Question

The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best describes the purpose of a health history?a.To provide an opportunity for interaction between the patient and the nurseb.To provide a form for obtaining the patient's biographic informationc.To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessmentd.To provide a database of subjective information about the patient's past and current healthD

Answer 1

Answer:

D. To provide a database of subjective information about the patient's past and current health

Explanation:

The health history of the patient is part of the medical record and enables the nurse practitioner to have an insight of the patient's past medical problems, recurrent medical issues, and ongoing treatments. Hence, it has nothing to do with the patient-provider interaction, neither health history is taken for obtaining the biographic information only. the normal and abnormal findings during physical assessment are documented in SOAP notes prepared by Nurse practitioners.