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TEST BANK COMPLETE__
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC REASONING 5TH EDITION, (2024)
BY JACQUELINE RHOADS (AUTHOR), SANDRA WIGGINS PETERSEN (AUTHOR)
ALL CHAPTERS 1-18| VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT ................. 3
CHAPTER 1: INTERVIEW AND HISTORY-TAKING STRATEGIES ............................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION STRATEGIES .............................................................................. 14
CHAPTER 3: DOCUMENTATION STRATEGIES ........................................................................................ 25
CHAPTER 4: CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT ......................................................................... 37
CHAPTER 5: NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................. 44
PART 2 ADVANCED ASSESSMENT OF SYSTEMIC DISORDERS ................ 51
CHAPTER 6: MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS............................................................................................ 51
CHAPTER 7: INTEGUMENTARY DISORDERS .......................................................................................... 63
CHAPTER 8: EYE DISORDERS ................................................................................................................. 74
CHAPTER 9: EAR DISORDERS ................................................................................................................. 86
CHAPTER 10: NOSE, SINUS, MOUTH, AND THROAT DISORDERS .......................................................... 97
CHAPTER 11: RESPIRATORY DISORDERS ............................................................................................. 106
CHAPTER 12: CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS ..................................................................................... 117
CHAPTER 13: ENDOCRINE DISORDERS ................................................................................................ 127
CHAPTER 14: GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS ................................................................................... 141
CHAPTER 15: NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS ......................................................................................... 152
CHAPTER 16: MALE GENITOURINARY DISORDERS.............................................................................. 163
CHAPTER 17: FEMALE GENITOURINARY AND BREAST DISORDERS .................................................... 173
CHAPTER 18 MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS .................................................................................... 184
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PART 1 STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 1: INTERVIEW AND HISTORY-TAKING STRATEGIES
RHOADS: ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC REASONING 5TH
EDITION, (2024) TEST BANK
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF SUBJECTIVE DATA
THAT MAY BE COLLECTED DURING A HEALTH ASSESSMENT?
A) HEIGHT AND WEIGHT
B) A PATIENT’S RECALL OF HIS OR HER PAST HEALTH CONDITIONS
C) RESULTS FROM AN ABDOMINAL CT SCAN
D) COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
ANS>> B
FEEDBACK: SUBJECTIVE DATA REFERS TO INFORMATION REPORTED
BY THE PATIENT, SUCH AS THEIR FEELINGS, PERCEPTIONS, AND
EXPERIENCES. IN THIS CASE, A PATIENT’S RECALL OF PAST HEALTH
CONDITIONS IS SUBJECTIVE BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON THEIR PERSONAL
MEMORY AND INTERPRETATION. IN CONTRAST, OPTIONS A, C, AND D
REPRESENT OBJECTIVE DATA THAT CAN BE MEASURED OR
QUANTIFIED.
COMPLEXITY: MODERATE
AHEAD: FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERVIEW AND HEALTH HISTORY
SUBJECT: CHAPTER 1
TITLE: INTERVIEW AND HISTORY-TAKING STRATEGIES
TAXONOMY: APPLICATION
2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE REGARDING THE DATA TAKEN IN
A HEALTH HISTORY?
A) MOST HEALTH HISTORY DATA ARE OBJECTIVE AND MEASURABLE.
B) OBJECTIVE DATA ARE ERROR-FREE, QUANTIFIABLE DATA.
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C) SUBJECTIVE DATA, BEING INHERENTLY LESS ACCURATE, ARE OF
LESS VALUE THAN OBJECTIVE DATA.
D) A SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN OF CARE MUST INCORPORATE
SUBJECTIVE DATA.
ANS>> D
FEEDBACK: SUBJECTIVE DATA IS CRUCIAL IN FORMING A
COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF A PATIENT’S HEALTH AND
TAILORING THEIR CARE PLAN. IT PROVIDES CONTEXT TO THE
OBJECTIVE DATA AND HELPS TO ADDRESS THE PATIENT'S PERSONAL
EXPERIENCES AND PREFERENCES, MAKING IT INVALUABLE FOR
INDIVIDUALIZED CARE. THE OTHER OPTIONS MISUNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF SUBJECTIVE DATA.
COMPLEXITY: DIFFICULT
AHEAD: FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERVIEW AND HEALTH HISTORY
SUBJECT: CHAPTER 1
TITLE: INTERVIEW AND HISTORY-TAKING STRATEGIES
TAXONOMY: ANALYSIS
3. WHAT DO COULEHAN AND BLOCK DEFINE AS “LISTENING TO THE
TOTAL COMMUNICATION . . . AND LETTING THE PATIENT KNOW THAT
YOU ARE REALLY HEARING”?
A) CULTURAL COMPETENCE
B) PATIENCE
C) EMPATHY
D) TOP-TIER COMMUNICATION
ANS>> C
FEEDBACK: EMPATHY INVOLVES FULLY UNDERSTANDING AND
VALIDATING THE PATIENT’S FEELINGS AND PERSPECTIVES. IT’S ABOUT
BEING PRESENT AND ACTIVELY LISTENING, WHICH ENHANCES THE
THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP AND COMMUNICATION. THE OTHER
OPTIONS, WHILE IMPORTANT IN HEALTHCARE, DO NOT ENCAPSULATE
THE ESSENCE OF THIS DEFINITION.
