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    The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about conducting a comprehensive health assessment. The questions cover topics such as the purpose of the assessment, documenting different parts of the patient's health history including the chief complaint, past medical history, review of systems, and assessing neurologic status. Conducting a comprehensive health assessment involves systematically gathering information from the patient to understand their current health status, identify any problems, and plan appropriate care.

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    of 3

    A)

    B)
    C)
    D)

    1.The nurse, completing a comprehensive health assessment on a patient newly admitted to


    an acute care facility, will use this assessment to:
    Evaluate a problem.
    Provide health promotion education.
    Gather information about a patient problem
    Systematically prioritize needs beginning with the airway.

    A)
    B)
    C)
    D)

    2.The nurse on the second-shift is assessing a patient to evaluate the outcomes of the plan
    of care. This nurse is conducting which type of assessment?
    Follow-up history
    Comprehensive assessment
    Emergency history
    Problem-oriented assessment

    A)
    B)
    C)
    D)
    E)

    3.For which reasons would the nurse complete a comprehensive assessment with a patient?
    (Select all that apply.)
    Strengthens the nursepatient relationship
    Provides baselines for future assessments
    Is appropriate for routine care visits
    Assesses symptoms about a specific body system
    Provides personalized knowledge about the patient

    A)
    B)
    C)
    D)

    4.The nurse is assessing the seven attributes of a patient's symptom. In which section of the
    comprehensive health history will the nurse document this information?
    Initial information
    Review of systems
    Health patterns
    History of present illness

    A)
    B)
    C)
    D)

    5.During a comprehensive health history, a patient states the use of cigarettes for 20 years.
    The nurse will document this information within:
    Present illness
    Chief complaint
    Past history
    Family history

    A)
    B)
    C)
    D)

    6.While conducting a comprehensive health history, the nurse asks a patient to describe a
    typical day's diet. This information is important for the nurse because it assesses the
    patient's:
    Throat
    Nutritional health pattern
    Gastrointestinal status
    General health status
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    A)
    B)
    C)
    D)
    E)

    7.A patient is experiencing neck pain. In which areas of the comprehensive health history
    will the nurse note this information? (Select all that apply.)
    Musculoskeletal
    Neurologic
    HEENT
    Neck
    General

    A)
    B)
    C)
    D)

    8.How should the nurse document a patient's chief complaint of right hip pain for the
    comprehensive health history?
    Patient complains of right hip pain.
    Patient states right hip hurts with walking.
    I have pain in my right hip when I walk.
    I am here to see a doctor for pain.

    A)
    B)
    C)
    D)

    9.During the review of systems within the comprehensive health history, the nurse notes
    that a patient has many previous injuries and accidents. What should the nurse suspect is
    occurring with this patient?
    The patient has a health problem that impacts balance.
    The patient is experiencing physical abuse.
    The patient is a substance abuser.
    The patient is an alcohol abuser.

    A)
    B)
    C)
    D)
    E)

    10.The nurse is assessing a patient's neurologic status within the comprehensive health
    history. What will the nurse include in this assessment? (Select all that apply.)
    Head injury
    Dizziness
    Headache
    Weakness
    Lightheadedness

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    Answer Key
    1.B
    2.A
    3.A, B, E
    4.D
    5.C
    6.B
    7.A, D
    8.C
    9.B
    10.B, C, D

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