MASTER FILE
◉ subjective data . Answer: things a person tells you about that you
cannot observe through your senses; symptoms
◉ Start with general questions on each of the different body systems
. Answer: The most effective way to elicit the ROSs is for the NP to
◉ Explain the meaning of a proverb . Answer: The NP can determine
higher cognitive fxn by asking the patient to perform which of the
following tasks?
◉ "Over the past two weeks, have you felt little interest or pleasure
in doing things?" . Answer: The NP will ask the patient which of the
following questions to assess for depression?
◉ Cheif Complaint . Answer: The NP will document the reason for
the visit in which of the following sections of the encounter note?
◉ 20% . Answer: The primary provider will anticipate what percent
of outpatients have mental health disorders?
,◉ Determine the personal context of the patient's symptoms .
Answer: Which of the following actions by the NP demonstrates
patient-centered interviewing techniques?
◉ Validate the patient's feelings without agreeing with their reasons
. Answer: Which of the following strategies is most effective when
dealing with an angry or disruptive patient?
◉ The child's developmental age . Answer: Which of the following
variables should have the greatest effect as to how the NP will
conduct the history and physical examination of the child?
◉ Macule . Answer: Lesion flat and
◉ Papule . Answer: Lesion is raised
◉ Plaque . Answer: Lesion is raised, >1 cm, but not fluid filled
◉ Vesicle . Answer: Lesion is raised
◉ Bullae . Answer: Lesion is raised >1 cm and fluid filled
◉ Zosteriform . Answer: A linear arrangement along a nerve
distribution is a description of which type of skin lesion?
, ◉ tine versicolor . Answer: A wood's lamp is especially using in
diagnosing
◉ Does the rash include mucous membranes? . Answer: Which of
the following questions will help the NP determine if the rash
◉ nodule . Answer: The NP has identified a solid, elevated,
circumscribed lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter and palpable
into the dermis. The NP will correctly document this finding as a
◉ Blurred edges to a raised lesion . Answer: Which of the following
findings would alert the the NP to consider skin cancer in the
following differential diagnoses?
◉ Does anyone in your family have chronic skin problems? . Answer:
The patient's chart reveals a history of atopic dermatitis. The NP
that the patient will say "yes" to which of the following subjective
questions?
◉ Lesions that run together . Answer: You have just read in a
patient's chart that she has a lesion that is congruent in nature. On
examination, you would expect to find: