NUR407 / NUR 2407

Assessment and Health and Illness Beliefs

1. The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best describes the purpose of a health history? a. To provide a database of subjective information about the patient’s past and current health 2. When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patient’s responses, which of these statements would be correct? The patient: a. Provided consistent information and therefore is reliable. 3. A 59-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has ulcerative colitis. He has...