Final Exam: NURS 6512 (Latest 2026/2027 Update) Advanced Health Assessment | Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Graded A+ - Walden.

Final Exam: NURS 6512 (Latest 2026/2027
Update) Advanced Health Assessment |
Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct
| Graded A+ - Walden.
Question:

A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has "excruciating pain" in
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her back. Which of the following would be an appropriate response by the
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nurse to her statement?
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A) "How does your family react to your pain?"
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B) "That must be terrible. You probably pinched a nerve."
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C) "I've had back pain myself and it can be excruciating."
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D) "How would you say the pain affects your ability to do your daily
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activities?"?
Answer:

D) "How would you say the pain affects your ability to do your daily
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activities?"


Inquire about the effects of pain on the patient's daily activities, mood,
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sleep, work, and sexual activity.
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Question:

,In recording the childhood illnesses of a patient who denies having had
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any, which of the following notes by the nurse would be most accurate?
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A) Patient denies usual childhood illnesses.
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B) Patient states he was a "very healthy" child.
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C) Patient states sister had measles, but he didn't.
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D) Patient denies measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pertussis,
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Answer:

D) Patient denies measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pertussis,
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rheumatic fever, and polio. i,- i,- i,-




Childhood illnesses include measles, rubella, mumps, whooping cough,
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rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, and polio. They are included in the past
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history.




Question:
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What would be the
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nurse's best response to this information?
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A) "Are you allergic to any other drugs?"
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B) "How often have you received penicillin?"
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C) "I'll write your allergy on your chart so you won't receive any."
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D) "Please describe what happens to you when you take penicillin."?
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Answer:
D) "Please describe what happens to you when you take penicillin."
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,Allergies, including specific reactions to each medication, such as rash or
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nausea, must be recorded.
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Question:

The nurse is taking a family history. Important diseases or problems to ask
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the patient about include:
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A) emphysema.
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B) head trauma.
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C) mental illness.
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D) fractured bones.?
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Answer:

C) mental illness.
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Specifically ask for any family history of heart disease, high blood
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pressure, stroke, diabetes, obesity, blood disorders, ovarian cancer, colon
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cancer, sickle cell anemia, arthritis, allergies, alcohol or drug addiction,
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mental illness, suicide, seizure disorder, kidney disease, and tuberculosis.
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The other answers are acquired.
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Question:

, The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient denies
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chest pain, palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea."
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Which category does it belong to?
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A) Chief complaint
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B) Present illness
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C) Personal and social history
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D) Review of systems?
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Answer:

D) Review of systems
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Most review of systems questions pertain to systems. You may also draw
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on Review of Systems questions related to the Chief Complaint to
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establish positives and negatives that help clarify the diagnosis.
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Question:
A 59 year old patients tells the nurse practitioner that he thinks he must
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have ulcerative colitis. He has been having "black stools" for the last 24
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hours. How would the nurse practitioner best document THE FACTS for his
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A) JM is a 59 year old male here for having "black stools" for the past 24
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hours.

B) JM came into the clinic complaining of black stools for the past 24
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hours.
C) JM is a 59 year old male here for "ulcerative colitis."
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D) JM, a 59 year old male, states he has ulcerative colitis and wants it
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checked.?