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NursingSurgical NursingMedical Surgical NursingPractice Set 37
NursingSurgical NursingMedical Surgical NursingPractice Set 37Health History And Physical Examination
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- Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice in CanadaCultural Competence and Health Equity in Nursing CareHealth History and Physical ExaminationPatient and Caregiver TeachingChronic IllnessCommunity-Based Nursing and Home CareOlder AdultsStress and Stress ManagementSleep and Sleep DisordersPainSubstance UseComplementary and Alternative TherapiesPalliative Care at the End of LifeInflammation and Wound HealingGeneticsAltered Immune Response and TransplantationInfection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionCancerFluidNursing Management Preoperative CareNursing Management Intraoperative CareNursing Management Postoperative CareNursing Assessment Visual and Auditory SystemsNursing Management Visual and Auditory ProblemsNursing Assessment Integumentary SystemNursing Management Integumentary ProblemsNursing Management BurnsNursing Assessment Respiratory SystemNursing Management Upper Respiratory ProblemsNursing Management Lower Respiratory ProblemsNursing Management Obstructive Pulmonary DiseasesNursing Assessment Hematological SystemNursing Management Hematological ProblemsNursing Assessment Cardiovascular SystemNursing Management HypertensionNursing Management Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary SyndromeNursing Management Heart FailureNursing Management DysrhythmiasNursing Management Inflammatory and Structural Heart DisordersNursing Management Vascular DisordersNursing Assessment Gastro-intestinal SystemNursing Management Nutritional ProblemsNursing Management ObesityNursing Management Upper Gastro-intestinal ProblemsNursing Management Lower Gastro-intestinal ProblemsNursing Management LiverNursing Assessment Urinary SystemNursing Management Renal and Urologic ProblemsNursing Management Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney DiseaseNursing Assessment Endocrine SystemNursing Management Endocrine ProblemsNursing Management Diabetes MellitusNursing Assessment Reproductive SystemNursing Management Breast DisordersNursing Management Sexually Transmitted InfectionsNursing Management Female Reproductive ProblemsNursing Management Male Reproductive ProblemsNursing Assessment Nervous SystemNursing Management Acute Intracranial ProblemsNursing Management StrokeNursing Management Chronic Neurological ProblemsNursing Management DeliriumNursing Management Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord ProblemsNursing Assessment Musculo-skeletal SystemNursing Management Musculo-skeletal Trauma and Orthopedic SurgeryNursing Management Musculo-skeletal ProblemsNursing Management Arthritis and Connective Tissue DiseasesNursing Management Critical Care EnvironmentNursing Management ShockNursing Management Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeNursing Management Emergency Care SituationsEmergency Management and Disaster Planning
Question 1
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Multiple Choice
An older-adult client who is having difficulty breathing is admitted to the hospital. Which of the following approaches is the best for the nurse to use to obtain a complete health history?
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Obtain subjective data about the client from family members.
Omit subjective data collection and obtain the physical examination.
Use the health care provider's medical history to obtain subjective data.
Schedule several short sessions with the client to gather subjective data.
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Question 2
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Multiple Choice
Immediate surgery is planned for a client with acute abdominal pain. Which of the following questions will elicit the most complete information about the client's coping-stress tolerance pattern?
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"Can you tell me how intense your pain is now?"
"What do you think caused this abdominal pain?"
"How do you feel about yourself and your hospitalization?"
"Are there other major problems that are a concern right now?"
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Question 3
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Multiple Choice
During the health history interview, a client tells the nurse about periodic fainting spells. Which question by the nurse will be most helpful in determining the setting in which the fainting spells occur?
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"How frequently do you have the fainting spells?"
"Where are you when you have the fainting spells?"
"Do the spells tend to occur at any special time of day?"
"Do you have any other symptoms along with the spells?"
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Question 4
Free
Multiple Choice
The nurse records the following general survey of a client: "The client is a 68-year-old male Asian accompanied by his wife and two daughters. Alert and oriented. Does not make eye contact with the nurse and responds slowly, but appropriately, to questions.Noapparent disabilities or distinguishing features." Which of the following information should be added to this general survey documentation?
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Nutritional status
Intake and output
Reasons for contact with the health care system
Comments of family members about his condition
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Question 5
Free
Multiple Choice
Anurse is performing a health history and physical examination for a client with right-sided rib fractures. Which of the following data is a pertinent negative finding?
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Client states that there have been no other health problems recently.
Client denies having pain when the area over the fractures is palpated.
Client has several bruised and swollen areas on the right anterior chest.
Client refuses to take a deep breath because of the associated chest pain.
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Question 6
Multiple Choice
As the nurse assesses the client's neck, the client says, "My neck is so stiff I can hardly move it." This client statement indicates the nurse should perform which of the following assessments?
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Focused
Screening
Emergency
Comprehensive
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Question 7
Multiple Choice
The nurse is preparing to perform a focused abdominal assessment for a client who has high-pitched bowel sounds. Which equipment will be needed?
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Flashlight
Stethoscope
Tongue blades
Percussion hammer
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Question 8
Multiple Choice
When the nurse is planning for the physical examination of an alert older-adult client, which of the following adaptations to the examination technique should be considered?
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Speaking slowly when directing the client.
Avoiding the use of touch as much as possible.
Using slightly more pressure for palpation of the liver.
Organizing the sequence to minimize position changes.
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Question 9
Multiple Choice
While the nurse is taking the health history, a client states, "My father and grandfather both had heart attacks and were unable to be very active afterwards." This statement reflects which of the following functional health patterns?
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Activity-exercise
Cognitive-perceptual
Coping-stress tolerance
Health perception-health management
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Question 10
Multiple Choice
A client is seen in the emergency department with chest pain and hypotension. Which type of assessment should the nurse do at this time?
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Focused
Subjective
Emergency
Comprehensive
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Question 11
Multiple Choice
The nurse records the following general survey of a client: "The client is a 68-year-old Indigenous male accompanied by his wife and two daughters. Alert and oriented. Does not make eye contact with the nurse and responds slowly, but appropriately, to questions. No apparent disabilities or distinguishing features." Which of the following areas does the nurse need to assess to complete the general survey?
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Body movements
Intake and output
Reasons for contact with the health care system
Comments of family members about his condition
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Question 12
Multiple Choice
When assessing the circulation to the lower leg of a client who has had knee surgery, which action should the nurse take first?
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Feel for the temperature of the foot.
Visually inspect the colour of the foot.
Check the client's pedal pulses using the fingertips.
Compress the nail beds to determine capillary refill time.
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Question 13
Multiple Choice
When assessing a client's abdomen during the admission assessment, which of these actions should the nurse take first?
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Feel for any masses.
Palpate the abdomen.
Percuss the liver borders.
Listen to the bowel sounds.
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Question 14
Multiple Choice
When admitting a client who has just arrived on the medical unit with severe abdominal pain, what should the nurse do first?
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Complete only basic demographic data before addressing the client's abdominal pain.
Medicate the client for the abdominal pain before attending to the health history and examination.
Inform the client that the abdominal pain will be treated as soon as the health history is completed.
Take the initial vital signs and then deal with the abdominal pain before completing the health history.
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Question 15
Multiple Choice
The nurse is completing a neurological assessment on an adult client. Which of the following assessments should the nurse include when assessing the client's coordination? (Select all that apply.)
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Toe walk
Finger to nose
Drift
Romberg
Heel to opposite shin
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