COMPLEXITY: MODERATE AHEAD: INTERVIEWING
TEST BANK COMPLETE__
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC REASONING 5TH EDITION, (2024)
BY JACQUELINE RHOADS (AUTHOR), SANDRA WIGGINS PETERSEN (AUTHOR)
ALL CHAPTERS 1-18| VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT ................. 3
CHAPTER 1: INTERVIEW AND HISTORY-TAKING STRATEGIES ............................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION STRATEGIES .............................................................................. 14
CHAPTER 3: DOCUMENTATION STRATEGIES ........................................................................................ 25
CHAPTER 4: CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT ......................................................................... 37
CHAPTER 5: NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................. 44
PART 2 ADVANCED ASSESSMENT OF SYSTEMIC DISORDERS ................ 51
CHAPTER 6: MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS............................................................................................ 51
CHAPTER 7: INTEGUMENTARY DISORDERS .......................................................................................... 63
CHAPTER 8: EYE DISORDERS ................................................................................................................. 74
CHAPTER 9: EAR DISORDERS ................................................................................................................. 86
CHAPTER 10: NOSE, SINUS, MOUTH, AND THROAT DISORDERS .......................................................... 97
CHAPTER 11: RESPIRATORY DISORDERS ............................................................................................. 106
CHAPTER 12: CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS ..................................................................................... 117
CHAPTER 13: ENDOCRINE DISORDERS ................................................................................................ 127
CHAPTER 14: GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS ................................................................................... 141
CHAPTER 15: NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS ......................................................................................... 152
CHAPTER 16: MALE GENITOURINARY DISORDERS.............................................................................. 163
CHAPTER 17: FEMALE GENITOURINARY AND BREAST DISORDERS .................................................... 173
CHAPTER 18 MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS .................................................................................... 184
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PART 1 STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 1: INTERVIEW AND HISTORY-TAKING STRATEGIES
RHOADS: ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC REASONING 5TH
EDITION, (2024) TEST BANK
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF SUBJECTIVE DATA
THAT MAY BE COLLECTED DURING A HEALTH ASSESSMENT?
A) HEIGHT AND WEIGHT
B) A PATIENT’S RECALL OF HIS OR HER PAST HEALTH CONDITIONS
C) RESULTS FROM AN ABDOMINAL CT SCAN
D) COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
ANS>> B
FEEDBACK: SUBJECTIVE DATA REFERS TO INFORMATION REPORTED
BY THE PATIENT, SUCH AS THEIR FEELINGS, PERCEPTIONS, AND
EXPERIENCES. IN THIS CASE, A PATIENT’S RECALL OF PAST HEALTH
CONDITIONS IS SUBJECTIVE BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON THEIR PERSONAL
MEMORY AND INTERPRETATION. IN CONTRAST, OPTIONS A, C, AND D
REPRESENT OBJECTIVE DATA THAT CAN BE MEASURED OR
QUANTIFIED.
COMPLEXITY: MODERATE
AHEAD: FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERVIEW AND HEALTH HISTORY
SUBJECT: CHAPTER 1
TITLE: INTERVIEW AND HISTORY-TAKING STRATEGIES
TAXONOMY: APPLICATION
2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE REGARDING THE DATA TAKEN IN
A HEALTH HISTORY?
A) MOST HEALTH HISTORY DATA ARE OBJECTIVE AND MEASURABLE.
B) OBJECTIVE DATA ARE ERROR-FREE, QUANTIFIABLE DATA.
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C) SUBJECTIVE DATA, BEING INHERENTLY LESS ACCURATE, ARE OF
LESS VALUE THAN OBJECTIVE DATA.
D) A SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN OF CARE MUST INCORPORATE
SUBJECTIVE DATA.
ANS>> D
FEEDBACK: SUBJECTIVE DATA IS CRUCIAL IN FORMING A
COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF A PATIENT’S HEALTH AND
TAILORING THEIR CARE PLAN. IT PROVIDES CONTEXT TO THE
OBJECTIVE DATA AND HELPS TO ADDRESS THE PATIENT'S PERSONAL
EXPERIENCES AND PREFERENCES, MAKING IT INVALUABLE FOR
INDIVIDUALIZED CARE. THE OTHER OPTIONS MISUNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF SUBJECTIVE DATA.
COMPLEXITY: DIFFICULT
AHEAD: FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERVIEW AND HEALTH HISTORY
SUBJECT: CHAPTER 1
TITLE: INTERVIEW AND HISTORY-TAKING STRATEGIES
TAXONOMY: ANALYSIS
3. WHAT DO COULEHAN AND BLOCK DEFINE AS “LISTENING TO THE
TOTAL COMMUNICATION . . . AND LETTING THE PATIENT KNOW THAT
YOU ARE REALLY HEARING”?
A) CULTURAL COMPETENCE
B) PATIENCE
C) EMPATHY
D) TOP-TIER COMMUNICATION
ANS>> C
FEEDBACK: EMPATHY INVOLVES FULLY UNDERSTANDING AND
VALIDATING THE PATIENT’S FEELINGS AND PERSPECTIVES. IT’S ABOUT
BEING PRESENT AND ACTIVELY LISTENING, WHICH ENHANCES THE
THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP AND COMMUNICATION. THE OTHER
OPTIONS, WHILE IMPORTANT IN HEALTHCARE, DO NOT ENCAPSULATE
THE ESSENCE OF THIS DEFINITION.
COMPLEXITY: MODERATE AHEAD: INTERVIEWING
