Exam 5: The Complete Health History

A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has "excruciating pain" in her back.Which would be the nurse's appropriate response to the woman's statement?

As part of the health history of a 6-year-old boy at a clinic for a sports physical examination, the nurse reviews his immunization record and notes that his last measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination was at age 15 months.What recommendation should the nurse make?

The nurse is obtaining the health history of an 87-year-old woman.Which of the following areas of questioning would be most useful at this time?

When the nurse asks for a description of who lives with a child, the method of discipline, and the support system for the child, what part of the assessment is being performed?

In recording the childhood illnesses of a patient who denies having had any, which note by the nurse would be most accurate?

A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he cannot remember the names of the medications he is taking or for what reason he is taking them.An appropriate response from the nurse would be:

A 59-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has ulcerative colitis.He has been having "black stools" for the past 24 hours.How would the nurse best document his reason for seeking care?

The nurse is incorporating a person's spiritual values into the health history.Which of these questions illustrates the "community" portion of the FICA (faith and belief, importance and influence, community, and addressing or applying in care) questions?

The nurse is preparing to do a functional assessment.Which statement best describes the purpose of the functional assessment?

A patient is describing his symptoms to the nurse.Which of these statements reflects a description of the setting of his symptoms?

The review of systems section provides the nurse with:

A 5-year-old boy is being admitted to the hospital to have his tonsils removed.Which information should the nurse collect before this procedure?

The nurse is obtaining the history from a 30-year-old male patient and is concerned about health promotion activities.Which of these questions would be appropriate to use to assess health promotion activities for this patient?

Which of these responses might the nurse expect during a functional assessment of a patient whose leg is in a cast?

In response to a question regarding the use of alcohol, a patient asks the nurse why the nurse needs to know.What is the reason for needing this information?

The nurse is conducting a developmental history on a 5-year-old child.Which questions are appropriate to ask the parents for this part of the assessment? (Select all that apply.)

In obtaining a review of systems on a "healthy" 7-year-old girl, the nurse knows that it would be important to include the:

The nurse is performing a functional assessment on an 82-year-old patient who recently had a stroke.Which of these questions would be most important to ask?

The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history.Which of these statements best describes the purpose of a health history?

The nurse is assessing a patient's headache pain.Which questions reflect one or more of the critical characteristics of symptoms that should be assessed? (Select all that apply.)