | or | symptoms | and | their |duration.
| It | is |enclosed | in |quotation |marks | to |indicate | the | persons | exact | words.
DIF: | Cognitive | Level: | Applying | (Application) | REF: | dm. | 50
MSC: | Client | Needs: | Safe | and | Effective | Care |Environment: | Management | of |Care
4. A |patient |tells |the | nurse |that |she | has |had |abdominal | pain |for |the | past |week. |What | would |be | the
|nurses |best |response?
a Can | you |point |to |where |it |hurts?
.
b Well | talk |more | about |that |later |in |the |interview.
.
c What |have | you |had |to |eat |in |the |last |24 |hours?
.
d Have | you |ever |had |any |surgeries |on | your |abdomen?
.
ANSWER: |A
A |final | summary |of |any |symptom | the | person |has |should | include, |along |with | seven | other |critical
|characteristics, | Location: |specific. | The |person |is |asked | to |point |to |the | location.
DIF: | Cognitive | Level: | Applying | (Application) | REF: | dm. | 50
MSC: | Client | Needs: | Safe | and | Effective | Care |Environment: | Management | of |Care
5. A |29-year-old | woman | tells | the | nurse | that |she | has |excruciating | pain |in | her | back. | Which | would
|be |the |nurses |appropriate |response |to |the |womans |statement?
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Diagnosis Essentials For Clinical Practice
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1st Edition Myrick, Chapters 1 - 12
| | | | | |
,Advanced |Health | Assessment | and | Differential | Diagnosis | Essentials |for |Clinical |Practice |1st
Edition |Myrick |Test |Bank
|
Table |of |Contents:
Chapter |1. |Health |History, |The |Patient |Interview, |And |Motivational |Interviewing
Chapter |2. |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Head, |Neck, |and |Lymphatic |System
Chapter |3. |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Nose, |Mouth, |and |Throat
Chapter |4. |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Eyes |and |Ears
Chapter |5. |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |Skin, |Hair, |and |Nails
Chapter |6. |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Cardiovascular |System
Chapter |7 |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Respiratory |System
Chapter |8 |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Abdomen, |Rectum, |and |Anus
Chapter |9 |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Male |Genitourinary |System
Chapter |10 |Advanced |Assessment |of |the |Female |Reproductive |System
Chapter |11 |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Neurological |System
Chapter |12 |Advanced |Health |Assessment |of |the |Musculoskeletal |System
,Advanced |Health | Assessment | and | Differential | Diagnosis | Essentials |for |Clinical |Practice |1st
|Edition |Myrick |Test |Bank
Chapter | 1: | Health | History, | The | Patient | Interview, | And | Motivational | Interviewing
MULTIPLE |CHOICE
1. The |nurse |is | preparing |to |conduct |a | health | history. | Which | of |these | statements | best |describes
|the | purpose | of | a | health | history?
a To | provide | an | opportunity | for | interaction | between | the | patient | and | the | nurse
.
b To | provide | a | form | for | obtaining |the | patients | biographic | information
.
c To | document | the | normal |and | abnormal | findings | of | a | physical | assessment
.
d To | provide | a | database | of | subjective | information | about | the | patients | past | and
. |current |health
ANSWER: |D
The | purpose | of |the | health |history |is | to |collect | subjective | datawhat |the | person |says |about | him | or
|herself. |The |other |options |are |not |correct.
DIF: | Cognitive | Level: | Understanding | (Comprehension) | REF: | dm. | 49
MSC: | Client | Needs: | Safe | and | Effective | Care |Environment: | Management | of |Care
2. When | the | nurse | is |evaluating | the | reliability |of |a | patients | responses, | which | of |these | statements
|would |be |correct? |The |patient:
a Has |a | history |of |drug |abuse | and | therefore | is | not | reliable.
.
b Provided | consistent | information | and | therefore | is | reliable.
.
c Smiled | throughout | interview | and | therefore | is |assumed | reliable.
.
d Would | not | answer | questions | concerning | stress | and | therefore | is | not | reliable.
.
ANSWER: |B
A | reliable | person |always | gives | the | same | answers, | even | when | questions | are | rephrased | or |are
|repeated |later |in |the |interview. |The |other |statements |are | not |correct.
DIF: | Cognitive | Level: | Applying | (Application) | REF: | dm. | 49
, MSC: | Client | Needs: | Safe | and | Effective | Care |Environment: | Management | of |Care
3. A | 59-year-old | patient |tells |the | nurse | that | he | has | ulcerative | colitis. | He | has | been |having |black
|stools | for | the | last | 24 | hours. | How | would | the | nurse | best | document | his | reason | for | seeking | care?
a J.M. | is |a | 59-year-old | man |seeking | treatment | for | ulcerative | colitis.
.
b J.M. |came | into | the |clinic |complaining | of |having | black | stools | for |the | past |24
. |hours.
c J.M. |is |a |59-year-old |man |who |states |that | he | has |ulcerative | colitis |and |wants |it
. |checked.
d J.M. |is |a | 59-year-old | man |who |states |that | he |has |been | having |black | stools | for|the
. |past |24 |hours.
ANSWER: |D
The |reason | for |seeking |care | is |a | brief |spontaneous |statement | in |the | persons |own |words |that
|describes | the | reason | for | the | visit. | It | states | one | (possibly | two) | signs | or | symptoms | and | their |duration.
| It | is |enclosed | in |quotation |marks | to |indicate | the | persons | exact | words.
DIF: | Cognitive | Level: | Applying | (Application) | REF: | dm. | 50
MSC: | Client | Needs: | Safe | and | Effective | Care |Environment: | Management | of |Care
4. A |patient |tells |the | nurse |that |she | has |had |abdominal | pain |for |the | past |week. |What | would |be | the
|nurses |best |response?
a Can | you |point |to |where |it |hurts?
.
b Well | talk |more | about |that |later |in |the |interview.
.
c What |have | you |had |to |eat |in |the |last |24 |hours?
.
d Have | you |ever |had |any |surgeries |on | your |abdomen?
.
ANSWER: |A
A |final | summary |of |any |symptom | the | person |has |should | include, |along |with | seven | other |critical
|characteristics, | Location: |specific. | The |person |is |asked | to |point |to |the | location.
DIF: | Cognitive | Level: | Applying | (Application) | REF: | dm. | 50
MSC: | Client | Needs: | Safe | and | Effective | Care |Environment: | Management | of |Care
5. A |29-year-old | woman | tells | the | nurse | that |she | has |excruciating | pain |in | her | back. | Which | would
|be |the |nurses |appropriate |response |to |the |womans |statement?
