NUR631-Advanced Health Assessment Test 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT Answers
1. For which of the following patients would a c) a new patient with the CC of "I am here to establish care"
comprehensive health history be appropriate?
the patient is new to the provider so a comprehensive health history is needed
A) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I sprained
my ankle"
B) An established patient with the chief complaint of "I
have an upper respiratory infection"
C) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I am here to
establish care"
D) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I cut my
hand"
2. The components of the health history include all of the B) thorax and lungs
following except which one?
these are part of the physical examination
A) Review of systems
B) Thorax and lungs
C) Present illness
D) Personal and social items
3. Is the following information subjective or objective? A) subjective
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the
past 10 days; it is worse with activity and relieved by rest. this is information given by the patient
A) Subjective
B) Objective
,4. Is the following information subjective or objective? B) objective
Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
this is information obtained by the examiner
A) Subjective
B) Objective
5. The following information is recorded in the health B) Present illness
history: "The patient has had abdominal pain for 1 week.
The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. HPI
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?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
6. The following information is recorded in the health C) personal and social history
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 glass factory during the
week."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
7. The following information is recorded in the health A) chief complaint
history: "I feel really tired."
Which category does it belong to? pt's own words
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
8. The following information is recorded in the health D) review of systems
history: "Patient denies chest pain, palpitations,
orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
, 9. The following information is best placed in which B) surgeries
category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric
10. The following information is best placed in which A) adult illnesses
category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior a stent is a major procedure but does not involve a surgeon
descending artery (LAD) in 1999."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric
11. The following information is best placed in which A) adult illnesses
category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in
the hospital last year; the patient has never been
intubated."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest A) musculoskeletal
pain which increases with breathing. Which anatomic area
would you localize the symptom to?
A) Musculoskeletal
B) Reproductive
C) Urinary
D) Endocrine
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of C)cardiac
shortness of breath. To which anatomic region would you
assign the symptom?
A) Reproductive
B) Urinary
C) Cardiac
D) Hematologic
A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the C) cardiac
following anatomic regions can be responsible for a
cough?
A) Ophthalmologic
B) Auditory
C) Cardiac
D) Endocrine
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT Answers
1. For which of the following patients would a c) a new patient with the CC of "I am here to establish care"
comprehensive health history be appropriate?
the patient is new to the provider so a comprehensive health history is needed
A) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I sprained
my ankle"
B) An established patient with the chief complaint of "I
have an upper respiratory infection"
C) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I am here to
establish care"
D) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I cut my
hand"
2. The components of the health history include all of the B) thorax and lungs
following except which one?
these are part of the physical examination
A) Review of systems
B) Thorax and lungs
C) Present illness
D) Personal and social items
3. Is the following information subjective or objective? A) subjective
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the
past 10 days; it is worse with activity and relieved by rest. this is information given by the patient
A) Subjective
B) Objective
,4. Is the following information subjective or objective? B) objective
Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
this is information obtained by the examiner
A) Subjective
B) Objective
5. The following information is recorded in the health B) Present illness
history: "The patient has had abdominal pain for 1 week.
The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. HPI
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?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
6. The following information is recorded in the health C) personal and social history
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 glass factory during the
week."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
7. The following information is recorded in the health A) chief complaint
history: "I feel really tired."
Which category does it belong to? pt's own words
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
8. The following information is recorded in the health D) review of systems
history: "Patient denies chest pain, palpitations,
orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
, 9. The following information is best placed in which B) surgeries
category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric
10. The following information is best placed in which A) adult illnesses
category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior a stent is a major procedure but does not involve a surgeon
descending artery (LAD) in 1999."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric
11. The following information is best placed in which A) adult illnesses
category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in
the hospital last year; the patient has never been
intubated."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest A) musculoskeletal
pain which increases with breathing. Which anatomic area
would you localize the symptom to?
A) Musculoskeletal
B) Reproductive
C) Urinary
D) Endocrine
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of C)cardiac
shortness of breath. To which anatomic region would you
assign the symptom?
A) Reproductive
B) Urinary
C) Cardiac
D) Hematologic
A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the C) cardiac
following anatomic regions can be responsible for a
cough?
A) Ophthalmologic
B) Auditory
C) Cardiac
D) Endocrine
