NUR631-ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT
EXAM 1 COMPLETE WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST 2023
• For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
• A new patient with the chief complaint of "I sprained my ankle"
• An established patient with the chief complaint of "I have an upper respiratory infection"
• A new patient with the chief complaint of "I am here to establish care"
• A new patient with the chief complaint of "I cut my hand"
c) a new patient with the CC of "I am here to establish care"
the patient is new to the provider so a comprehensive health history is needed
• The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
• Review of systems
• Thorax and lungs
• Present illness
• Personal and social items
B) thorax and lungs
these are part of the physical examination
• Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity and
relieved by rest.
• Subjective
• Objective
A) subjective
this is information given by the patient
• Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of
120.
• Subjective
• Objective
B) objective
,this is information obtained by the examiner
• The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient has had abdominal pain
for 1week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a scale
of 1 to
10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid-epigastric
area."Which of these categories does it belong to?
• Chief complaint
• Present illness
• Personal and social history
• Review of systems
B) Present illness
HPI
• The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient completed 8th grade. He
currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a
glassfactory during the week."
Which category does it belong to?
• Chief complaint
• Present illness
• Personal and social history
• Review of systems
C) personal and social history
• The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really
tired."Which category does it belong to?
• Chief complaint
• Present illness
• Personal and social history
• Review of systems
A) chief complaint
pt's own words
• The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient denies chest pain,
palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to?
• Chief complaint
• Present illness
• Personal and social history
• Review of systems
, D) review of systems
• The following information is best placed in which
category?"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
• Adult illnesses
• Surgeries
• Obstetrics/gynecology
• Psychiatric
B) surgeries
• The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999."
• Adult illnesses
• Surgeries
• Obstetrics/gynecology
• Psychiatric
A) adult illnesses
a stent is a major procedure but does not involve a surgeon
• The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last year; the patient has never been
intubated."
• Adult illnesses
• Surgeries
• Obstetrics/gynecology
• Psychiatric
A) adult illnesses
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which increases with breathing. Which
anatomic area would you localize the symptom to?
• Musculoskeletal
• Reproductive
• Urinary
• Endocrine
• A)musculoskeletal
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of shortness of breath. To which anatomic region
would you assign the symptom?
• Reproductive
• Urinary
• Cardiac
• Hematologic
• C)cardiac
EXAM 1 COMPLETE WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST 2023
• For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
• A new patient with the chief complaint of "I sprained my ankle"
• An established patient with the chief complaint of "I have an upper respiratory infection"
• A new patient with the chief complaint of "I am here to establish care"
• A new patient with the chief complaint of "I cut my hand"
c) a new patient with the CC of "I am here to establish care"
the patient is new to the provider so a comprehensive health history is needed
• The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
• Review of systems
• Thorax and lungs
• Present illness
• Personal and social items
B) thorax and lungs
these are part of the physical examination
• Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity and
relieved by rest.
• Subjective
• Objective
A) subjective
this is information given by the patient
• Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of
120.
• Subjective
• Objective
B) objective
,this is information obtained by the examiner
• The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient has had abdominal pain
for 1week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a scale
of 1 to
10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid-epigastric
area."Which of these categories does it belong to?
• Chief complaint
• Present illness
• Personal and social history
• Review of systems
B) Present illness
HPI
• The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient completed 8th grade. He
currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a
glassfactory during the week."
Which category does it belong to?
• Chief complaint
• Present illness
• Personal and social history
• Review of systems
C) personal and social history
• The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really
tired."Which category does it belong to?
• Chief complaint
• Present illness
• Personal and social history
• Review of systems
A) chief complaint
pt's own words
• The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient denies chest pain,
palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to?
• Chief complaint
• Present illness
• Personal and social history
• Review of systems
, D) review of systems
• The following information is best placed in which
category?"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
• Adult illnesses
• Surgeries
• Obstetrics/gynecology
• Psychiatric
B) surgeries
• The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999."
• Adult illnesses
• Surgeries
• Obstetrics/gynecology
• Psychiatric
A) adult illnesses
a stent is a major procedure but does not involve a surgeon
• The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last year; the patient has never been
intubated."
• Adult illnesses
• Surgeries
• Obstetrics/gynecology
• Psychiatric
A) adult illnesses
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which increases with breathing. Which
anatomic area would you localize the symptom to?
• Musculoskeletal
• Reproductive
• Urinary
• Endocrine
• A)musculoskeletal
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of shortness of breath. To which anatomic region
would you assign the symptom?
• Reproductive
• Urinary
• Cardiac
• Hematologic
• C)cardiac
