NURS 6512 WEEK 1 QUIZ (LATEST-2019)
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT WALDEN
UNIVERSITY
Question 1
Information that is needed during the initial interview of a pregnant
woman includes all of the following except:
Response The initial interview for the pregnant woman should
Feedback: include information of her past history, assessment of
health practices, identification of potential risk factors,
and assessment of knowledge as it affects pregnancy.
Question 2
Constitutional symptoms in the ROS refer to:
Response General constitutional symptoms refer to fever, chills,
Feedback: malaise, fatigability, night sweats, sleep patterns, and
weight (average, preferred, present, change).
Question 3
Mrs. G. reports an increase in her alcohol intake over the past 5 years.
To screen her for problem drinking, you would use the:
Response The CAGE questionnaire is a model for approaching
Feedback: a discussion of the use of alcohol.
Question 4
Direct questioning about domestic violence in the home should be:
Response The presence of domestic violence should be routinely
Feedback: queried, and the questioning should be direct for all
female patients.
Question 5
During a history-taking session, Mr. B. appears to be avoiding certain
questions. He keeps looking out the window. What should the caregiver
, do?
Response When the patient dissembles, do not push too hard for an
Feedback: answer. Allow the interview to go on and come back to it
later. Learning all that you may need to know about a
patient may not happen in one interview.
Question 6
If information is purposefully omitted from the record, you should:
Response Any deferred or omitted portion of the patient record
Feedback: requires proper documentation that documents this
occurrence along with a rationale for doing so. Erasures
and use of corrective fluids are inappropriate methods to
strike out.
Question 7
When are open-ended questions generally most useful?
Response Asking open-ended questions at the beginning of an
Feedback: interview allows you to gather more information and
establishes yourself as an empathic listener, which is the
first step of effective communication. Interviewing for the
purpose of conducting a genogram or review of systems
requires more focused data that can be more easily
gathered with direct questioning.
Question 8
After you ask a patient about her family history, she says, Tell me about
your family now. Which response is generally most appropriate?
Question 9
During the course of the interview you should:
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT WALDEN
UNIVERSITY
Question 1
Information that is needed during the initial interview of a pregnant
woman includes all of the following except:
Response The initial interview for the pregnant woman should
Feedback: include information of her past history, assessment of
health practices, identification of potential risk factors,
and assessment of knowledge as it affects pregnancy.
Question 2
Constitutional symptoms in the ROS refer to:
Response General constitutional symptoms refer to fever, chills,
Feedback: malaise, fatigability, night sweats, sleep patterns, and
weight (average, preferred, present, change).
Question 3
Mrs. G. reports an increase in her alcohol intake over the past 5 years.
To screen her for problem drinking, you would use the:
Response The CAGE questionnaire is a model for approaching
Feedback: a discussion of the use of alcohol.
Question 4
Direct questioning about domestic violence in the home should be:
Response The presence of domestic violence should be routinely
Feedback: queried, and the questioning should be direct for all
female patients.
Question 5
During a history-taking session, Mr. B. appears to be avoiding certain
questions. He keeps looking out the window. What should the caregiver
, do?
Response When the patient dissembles, do not push too hard for an
Feedback: answer. Allow the interview to go on and come back to it
later. Learning all that you may need to know about a
patient may not happen in one interview.
Question 6
If information is purposefully omitted from the record, you should:
Response Any deferred or omitted portion of the patient record
Feedback: requires proper documentation that documents this
occurrence along with a rationale for doing so. Erasures
and use of corrective fluids are inappropriate methods to
strike out.
Question 7
When are open-ended questions generally most useful?
Response Asking open-ended questions at the beginning of an
Feedback: interview allows you to gather more information and
establishes yourself as an empathic listener, which is the
first step of effective communication. Interviewing for the
purpose of conducting a genogram or review of systems
requires more focused data that can be more easily
gathered with direct questioning.
Question 8
After you ask a patient about her family history, she says, Tell me about
your family now. Which response is generally most appropriate?
Question 9
During the course of the interview you should:
