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COMPLETE TEST BANK:
Advanced Health Assessment And Differential Diagnosis: Essentials
For Clinical Practice 1st Edition
By Suzanne Smeltzer Latest Update.

, Advanced Health Assessment And Differential Diagnosis Essentials
ForClinical Practice 1st Edition Myrick Test Bank

Chapter 1. Health History, The Patient Interview, And Motivational InterviewingMultiple

Choice
1. 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
. AndCurrent Health

Ans: D
The Purpose Of The Health History Is To Collect Subjective Datawhat The Person Says About
Him OrHerself. The Other Options Are Not Correct.

Dif: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) Ref: Dm. 49
Msc: Client Needs: Safe And Effective Care Environment: Management Of Care
2. When The Nurse Is Evaluating The Reliability Of A Patients Responses, Which Of These
StatementsWould 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 AreRepeated Later In The Interview. The Other Statements Are Not Correct.

,Dif: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) Ref: Dm. 49

, Msc: Client Needs: Safe And Effective Care Environment: Management Of Care
3. A 59-Year-Old Patient Tells The Nurse That He Has Ulcerative Colitis. He Has Been
Having BlackStools 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 24Hours.
C J.M. Is A 59-Year-Old Man Who States That He Has Ulcerative Colitis And Wants
. ItChecked.
D J.M. Is A 59-Year-Old Man Who States That He Has Been Having Black
. Stools ForThe Past 24 Hours.

Ans: D
The Reason For Seeking Care Is A Brief Spontaneous Statement In The Persons Own Words
ThatDescribes 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: Dm. 50
Msc: Client Needs: Safe And Effective Care Environment: Management Of Care
4. A Patient Tells The Nurse That She Has Had Abdominal Pain For The Past Week. What
Would Be TheNurses Best Response?


A Can You Point To Where It Hurts?
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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 Final Summary Of Any Symptom The Person Has Should Include, Along With Seven Other
CriticalCharacteristics, Location: Specific. The Person Is Asked To Point To The Location.

Dif: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) Ref: Dm. 50
Msc: Client Needs: Safe And Effective Care Environment: Management Of Care
5. A 29-Year-Old Woman Tells The Nurse That She Has Excruciating Pain In Her Back.
Which WouldBe The Nurses Appropriate Response To The Womans Statement?

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