NUR 6531-ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT TEST 1
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027
VERSION
1. For which of the following patients
would a c) a new patient with the CC of "I am
here to establish care" comprehensive health history be appropriate?
the patient is new to the provider so a comprehensive
health history is needed
A) A new patient with the chief
complaint of "I sprained my ankle"
B) An established patient with the
chief complaint of "I have an
upper respiratory infection"
C) A new patient with the chief
complaint of "I am here to establish
care"
D) A new patient with the chief
complaint of "I cut my hand"
2. The
components of the health history include all of
the B) thorax
,and lungs following except which one?
these are part of the physical examination
A) Review of systems
B) Thorax and lungs
C) Present illness
D) Personal and social items
3. Is the following information subjective or
objective? A)
subjective Mr. M. has shortness of breath that
has persisted for the
past 10 days; it is worse with activity and relieved by rest. this is information given by the patient
A) Subjective
B) Objective
4. Is the following information subjective or
objective? B)
objective Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and
a pulse rate of 120.
this is information obtained by the examiner
A) Subjective
B) Objective
5.The following information is recorded in the
health B) Present
illness history: "The patient has had abdominal pain
,for 1 week.
The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it
comes and goes.
HPI The severity is 7 to 9 on a scale of 1
to 10. It is
accompanied by nausea and
vomiting. It is located in the mid-
epigastric area."
Which of these categories does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
6. The following information is recorded in the health C)
personal and social history history: "The patient completed
8th grade. He currently
lives with his wife and two children.
He works on old cars on the
weekend. He works in a glass
factory during the week."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
, B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
7.The following information is recorded in the
health A) chief
complaint history: "I feel really tired."
Which category does it belong to? pt's own words
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
8.The following information is recorded in the
health D) review of
systems history: "Patient denies chest pain,
palpitations,
orthopnea, and paroxysmal
nocturnal dyspnea." Which
category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027
VERSION
1. For which of the following patients
would a c) a new patient with the CC of "I am
here to establish care" comprehensive health history be appropriate?
the patient is new to the provider so a comprehensive
health history is needed
A) A new patient with the chief
complaint of "I sprained my ankle"
B) An established patient with the
chief complaint of "I have an
upper respiratory infection"
C) A new patient with the chief
complaint of "I am here to establish
care"
D) A new patient with the chief
complaint of "I cut my hand"
2. The
components of the health history include all of
the B) thorax
,and lungs following except which one?
these are part of the physical examination
A) Review of systems
B) Thorax and lungs
C) Present illness
D) Personal and social items
3. Is the following information subjective or
objective? A)
subjective Mr. M. has shortness of breath that
has persisted for the
past 10 days; it is worse with activity and relieved by rest. this is information given by the patient
A) Subjective
B) Objective
4. Is the following information subjective or
objective? B)
objective Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and
a pulse rate of 120.
this is information obtained by the examiner
A) Subjective
B) Objective
5.The following information is recorded in the
health B) Present
illness history: "The patient has had abdominal pain
,for 1 week.
The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it
comes and goes.
HPI The severity is 7 to 9 on a scale of 1
to 10. It is
accompanied by nausea and
vomiting. It is located in the mid-
epigastric area."
Which of these categories does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
6. The following information is recorded in the health C)
personal and social history history: "The patient completed
8th grade. He currently
lives with his wife and two children.
He works on old cars on the
weekend. He works in a glass
factory during the week."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
, B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
7.The following information is recorded in the
health A) chief
complaint history: "I feel really tired."
Which category does it belong to? pt's own words
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
8.The following information is recorded in the
health D) review of
systems history: "Patient denies chest pain,
palpitations,
orthopnea, and paroxysmal
nocturnal dyspnea." Which
category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
