NR302 NR APP: HEALTH HISTORY
As with all nursing care, the assessment of the client's __ is completed in a logical sequence
by a nurse using the nursing process and clinical decision-making to identify actual and
potential health risks and provide interventions that promote health.
HEALTH HISTORY
Which is important health history information that can increase a client's risk of
influenza?
1. Easy access to healthcare
2. Occupation involving close physical contact with the public
3. Pre-existing medical condition causing immunosuppression
4 Advanced age
5 Annual flu immunization
2
3
4
A client has a symptomatic, contagious, upper respiratory disease. Which health history
question is most important to ask?
1 "What medications are you taking?"
2 "Are you currently pregnant?"
, 3 "Who lives in your house with you?"
4 "What is your ethnicity?"
3
A health history is a comprehensive record of a client's past and present health status
.
The (focused / comprehensive) health history is usually collected during the client's first
visit.
A (focused / comprehensive) health history is completed when a client presents with a
specific problem.
The most accurate history is furnished by the (friends or family / client or an interpreter.)
Less accurate sources include (friends or family / client or an interpreter)
- COMPREHENSIVE
- FOCUSED
- CLIENT OR AN INTERPRETER
- FRIENDS OR FAMILY
It is important for a nurse to tell a client to seek medical care if the client exhibits:
- signs of dehydration
- shortness of breath
- chest pain
As with all nursing care, the assessment of the client's __ is completed in a logical sequence
by a nurse using the nursing process and clinical decision-making to identify actual and
potential health risks and provide interventions that promote health.
HEALTH HISTORY
Which is important health history information that can increase a client's risk of
influenza?
1. Easy access to healthcare
2. Occupation involving close physical contact with the public
3. Pre-existing medical condition causing immunosuppression
4 Advanced age
5 Annual flu immunization
2
3
4
A client has a symptomatic, contagious, upper respiratory disease. Which health history
question is most important to ask?
1 "What medications are you taking?"
2 "Are you currently pregnant?"
, 3 "Who lives in your house with you?"
4 "What is your ethnicity?"
3
A health history is a comprehensive record of a client's past and present health status
.
The (focused / comprehensive) health history is usually collected during the client's first
visit.
A (focused / comprehensive) health history is completed when a client presents with a
specific problem.
The most accurate history is furnished by the (friends or family / client or an interpreter.)
Less accurate sources include (friends or family / client or an interpreter)
- COMPREHENSIVE
- FOCUSED
- CLIENT OR AN INTERPRETER
- FRIENDS OR FAMILY
It is important for a nurse to tell a client to seek medical care if the client exhibits:
- signs of dehydration
- shortness of breath
- chest pain
