JARVIS PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH
ASSESSMENT EIGHTH EDITION ACADEMIC
REVIEW RESOURCE
©B Answer:When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patients
responses, which of these statements would be correct? The patient:
a.
Has a history of drug abuse and therefore is not reliable.
b.
Provided consistent information and therefore is reliable.
c.
Smiled throughout interview and therefore is assumed reliable.
d.
Would not answer questions concerning stress and therefore is not
reliable.
©D Answer:A 59-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has ulcerative
colitis. He has been having black stools for the last 24 hours. How would
the nurse best document his reason for seeking care?
,a.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man seeking treatment for ulcerative colitis.
b.
J.M. came into the clinic complaining of having black stools for the past
24 hours.
c.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has ulcerative colitis and
wants it checked.
d.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has been having black
stools for the past 24 hours.
©A Answer:A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain for
the past week. What would be the nurses best response?
a.
Can you point to where it hurts?
b.
Well talk more about that later in the interview.
c.
What have you had to eat in the last 24 hours?
, d.
Have you ever had any surgeries on your abdomen?
©D Answer:A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has
excruciating pain in her back. Which would be the nurses appropriate
response to the womans statement?
a.
How does your family react to your pain?
b.
The pain must be terrible. You probably pinched a nerve.
c.
Ive had back pain myself, and it can be excruciating.
d.
How would you say the pain affects your ability to do your daily
activities?
©D Answer:In recording the childhood illnesses of a patient who denies
having had any, which note by the nurse would be most accurate?
a.
ASSESSMENT EIGHTH EDITION ACADEMIC
REVIEW RESOURCE
©B Answer:When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patients
responses, which of these statements would be correct? The patient:
a.
Has a history of drug abuse and therefore is not reliable.
b.
Provided consistent information and therefore is reliable.
c.
Smiled throughout interview and therefore is assumed reliable.
d.
Would not answer questions concerning stress and therefore is not
reliable.
©D Answer:A 59-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has ulcerative
colitis. He has been having black stools for the last 24 hours. How would
the nurse best document his reason for seeking care?
,a.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man seeking treatment for ulcerative colitis.
b.
J.M. came into the clinic complaining of having black stools for the past
24 hours.
c.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has ulcerative colitis and
wants it checked.
d.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has been having black
stools for the past 24 hours.
©A Answer:A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain for
the past week. What would be the nurses best response?
a.
Can you point to where it hurts?
b.
Well talk more about that later in the interview.
c.
What have you had to eat in the last 24 hours?
, d.
Have you ever had any surgeries on your abdomen?
©D Answer:A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has
excruciating pain in her back. Which would be the nurses appropriate
response to the womans statement?
a.
How does your family react to your pain?
b.
The pain must be terrible. You probably pinched a nerve.
c.
Ive had back pain myself, and it can be excruciating.
d.
How would you say the pain affects your ability to do your daily
activities?
©D Answer:In recording the childhood illnesses of a patient who denies
having had any, which note by the nurse would be most accurate?
a.
