South College Phsical Assessment

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This material has 90 questions with answers and rationales. Here are the first 5.

1. 1.During a clinic interview, a client says, "I've had headaches." Which question best encourages a complete description of the symptom?

   • A.Have you taken acetaminophen?
   • B.You do not have blurred vision, do you?
   • C.Is the pain severe?
   • D.What were you doing when the headache began, and what makes it better or worse?

   Rationale: An open-ended question invites the client to describe onset and aggravating or relieving factors in their own words. The other questions are focused or leading and may limit the initial account. Begin broadly, then use focused questions to clarify the symptom.

2. 2.During a community health interview, which actions support privacy, consent, and clear communication? Select all that apply.

   • A.Check the client's understanding using teach-back.
   • B.Assume a family member should answer because the client has limited English proficiency.
   • C.Use a qualified interpreter when a language barrier affects communication.
   • D.Ask permission before beginning sensitive questions.
   • E.Discuss sensitive health information where others can overhear.
   • F.Explain the purpose of the interview in plain language.

   Rationale: Permission, plain-language explanations, a qualified interpreter, and teach-back support respectful and understandable communication. Discussing sensitive information where others can hear breaches privacy. A family member should not replace a qualified interpreter when accurate communication is needed.

3. 3.A client states, "The abdominal pain started yesterday after dinner, comes and goes, and feels crampy." Which additional question best completes the symptom history?

   • A.You probably ate something that disagreed with you, correct?
   • B.Would you like pain medicine now?
   • C.Where is the pain, how severe is it, and what other symptoms occur with it?
   • D.Have you ever had surgery?

   Rationale: The question clarifies location, severity, and associated symptoms, important parts of a structured symptom history. Suggesting a cause is leading and premature. Surgical history and treatment preferences may matter later but do not fill these symptom-description gaps.

4. 4.In an outpatient interview, a client reports taking "a little blue pill" each morning. What is the best next step?

   • A.Assume the medication is taken as prescribed.
   • B.Ask the client to bring the medication container or provide the medication name, dose, and schedule.
   • C.Record the medication as an unknown antihypertensive.
   • D.Ask the client's companion to identify it without involving the client.

   Answer and rationale are in the full material.

5. 5.Which question best obtains a client's family history relevant to cardiovascular risk?

   • A.Have any close relatives had heart disease, stroke, or high blood pressure, and at what ages?
   • B.Does your family eat healthy foods?
   • C.Do you know your relatives' current medications?
   • D.Are you worried that you will develop heart disease?

   Answer and rationale are in the full material.