Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking 3rd Edition Hogan-Quigley

During an assessment, a patient states the importance of spending quality time with
family and friends. The nurse would document this information as fulfilling which facet
of the patient's health?
A) Social well-being
B) Developmental level
C) Spiritual influences
D) Cultural influences
2. The nurse is conducting a health assessment with a patient. What will the nurse do when
completing this health assessment? (Select all that apply.)
A) Complete the health history.
B) Interpret findings.
C) Formulate a plan of care
D) Implement a plan of care.
E) Conduct a physical examination.
3. Before beginning a health assessment with a patient, the nurse reviews Healthy People
2020 because:
A) It helps determine the patient's plan of care.
B) It serves as a guide for the health assessment.
C) It identifies risk factors, health issues, and diseases.
D) It lists specific interventions to address most patient health problems.
4. After completing a health history, the nurse determines that a patient would benefit from
interventions to address the Healthy People 2020 indicator prevalence and mortality of
chronic disease. What did the nurse assess in this patient? (Select all that apply.)
A) Body mass index overweight
B) History of hypertension
C) Currently without health insurance
D) Diagnosed with heart disease
E) Previous treatment for skin cancer
5. The nurse is following a structured head-to-toe approach to identify changes in a patient's
body systems. Which component of the health assessment is the nurse completing with
the patient?
A) Health history
B) Physical examination
C) Goal setting
D) Planning care
6. While conducting the health assessment, the nurse instructs the patient about secondary
prevention activities. What did the nurse most likely teach this patient?
A) Immunizations recommended for the patient's age
B) Consistent use of seat belts when in a motor vehicle
C) Importance of annual vision examinations
D) The need for annual mammograms
7. The nurse is preparing to conduct a health assessment with a patient. What will be the
nurse's initial role when caring for this patient?
A) Teaching
B) Planning care
C) Collecting data
D) Identifying interventions
8. During the assessment of vital signs, a hospitalized patient demonstrates confusion and
asks how the nurse gained access to the patient's home. The nurse recognizes this change
as being in which facet of the patient's health?
A) Mental
B) Physical
C) Spiritual
D) Social
9. From data collected during the health assessment, the nurse determines that a patient
would benefit from smoking cessation information. What would be the best approach for
the nurse to take when teaching smoking cessation to this patient?
A) Discuss with the patient if smoking cessation is a goal the patient may have.
B) Explain the detrimental effects of smoking on the entire body.
C) Remind the patient that smoking is a modifiable risk factor for health problems.
D) Tell the patient that smoking is expensive and is harmful to the body.
10. During a health assessment, the nurse learns that an adolescent is sexually active. What
can the nurse instruct the patient to support the Healthy People 2020 indicator of
responsible sexual behavior?
A) The importance of using a condom with sexual activity
B) The importance of abstaining from sexual activity until marriage
C) The frequency of being tested for sexually transmitted infections
D) The percentage of adolescents who are HIV positive
Answer Key
1.A
2.A, E
3.C
4.B, D, E
5.B
6.D
7.C
8.A
9.A
10.A