GCU HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 NSG 316 2026
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS GRADED A+
A patient seeks care for "debilitating headaches that cause excessive absences at work." On further
exploration, the nurse asks, "What makes the headaches worse?" With this question, the nurse is
seeking information about:
A) the patient's perception of pain.
B) the nature or character of the headache.
C) aggravating factors.
D) relieving factors.
A patient seeks care for "debilitating headaches that cause excessive absences at work." On further
exploration, the nurse asks, "What makes the headaches worse?" With this question, the nurse is
seeking information about:
A) the patient's perception of pain.
Feedback: INCORRECT
To determine the patient's perception of pain, the nurse would determine the meaning of the symptom
by asking how it affects daily activities and what the patient thinks the pain means.
B) the nature or character of the headache.
Feedback: INCORRECT
The nature or character calls for specific descriptive terms to describe the pain.
C) aggravating factors.
Feedback: CORRECT
Aggravating factors are determined by asking the patient what makes the pain worse.
D) relieving factors.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Relieving factors are determined by asking the patient what relieves the pain, what is the effect of any
treatment, what the patient has tried, and what seems to help.
The CAGE test is a screening questionnaire that helps to identify:
A) unhealthy lifestyle behaviors.
B) personal response to stress.
C) excessive or uncontrollable drinking.
D) depression.
,The CAGE test is a screening questionnaire that helps to identify:
A) unhealthy lifestyle behaviors.
Feedback: INCORRECT
The health history will assess lifestyle, including such factors as exercise, diet, risk reduction, and health
promotion behaviors.
B) personal response to stress.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Coping and stress management are assessed during the functional assessment of the complete health
history.
*C) excessive or uncontrollable drinking.
Feedback: CORRECT*
CAGE is a screening questionnaire to identify excessive or uncontrolled drinking (e.g., C = Cut down; A =
Annoyed; G = Guilty; E = Eye opener).
D) depression.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Depression is assessed during the review of systems and during the mental status assessment (mood
and affect). The Geriatric Depression Scale, Short Form (Yesavage and Brink, 1983) is an assessment
instrument for use with the older adult.
The "review of systems" in the health history is:
A) an evaluation of past and present health state of each body system.
B) a documentation of the problem as perceived by the patient.
C) a record of objective findings.
D) a short statement of general health status.
,The "review of systems" in the health history is:
A) an evaluation of past and present health state of each body system.
Feedback: INCORRECT
The purposes of the review of systems are to evaluate the past and present health state of each body
system, to double-check in case any significant data were omitted in the present illness section, and to
evaluate health promotion practices.
B) a documentation of the problem as perceived by the patient.
Feedback: CORRECT
The reason for seeking care is a statement in the person's own words that describes the reason for the
visit.
C) a record of objective findings.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Objective data is the observations obtained by the health care professional during the physical
examination.
D) a short statement of general health status.
Feedback: INCORRECT
For the well person, the present health or history of present illness is a short statement about the
general state of health.
When recording information for the review of systems, the interviewer must document:
A) physical findings, such as skin appearance, to support historic data.
B) "negative" under the system heading.
C) the presence or absence of all symptoms under the system heading.
D) objective data that supports the history of present illness.
, When recording information for the review of systems, the interviewer must document:
A) physical findings, such as skin appearance, to support historic data.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Recording physical findings in the review of systems is incorrect; review of systems is limited to the
patient statements or subjective data.
B) "negative" under the system heading.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Writing negative after the system heading is also incorrect because it would be unknown which factors
were asked.
C) the presence or absence of all symptoms under the system heading.
Feedback: CORRECT
When recording information for the review of systems, the interviewer should record the presence or
absence of all symptoms, otherwise it is unknown which factors were asked.
D) objective data that supports the history of present illness.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Recording objective data in the review of systems is incorrect; review of systems is limited to the patient
statements or subjective data.
Assessment of self-esteem and self-concept is part of the functional assessment. Areas covered under
self-esteem and self-concept include:
A) education, financial status, and value-belief system.
B) exercise and activity, leisure activities, and level of independence.
C) family role, interpersonal relations, social support, and time spent alone.
