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?
- 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?
- Past History
- ROS
- Functional Pattern of Living
- Reason For Seaking Care.
- Question of
A health history is…
- 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?
- 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?
- A sign.
- A symptom.
- An emergency.
- A complication of treatment.
- Question of
What is the purpose of a 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?
- Biographical Data
- Chief Complaint
- ROS
- Functional Assessment
- Question of
Which is an example of 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.