1.

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

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

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?
A) Follow-up history
B) Comprehensive assessment
C) Emergency history
D) Problem-oriented assessment

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

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?
A) Initial information
B) Review of systems
C) Health patterns
D) History of present illness

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

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:
A) Throat
B) Nutritional health pattern
C) Gastrointestinal status
D) General health status
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 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.)
A) Musculoskeletal
B) Neurologic
C) HEENT
D) Neck
E) General

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

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?
A) The patient has a health problem that impacts balance.
B) The patient is experiencing physical abuse.
C) The patient is a substance abuser.
D) The patient is an alcohol abuser.

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.)
A) Head injury
B) Dizziness
C) Headache
D) Weakness
E) 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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