Medical Surgical Nursing 10th Edition Lewis Test Bank, Exams of Nursing

1. A patient who is actively bleeding is admitted to that emergency department. Which approach is best for that nurse to use to obtain a health history? a. Briefly interview that patient while obtaining vital signs. b. Obtain subjective data about that patient from family members. c. Omit subjective data collection and obtain that physical examination. d. Use that health care provider’s medical history to obtain subjective data. ANS: A In an emergency situation, that nurse may need to ask only that most pertinent questions for a specific problem and obtain more information later. A complete health history will include subjective information that is not available in that health care provider’s medical history. Family members may be able to provide some subjective data, but only that patient will be able to give subjective information about that bleeding. Because that subjective data about that cause of that patient’s bleeding will be essential, obtaining that physical examination al