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NUR 504 PRACTICE EXAM VERSION 1-6 ALL
COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
NUR 504 Exam 1
Question: 1. Which of the following is a first-degree relative to the patient who has
experienced premature onset of CVD?
a. Sister at 62
b. Cousin at 62
c. Aunt at 59
d. Grandfather at 44 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. Sister at 62
Question: 1. Recording the patient's occupation falls under which category?
a. PHI
b. FH
c. SH
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d. ROS - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. SH
Question: 1. A focused ROS:
a. involves a wider range and shallower level of questions than a comprehensive ROS.
b. includes questions directed toward the systems most likely to be involved in the patient's
symptoms.
c. includes questions seeking significant positives to narrow down the body systems affected.
d. covers all body systems. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b. includes questions directed toward the
systems most likely to be involved in the patient's symptoms.
Question: 1. A patient comes to the clinic complaining of repeated headaches and
lightheadedness. As the provider takes a health history, he or she should:
a. perform a comprehensive ROS.
b. skip the social history in order to focus on the current issue.
c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
d. spend a good deal of time assessing the reliability of the information she is getting. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
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Question: A patient's recall of his or her current health needs and past health is subject to
error and is also a critical component in the caregiving process? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True
Question: Ethnocentrism, belief in the superiority of one's own beliefs and values, is a major
barrier to establishing effective patient-provider relationships? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True
Question: A 58-year-old man at risk of diabetes, with a sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet,
is unwilling to follow his provider's recommendations to modify his routine. Because he has not
yet experienced the negative health consequences of his actions, he cannot be classified as
resistant? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: 1. When taking a patient's chief complaint, rephrase the stated reason using
standard medical terminology for clarity. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: Family history should include both parents and grandparents, if information is
known. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True
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Question: Social history includes a detailed diet history, best performed as a record of food and
beverage intake by the patient for a typical week, that includes things like use of salt and oil in
food preparation and methods of cooking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True
Question: What does PQRST stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Precipitating factors, quality,
radiation, severity, and timing
Question: 1. What are 10 body systems that compose a comprehensive review of systems? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔general/constitutional, skin, eyes, ears, nose, mouth/throat,
cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, breast, musculoskeletal, neurologic,
mental/psychiatric, lymphatic, hematologic, and endocrine
Question: 1. What are the two main general considerations of physical examinations listed in
the text?
a. Preparation and sequence
b. Medical and financial
c. Patient interaction and scope
d. Inspection and palpation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. Patient interaction and scope
NUR 504 PRACTICE EXAM VERSION 1-6 ALL
COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
NUR 504 Exam 1
Question: 1. Which of the following is a first-degree relative to the patient who has
experienced premature onset of CVD?
a. Sister at 62
b. Cousin at 62
c. Aunt at 59
d. Grandfather at 44 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. Sister at 62
Question: 1. Recording the patient's occupation falls under which category?
a. PHI
b. FH
c. SH
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d. ROS - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. SH
Question: 1. A focused ROS:
a. involves a wider range and shallower level of questions than a comprehensive ROS.
b. includes questions directed toward the systems most likely to be involved in the patient's
symptoms.
c. includes questions seeking significant positives to narrow down the body systems affected.
d. covers all body systems. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b. includes questions directed toward the
systems most likely to be involved in the patient's symptoms.
Question: 1. A patient comes to the clinic complaining of repeated headaches and
lightheadedness. As the provider takes a health history, he or she should:
a. perform a comprehensive ROS.
b. skip the social history in order to focus on the current issue.
c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
d. spend a good deal of time assessing the reliability of the information she is getting. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
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Question: A patient's recall of his or her current health needs and past health is subject to
error and is also a critical component in the caregiving process? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True
Question: Ethnocentrism, belief in the superiority of one's own beliefs and values, is a major
barrier to establishing effective patient-provider relationships? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True
Question: A 58-year-old man at risk of diabetes, with a sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet,
is unwilling to follow his provider's recommendations to modify his routine. Because he has not
yet experienced the negative health consequences of his actions, he cannot be classified as
resistant? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: 1. When taking a patient's chief complaint, rephrase the stated reason using
standard medical terminology for clarity. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: Family history should include both parents and grandparents, if information is
known. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True
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Question: Social history includes a detailed diet history, best performed as a record of food and
beverage intake by the patient for a typical week, that includes things like use of salt and oil in
food preparation and methods of cooking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True
Question: What does PQRST stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Precipitating factors, quality,
radiation, severity, and timing
Question: 1. What are 10 body systems that compose a comprehensive review of systems? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔general/constitutional, skin, eyes, ears, nose, mouth/throat,
cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, breast, musculoskeletal, neurologic,
mental/psychiatric, lymphatic, hematologic, and endocrine
Question: 1. What are the two main general considerations of physical examinations listed in
the text?
a. Preparation and sequence
b. Medical and financial
c. Patient interaction and scope
d. Inspection and palpation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. Patient interaction and scope
