Shadow Health - Tina Jones,
Health History Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update.
Student: What is the situation? - Ans✔✔-Diana Shadow: Your patient is Tina
Jones:, a 28-year-old African American woman who has just been admitted to
Shadow General Hospital for a painful foot wound. Your role in this simulation
is that of a healthcare provider who will take Ms. Jones' health history, a key
component of her admission process.
Student: What are my objectives in this assessment? - Ans✔✔-Diana Shadow:
A health history requires you to ask questions related to Ms. Jones' past and
present health, from her current foot wound to her pre-existing conditions. You
will also want to review Ms. Jones' systems, psychosocial history, and family
medical history. These assessments together will give you a comprehensive
picture of Ms. Jones' overall health. If you discover any disease states, ask
about symptoms and the patient's experiences of them. Your questioning
should cover a broad array of the symptoms' characteristics. Throughout the
conversation, you should educate and empathize with Ms. Jones when
appropriate to increase her health literacy and sense of well-being. Regardless
of whether you have assessed Ms. Jones previously, ask all questions that are
,necessary for obtaining a complete health history. While you should
communicate with patients using accessible, everyday language, it is standard
practice to use professional medical terminology everywhere else, such as in
documenting physical findings and nursing notes. You may complete the exam
activities in any order and move between them as needed. After obtaining Ms.
Jones' health history, you will complete an information processing activity. You
will identify and prioritize diagnoses, then create a plan to address the
identified diagnoses.
Student: How does this assignment prepare me for the real world? - Ans✔✔-
Diana Shadow: In this assessment, you will become familiarized with the
structure and content of a health history exam so that with real-life patients,
you can: º ask effective and comprehensive questions º obtain a thorough
health history º evaluate the patient's risk of disease, infection, injury, and
complications º educate and empathize º reflect on your experience and
identify areas to improve º identify and prioritize nursing diagnoses º and
develop a plan to address nursing diagnoses.
Diana Shadow: In 1 or 2 sentences, answer this question to help prepare for
the upcoming exam: Why is it important to obtain a patient's complete health
history? - Ans✔✔-Student: So that you understand if there are any problems
related to their chief complaint. Also, to help treat their current condition.
Patient Exam - Vital Signs: - Ans✔✔-Height: 170 cm, Weight: 90 kg, BMI: 31,
Random blood glucose: 238, Temperature: 102.4° F, Blood pressure: 138/90
mmHg, Heart rate: 90, Respiratory rate: 18, O2 sat: 98%
Patient Exam - Interview: - Ans✔✔-
,Student: Hello, my name is Catlain, I am your nurse today. - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones:
Hey.
Student: Can you confirm your name? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: Tina Jones:.
Student: Why did you come in today? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: I got this scrape on
my foot a while ago, and it got really infected. It's killing me.
Student: What additional symptoms have you experienced? - Ans✔✔-Tina
Jones: I mean, it's all red and swollen, and there's pus, it feels hot, it hurts like
hell... It's got all that going on.
Student: Can you rate your current pain level on a scale of 0 to 10? - Ans✔✔-
Tina Jones: ...Like a 7. It hurts a lot, but whatever pain med the ER gave me is
helping a little bit.
Student: Please describe the pain. - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: It's throbbing and like,
sharp if I try to put weight on it.
Student: How did you hurt your foot? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: I was changing a
light bulb, and I had to use our little stepstool to reach it. My foot slid off the
bottom step and it got all scraped up. I didn't realize how sharp the edge was!
Student: Has your foot been draining any liquids? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: Yeah,
there's definitely pus.
Student: What color was the pus? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: It's... white or maybe
off-white.
, Student: How have you treated the wound? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: I've been
taking Advil for my foot for a few days.
Student: What did you do to treat your foot after your accident? - Ans✔✔-Tina
Jones: I made sure to clean it and keep it bandaged. And I put Neosporin on it.
Student: How effective was the Neosporin? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: Well, I'm
here, so I guess it didn't do its job.
Student: Can you walk with your foot being injured? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: No, I
can't. I can't put any weight on it without like, shooting pain.
Student: What preexisting medical conditions do you have? - Ans✔✔-Tina
Jones: I mean, I have asthma and diabetes, but right I now I just care about my
foot!
Student: I understand your foot hurts, but I need to know this information to
make sure I take care of the problem correctly. - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: Thanks.
Student: When were you diagnosed with diabetes? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: I was
diagnosed when I was 24.
Student: What do you do to manage your asthma? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: I try to
avoid things that give me breathing problems, but when my asthma starts to
act up, I just use my inhaler.
