Question 1

When incorporating the person's spiritual values into the health history,which of the following questions illustrates the "community" portion of the FICA questions?

Accepted Answer

A) "Do you believe in God?" 
B) "Are you a part of any religious or spiritual congregation?" 
C) "Do you consider yourself to be a religious or spiritual person?" 
D) "How does your religious faith influence the way you think about your health?" 
A) "Do you believe in God?" 
B) "Are you a part of any religious or spiritual congregation?" 
C) "Do you consider yourself to be a religious or spiritual person?" 
D) "How does your religious faith influence the way you think about your health?"

Question 2

When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patient's responses,which of the following would be a correct statement?

Accepted Answer

A) The patient has a history of drug abuse and therefore is not reliable. 
B) The patient provided consistent information and therefore is reliable. 
C) The patient smiled throughout interview and therefore is assumed reliable. 
D) The patient would not answer questions concerning stress and therefore is not reliable. 
A) The patient has a history of drug abuse and therefore is not reliable. 
B) The patient provided consistent information and therefore is reliable. 
C) The patient smiled throughout interview and therefore is assumed reliable. 
D) The patient would not answer questions concerning stress and therefore is not reliable.

Question 3

During an assessment,the nurse uses the CAGE test.The patient answers "yes" to two of the questions.What could this be indicating?

Accepted Answer

A) The patient is an alcoholic. 
B) The patient is annoyed at the questions. 
C) The patient should be examined thoroughly for possible alcohol withdrawal symptoms. 
D) The nurse should suspect alcohol abuse and continue with a more thorough substance abuse assessment. 
A) The patient is an alcoholic. 
B) The patient is annoyed at the questions. 
C) The patient should be examined thoroughly for possible alcohol withdrawal symptoms. 
D) The nurse should suspect alcohol abuse and continue with a more thorough substance abuse assessment.

Question 4

Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of a health history?

Accepted Answer

A) To provide an opportunity for interaction between patient and nurse 
B) To provide a form for obtaining the patient's biographic information 
C) To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment 
D) To provide a database of subjective information about the patient's past and current health 
A) To provide an opportunity for interaction between patient and nurse 
B) To provide a form for obtaining the patient's biographic information 
C) To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment 
D) To provide a database of subjective information about the patient's past and current health

Question 5

A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin.What would be the nurse's best response to this information?

Accepted Answer

A) "Are you allergic to any other drugs?" 
B) "How often have you received penicillin?" 
C) "I'll write your allergy on your chart so you won't receive any." 
D) "Please describe what happens to you when you take penicillin." 
A) "Are you allergic to any other drugs?" 
B) "How often have you received penicillin?" 
C) "I'll write your allergy on your chart so you won't receive any." 
D) "Please describe what happens to you when you take penicillin."

Question 6

In obtaining the history from the mother of a 2-year-old with pneumonia,the nurse asks the mother if she smoked or used drugs during her pregnancy.Her response is,"What does that have to do with pneumonia?" How would the nurse answer her question?

Accepted Answer

A) "You don't need to answer if it makes you uncomfortable." 
B) "It's not really that important;we just ask everyone the same questions." 
C) "The use of tobacco during pregnancy could be the cause of your daughter's pneumonia." 
D) "Knowing about your pregnancy gives us a more complete picture of your daughter's health." 
A) "You don't need to answer if it makes you uncomfortable." 
B) "It's not really that important;we just ask everyone the same questions." 
C) "The use of tobacco during pregnancy could be the cause of your daughter's pneumonia." 
D) "Knowing about your pregnancy gives us a more complete picture of your daughter's health."

Question 7

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. )

Accepted Answer

A) "Where is the headache pain?" 
B) "Did you have these headaches as a child?" 
C) "On a scale of 1 to 10,how bad is the pain?" 
D) "How often do the headaches occur?" 
E) "What makes the headaches better?"
F)"Do you have any family history of headaches?"
G)"What do you think is causing these headaches?" 
A) "Where is the headache pain?" 
B) "Did you have these headaches as a child?" 
C) "On a scale of 1 to 10,how bad is the pain?" 
D) "How often do the headaches occur?" 
E) "What makes the headaches better?"
F)"Do you have any family history of headaches?"
G)"What do you think is causing these headaches?"

Question 8

The nurse is preparing to complete a health assessment on a 16-year-old girl,whose parents have brought her to the clinic.Which instruction would be appropriate for the parents before the interview begins?

