D'Youville College
NUR631 Advanced Health Assessment Test 1: Comprehensive
Clinical Examination of Health History Acquisition, Subjective and
Objective Data Differentiation, Chief Complaint Analysis, History of
Present Illness Documentation, Review of Systems Classification,
Personal and Social History Evaluation, Clinical Judgment, Symptom
Interpretation, Anatomic Localization, Cardiopulmonary
Assessment, Respiratory Symptom Evaluation, Chest Pain
Differentiation, Diagnostic Reasoning, Patient-Centered
Assessment, and Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Exam Questions
Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Answers Latest
Updated 2026
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"
c) a new patient with the CC of "I am here to establish care"
the patient is new to the provider so a comprehensive health history is needed
2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
A) Review of systems
B) Thorax and lungs
C) Present illness
,D) Personal and social items
B) thorax and lungs
these are part of the physical examination
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
A) subjective
this is information given by the patient
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
B) objective
this is information obtained by the examiner
,5. 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?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
B) Present illness
HPI
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."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
C) personal and social history
, 7. The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really tired."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
A) chief complaint
pt's own words
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
D) review of systems
9. The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
NUR631 Advanced Health Assessment Test 1: Comprehensive
Clinical Examination of Health History Acquisition, Subjective and
Objective Data Differentiation, Chief Complaint Analysis, History of
Present Illness Documentation, Review of Systems Classification,
Personal and Social History Evaluation, Clinical Judgment, Symptom
Interpretation, Anatomic Localization, Cardiopulmonary
Assessment, Respiratory Symptom Evaluation, Chest Pain
Differentiation, Diagnostic Reasoning, Patient-Centered
Assessment, and Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Exam Questions
Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Answers Latest
Updated 2026
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"
c) a new patient with the CC of "I am here to establish care"
the patient is new to the provider so a comprehensive health history is needed
2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
A) Review of systems
B) Thorax and lungs
C) Present illness
,D) Personal and social items
B) thorax and lungs
these are part of the physical examination
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
A) subjective
this is information given by the patient
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
B) objective
this is information obtained by the examiner
,5. 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?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
B) Present illness
HPI
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."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
C) personal and social history
, 7. The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really tired."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
A) chief complaint
pt's own words
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
D) review of systems
9. The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
