D. 20 - ANSWER C - Update) Advanced Health Assessment Review| Qs &...

Exam 1: NURS612/ NURS 612 (Latest 2024/ 2025

Update) Advanced Health Assessment Review| Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A- Maryville Which of the following will best facilitate the interview when obtaining a history from a deaf patient who can read lips?

• Speaking loudly
• Speaking slowly
• Using gestures
• Sitting to the side of the patient - ANSWER B

Approximately what percentage of patients interviewed have a sexual orientation other than heterosexual?

• 2%
• 5%

C. 10%

D. 20% - ANSWER C

During a history, the patient indicates that he has an uncle and a brother with sickle cell disease. Which of the following is an important method by which to document this information? 1 / 4

• Document this as chief complaint
• Include it in the family history
• Include this in past medical history
• Incorporate this information into social history - ANSWER B

Which approach is recommended at the onset of an interview?

• Ask questions in a standard manner
• Introduce yourself, giving details of your background and qualifications
• Be open ended, letting the patient explain the problem or reason for the visit
• Start with the family history and past medical history to determine the

underlying problem - ANSWER C Which of the following questions would be the most likely to elicit an inaccurate patient response?

• "Where do you feel the pain?"
• "How does this situation make you feel?"
• "What happened after you noticed the injury?"
• " that was a horrible experience, wasn't it?" - ANSWER D 2 / 4

Repeating a patient's ANSWER is an attempt to

• Confirm an accurate understanding
• Discourage patient anger or hostility
• Teach the patient new medical terms
• Allow the patient to change his or her response - ANSWER A.

Which of the following is unique to a pediatric history?

• Family history
• Developmental history
• Social history
• Past medical history - ANSWER B

When interviewing an adolescent who is reluctant to talk during an interview, it is best to

• Tell the patient you must have honest answers to your questions
• Reassure the patient that information discussed is confidential
• Inform the patient that adolescents often have trouble expressing their feelings
• Obtain a history from a parent or other family member - ANSWER

C 3 / 4

During an interview, your patient admits to feeling worthless and having a sleep disturbance for the past three weeks. These are clues that warrant the exploration of

• Risk for suicide
• Split personality
• Cognitive function
• Functional assessment - ANSWER A

Mrs. Carol Turner is a 38-year-old mother who brings her one-year-old son in for healthcare. Which of the following request of the child's mother would be most appropriate for the interviewer to make at the beginning of the interview?

• "Mom, please place your son in your lap"
• " Carol, please place your son in your lap"
• "Mrs. Turner, please place your son in your lap"
• "Sweetie, please place your son in your lap" - ANSWER C

Which type of questionnaire concerning drug and alcohol use is advocated, although not clinically validated, for adolescent patients?

A. TACE

B. CAGE

• CRAFFT
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