NUR 188: Chapter 4 Exam
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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 - CORRECT ANSWER-d. To provide a database of subjective
information about the patients past and current health
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. -
CORRECT ANSWER-b. Provided consistent information and therefore is
reliable.
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. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that
he has been having black stools for the past 24 hours.
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.
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Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-d. To provide a database of subjective
information about the patients past and current health
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. -
CORRECT ANSWER-b. Provided consistent information and therefore is
reliable.
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. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that
he has been having black stools for the past 24 hours.
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.
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