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Test Bank for Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis Essentials For Clinical Practice 1st Edition Myrick, Chapters 1 - 12
Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis F.ssentials for Clinical Practice 1st
Edition Myrick Test Bank
Chapter 1: Health Histmy, The Patient Interview, And Motivational Interviewing
MULTIPLE 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 between the patient and 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 and
current health
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: 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
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.
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: 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
black stools for the last 24 hours. How would the nurse best document his reason for
seeking care?
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