HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI (all in 1) designed to help you pass your exam. HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI TEST BANK; Fall 2022.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI TEST

BANK; Fall 2022.

1. In an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid his or her

memory later. Which statement is true regarding note-taking?

A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's nonverbal

behaviors.

B) Note-taking allows the patient to continue at his or her own pace as the nurse

records what is said.

C) Note-taking allows the nurse to shift attention away from the patient, resulting in an

increased comfort level.

D) Note-taking allows the nurse to break eye contact with the patient, which may

increase his or her level of comfort. - A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's

observation of the patient's nonverbal behaviors.

Page: 31 Some use of history forms and note-taking may be unavoidable. But be aware

that note-taking during the interview has disadvantages. It breaks eye contact too often,

and it shifts attention away from the patient, which diminishes his or her sense of

importance. It also may interrupt the patient's narrative flow, and it impedes the

observation of the patient's nonverbal behavior.

2. During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned shortness of breath. Tell me

more about that." Which verbal skill is used with this statement?

A) Reflection

B) Facilitation

C) Direct question

D) Open-ended question - D) Open-ended question

Page: 32 The open-ended question asks for narrative information. It states the topic to

be discussed but only in general terms. The nurse should use it to begin the interview,

to introduce a new section of questions, and whenever the person introduces a new

topic.

3. A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the patients attending a wellness

workshop. On the history form, one of the written questions asks, "You don't smoke,

drink, or take drugs, do you?" This question is an example of:

A) talking too much.

B) using confrontation.

C) using biased or leading questions.

D) using blunt language to deal with distasteful topics. - C) using biased or leading

questions.