{"id":117360,"date":"2023-08-28T20:03:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T20:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=117360"},"modified":"2023-08-28T20:03:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T20:03:32","slug":"nsg-6020-midterm-exam-latest-already-graded-a-health-assessment-south-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/28\/nsg-6020-midterm-exam-latest-already-graded-a-health-assessment-south-university\/","title":{"rendered":"NSG 6020 Midterm Exam Latest Already Graded A Health Assessment South University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be
    appropriate?
    A) A new patient with the chief complaint of \u201cI sprained my ankle\u201d
    B) An established patient with the chief complaint of \u201cI have an upper respiratory
    infection\u201d
    C) A new patient with the chief complaint of \u201cI am here to establish care\u201d
    D) A new patient with the chief complaint of \u201cI cut my hand\u201d
    Ans: C
    Feedback:
    This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive
    health history is appropriate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
    A) Review of systems
    B) Thorax and lungs
    C) Present illness
    D) Personal and social items
    Ans: B
    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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. 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.
    A) Subjective
    B) Objective
    Ans: A
    Feedback:
    This is information given by the patient about the circumstances of his chief
    complaint. It does not represent an objective observation by the examiner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Is the following information subjective or objective?
    Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
    A) Subjective
    B) Objective
    Ans: B
    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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The following information is recorded in the health history: \u201cThe 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.\u201d
    Which of these categories does it belong to?
    A) Chief complaint
    B) Present illness
    C) Personal and social history
    D) Review of systems
    Ans: B
    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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. The following information is recorded in the health history: \u201cThe 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.\u201d
    Which category does it belong to?
    A) Chief complaint
    B) Present illness
    C) Personal and social history
    D) Review of systems
    Ans: C
    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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. The following information is recorded in the health history: \u201cI feel really tired.\u201d
    Which category does it belong to?

    A) Chief complaint
    B) Present illness
    C) Personal and social history
    D) Review of systems
    Ans: A
    Feedback:
    The chief complaint is an attempt to quote the patient’s own words, as long as they
    are suitable to print. It is brief, like a headline, and further details should be sought in
    the present illness section. The above information is a chief complaint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. The following information is recorded in the health history: \u201cPatient denies chest
    pain, palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.\u201d
    Which category does it belong to?
    A) Chief complaint
    B) Present illness
    C) Personal and social history
    D) Review of systems
    Ans: D
    Feedback:
    Review of systems documents the presence or absence of common symptoms related
    to each major body system. The absence of cardiac symptoms is listed in the above
    example.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. The following information is best placed in which category?
    \u201cThe patient has had three cesarean sections.\u201d
    A) Adult illnesses
    B) Surgeries
    C) Obstetrics\/gynecology
    D) Psychiatric
    Ans: B
    Feedback:
    A cesarean section is a surgical procedure. Approximate dates or the age of the
    patient at the time of the surgery should also be recorded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. The following information is best placed in which category?
    \u201cThe patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999.\u201d
    A) Adult illnesses
    B) Surgeries
    C) Obstetrics\/gynecology<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117360\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}