Exam 3: The Complete Health History Including Documentation

The nurse is planning to discuss a patient's exercise habits.Which of the following questions would be appropriate to ask during the examination.Select all that apply.

If a service has a high certainty that the benefit is substantial,the U.S.Preventive Services Task Force will give the service which of the following grades?

A 14-year-old girl has received treatment for a sexually transmitted disease and has been suspended from school for drug use.You follow the suggested guidelines for addressing sensitive topics in your interview with the adolescent.The guidelines include

A patient reports that she has a gynecological examination including a Pap smear every year.You should record this information in which section of the health history?

While conducting the review of systems (ROS),the nurse asks the patient if he has experienced headaches,loss of memory,incoordination,or weakness.In which section of the ROS would this information be recorded?

By asking Ms.K the question,"Have you done anything that makes you sneeze more?" you are determining if there are any ____________________ factors.

Ms.M incorporates specific stress-management techniques into her lifestyle.This is documented in the __________________________________ section of the health history.

When interviewing a patient whose health problems are most likely related to exposure to a potentially dangerous substance,which areas should you explore?

During the interview,your patient states that his chest pain started before lunch,when he was painting his house,and it lasted about 15 minutes.According to the patient,the pain was relieved when he rested in a chair,but it reoccurred twice today along with tingling in his left arm while he was walking.You would report the duration of the patient's chest pain as

In 2007,carbamazepine became the first mainstream medication to carry a recommendation by the Food and Drug Administration that patients of Asian descent be tested for the HLA-B*1502 gene before starting drug therapy.Asian patients are almost exclusively carriers of this gene,and if placed on carbamazepine,might develop Stevens-Johnson syndrome.What is the most significant outcome of this recommendation?

A patient with appendicitis reports gastric or periumbilical pain that over the past 4 hours has localized to the right upper quadrant.The patient denies nausea,vomiting,anorexia,or a low-grade fever.What term characterizes lack of nausea,vomiting,anorexia,and low-grade fever?

During the examination the patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to the prescribed medication.Which of the following would indicate a drug allergy? Select all that apply.

Your patient has smoked 1.5 packs of cigarettes a day for the past 15 years.Prior to that he smoked 3.5 packs of cigarettes a day for 30 years.You record his pack/year history as

The nurse makes a mistake when charting in the patient's record.To correct this mistake the nurse should

The patient's past health history includes which of the following?

Your patient complains of sneezing accompanied by clear nasal discharge and watering eyes,but he denies having a sore throat,body aches,cough,or fever.The pertinent negative finding(s)in your assessment of the patient include

Mr.J is complaining of wheezing and tightness in his chest that started 1 hour ago.The type of health history most appropriate in this situation is the ____________________ health history.

The U.S.Preventive Services Task Force has formulated preventive services guidelines related to which aspect of cancer? Select all that apply.

Which of the following would indicate that a patient is the victim of intimate partner violence? Select all that apply.

You are caring for a client with complaints of headache.Which of the following questions would you ask the patient in order to determine aggravating factors?