Health History Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
What is the primary purpose of obtaining a client’s health history?
A. To complete the chart
✔✔ B. To gather subjective data to guide care
C. To diagnose medical conditions
D. To compare with lab values
Which question is most appropriate to begin a health history interview?
A. "Are you feeling sick today?"
✔✔ B. "Can you tell me why you came in today?"
C. "Do you have any allergies?"
D. "What’s your medication list?"
Which of the following is an example of a closed-ended question?
✔✔ A. "Do you have a fever?"
B. "Tell me about your health habits."
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,C. "What brings you in today?"
D. "How has your sleep been lately?"
Which is the best way for a nurse to ensure accuracy when documenting a client’s past medical
history?
A. Guess based on medications
B. Ask another nurse
✔✔ C. Verify information with the client directly
D. Skip details if uncertain
Which response shows that the nurse understands cultural sensitivity during a health history?
A. Avoid asking about cultural practices
✔✔ B. Ask the client about cultural beliefs that may affect care
C. Only use standard care practices
D. Assume everyone celebrates the same holidays
Which section of the health history includes surgeries and hospitalizations?
A. Review of systems
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, ✔✔ B. Past medical history
C. Psychosocial history
D. Chief complaint
Which is the most appropriate question to ask when assessing alcohol use?
✔✔ A. "How often do you drink alcohol, if at all?"
B. "Do you drink every day?"
C. "You don’t drink, right?"
D. "What kind of alcohol do you buy?"
Why is the review of systems important in a health history?
A. To measure physical signs
✔✔ B. To gather subjective information about each body system
C. To record vital signs
D. To determine the diagnosis
What is the nurse's best response if a client says, “I don’t remember my immunization history”?
A. "It’s not important right now."
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Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
What is the primary purpose of obtaining a client’s health history?
A. To complete the chart
✔✔ B. To gather subjective data to guide care
C. To diagnose medical conditions
D. To compare with lab values
Which question is most appropriate to begin a health history interview?
A. "Are you feeling sick today?"
✔✔ B. "Can you tell me why you came in today?"
C. "Do you have any allergies?"
D. "What’s your medication list?"
Which of the following is an example of a closed-ended question?
✔✔ A. "Do you have a fever?"
B. "Tell me about your health habits."
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,C. "What brings you in today?"
D. "How has your sleep been lately?"
Which is the best way for a nurse to ensure accuracy when documenting a client’s past medical
history?
A. Guess based on medications
B. Ask another nurse
✔✔ C. Verify information with the client directly
D. Skip details if uncertain
Which response shows that the nurse understands cultural sensitivity during a health history?
A. Avoid asking about cultural practices
✔✔ B. Ask the client about cultural beliefs that may affect care
C. Only use standard care practices
D. Assume everyone celebrates the same holidays
Which section of the health history includes surgeries and hospitalizations?
A. Review of systems
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, ✔✔ B. Past medical history
C. Psychosocial history
D. Chief complaint
Which is the most appropriate question to ask when assessing alcohol use?
✔✔ A. "How often do you drink alcohol, if at all?"
B. "Do you drink every day?"
C. "You don’t drink, right?"
D. "What kind of alcohol do you buy?"
Why is the review of systems important in a health history?
A. To measure physical signs
✔✔ B. To gather subjective information about each body system
C. To record vital signs
D. To determine the diagnosis
What is the nurse's best response if a client says, “I don’t remember my immunization history”?
A. "It’s not important right now."
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