Essential parts of a health history include all of the following ...

[jasdeep_brar]

Essential parts of a health history include all of the following except:
 
  A. Chief complaint
  B. History of the present illness
  C. Current vital signs
  D. All of the above are essential history components

Question 2

Which of the following is false? To obtain adequate history, health-care providers must be:
 
  A. Methodical and systematic
  B. Attentive to the patient's verbal and nonverbal language
  C. Able to accurately interpret the patient's responses
  D. Adept at reading into the patient's statements

[31809pancho]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Vital signs are part of the physical examination portion of patient assessment, not part of the health history.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
To obtain adequate history, providers must be well organized, attentive to the patient's verbal and nonverbal language, and able to accurately interpret the patient's responses to questions. Rather than reading into the patient's statements, they clarify any areas of uncertainty.

[jasdeep_brar]

Excellent

[juliaf]

Gracias!