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Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History
Taking / Edition 3 Testbank
,Chapter 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
• For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be
appropriate?
• A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle‖
• An established patient with the chief complaint of ―I have an upper
respiratory infection‖
• A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I am here to establish care‖
• A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand‖
Answer: C
Chapter: 01
Page and Header: 4, Patient Assessment: Comprehensive or Focused
Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive
health history is appropriate.
• The components of the health history include all of the following except which
one?
• Review of systems
• Thorax and lungs
• Present illness
• Personal and social items
Answer: B
Chapter: 01
Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health
history. The others answers are all part of a complete health history.
• Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity
and relieved by rest.
• Subjective
, • Objective
Answer: A
Chapter: 01
• Is the following information
subjective or objective? Mr. M. has a respiratory rate
of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
• Subjective
• Objective
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Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking / Edition 3 Testbank
Ans: A Chapter: 01
Feedback: This is information about a significant hospitalization and should be placed in the adult
illnesses section. If the patient is being seen for an asthma exacerbation, you may consider
Ans: A Chapter: 01
Feedback: This is information about a significant hospitalization and should be placed in the adult
illnesses section. If the patient is being seen for an asthma exacerbation, you may consider
Chapter: 01
Feedback: This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is considered objective data.
The patient is unlikely to be able to give this information to the examiner.
, • The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient
has had abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and
goes. 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?
• Chief complaint
• Present illness
• Personal and social history
• Review of systems
Answer: B
Chapter: 01
Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present
illness. The interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations
of the pain. The interviewer will still need to obtain information concerning the quality of the
pain, the setting in which it occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You
will notice that it does include portions of the pertinent review of systems, but because it relates
directly to the complaint, it is included in the history of present illness.
• The following information is recorded in the health 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.‖
Answer: C
Chapter: 01
Feedback: Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of origin,
current household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, military history, and
lifestyle (including diet and exercise habits; use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs; and sexual
preferences and history). All of this information is documented in this example.
• The following information is recorded in the health history:
―I feel really tired.‖ Which category does it belong to?
• Chief complaint
• Present illness
• Personal and social history
• Review of systems
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