NUR631-Advanced Health Assessment Test 1
NUR631-Advanced Health Assessment Test 1 – UPDATED
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
D'Youville College
NUR631
NUR631-Advanced Health Assessment Test 1
Q1 1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
A 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
Q2 2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
A B) thorax and lungs these are part of the physical examination
Q3 3. Is the following information subjective or objective? Mr. M. has shortness of breath that
has persisted for the past
A A) subjective
Q4 10 days; it is worse with activity and relieved by rest.
A this is information given by the patient
Q5 4. Is the following information subjective or objective? Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32
and a pulse rate of 120.
A B) objective this is information obtained by the examiner
Q6 5. The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient has had
abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts
A B) Present illness
Q7 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
A HPI
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Q8 6. The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient completed 8th
grade. He currently lives with his
A C) personal and social history
Q9 7. The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really tired."
A A) chief complaint
Q10 Which category does it belong to?
A pt's own words
Q11 8. The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient denies chest pain,
palpitations, orthopnea, and
A D) review of systems
Q12 9. The following information is best placed in which category? "The patient has had three
cesarean sections."
A B) surgeries
Q13 10. The following information is best placed in which category?
A A) adult illnesses
Q14 "The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999."
A a stent is a major procedure but does not involve a surgeon
Q15 11. The following information is best placed in which category? "The patient was treated for
an asthma exacerbation in the
A A) adult illnesses
Q16 A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which increases with
breathing. Which anatomic area would
A A)musculoskeletal
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Q17 A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of shortness of breath. To which
anatomic region would you
A C)cardiac
Q18 A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the following anatomic regions can be
responsible for a cough?
A C) cardiac
Q19 A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint pain. The pain is new,
located in the wrists and fingers
A B) inflammatory
Q20 A 47-year-old contractor presents for evaluation of neck pain, which has been intermittent
for several years. He normally
A C) degenerative
Q21 A 15-year-old high school sophomore comes to the clinic for evaluation of a 3-week history
of sneezing; itchy, watery eyes;
A C) allergic
Q22 clear nasal discharge; ear pain; and nonproductive cough. Which is the most likely
pathologic process?
A consistent with allergic rhinitis
Q23 A 19-year old-college student presents to the emergency room with fever, headache, and
neck pain/stiffness. She is
A C)
Q24 A 37-year-old nurse comes for evaluation of colicky right upper quadrant abdominal pain.
The pain is associated with
A C) tender to palpation in RUQ
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NUR631-Advanced Health Assessment Test 1 – UPDATED
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
D'Youville College
NUR631
NUR631-Advanced Health Assessment Test 1
Q1 1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
A 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
Q2 2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
A B) thorax and lungs these are part of the physical examination
Q3 3. Is the following information subjective or objective? Mr. M. has shortness of breath that
has persisted for the past
A A) subjective
Q4 10 days; it is worse with activity and relieved by rest.
A this is information given by the patient
Q5 4. Is the following information subjective or objective? Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32
and a pulse rate of 120.
A B) objective this is information obtained by the examiner
Q6 5. The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient has had
abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts
A B) Present illness
Q7 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
A HPI
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Q8 6. The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient completed 8th
grade. He currently lives with his
A C) personal and social history
Q9 7. The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really tired."
A A) chief complaint
Q10 Which category does it belong to?
A pt's own words
Q11 8. The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient denies chest pain,
palpitations, orthopnea, and
A D) review of systems
Q12 9. The following information is best placed in which category? "The patient has had three
cesarean sections."
A B) surgeries
Q13 10. The following information is best placed in which category?
A A) adult illnesses
Q14 "The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999."
A a stent is a major procedure but does not involve a surgeon
Q15 11. The following information is best placed in which category? "The patient was treated for
an asthma exacerbation in the
A A) adult illnesses
Q16 A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which increases with
breathing. Which anatomic area would
A A)musculoskeletal
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Q17 A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of shortness of breath. To which
anatomic region would you
A C)cardiac
Q18 A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the following anatomic regions can be
responsible for a cough?
A C) cardiac
Q19 A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint pain. The pain is new,
located in the wrists and fingers
A B) inflammatory
Q20 A 47-year-old contractor presents for evaluation of neck pain, which has been intermittent
for several years. He normally
A C) degenerative
Q21 A 15-year-old high school sophomore comes to the clinic for evaluation of a 3-week history
of sneezing; itchy, watery eyes;
A C) allergic
Q22 clear nasal discharge; ear pain; and nonproductive cough. Which is the most likely
pathologic process?
A consistent with allergic rhinitis
Q23 A 19-year old-college student presents to the emergency room with fever, headache, and
neck pain/stiffness. She is
A C)
Q24 A 37-year-old nurse comes for evaluation of colicky right upper quadrant abdominal pain.
The pain is associated with
A C) tender to palpation in RUQ
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