W/L Ch 10 Pt Assessment Quiz

Question 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

Answer 1

b. 4,000 to 6,000

Question 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

Answer 2

c. Repeating

Question 3

Reflective listening involves listening with _____________.

a. prayer
b. praise
c. sympathy
d. empathy

Answer 3

d. empathy

Question 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

Answer 4

a. Brief Pain Inventory

Question 5

Thrombocytopenia is a reduction in which of the following?

a. Platelets
b. White blood cells
c. Red blood cells
d. All blood counts

Answer 5

a. Platelets

Question 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

Answer 6

a. anxiety and depression

Question 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

Answer 7

c. customs, values, beliefs

Question 8

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

a. Elderly
b. Children
c. Adolescents
d. All of the above

Answer 8

d. All of the above

Question 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 9

a. rehabilitation

Question 10

Marasmus is ____________ malnutrition.

a. calorie
b. protein
c. fat
d. carbohydrate

Answer 10

a. calorie

Question 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

Answer 11

b. Chronic

Question 12

Nonspecific side effects include all except which of the following?

a. Fatigue
b. Pain
c. Weight loss
d. Sleep

Answer 12

b. Pain

Question 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

Answer 13

d. Asking when the person last attended church

Question 14

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

a. Empathy
b. Sympathy
c. Emotionally
d. Willingly

Answer 14

a. Empathy

Question 15

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

a. Spirituality
b. Age
c. Gender
d. Hair and eye color

Answer 15

d. Hair and eye color

Question 16

Skin reactions include all except which of the following?

a. Erythema
b. Alopecia
c. Dry desquamation
d. Moist desquamation

Answer 16

b. Alopecia

Question 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 17

c. Find a cure for their disease.

Question 18

Anemia is a decrease in _______________________.

a. white blood cell count
b. circulating platelets
c. lymphocyte count
d. red blood cell count

Answer 18

d. red blood cell count

Question 19

Cachexia is the loss of which of the following?

a. Appetite
b. Self-esteem
c. Quality of life
d. Cognitive dimension

Answer 19

a. Appetite