Deck 10: Patient Assessment

Question 1

3)Reflective listening involves listening with _____________.

A) prayer
B) praise
C) sympathy
D) empathy

Answer 1

D
Reflective listening involves listening with empathy.

Question 2

17)Assessment of the patient allows health care providers to do all except which of the following?

A) Determine the nature of the problem.
B) Select an intervention for that problem.
C) Find a cure for their disease.
D) Evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention.

Answer 2

C
Assessment of the cancer patient and of systems in which the patient functions provides the basis of effective cancer care.Information obtained allows health care providers to determine the nature of the problem, select an intervention for that problem, and evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention.

Question 3

9)The dynamic process directed toward the goal of enabling persons to function at their maximum level within the limitations of their disease or disability in terms of physical, mental, emotional, social, and economic potential is ________________.

A) rehabilitation
B) coping strategy
C) reflecting
D) therapeutic relationship

Answer 3

A
The dynamic process directed towards the goal of enabling persons to function at their maximum level within the limitations of their disease or disability in terms of physical, mental, emotional, social, and economic potential is rehabilitation.

Question 4

10)Marasmus is ____________ malnutrition.

A) calorie
B) protein
C) fat
D) carbohydrate

Question 5

11)__________ pain is the persistence of pain for longer than 3 months with a less well-defined onset.Its cause may not be known.

A) Onset
B) Chronic
C) Sudden
D) Acute

Question 6

19)Cachexia is the loss of which of the following?

A) Appetite
B) Self-esteem
C) Quality of life
D) Cognitive dimension

Question 7

7)Cultural assessment looks at factors including one's ________________.

A) upbringing, health behaviors, values
B) customs, beliefs, and norms
C) customs, values, beliefs
D) beliefs, customs, validity

Question 8

2)Which of the following is not one of the 10 most commonly used and helpful verbal responses?

A) Reflecting
B) Confronting
C) Repeating
D) Summarizing

Question 9

18)Anemia is a decrease in _______________________.

A) white blood cell count
B) circulating platelets
C) lymphocyte count
D) red blood cell count

Question 10

12)Nonspecific side effects include all except which of the following?

A) Fatigue
B) Pain
C) Weight loss
D) Sleep

Question 11

8)Special attention is needed in caring for which of the following?

A) Elderly
B) Children
C) Adolescents
D) All of the above

Question 12

15)All these sociocultural factors influence pain except which of the following?

A) Spirituality
B) Age
C) Gender
D) Hair and eye color

Question 13

6)The affective responses that occur most commonly among cancer patients are ________________.

A) anxiety and depression
B) anxiety and coping strategies
C) depression and coping

Question 14

16)Skin reactions include all except which of the following?

A) Erythema
B) Alopecia
C) Dry desquamation
D) Moist desquamation

Question 15

13)A general health assessment can include all except which of the following?

A) An interview
B) Taking medical history past and present
C) A self-report
D) Asking when the person last attended church

Question 16

1)Dry desquamation occurs at _________ cGy.

A) 1,600 to 2,000
B) 4,000 to 6,000
C) 2,000 to 3,000
D) 3,000 to 4,000

Question 17

4)Which of the following is a multidimensional assessment tool to measure pain?

A) Brief Pain Inventory
B) Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy
C) Quality of Life Index
D) Pain Free Forever Assessment

Question 18

5)Thrombocytopenia is a reduction in which of the following?

A) Platelets
B) White blood cells
C) Red blood cells
D) All blood counts

Question 19

14)____________ is defined as identifying with the feelings, thoughts, or experiences of another person.

A) Empathy
B) Sympathy
C) Emotionally
D) Willingly