NURS 211 WGU-
Comprehensive Health
Assessment for Patients
and Populations UJC2 New
Update 2023
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint pain.
The pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with some
subjective fever. The patient denies a rash; she also denies recent travel or
camping activities. She has a family history significant for rheumatoid
arthritis. Based on this information, which of the following pathologic
processes would be the most correct?
A)
Infectious
B)
Inflammatory
C)
Hematologic
D) Traumatic
A 35-year-old archaeologist comes to your office (located in Phoenix,
Arizona) for a regular skin check-up. She has just returned from her annual
dig site in Greece. She has fair skin and reddish-blonde hair. She has a
family history of melanoma. She has many freckles scattered across her
,NURS 211 WGU-
Comprehensive Health
Assessment for Patients
and Populations UJC2 New
Update 2023
skin. From this description, which of the following is not a risk factor for
melanoma in this patient?
A) Age
B) Hair color
C) Actinic lentigines
D) Heavy sun exposure
A 15-year-old high school sophomore and her mother come to your clinic
because the mother is concerned about her daughter's weight. You
measure her daughter's height and weight and obtain a BMI of 19.5 kg/m2.
Based on this information, which of the following is appropriate?
A) Refer the patient to a nutritionist and a psychologist because the patient
is anorexic. B) Reassure the mother that this is a normal body weight.
C) Give the patient information about exercise because the patient is obese.
D) Give the patient information concerning reduction of fat and
cholesterol in her diet because she is obese.
A 32-year-old attorney comes to your office for her second prenatal visit.
She has had two previous pregnancies with uneventful prenatal care and
vaginal deliveries. Her only problem was that with each pregnancy she
,NURS 211 WGU-
Comprehensive Health
Assessment for Patients
and Populations UJC2 New
Update 2023
gained 50 lbs (23 kg) and had difficulty losing the weight afterward. She
has no complaints today. Looking at her chart, you see she is currently 10
weeks pregnant and that her prenatal weight was 130 lbs (59 kg).
Her weight today is 134 lbs (60.9 kg). Her height is 5'4", giving her a BMI
of 22. Her blood pressure, pulse, and urine tests are unremarkable. The
fetal heart tone is difficult to find but is located and is 150. While you give
her first trimester education, you tell her how much weight you expect her
to gain.
, NURS 211 WGU-
Comprehensive Health
Assessment for Patients
and Populations UJC2 New
Update 2023
How much weight should this patient gain during
pregnancy? A) Less than 15 pounds (less than 7 kg)
B) 15 to 25 pounds (7 to 11.5
kg) C) 25 to 35 pounds (11.5
to 16 kg) D) 30 to 40 pounds
(12.5 to 18 kg)
You are beginning the examination of the skin on a 25-year-old teacher.
You have previously elicited that she came to the office for evaluation of
fatigue, weight gain, and hair loss. You strongly suspect that she has
hypothyroidism. What is the expected moisture and texture of the skin of a
patient with hypothyroidism?
A) Moist and
smooth B) Moist
and rough C) Dry
and smooth D)
Dry and rough
A middle-aged man comes in because he has noticed multiple small,
blood-red, raised lesions over his anterior chest and abdomen for the past
Comprehensive Health
Assessment for Patients
and Populations UJC2 New
Update 2023
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint pain.
The pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with some
subjective fever. The patient denies a rash; she also denies recent travel or
camping activities. She has a family history significant for rheumatoid
arthritis. Based on this information, which of the following pathologic
processes would be the most correct?
A)
Infectious
B)
Inflammatory
C)
Hematologic
D) Traumatic
A 35-year-old archaeologist comes to your office (located in Phoenix,
Arizona) for a regular skin check-up. She has just returned from her annual
dig site in Greece. She has fair skin and reddish-blonde hair. She has a
family history of melanoma. She has many freckles scattered across her
,NURS 211 WGU-
Comprehensive Health
Assessment for Patients
and Populations UJC2 New
Update 2023
skin. From this description, which of the following is not a risk factor for
melanoma in this patient?
A) Age
B) Hair color
C) Actinic lentigines
D) Heavy sun exposure
A 15-year-old high school sophomore and her mother come to your clinic
because the mother is concerned about her daughter's weight. You
measure her daughter's height and weight and obtain a BMI of 19.5 kg/m2.
Based on this information, which of the following is appropriate?
A) Refer the patient to a nutritionist and a psychologist because the patient
is anorexic. B) Reassure the mother that this is a normal body weight.
C) Give the patient information about exercise because the patient is obese.
D) Give the patient information concerning reduction of fat and
cholesterol in her diet because she is obese.
A 32-year-old attorney comes to your office for her second prenatal visit.
She has had two previous pregnancies with uneventful prenatal care and
vaginal deliveries. Her only problem was that with each pregnancy she
,NURS 211 WGU-
Comprehensive Health
Assessment for Patients
and Populations UJC2 New
Update 2023
gained 50 lbs (23 kg) and had difficulty losing the weight afterward. She
has no complaints today. Looking at her chart, you see she is currently 10
weeks pregnant and that her prenatal weight was 130 lbs (59 kg).
Her weight today is 134 lbs (60.9 kg). Her height is 5'4", giving her a BMI
of 22. Her blood pressure, pulse, and urine tests are unremarkable. The
fetal heart tone is difficult to find but is located and is 150. While you give
her first trimester education, you tell her how much weight you expect her
to gain.
, NURS 211 WGU-
Comprehensive Health
Assessment for Patients
and Populations UJC2 New
Update 2023
How much weight should this patient gain during
pregnancy? A) Less than 15 pounds (less than 7 kg)
B) 15 to 25 pounds (7 to 11.5
kg) C) 25 to 35 pounds (11.5
to 16 kg) D) 30 to 40 pounds
(12.5 to 18 kg)
You are beginning the examination of the skin on a 25-year-old teacher.
You have previously elicited that she came to the office for evaluation of
fatigue, weight gain, and hair loss. You strongly suspect that she has
hypothyroidism. What is the expected moisture and texture of the skin of a
patient with hypothyroidism?
A) Moist and
smooth B) Moist
and rough C) Dry
and smooth D)
Dry and rough
A middle-aged man comes in because he has noticed multiple small,
blood-red, raised lesions over his anterior chest and abdomen for the past
