Exam 10: The Health History

The nurse is interviewing a client who has been admitted to the hospital with severe abdominal pain.The nurse is assessing the client's pain using the acronym OLDCART & ICE.Rank the following the statements by the nurse in order of the way they are normally assessed. A)"How long have you had this pain?" B)"Would you please point to the location of your pain?" C)"How would you describe your pain? Is it sharp,dull,stabbing?" D)"Can you tell me when your pain first began?"

The nurse is obtaining information about a client's past medical history.Which of the following sources would provide the nurse with this data?

During the course of a health history the nurse would like to review a client's medications.Which of the following questions is most important to ask when gathering the medication history?

The nurse is admitting a young client of Cuban descent to the hospital.The nurse responds in a culturally sensitive manner by choosing which of the following actions?

The nurse is completing a focused interview.Which of the following pieces of information would the nurse include during this interaction?

A client has been brought to the emergency room by a family member.The client is speaking incoherently.To obtain information about the client's current health status,what should the nurse do?

The nurse is interviewing a client who is in acute pain.Which of the following actions by the nurse must be performed first?

While interviewing the client during the focused interview,the client begins to cry softly.Which of the following interventions by the nurse are appropriate?

The student nurse and the experienced nurse are meeting with an elderly Vietnamese client who is unable to speak English.Which of the following actions indicate that the student nurse requires further education?

The nurse says to the client,"Before the healthcare provider comes in to see you,we will need to spend about 30 minutes talking about your current problem and any other health issues that might impact how you are feeling right now." The nurse is participating in which phase of the health assessment interview?

The client has been diagnosed with an early stage of wide-angle glaucoma.The nurse is performing a wellness assessment during the client's initial interview.Which of the following statements by the client may be elicited during this portion of the health history?

The nurse is gathering client data from secondary sources.Which of the following sources would the nurse utilize to collect this data?

The nurse is gathering information regarding the client's psychosocial history.Which of the following questions would be included in this assessment?

The nurse is preparing to interview the client during the initial interview.Rank the following nursing statements in order of their most likely occurrence. A)"We're almost done;do you have any questions for me?" B)"May I call you Anne?" C)"When you said you had been having trouble with your belly,what did you mean?" D)"So,can you tell me about what's been going on with your health?"

While conducting the client's health history,the nurse makes little eye contact with the client and focuses intently upon the computer while documenting the client's information.The nurse faces the computer with legs crossed.Of the following types of nursing behaviors,which is most appropriate way to describe this situation?

The nurse is interviewing the client.The nurse states,"Can you tell me exactly how you feel when you are having difficulty catching your breath?" Which of the following types of communication techniques is the nurse utilizing specifically?

The nurse is performing a focused interview with the client.Which of the following behaviors indicate that the client may be feeling anxious?

The nurse is developing a genogram.Which of the following pieces of information can be used to help identify the widowed female?

The student nurse is preparing to perform a health history interview.Which of the following statements indicate that the student nurse requires further education regarding the purpose of the health history?

The nurse is interviewing the client.The nurse says to the client,"It sounds like you don't like your new job because it's more stressful than you anticipated." Which of the following types of communication techniques is the nurse utilizing specifically?