TEST BANK For Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking,{ 3rd Edition} By Beth Hogan-Quigley | All Chapters Included | Elaborated Answers | Latest 2024

fi f i f i fi
l OM oARc PSD|117 00591

,
,Chapter 1 fi




MULTIPLE CHOICE f i




1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


A) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle‖
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


B) An established patient with the chief complaint of ―I have an upper respiratory infection‖
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


C) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I am here to establish care‖
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


D) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand‖
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




Ans: C fi


Chapter: 01 fi


Page and Header: 4, Patient Assessment: Comprehensive or Focused
fi fi f i fi fi fi fi fi


Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive health h
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


istory is appropriate.
fi fi




2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


A) Review of systems fi fi


B) Thorax and lungs fi fi


C) Present illness fi


D) Personal and social items fi fi fi




Ans: B fi


Chapter: 01 fi




Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health history.
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi f


The others answers are all part of a complete health history.
i fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




3. Is the following information subjective or objective?
fi fi fi fi fi fi


Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity and re
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


lieved by rest. fi fi


A) Subjective
B) Objective

Ans: A fi


Chapter: 01 fi




4. Is the following information subjective or objective?
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


A) Subjective
B) Objective

, fi f i f i fi
l OM oARc PSD|117 00591




Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking / Edition 3 Testbank
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




Ans: B fi


Chapter: 01 fi




Feedback: This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is considered objective data. The
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


patient is unlikely to be able to give this information to the examiner.
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




5. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient has had abdominal pa
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


in for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a s
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


cale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid-
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


epigastric area.‖
fi fi


Which of these categories does it belong to? fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


A) Chief complaint fi


B) Present illness fi


C) Personal and social history fi fi fi


D) Review of systems fi fi




Ans: B fi


Chapter: 01 fi




Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present illness
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


. The interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations of the
fi fi f i fi fi fi fi f i fi fi fi fi fi fi


pain. The interviewer will still need to obtain information concerning the quality of the pain, the
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


setting in which it occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will notice
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


that it does include portions of the pertinent review of systems, but because it relates directly to th
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


e complaint, it is included in the history of present illness.
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




6. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient completed 8th grade. H
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


e currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works i
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


n a glass factory during the week.‖
fi fi fi fi fi fi




Ans: C fi


Chapter: 01 fi




Feedback: Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of origin, curren
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


t household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, military history, and lifestyle (incl
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


uding diet and exercise habits; use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs; and sexual preferences and histo
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


ry). All of this information is documented in this example.
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi




7. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―I feel really tired.‖ W
fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi


hich category does it belong to?
fi fi fi fi fi


A) Chief complaint fi


B) Present illness fi


C) Personal and social history fi fi fi


D) Review of systems fi fi