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Physical Assessment in Healthcare
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Chapter 04: The Complete Health History Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE
- 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 indings of a physical assessment
d.
To provide a database of subjective information about the patients past and current health ANS: D The purpose of the health history is to collect subjective datawhat the person says about him or herself. The other options are not correct. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 49 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 2. 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. ANS: B A reliable person always gives the same answers, even when questions are rephrased or are repeated later in the interview. The other statements are not correct. DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 49 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 3. 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. is a 59-year-old man seeking treatment for ulcerative colitis.
b.
J. came into the clinic complaining of having black stools for the past 24 hours.
c.
J. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has ulcerative colitis and wants it checked.
d.
J. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has been having black stools for the past 24 hours. ANS: D The reason for seeking care is a brief spontaneous statement in the persons own words that describes the reason for the visit. It states one (possibly two) signs or symptoms and their duration. It is enclosed in quotation marks to indicate the persons exact words. DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 50 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 4. 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? ANS: A A inal summary of any symptom the person has should include, along with seven other critical characteristics, Location: speciic. The person is asked to point to the location. DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 50 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 5. 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 afects your ability to do your daily activities? ANS: D The symptom of pain is diicult to quantify because of individual interpretation. With pain, adjectives should be avoided and the
- A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What would be the nurses best response to this information?
a. Are you allergic to any other drugs? b. How often have you received penicillin?
c.
Ill write your allergy on your chart so you wont receive any penicillin. d. Describe what happens to you when you take penicillin. ANS: D Note both the allergen (medication, food, or contact agent, such as fabric or environmental agent) and the reaction (rash, itching, runny nose, watery eyes, or diiculty breathing). With a drug, this symptom should not be a side efect but a true allergic reaction. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 52 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 9. The nurse is taking a family history. Important diseases or problems about which the patient should be speciically asked include:
a. Emphysema. b. Head trauma. c. Mental illness. d. Fractured bones. ANS: C Questions concerning any family history of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, obesity, blood disorders, breast and ovarian cancers, colon cancer, sickle cell anemia, arthritis, allergies, alcohol or drug addiction, mental illness, suicide, seizure disorder, kidney disease, and tuberculosis should be asked. DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: pp. 53- MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 10. The review of systems provides the nurse with:
a. Physical indings related to each system. b. Information regarding health promotion practices. c. An opportunity to teach the patient medical terms.
d.
Information necessary for the nurse to diagnose the patients medical problem. ANS: B
The purposes of the review of systems are to: (1) evaluate the past and current health state of each body system, (2) double check facts in case any signiicant data were omitted in the present illness section, and (3) evaluate health promotion practices. DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 54 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 11. Which of these statements represents subjective data the nurse obtained from the patient regarding the patients skin?
a. Skin appears dry. b. No lesions are obvious. c. Patient denies any color change. d. Lesion is noted on the lateral aspect of the right arm. ANS: C The history should be limited to patient statements or subjective datafactors that the person says were or were not present. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 54 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 12. 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?
a. Do you perform testicular self-examinations? b. Have you ever noticed any pain in your testicles? c. Have you had any problems with passing urine? d. Do you have any history of sexually transmitted diseases? ANS: A Health promotion for a man would include the performance of testicular self-examinations. The other questions are asking about possible disease or illness issues. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 56 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 13. Which of these responses might the nurse expect during a functional assessment of a patient whose leg is in a cast?
a. I broke my right leg in a car accident 2 weeks ago. b. The pain is decreasing, but I still need to take acetaminophen.
Alcohol adversely interacts with all medications and is a factor in many social problems such as child or sexual abuse, automobile accidents, and assaults; alcohol also contributes to many illnesses and disease processes. Therefore, assessing for signs of hazardous alcohol use is important. The other options are not correct. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 58 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 16. The mother of a 16-month-old toddler tells the nurse that her daughter has an earache. What would be an appropriate response?
a. Maybe she is just teething. b. I will check her ear for an ear infection. c. Are you sure she is really having pain? d. Describe what she is doing to indicate she is having pain. ANS: D With a very young child, the parent is asked, How do you know the child is in pain? A young child pulling at his or her ears should alert parents to the childs ear pain. Statements about teething and questioning whether the child is really having pain do not explore the symptoms, which should be done before a physical examination. DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 59 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 17. During an assessment of a patients family history, the nurse constructs a genogram. Which statement best describes a genogram?
a. List of diseases present in a persons near relatives
b.
Graphic family tree that uses symbols to depict the gender, relationship, and age of immediate family members
c.
Drawing that depicts the patients family members up to ive generations back d. Description of the health of a persons children and grandchildren ANS: B A genogram (or pedigree) is a graphic family tree that uses symbols to depict the gender, relationship, and age of immediate blood relatives in at least three generations (parents, grandparents, siblings). The other options do not describe a genogram. DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: pp. 52-
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 18. A 5-year-old boy is being admitted to the hospital to have his tonsils removed. Which information should the nurse collect before this procedure?
a. Childs birth weight b. Age at which he crawled c. Whether the child has had the measles d. Childs reactions to previous hospitalizations ANS: D How the child reacted to previous hospitalizations and any complications should be assessed. If the child reacted poorly, then he or she may be afraid now and will need special preparation for the examination that is to follow. The other items are not signiicant for the procedure. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 64 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 19. As part of the health history of a 6-year-old boy at a clinic for a sports physical examination, the nurse reviews his immunization record and notes that his last measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination was at 15 months of age. What recommendation should the nurse make?
a. No further MMR immunizations are needed. b. MMR vaccination needs to be repeated at 4 to 6 years of age.
c.
