Health Assessment Quiz

health assessment

This quiz is a study aid for the 1st exam in health assessment. This particular quiz just covers concepts in ch4 over Health History. The book/lab manual also have some practice questions that are very similar if you would like extra practice.

This quiz may be helpful and it may just be a way to confirm you already have a great foundation in Health Assessment. Yes, there are some odd questions and answers but it was meant to keep you on your toes. Good luck!!

  • Question of

    What is the purpose of a health history?

    health history
    • To gather subjective data about a patient.
    • To obtain a genetic history to determine susceptibility to disease.
    • To gather past and current objective and subjective data about a patient.
    • To obtain a geneologic record of familial diseases.
  • Question of

    A patient is in your office complaining of a sharp pain in his wrist. The patients complaint best describes which element of the health assessment?

    wrist
    • Past History
    • ROS
    • Functional Pattern of Living
    • Reason For Seaking Care.
  • Question of

    A health history is…

    healthy history
    • Strictly subjective.
    • Only looks for information about physical health.
    • Is to gather information on the mind, body and spirit.
    • Is solely concerned with the patients mental history.
  • Question of

    PQRSTU stands for what?

    pqrstu
    • Patient, Quality, Respect, Sanitation, Touch, Under Estimate
    • Provoke, Quality, Region, Severity, Timing, Understanding Perception.
    • Palliative, Quantity, Radiation, Severity, Temperature, Understanding.
    • Palpate, Question, Relax, Symptoms, Timing, Understanding
  • Question of

    You are taking a health history on a patient and notice their eyes seem a bit yellow and their skin seems Jaundiced, what word/phrase best describes this type of objective observation?

    observation
    • A sign.
    • A symptom.
    • An emergency.
    • A complication of treatment.
  • Question of

    What is the purpose of a genogram?

    genogram
    • To obtain a complete family history.
    • To rule out any diseases.
    • For the physician to record the patients genetic history.
    • To test for genetic disorders.
  • Question of

    An assessment of the past/present condition of each body system is what part of the sequence in a health history?

    human body
    • Biographical Data
    • Chief Complaint
    • ROS
    • Functional Assessment
  • Question of

    Which is an example of health promotion?

    health promotion
    • Suggesting the patient take aspirin on a daily basis to avoid high-blood pressure.
    • Giving the patient an anti-inflammatory for arthritis.
    • Explaining the dietary changes a patient should make after a diagnosis of DM has been presented by the physician.
    • Telling a post-op CV patient he should begin a weight training program immediately.

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