NUR 504 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025)
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Which of the following is a first-degree relative to the patient who has
experienced premature onset of CVD?
a. Sister at 62
b. Cousin at 62
c. Aunt at 59
d. Grandfather at 44 - ANS ✓a. Sister at 62
Recording the patient's occupation falls under which category?
a. PHI
b. FH
c. SH
d. ROS - ANS ✓c. SH
A focused ROS:
a. involves a wider range and shallower level of questions than a
comprehensive ROS.
b. includes questions directed toward the systems most likely to be
involved in the patient's symptoms.
c. includes questions seeking significant positives to narrow down the body
systems affected.
d. covers all body systems. - ANS ✓b. includes questions directed toward the
systems most likely to be involved in the patient's symptoms.
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A patient comes to the clinic complaining of repeated headaches and
lightheadedness. As the provider takes a health history, he or she should:
a. perform a comprehensive ROS.
b. skip the social history in order to focus on the current issue.
c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
d. spend a good deal of time assessing the reliability of the information she
is getting. - ANS ✓c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic
system.
A patient's recall of his or her current health needs and past health is
subject to error and is also a critical component in the caregiving process? -
ANS ✓True
Ethnocentrism, belief in the superiority of one's own beliefs and values, is a
major barrier to establishing effective patient-provider relationships? -
ANS ✓True
A 58-year-old man at risk of diabetes, with a sedentary lifestyle and
unhealthy diet, is unwilling to follow his provider's recommendations to
modify his routine. Because he has not yet experienced the negative health
consequences of his actions, he cannot be classified as resistant? - ANS
✓False
1. When taking a patient's chief complaint, rephrase the stated reason using
standard medical terminology for clarity. - ANS ✓False
Family history should include both parents and grandparents, if
information is known. - ANS ✓True
Social history includes a detailed diet history, best performed as a record of
food and beverage intake by the patient for a typical week, that includes
things like use of salt and oil in food preparation and methods of cooking -
ANS ✓True
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