Accepted Answer

A) "Please stay during the interview;you can answer for her if she does not know the answer." 
B) "It would help to interview the three of you together." 
C) "While I interview your daughter,will you please stay in the room and complete these family health history questionnaires?" 
D) "While I interview your daughter,will you step out to the waiting room and complete these family health history questionnaires?" 
A) "Please stay during the interview;you can answer for her if she does not know the answer." 
B) "It would help to interview the three of you together." 
C) "While I interview your daughter,will you please stay in the room and complete these family health history questionnaires?" 
D) "While I interview your daughter,will you step out to the waiting room and complete these family health history questionnaires?"

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) "How does your family react to your pain?" 
B) "That must be terrible.You probably pinched a nerve." 
C) "I've had back pain myself and it can be excruciating." 
D) "How would you say the pain affects your ability to do your daily activities?" 
A) "How does your family react to your pain?" 
B) "That must be terrible.You probably pinched a nerve." 
C) "I've had back pain myself and it can be excruciating." 
D) "How would you say the pain affects your ability to do your daily activities?"

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a functional assessment?

Accepted Answer

A) It assesses how the individual is coping with life at home. 
B) It determines how children are meeting developmental milestones. 
C) It can identify any problems with memory the individual may be experiencing. 
D) With the elderly,it helps to determine how they are managing day-to-day activities. 
A) It assesses how the individual is coping with life at home. 
B) It determines how children are meeting developmental milestones. 
C) It can identify any problems with memory the individual may be experiencing. 
D) With the elderly,it helps to determine how they are managing day-to-day activities.

When incorporating the person's spiritual values into the health history,which of the following questions illustrates the "community" portion of the FICA questions?

When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patient's responses,which of the following would be a correct statement?

During an assessment,the nurse uses the CAGE test.The patient answers "yes" to two of the questions.What could this be indicating?

Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of a health history?

A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin.What would be the nurse's best response to this information?

In obtaining the history from the mother of a 2-year-old with pneumonia,the nurse asks the mother if she smoked or used drugs during her pregnancy.Her response is,"What does that have to do with pneumonia?" How would the nurse answer her question?

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. )

The nurse is preparing to complete a health assessment on a 16-year-old girl,whose parents have brought her to the clinic.Which instruction would be appropriate for the parents before the interview begins?

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

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a functional assessment?

Critical Thinking in Health Assessment

Developmental Tasks and Health Promotion Across the Life Cycle

Cultural Competence: Cultural Care

The Interview

Mental Status Assessment

Domestic Violence Assessment

Assessment Techniques and the Clinical Setting

General Survey, measurement, vital Signs

Pain Assessment: the Fifth Vital Sign

Nutritional Assessment

Skin, hair, and Nails

Head, face, and Neck, including Regional Lymphatics

Eyes

Ears

Nose, mouth, and Throat

Breasts and Regional Lymphatics

Thorax and Lungs

Heart and Neck Vessels

Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System

Abdomen

Musculoskeletal System

Neurologic System

Male Genitourinary System

Anus,rectum,and Prostate

Female Genitourinary System

The Complete Health Assessment: Putting It All Together

Reassessment of the Hospitalized Adult

The Pregnant Female

Functional Assessment of the Older Adult

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Exam 5: The Complete Health History

When incorporating the person's spiritual values into the health history,which of the following questions illustrates the "community" portion of the FICA questions?

When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patient's responses,which of the following would be a correct statement?

During an assessment,the nurse uses the CAGE test.The patient answers "yes" to two of the questions.What could this be indicating?

Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of a health history?

A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin.What would be the nurse's best response to this information?

In obtaining the history from the mother of a 2-year-old with pneumonia,the nurse asks the mother if she smoked or used drugs during her pregnancy.Her response is,"What does that have to do with pneumonia?" How would the nurse answer her question?

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. )

The nurse is preparing to complete a health assessment on a 16-year-old girl,whose parents have brought her to the clinic.Which instruction would be appropriate for the parents before the interview begins?

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

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a functional assessment?

Critical Thinking in Health Assessment

Developmental Tasks and Health Promotion Across the Life Cycle

Cultural Competence: Cultural Care

The Interview

Mental Status Assessment

Domestic Violence Assessment

Assessment Techniques and the Clinical Setting

General Survey, measurement, vital Signs

Pain Assessment: the Fifth Vital Sign

Nutritional Assessment

Skin, hair, and Nails

Head, face, and Neck, including Regional Lymphatics

Eyes

Ears

Nose, mouth, and Throat

Breasts and Regional Lymphatics

Thorax and Lungs

Heart and Neck Vessels

Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System

Abdomen

Musculoskeletal System

Neurologic System

Male Genitourinary System

Anus,rectum,and Prostate

Female Genitourinary System

The Complete Health Assessment: Putting It All Together

Reassessment of the Hospitalized Adult

The Pregnant Female

Functional Assessment of the Older Adult

Filters