Health History Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update.
Student: What is the situation? - Ans✔✔-Diana Shadow: Your patient is Tina
Jones:, a 28-year-old African American woman who has just been admitted to
Shadow General Hospital for a painful foot wound. Your role in this simulation
is that of a healthcare provider who will take Ms. Jones' health history, a key
component of her admission process.
Student: What are my objectives in this assessment? - Ans✔✔-Diana Shadow:
A health history requires you to ask questions related to Ms. Jones' past and
present health, from her current foot wound to her pre-existing conditions. You
will also want to review Ms. Jones' systems, psychosocial history, and family
medical history. These assessments together will give you a comprehensive
picture of Ms. Jones' overall health. If you discover any disease states, ask
about symptoms and the patient's experiences of them. Your questioning
should cover a broad array of the symptoms' characteristics. Throughout the
conversation, you should educate and empathize with Ms. Jones when
appropriate to increase her health literacy and sense of well-being. Regardless
of whether you have assessed Ms. Jones previously, ask all questions that are
,necessary for obtaining a complete health history. While you should
communicate with patients using accessible, everyday language, it is standard
practice to use professional medical terminology everywhere else, such as in
documenting physical findings and nursing notes. You may complete the exam
activities in any order and move between them as needed. After obtaining Ms.
Jones' health history, you will complete an information processing activity. You
will identify and prioritize diagnoses, then create a plan to address the
identified diagnoses.
Student: How does this assignment prepare me for the real world? - Ans✔✔-
Diana Shadow: In this assessment, you will become familiarized with the
structure and content of a health history exam so that with real-life patients,
you can: º ask effective and comprehensive questions º obtain a thorough
health history º evaluate the patient's risk of disease, infection, injury, and
complications º educate and empathize º reflect on your experience and
identify areas to improve º identify and prioritize nursing diagnoses º and
develop a plan to address nursing diagnoses.
Diana Shadow: In 1 or 2 sentences, answer this question to help prepare for
the upcoming exam: Why is it important to obtain a patient's complete health
history? - Ans✔✔-Student: So that you understand if there are any problems
related to their chief complaint. Also, to help treat their current condition.
Patient Exam - Vital Signs: - Ans✔✔-Height: 170 cm, Weight: 90 kg, BMI: 31,
Random blood glucose: 238, Temperature: 102.4° F, Blood pressure: 138/90
mmHg, Heart rate: 90, Respiratory rate: 18, O2 sat: 98%
Patient Exam - Interview: - Ans✔✔-
,Student: Hello, my name is Catlain, I am your nurse today. - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones:
Hey.
Student: Can you confirm your name? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: Tina Jones:.
Student: Why did you come in today? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: I got this scrape on
my foot a while ago, and it got really infected. It's killing me.
Student: What additional symptoms have you experienced? - Ans✔✔-Tina
Jones: I mean, it's all red and swollen, and there's pus, it feels hot, it hurts like
hell... It's got all that going on.
Student: Can you rate your current pain level on a scale of 0 to 10? - Ans✔✔-
Tina Jones: ...Like a 7. It hurts a lot, but whatever pain med the ER gave me is
helping a little bit.
Student: Please describe the pain. - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: It's throbbing and like,
sharp if I try to put weight on it.
Student: How did you hurt your foot? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: I was changing a
light bulb, and I had to use our little stepstool to reach it. My foot slid off the
bottom step and it got all scraped up. I didn't realize how sharp the edge was!
Student: Has your foot been draining any liquids? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: Yeah,
there's definitely pus.
Student: What color was the pus? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: It's... white or maybe
off-white.
, Student: How have you treated the wound? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: I've been
taking Advil for my foot for a few days.
Student: What did you do to treat your foot after your accident? - Ans✔✔-Tina
Jones: I made sure to clean it and keep it bandaged. And I put Neosporin on it.
Student: How effective was the Neosporin? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: Well, I'm
here, so I guess it didn't do its job.
Student: Can you walk with your foot being injured? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: No, I
can't. I can't put any weight on it without like, shooting pain.
Student: What preexisting medical conditions do you have? - Ans✔✔-Tina
Jones: I mean, I have asthma and diabetes, but right I now I just care about my
foot!
Student: I understand your foot hurts, but I need to know this information to
make sure I take care of the problem correctly. - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: Thanks.
Student: When were you diagnosed with diabetes? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: I was
diagnosed when I was 24.
Student: What do you do to manage your asthma? - Ans✔✔-Tina Jones: I try to
avoid things that give me breathing problems, but when my asthma starts to
act up, I just use my inhaler.
