Nurs 5220 Exam 2 Latest Prep 2025 Version 2 with

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You are collecting a history from a 16-year-old girl. Her mother is sitting next to her in the examination room. When collecting history from older children or adolescents, they should be

• given the opportunity to be interviewed without the parent at some point during

the interview.

• mailed a questionnaire in advance to avoid the need for them to talk.
• ignored while you address all questions to the parent.
• allowed to direct the flow of the interview. - ANSWER-A.

Adolescent should be given the opportunity to give info directly. Enhances the probability that the adolescent will follow your advice.

Information that is needed during the initial interview of a pregnant woman includes all the following except

• the gender that the woman hopes the baby will be.
• past medical history.
• healthcare practices.
• the woman's remembering (knowledge) about pregnancy. - ANSWER-A.

When interviewing older adults, the examiner should speak extremely loudly, because most older adults

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• provide a written questionnaire in place of an interview.
• position himself or herself facing the patient.
• dim the lights to decrease anxiety. - ANSWER-C. Position him or herself facing

the patient.

This will ensure that the patient can see his or her face and may be assist in the ability to better understand the examiner.

To what extent should the patient with a physical disability or emotional disorder be involved in providing health history information to the health professional?

• The patient should be present during information collection but should not be

addressed directly.

• All information should be collected from past records and family members

while the patient is in another room.

• The patient should be involved only when you sense that he or she may feel

ignored.

• The patient should be fully involved to the limit of his or her ability. -

ANSWER-D. The patient should be fully involved to the limit of his or her ability.

Although they may not be able to give an effective history, they must be respected, and the history must be obtained from them to the greatest extent possible.

When taking a history, the nurse should

• ask the patient to give you any information he or she can recall about his or her

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• start the interview with the patient's family history.
• use a chronologic and sequential framework.
• use a holistic and eclectic structure. - ANSWER-C.

Provider should proceed in a chronologic and sequential framework. Ask patients to give any information they can recall about their health

When questioning the patient regarding his or her sexual history, which question should be asked initially?

• Do you have any particular sexual likes or dislikes?
• Do you have any worries or concerns regarding your sexual life?
• How often do you have intercourse and with whom?
• Do you have any reason to think you may have been exposed to a sexually

transmitted infection? - ANSWER-B.

When approaching questioning about a sensitive area, it is recommended that the provider first ask open-ended questions that explore the patient's feelings about the issue.

A guideline for history taking is for caregivers to

• ask direct questions before open-ended questions so that data move from simple

to complex.

• ask for a complete history at once so that data are not forgotten between

meetings.

• make notes sparingly so that the patient can be observed during the history

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• write detailed information as stated by patients so that their priorities are

reflected. - ANSWER-C.You should maintain eye contact during an interview; observe body language and proceed from open-ended to direct questions

Mr. D complains of a headache. During the history, he mentions his use of alcohol and illicit drugs. This information would most likely belong in the

• chief complaint.
• past medical history.
• personal and social history.
• review of systems. - ANSWER-C.

Habits are included within the personal and social history

Direct questioning about domestic violence in the home should be

• a routine component of history taking with all patients.
• avoided for fear of offending the patient's partner.
• conducted only in cases in which there is a history of abuse.
• used only when the patient is obviously being victimized. - ANSWER-A.

Presence of domestic violence should be routinely queried and the questioning should be direct for all patients

A tool used to screen adolescents for alcoholism is the

• CAGE.
• CRAFFT.
• PACES.
• HITS. - ANSWER-B. CRAFFT
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