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NURS 6512 WEEK 1 QUIZ (LATEST-2019)
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT WALDEN
UNIVERSITY
Question 1
Information that is needed during the initial interview of a pregnant
woman includes all of the following except:
Response The initial interview for the pregnant woman should
Feedback: include information of her past history, assessment of
health practices, identification of potential risk factors,
and assessment of knowledge as it affects pregnancy.
Question 2
Constitutional symptoms in the ROS refer to:
Response General constitutional symptoms refer to fever, chills,
Feedback: malaise, fatigability, night sweats, sleep patterns, and
weight (average, preferred, present, change).
Question 3
Mrs. G. reports an increase in her alcohol intake over the past 5 years.
To screen her for problem drinking, you would use the:
Response The CAGE questionnaire is a model for approaching
Feedback: a discussion of the use of alcohol.
Question 4
Direct questioning about domestic violence in the home should be:
Response The presence of domestic violence should be routinely
Feedback: queried, and the questioning should be direct for all
female patients.
Question 5
During a history-taking session, Mr. B. appears to be avoiding certain
questions. He keeps looking out the window. What should the caregiver
, do?
Response When the patient dissembles, do not push too hard for an
Feedback: answer. Allow the interview to go on and come back to it
later. Learning all that you may need to know about a
patient may not happen in one interview.
Question 6
If information is purposefully omitted from the record, you should:
Response Any deferred or omitted portion of the patient record
Feedback: requires proper documentation that documents this
occurrence along with a rationale for doing so. Erasures
and use of corrective fluids are inappropriate methods to
strike out.
Question 7
When are open-ended questions generally most useful?
Response Asking open-ended questions at the beginning of an
Feedback: interview allows you to gather more information and
establishes yourself as an empathic listener, which is the
first step of effective communication. Interviewing for the
purpose of conducting a genogram or review of systems
requires more focused data that can be more easily
gathered with direct questioning.
Question 8
After you ask a patient about her family history, she says, Tell me about
your family now. Which response is generally most appropriate?
Question 9
During the course of the interview you should:
Response During the interviewing process, it is important to
Feedback: maintain eye contact with the patient and to spend as little
time as possible looking at your notes, so brief written
notes are more practical. Later you can go back and
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