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Test Bank for Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 3rd Ed
By Beth Hogan-Quigley, Mary Louis Palm.
All Chapters Covered| Latest Edition|100% Verified Answers| ISBN-13-978-1975161095
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Chapter 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
A) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle
B) An established patient with the chief complaint of ―I have an upper respiratory infection
C) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I am here to establish care
D) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand
Correct Answer: C
Chapter: 01
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Page and Header: 4, Patient Assessment: Comprehensive or Focused
Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive health
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history is appropriate.
2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
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A) Review of systems
B) Thorax and lungs
C) Present illness
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D) Personal and social items
Correct Answer: B
Chapter: 01
Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health history. The
others answers are all part of a complete health history.
3. 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
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Correct Answer: A
Chapter: 01
4. Is the following information subjective or objective? Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a
pulse rate of 120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Correct Answer: B
Chapter: 01
Feedback: This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is considered objective data. The patient
is unlikely to be able to give this information to the examiner.
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The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient has had abdominal
pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a
scale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid- epigastric area.
Which of these categories does it belong to?
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A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
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D) Review of systems
Correct Answer: B
Chapter: 01
Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present illness. The
interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations of the pain. The
interviewer will still need to obtain information concerning the quality of the pain, the setting in which it
occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will notice that it does include portions
of the pertinent review of systems, but because it relates directly to the complaint, it is included in the
history of present illness.
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6. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient completed 8th grade.
He currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a
glass factory during the week.
Correct Answer: C
Chapter: 01
Feedback: Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of origin, current
household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, military history, and lifestyle
(including diet and exercise habits; use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs; and sexual preferences and
history). All of this information is documented in this example.
7. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―I feel really tired. Which category
does it belong to?
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A) Chief complaint
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C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
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Correct Answer: A
Chapter: 01
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Feedback: The chief complaint is an attempt to quote the patient's own words, as long as they are suitable
to print. It is brief, like a headline, and further details should be sought in the present illness section. The
above information is a chief complaint.
8. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―Patient denies chest pain,
palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
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Test Bank for Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 3rd Ed
By Beth Hogan-Quigley, Mary Louis Palm.
All Chapters Covered| Latest Edition|100% Verified Answers| ISBN-13-978-1975161095
C
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BE
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Chapter 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
A) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle
B) An established patient with the chief complaint of ―I have an upper respiratory infection
C) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I am here to establish care
D) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand
Correct Answer: C
Chapter: 01
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Page and Header: 4, Patient Assessment: Comprehensive or Focused
Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive health
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history is appropriate.
2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
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A) Review of systems
B) Thorax and lungs
C) Present illness
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D) Personal and social items
Correct Answer: B
Chapter: 01
Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health history. The
others answers are all part of a complete health history.
3. 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
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Correct Answer: A
Chapter: 01
4. Is the following information subjective or objective? Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a
pulse rate of 120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Correct Answer: B
Chapter: 01
Feedback: This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is considered objective data. The patient
is unlikely to be able to give this information to the examiner.
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The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient has had abdominal
pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a
scale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid- epigastric area.
Which of these categories does it belong to?
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A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
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D) Review of systems
Correct Answer: B
Chapter: 01
Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present illness. The
interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations of the pain. The
interviewer will still need to obtain information concerning the quality of the pain, the setting in which it
occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will notice that it does include portions
of the pertinent review of systems, but because it relates directly to the complaint, it is included in the
history of present illness.
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6. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient completed 8th grade.
He currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a
glass factory during the week.
Correct Answer: C
Chapter: 01
Feedback: Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of origin, current
household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, military history, and lifestyle
(including diet and exercise habits; use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs; and sexual preferences and
history). All of this information is documented in this example.
7. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―I feel really tired. Which category
does it belong to?
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A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness LE
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
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Correct Answer: A
Chapter: 01
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Feedback: The chief complaint is an attempt to quote the patient's own words, as long as they are suitable
to print. It is brief, like a headline, and further details should be sought in the present illness section. The
above information is a chief complaint.
8. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―Patient denies chest pain,
palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
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