NUR-643E HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUIZ QUESTIONS
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STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
NUR-643E Health Assessment Quiz Study Guide- Week 2
The sequence of the health history interview:
• The Sequence of the Interview:
o Greeting the patient and establishing rapport.
o Taking notes.
o Establishing the agenda for the interview.
o Inviting the patient’s story.
o Identifying and responding to emotional cues.
o Expanding and clarifying the patient’s story.
o Generating and testing diagnostic hypotheses.
o Sharing the treatment plan.
o Closing the interview and the visit.
o Taking time for self-
reflection. Subjective and objective data:
• Subjective
o What the patient tells you
o The symptoms and history, from Chief Complaint through Review of Systems
• Objective data
o What you detect during the examination, laboratory information, and test data
o All physical examination findings, or signs
Components of the adult health history:
• Identifying data and source of the history; reliability
o Identifying Data—such as age, gender, occupation, marital status
o Source of the history—usually the patient, but can be a family member or
friend, letter of referral, or the clinical record If appropriate, establish the source
of referral, because a written report may be needed
o Reliability- Varies according to the patient’s memory, trust, and mood
• Chief complaint(s)
o The one or more symptoms or concerns causing the patient to seek care
• Present illness
o Amplifies the Chief Complaint; describes how each symptom developed.
Includes patient’s thoughts and feelings about the illness Pulls in relevant portions
of the Review of Systems, called “pertinent positives and negatives” (see p.
11)May include medications, allergies, and tobacco use and alcohol, which are
AND ANSWERS | NUR-643E HEALTH ASSESSMENT
STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
NUR-643E Health Assessment Quiz Study Guide- Week 2
The sequence of the health history interview:
• The Sequence of the Interview:
o Greeting the patient and establishing rapport.
o Taking notes.
o Establishing the agenda for the interview.
o Inviting the patient’s story.
o Identifying and responding to emotional cues.
o Expanding and clarifying the patient’s story.
o Generating and testing diagnostic hypotheses.
o Sharing the treatment plan.
o Closing the interview and the visit.
o Taking time for self-
reflection. Subjective and objective data:
• Subjective
o What the patient tells you
o The symptoms and history, from Chief Complaint through Review of Systems
• Objective data
o What you detect during the examination, laboratory information, and test data
o All physical examination findings, or signs
Components of the adult health history:
• Identifying data and source of the history; reliability
o Identifying Data—such as age, gender, occupation, marital status
o Source of the history—usually the patient, but can be a family member or
friend, letter of referral, or the clinical record If appropriate, establish the source
of referral, because a written report may be needed
o Reliability- Varies according to the patient’s memory, trust, and mood
• Chief complaint(s)
o The one or more symptoms or concerns causing the patient to seek care
• Present illness
o Amplifies the Chief Complaint; describes how each symptom developed.
Includes patient’s thoughts and feelings about the illness Pulls in relevant portions
of the Review of Systems, called “pertinent positives and negatives” (see p.
11)May include medications, allergies, and tobacco use and alcohol, which are
