Exam 5: The Complete Health History

The nurse is performing a review of systems on a 76-year-old patient.Which of the following statements is correct for this situation?

The mother of a 16-month-old toddler tells the nurse that her daughter has an earache.What would be an appropriate response?

A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he can't remember the names of the drugs he is taking or what they are for.An appropriate response would be:

The nurse is taking a family history.Important diseases or problems to ask the patient about include:

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

A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain for the past week.What would be the best response by the nurse?

When a patient is describing his symptoms,which of the following statements reflects a description of the setting of his symptoms?

The nurse is assessing a new patient who has recently immigrated to the United States.Which question is appropriate to add to the health history?

A female patient tells the nurse that she has had six pregnancies,with four live births at term and two spontaneous abortions.Her four children are still living.How would the nurse record this information?

In response to a question about stress,a 39-year-old woman tells the nurse that her husband and mother both died in the past year.Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

Which of the following is an example of a symptom?

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

The review of systems provides the nurse with:

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

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

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

The nurse is performing a functional assessment on an 82-year-old patient with a recent stroke.Which of the following questions would be most important to ask?

A description of who lives with a child,the method of discipline,and support system are all related to which part of the assessment?

Which of the following statements represents subjective data obtained from the patient regarding his skin?

Which are appropriate health promotion questions to ask during a review of symptoms?