Misc.
Communication Techniques
Health History Interview
Physical Examination
Misc.
100

How do you palpate temperature? 

What is with the back of your hand? 

100

What type of communication is this question?

Can you tell me why you came to see us today? 

What is Open Ended? It allows the patient to say whatever comes to mind.  

100

What data are you collecting when completing a health history interview?

What is subjective data? 

(Slide 8, lecture PPT)

Give Examples of Subjective data


100

True or False: The Physical Examination comes before the health history interview.

What is False? 

100

True or False: The general survey is the first part of the physical assessment. 

True. 

(Slide 19)


200

What areas should you always palpate last? 

What is painful areas? 

200

What type of communication style is this? 

Patient states: It hurts right here when I do this (Is touching their right side while turning to the right)

You: So your left side only hurts when you turn to the right?

What is Rephrasing? You repeat/rephrase what they say to encourage more verbalization. 

200

What are the four phases of a Health History Interview?

What is the Preparatory Phase, Introductory Phase, Working Phase, and Summary phase?

(Slide 10)


200

What kind of data do you gather during the physical examination?

What is objective information? 


200

True or False: Vital signs are first taken during the health history interview

What is False? Vital signs are included in the general survey

300

What are the four categories of a SOAP note? Give 1 example of each.

What is Subjective information, Objective information, Actions, and Plan? 

300
What kind of communication style(s) is this question?

You appear to be breathing very fast when you walk. Can you tell me more about this? 

Describing, then open-ended. 
300

What Factors may interfere with a health history interview?

What is age, language, and culture? (Slide 9)

300

What four techniques do you use during a physical examination? (In order) 

Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation (not abdomen)

300

When completing a general survey, what do you want to include? 

What is dress, hygiene, build, age estimate, behaviors, body movement, facial expressions, and vital signs-including height and weight. 
400

What is an Ongoing or Time-lapsed assessment

What is ongoing assessments at regular intervals to detect changes in a baseline assessment. Ex: Pain assessments 

400

A patient says that they don't have any trouble breathing with activity but their O2 saturation drops to 79% with ambulation and you can hear audible wheezing. What do you do next? 

What is validate the information when Objective/Subjective data do not align 

(Slide 14) 


400

What do you do in the Preparatory phase of the Health History Interview? 

What is reviewing past medical history, preparing the room, and reviewing cultural preferences? 

(Slide 10)

400

What is the physical assessment order for an abdominal assessment? 

What is inspect, auscultate, palpate, and percuss? Why? 

400

Nursing assessment vs Medical Assessment

A nursing assessment focuses on the patient's response to treatments. How they're responding, what makes it better/worse, etc. 

Medical assessments focus on how they can treat the patient's disease/illness. 

500

POV: You're a nurse about to conduct an assessment with a new patient. Explain what steps you'll take. 

What is: 1. Health History Interview- Subjective data

2. General Survey- VS/Impression/LOC

3. Physical Assessment- Objective data from assessment (4 categories)

4. Documentation 

500

A patient says that they have severe pain. What 6 potential questions would you want to ask? 

P- Does the pain get better or worse? What makes it better/worse?

Q- What kind of pain does it feel like? -Burning, dull, stabbing?

R- Where exactly do you feel the pain? Does it move to other parts of the body?

S- How would you rate your pain on a scale of 1-10?

T- When did the pain start? Have you done anything to make it better?

U-Do you know what may have caused the pain? 

500

True or False: Asking your patient to rate their pain on a scale of 1-10 is included in the working phase of the health history assessment. 

What is True. In the working phase, you gather subjective data to learn more about the patient's situation. Pain is subjective data.

500

What order do you complete a physical assessment? (Not asking for the 4 physical assessment categories) 

What is from head to toe?

500

Name 10 Acronyms that nurses use to remember steps while doing Health Assessments. Bonus Question- Who is ready to take the next exam and think like a nurse?

What is ADPIE, SOAP, PQRSTU, ABCDEF, P1P2P3, ABC, CAB, PERRLA, FLACC, ISBAR,CRIES,ROS, PMH, IPPA, HPI, BEFAST,SDOH, RICE, H2T, APETMAN, HIPPA , NLvsAN

Bonus ***** YOU ARE!!!! Think like a nurse with the above and you got this!!