Maryville NURS 612 Exam 1 -2022/2023
Questions with Correct Answer
Which of the following will best facilitate the interview when obtaining a history for a deaf patient
whocan read lips? - -speaking slowly
-During a history, the patient indicates he has an uncle and a brother with sickle cell disease.
Which of the following is an appropriate method to document this information? - -Include it in
the family history.
-Which approach is recommended at the onset of an interview? - -Use an open-ended
approach; let the patient explain the problem or reason for the visit.
-Which of the following questions may lead to an inaccurate patient response? - -"That was a
horrible experience, wasn't it?"
-Repeating a patient's answer is an attempt to - -confirm an accurate understanding.
-During an interview, your patient admits to feeling worthless and having a sleep disturbance
for the past 3 weeks. These are clues that warrant the exploration of - -risk for suicide
-Jerry, a 26-year-old homosexual man, is having a health history taken. Which question
regarding sexual activity would most likely hamper trust between Jerry and the interviewer? - -
Are you married or do you have a girlfriend
-When questioning a patient regarding a sensitive issue, such as drug use, it is best to - -be
direct, firm, and to the point
-Direct questions are designed to - -obtain or clarify specific details about an answer
-Interviewers should identify and assess their own feelings, such as hostility and prejudice, in
order to - -reduce communication barriers
-During an interview, a patient describes abdominal pain that often awakens him at night.
Which of the following responses by the interviewer would facilitate the interviewing process? -
-"Tell me what you mean by often."
-Developing cultural sensitivity is vital in order for the examiner to be successful in - -
recognizing and accepting health beliefs that differ from his or her own beliefs.
-The balance of hot and cold and its relationship to wellness is a concept that - -is believed by
members of many cultures, including Arabs, Asians, Filipinos, and Hispanics.
-Developing a knowledge base about cultural groups allows the practitioner to - -understand
the behaviors, practices, and problems observed
-Which of the following is an example of a cultural characteristic? - -shared belief
-A young mother brings her infant to the emergency
, department with a high temperature and dehydration.
Which of the following questions asked by an examiner
demonstrates cultural awareness? - -What do you think is causing the illness?
-A common mistake made by health care professionals
is to? - -stereotype individuals based on color or ethnic group
-All of the following are cultural considerations that
affect health care except - -eye color, temperature, and visual acuity
-Which of the following is an example of a physical,
as opposed to a cultural, characteristic? - -Skin color
-Despite repeated instruction over a period of 3 years,
the mother of three young children has still not had
her children immunized. Which of the following
questions would help the health care provider understand
this situation? - -What are your beliefs about immunizations
-Which mode of communication may be offensive to
a patient whose cultural perspective differs from that
of the practitioner - -maintaining firm and direct eye contact
-Which of the following infection control guidelines
are currently recommended by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)? - -standard precautions
-A patient presents with multiple raised lesions on her
skin. Which instrument should be used to examine
these lesions - -ruler
-In an outpatient setting such as a clinic, how should
infection control practice differ from that in the acute care
setting? - -Infection control practice is applicable in all healthcare settings.
-In which of the following situations is transillumination
an appropriate examination technique - -Detection of fluid within the sinuses
-Which of the following instruments is used in conjunction
with a simple nasal speculum to visualize the lower and middle turbines of the nose? - -penlight
-On first meeting, the examiner notices that the patient
has an obvious odor. Which examination technique is the examiner using in this scenario? - -
Inspection
-Focused visual attention obtains data from - -inspection
-Which technique is applied throughout the entire
examination and interview process - -inspection
-As a component of palpation, which surface is most
Questions with Correct Answer
Which of the following will best facilitate the interview when obtaining a history for a deaf patient
whocan read lips? - -speaking slowly
-During a history, the patient indicates he has an uncle and a brother with sickle cell disease.
Which of the following is an appropriate method to document this information? - -Include it in
the family history.
-Which approach is recommended at the onset of an interview? - -Use an open-ended
approach; let the patient explain the problem or reason for the visit.
-Which of the following questions may lead to an inaccurate patient response? - -"That was a
horrible experience, wasn't it?"
-Repeating a patient's answer is an attempt to - -confirm an accurate understanding.
-During an interview, your patient admits to feeling worthless and having a sleep disturbance
for the past 3 weeks. These are clues that warrant the exploration of - -risk for suicide
-Jerry, a 26-year-old homosexual man, is having a health history taken. Which question
regarding sexual activity would most likely hamper trust between Jerry and the interviewer? - -
Are you married or do you have a girlfriend
-When questioning a patient regarding a sensitive issue, such as drug use, it is best to - -be
direct, firm, and to the point
-Direct questions are designed to - -obtain or clarify specific details about an answer
-Interviewers should identify and assess their own feelings, such as hostility and prejudice, in
order to - -reduce communication barriers
-During an interview, a patient describes abdominal pain that often awakens him at night.
Which of the following responses by the interviewer would facilitate the interviewing process? -
-"Tell me what you mean by often."
-Developing cultural sensitivity is vital in order for the examiner to be successful in - -
recognizing and accepting health beliefs that differ from his or her own beliefs.
-The balance of hot and cold and its relationship to wellness is a concept that - -is believed by
members of many cultures, including Arabs, Asians, Filipinos, and Hispanics.
-Developing a knowledge base about cultural groups allows the practitioner to - -understand
the behaviors, practices, and problems observed
-Which of the following is an example of a cultural characteristic? - -shared belief
-A young mother brings her infant to the emergency
, department with a high temperature and dehydration.
Which of the following questions asked by an examiner
demonstrates cultural awareness? - -What do you think is causing the illness?
-A common mistake made by health care professionals
is to? - -stereotype individuals based on color or ethnic group
-All of the following are cultural considerations that
affect health care except - -eye color, temperature, and visual acuity
-Which of the following is an example of a physical,
as opposed to a cultural, characteristic? - -Skin color
-Despite repeated instruction over a period of 3 years,
the mother of three young children has still not had
her children immunized. Which of the following
questions would help the health care provider understand
this situation? - -What are your beliefs about immunizations
-Which mode of communication may be offensive to
a patient whose cultural perspective differs from that
of the practitioner - -maintaining firm and direct eye contact
-Which of the following infection control guidelines
are currently recommended by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)? - -standard precautions
-A patient presents with multiple raised lesions on her
skin. Which instrument should be used to examine
these lesions - -ruler
-In an outpatient setting such as a clinic, how should
infection control practice differ from that in the acute care
setting? - -Infection control practice is applicable in all healthcare settings.
-In which of the following situations is transillumination
an appropriate examination technique - -Detection of fluid within the sinuses
-Which of the following instruments is used in conjunction
with a simple nasal speculum to visualize the lower and middle turbines of the nose? - -penlight
-On first meeting, the examiner notices that the patient
has an obvious odor. Which examination technique is the examiner using in this scenario? - -
Inspection
-Focused visual attention obtains data from - -inspection
-Which technique is applied throughout the entire
examination and interview process - -inspection
-As a component of palpation, which surface is most
