NUR2092 Health Assessment Health Assessment - Exam 3
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The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Explain
this to the patient. - ANSWER-Answer- The purpose of a
health history is to provide a database of subjective
information about the patient's past and current health
history. You might say to the patient, "I will be asking you
questions about your past and present health." This
information will help the provider along with the physical
exam (objective data) to develop a diagnosis or health
status.
,A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain
for the past week. What would be the nurse's best
response? - ANSWER-"Can you point to where it hurts?"
A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has
"excruciating pain" in her back. Which would be the
nurse's appropriate response to the woman's statement? -
ANSWER-"How would you say the pain affects your ability
to do your daily activities?"
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin.
What would be the nurse's best response to this
information? - ANSWER-"Describe what happens (or the
reaction) to you when you take Penicillin."
,The nurse is taking a family history. Important diseases or
problems about which the patient should be specifically
asked include: - ANSWER-Mental illness.
The review of systems provides the nurse with... -
ANSWER-Information regarding health promotion
practices, the information helps to evaluate the past and
present health state of each body system, to obtain any
data that may have been omitted in the section about
present illness, and to evaluate health promotion and
teaching opportunities.
Which of these statements represents subjective data the
nurse obtained from the patient regarding the patient's
skin? - ANSWER-Patient denies any color change.
, The nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patient's
responses, which of these statements would be correct?
The patient: - ANSWER-Provided consistent information
and therefore is reliable
The nurse is obtaining a history from a 30-year old male
patient and is concerned about health promotion activities.
Which of these questions would be appropriate to use to
assess health promotion activities for this patient? -
ANSWER-"Do you perform testicular self-examinations?"
Functional Assessment-- What information would you ask
if the patient's leg was in a cast? - ANSWER-A functional
assessment includes the activities of daily living and the
person's ability to take care of their needs. This area will
Review 65 Questions with Answers|Already Graded A+!!!
The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Explain
this to the patient. - ANSWER-Answer- The purpose of a
health history is to provide a database of subjective
information about the patient's past and current health
history. You might say to the patient, "I will be asking you
questions about your past and present health." This
information will help the provider along with the physical
exam (objective data) to develop a diagnosis or health
status.
,A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain
for the past week. What would be the nurse's best
response? - ANSWER-"Can you point to where it hurts?"
A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has
"excruciating pain" in her back. Which would be the
nurse's appropriate response to the woman's statement? -
ANSWER-"How would you say the pain affects your ability
to do your daily activities?"
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin.
What would be the nurse's best response to this
information? - ANSWER-"Describe what happens (or the
reaction) to you when you take Penicillin."
,The nurse is taking a family history. Important diseases or
problems about which the patient should be specifically
asked include: - ANSWER-Mental illness.
The review of systems provides the nurse with... -
ANSWER-Information regarding health promotion
practices, the information helps to evaluate the past and
present health state of each body system, to obtain any
data that may have been omitted in the section about
present illness, and to evaluate health promotion and
teaching opportunities.
Which of these statements represents subjective data the
nurse obtained from the patient regarding the patient's
skin? - ANSWER-Patient denies any color change.
, The nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patient's
responses, which of these statements would be correct?
The patient: - ANSWER-Provided consistent information
and therefore is reliable
The nurse is obtaining a history from a 30-year old male
patient and is concerned about health promotion activities.
Which of these questions would be appropriate to use to
assess health promotion activities for this patient? -
ANSWER-"Do you perform testicular self-examinations?"
Functional Assessment-- What information would you ask
if the patient's leg was in a cast? - ANSWER-A functional
assessment includes the activities of daily living and the
person's ability to take care of their needs. This area will
