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Comprehensive Health Assessment Guide

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about conducting a comprehensive health assessment. The questions cover topics such as the purpose of the assessment, documenting different parts of the patient's health history including the chief complaint, past medical history, review of systems, and assessing neurologic status. Conducting a comprehensive health assessment involves systematically gathering information from the patient to understand their current health status, identify any problems, and plan appropriate care.

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Comprehensive Health Assessment Guide

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about conducting a comprehensive health assessment. The questions cover topics such as the purpose of the assessment, documenting different parts of the patient's health history including the chief complaint, past medical history, review of systems, and assessing neurologic status. Conducting a comprehensive health assessment involves systematically gathering information from the patient to understand their current health status, identify any problems, and plan appropriate care.

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  • Questions
  • Answer Key

A)

B)
C)
D)

[Link] nurse, completing a comprehensive health assessment on a patient newly admitted to


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

A)
B)
C)
D)

[Link] 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?
Follow-up history
Comprehensive assessment
Emergency history
Problem-oriented assessment

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

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

A)
B)
C)
D)

[Link] 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?
Initial information
Review of systems
Health patterns
History of present illness

A)
B)
C)
D)

[Link] a comprehensive health history, a patient states the use of cigarettes for 20 years.
The nurse will document this information within:
Present illness
Chief complaint
Past history
Family history

A)
B)
C)
D)

[Link] 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:
Throat
Nutritional health pattern
Gastrointestinal status
General health status
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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

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.)
Musculoskeletal
Neurologic
HEENT
Neck
General

A)
B)
C)
D)

[Link] should the nurse document a patient's chief complaint of right hip pain for the
comprehensive health history?
Patient complains of right hip pain.
Patient states right hip hurts with walking.
I have pain in my right hip when I walk.
I am here to see a doctor for pain.

A)
B)
C)
D)

[Link] 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?
The patient has a health problem that impacts balance.
The patient is experiencing physical abuse.
The patient is a substance abuser.
The patient is an alcohol abuser.

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

[Link] 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.)
Head injury
Dizziness
Headache
Weakness
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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1.The nurse, completing a comprehensive health assessment on a patient newly admitted to an acute care facility, will use th
7.A patient is experiencing neck pain. In which areas of the comprehensive health history will the nurse note this informati
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 Page 3

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