MMR immunization needs to be repeated every 4 years until age 21 years. d. A recommendation cannot be made until the physician is consulted. ANS: B Because of recent outbreaks of measles across the United States, the American Academy of Pediatrics (2006) recommends two doses of the MMR vaccine, one at 12 to 15 months of age and one at age 4 to 6 years. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 60 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 20. In obtaining a review of systems on a healthy 7-year-old girl, the health care provider knows that it would be important to include the:
a. Last glaucoma examination.
well and to live to an older age. The other responses are not pertinent to a patient of this age. DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 54 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 23. The nurse is performing a review of systems on a 76-year-old patient. Which of these statements is correct for this situation?
a. The questions asked are identical for all ages.
b.
The interviewer will start incorporating diferent questions for patients 70 years of age and older.
c.
Questions that are relective of the normal efects of aging are added.
d.
At this age, a review of systems is not necessarythe focus should be on current problems. ANS: C The health history includes the same format as that described for the younger adult, as well as some additional questions. These additional questions address ways in which the activities of daily living may have been afected by the normal aging processes or by the efects of chronic illness or disability. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 54 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 24. A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he cannot remember the names of the medications he is taking or for what reason he is taking them. An appropriate response from the nurse would be:
a. Can you tell me what they look like? b. Dont worry about it. You are only taking two medications. c. How long have you been taking each of the pills? d. Would you have a family member bring in your medications? ANS: D The person may not know the drug name or purpose. When this occurs, ask the person or a family member to bring in the drug to be identiied. The other responses would not help to identify the medications. DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 52 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care
- The nurse is performing a functional assessment on an 82-year- old patient who recently had a stroke. Which of these questions would be most important to ask?
a. Do you wear glasses? b. Are you able to dress yourself? c. Do you have any thyroid problems? d. How many times a day do you have a bowel movement? ANS: B Functional assessment measures how a person manages day-to-day activities. For the older person, the meaning of health becomes those activities that they can or cannot do. The other responses do not relate to functional assessment. DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 56 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 26. The nurse is preparing to do a functional assessment. Which statement best describes the purpose of a functional assessment?
a.
The functional assessment assesses how the individual is coping with life at home. b. It determines how children are meeting developmental milestones.
c.
The functional assessment can identify any problems with memory the individual may be experiencing. d. It helps determine how a person is managing day-to-day activities. ANS: D The functional assessment measures how a person manages day-to- day activities. The other answers do not relect the purpose of a functional assessment. DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 56 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 27. The nurse is asking a patient for his reason for seeking care and asks about the signs and symptoms he is experiencing. Which of these is an example of a symptom?
a. Chest pain b. Clammy skin c. Serum potassium level at 4 mEq/L d. Body temperature of 100 F ANS: A
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 30. The nurse is incorporating a persons spiritual values into the health history. Which of these questions illustrates the community portion of the FICA (faith and belief, importance and inluence, community, and addressing or applying in care) questions?
a. Do you believe in God? b. Are you a part of any religious or spiritual congregation? c. Do you consider yourself to be a religious or spiritual person?
d.
How does your religious faith inluence the way you think about your health? ANS: B The community is assessed when the nurse asks whether a person is part of a religious or spiritual community or congregation. The other areas assessed are faith, inluence, and addressing any religious or spiritual issues or concerns. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 57 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 31. The nurse is preparing to complete a health assessment on a 16- year-old girl whose parents have brought her to the clinic. Which instruction would be appropriate for the parents before the interview begins?
a.
Please stay during the interview; you can answer for her if she does not know the answer. b. It would help to interview the three of you together.
c.
While I interview your daughter, will you please stay in the room and complete these family health history questionnaires?
d.
While I interview your daughter, will you step out to the waiting room and complete these family health history questionnaires? ANS: D The girl should be interviewed alone. The parents can wait outside and ill out the family health history questionnaires. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 64 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 32. The nurse is assessing a new patient who has recently immigrated to the United States. Which question is appropriate to add to the health history?
a. Why did you come to the United States? b. When did you come to the United States and from what country? c. What made you leave your native country? d. Are you planning to return to your home? ANS: B Biographic data, such as when the person entered the United States and from what country, are appropriate additions to the health history. The other answers do not relect appropriate questions. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 54 MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity MULTIPLE RESPONSE
- The nurse is assessing a patients headache pain. Which questions relect one or more of the critical characteristics of symptoms that should be assessed? Select all that apply.
a. Where is the headache pain? b. Did you have these headaches as a child? c. On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad is the pain? d. How often do the headaches occur? e. What makes the headaches feel better? f. Do you have any family history of headaches? ANS: A, C, D, E The mnemonic PQRSTU may help the nurse remember to address the critical characteristics that need to be assessed: (1) P: provocative or palliative; (2) Q: quality or quantity; (3) R: region or radiation; (4) S: severity scale; (5) T: timing; and (6) U: understand the patients perception. Asking, Where is the pain? relects region. Asking the patient to rate the pain on a 1 to 10 scale relects severity. Asking How often relects timing. Asking what makes the pain better relects provocative. The other options relect health history and family history. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 51 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Efective Care Environment: Management of Care 2. The nurse is conducting a developmental history on a 5-year-old child. Which questions are appropriate to ask the parents for this part of the assessment? Select all that apply.
a. How much junk food does your child eat?
Test Bank Chapter 04- The Complete Health History
Course: Physical Assessment in Healthcare
University: Keiser University
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