JARVIS: PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION AND HEALTH
ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 4 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND THEIR REVIEWED
ANSWERS
D
The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which
of these statements best describes the purpose of a health
history?
a.
To provide an opportunity for interaction between the
patient and the nurse
b.
To provide a form for obtaining the patients biographic
information
c.
To document the normal and abnormal findings of a
physical assessment
d.
To provide a database of subjective information about the
patients past and current health
B
When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patients
responses, which of these statements would be correct?
,The patient:
a.
Has a history of drug abuse and therefore is not reliable.
b.
Provided consistent information and therefore is reliable.
c.
Smiled throughout interview and therefore is assumed
reliable.
d.
Would not answer questions concerning stress and
therefore is not reliable.
D
A 59-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has ulcerative
colitis. He has been having black stools for the last 24
hours. How would the nurse best document his reason for
seeking care?
a.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man seeking treatment for ulcerative
colitis.
b.
J.M. came into the clinic complaining of having black
stools for the past 24 hours.
c.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has
ulcerative colitis and wants it checked.
d.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has been
having black stools for the past 24 hours.
, A
A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain
for the past week. What would be the nurses best
response?
a.
Can you point to where it hurts?
b.
Well talk more about that later in the interview.
c.
What have you had to eat in the last 24 hours?
d.
Have you ever had any surgeries on your abdomen?
D
A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has
excruciating pain in her back. Which would be the nurses
appropriate response to the womans statement?
a.
How does your family react to your pain?
b.
The pain must be terrible. You probably pinched a nerve.
c.
Ive had back pain myself, and it can be excruciating.
d.
How would you say the pain affects your ability to do your
daily activities?
D
In recording the childhood illnesses of a patient who
denies having had any, which note by the nurse would be
EXAMINATION AND HEALTH
ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 4 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND THEIR REVIEWED
ANSWERS
D
The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which
of these statements best describes the purpose of a health
history?
a.
To provide an opportunity for interaction between the
patient and the nurse
b.
To provide a form for obtaining the patients biographic
information
c.
To document the normal and abnormal findings of a
physical assessment
d.
To provide a database of subjective information about the
patients past and current health
B
When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patients
responses, which of these statements would be correct?
,The patient:
a.
Has a history of drug abuse and therefore is not reliable.
b.
Provided consistent information and therefore is reliable.
c.
Smiled throughout interview and therefore is assumed
reliable.
d.
Would not answer questions concerning stress and
therefore is not reliable.
D
A 59-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has ulcerative
colitis. He has been having black stools for the last 24
hours. How would the nurse best document his reason for
seeking care?
a.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man seeking treatment for ulcerative
colitis.
b.
J.M. came into the clinic complaining of having black
stools for the past 24 hours.
c.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has
ulcerative colitis and wants it checked.
d.
J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has been
having black stools for the past 24 hours.
, A
A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain
for the past week. What would be the nurses best
response?
a.
Can you point to where it hurts?
b.
Well talk more about that later in the interview.
c.
What have you had to eat in the last 24 hours?
d.
Have you ever had any surgeries on your abdomen?
D
A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has
excruciating pain in her back. Which would be the nurses
appropriate response to the womans statement?
a.
How does your family react to your pain?
b.
The pain must be terrible. You probably pinched a nerve.
c.
Ive had back pain myself, and it can be excruciating.
d.
How would you say the pain affects your ability to do your
daily activities?
D
In recording the childhood illnesses of a patient who
denies having had any, which note by the nurse would be