D) stressors, coping mechanisms, and change in past year.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS GRADED A+
A patient seeks care for "debilitating headaches that cause excessive absences at work." On further
exploration, the nurse asks, "What makes the headaches worse?" With this question, the nurse is
seeking information about:
A) the patient's perception of pain.
B) the nature or character of the headache.
C) aggravating factors.
D) relieving factors.
A patient seeks care for "debilitating headaches that cause excessive absences at work." On further
exploration, the nurse asks, "What makes the headaches worse?" With this question, the nurse is
seeking information about:
A) the patient's perception of pain.
Feedback: INCORRECT
To determine the patient's perception of pain, the nurse would determine the meaning of the symptom
by asking how it affects daily activities and what the patient thinks the pain means.
B) the nature or character of the headache.
Feedback: INCORRECT
The nature or character calls for specific descriptive terms to describe the pain.
C) aggravating factors.
Feedback: CORRECT
Aggravating factors are determined by asking the patient what makes the pain worse.
D) relieving factors.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Relieving factors are determined by asking the patient what relieves the pain, what is the effect of any
treatment, what the patient has tried, and what seems to help.
The CAGE test is a screening questionnaire that helps to identify:
A) unhealthy lifestyle behaviors.
B) personal response to stress.
C) excessive or uncontrollable drinking.
D) depression.
,The CAGE test is a screening questionnaire that helps to identify:
A) unhealthy lifestyle behaviors.
Feedback: INCORRECT
The health history will assess lifestyle, including such factors as exercise, diet, risk reduction, and health
promotion behaviors.
B) personal response to stress.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Coping and stress management are assessed during the functional assessment of the complete health
history.
*C) excessive or uncontrollable drinking.
Feedback: CORRECT*
CAGE is a screening questionnaire to identify excessive or uncontrolled drinking (e.g., C = Cut down; A =
Annoyed; G = Guilty; E = Eye opener).
D) depression.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Depression is assessed during the review of systems and during the mental status assessment (mood
and affect). The Geriatric Depression Scale, Short Form (Yesavage and Brink, 1983) is an assessment
instrument for use with the older adult.
The "review of systems" in the health history is:
A) an evaluation of past and present health state of each body system.
B) a documentation of the problem as perceived by the patient.
C) a record of objective findings.
D) a short statement of general health status.
,The "review of systems" in the health history is:
A) an evaluation of past and present health state of each body system.
Feedback: INCORRECT
The purposes of the review of systems are to evaluate the past and present health state of each body
system, to double-check in case any significant data were omitted in the present illness section, and to
evaluate health promotion practices.
B) a documentation of the problem as perceived by the patient.
Feedback: CORRECT
The reason for seeking care is a statement in the person's own words that describes the reason for the
visit.
C) a record of objective findings.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Objective data is the observations obtained by the health care professional during the physical
examination.
D) a short statement of general health status.
Feedback: INCORRECT
For the well person, the present health or history of present illness is a short statement about the
general state of health.
When recording information for the review of systems, the interviewer must document:
A) physical findings, such as skin appearance, to support historic data.
B) "negative" under the system heading.
C) the presence or absence of all symptoms under the system heading.
D) objective data that supports the history of present illness.
, When recording information for the review of systems, the interviewer must document:
A) physical findings, such as skin appearance, to support historic data.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Recording physical findings in the review of systems is incorrect; review of systems is limited to the
patient statements or subjective data.
B) "negative" under the system heading.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Writing negative after the system heading is also incorrect because it would be unknown which factors
were asked.
C) the presence or absence of all symptoms under the system heading.
Feedback: CORRECT
When recording information for the review of systems, the interviewer should record the presence or
absence of all symptoms, otherwise it is unknown which factors were asked.
D) objective data that supports the history of present illness.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Recording objective data in the review of systems is incorrect; review of systems is limited to the patient
statements or subjective data.
Assessment of self-esteem and self-concept is part of the functional assessment. Areas covered under
self-esteem and self-concept include:
A) education, financial status, and value-belief system.
B) exercise and activity, leisure activities, and level of independence.
C) family role, interpersonal relations, social support, and time spent alone.
D) stressors, coping mechanisms, and change in past year.
