Health Assessment 1 - Exam 1 NUR265 Bowman (Latest 2026 Update) 100%
Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A+
1. When establ therapeutic technique of presence,ishing the: eye contact, body language, voice tone,
listening, and reflection convey openness and understanding.
2. "S"ubjective Data: what the patient says
Ex:The patient says there in pain.
Remmber the "S"=Says
3. "O"bjective data: what is "O"bserved, things you can measure
Remmber the "O"=observe
Example: RN doing an assessment
4. Primary data sources: Primarly from the patients mouth Ex: Pt
saying "I have pain"
-that pt. telling me, right from the patient personally ............... , or from my own assessment
Remember, primarily from the horses mouth LOL :)
5. Secondary data sources: "Secondary is from a 2nd source. ............ another person other the the patient"
Ex- family member or another nurse tells you data
-data from source that isn't the client or you
-ex: if someone else takes BP and tells me
-Ex: lab results, doctor notes
(anything you didnt do yourself )
6. Complete data assessment: full physical assessment;
info about client's full history, past
medical history, diseases,
meds they're on;
provides baseline;
annual physical,
admission assessment,
home Health visit
Example:
,1. first visit to a client home for home health nurse
2. client presents for annual physical exam
7. Focused data assessment: "Focused on the primary problem"
focused on one area
Ex: injury knee were focused on that one thing
Example:
client presents for low back pain
8. Follow-up database: after being diagnosed to manage condition; Ex:
post-op appt. as
Ex: follow up appts with Primary Care Dr. Ex: e
patient presents for managing diabetes
9. Emergency data assessment: Treating client until they're stabilized and then getting more info later.
...
Your worried about treating the "Emergency" first!
-->ABCCS assessment (airway, breathing, circulation, consciousness, safety)
Ex: Patient presents with a chain saw injury
10. First-Level priority problems: Emergency...life-threatening! If you
don't do something, client is pt. is going to die!
Example: Breathing problems, Patient is not breathing!
Anything that attects the ABC's (airway, breathing, circulation) A:
Airway
B: Breathing C:
Circulation
11. Second-Level. priority problems: -Urgent
-necessitating prompt intervention;
-acute pain, mental status change, safety risk
Examples:
-60 year-old man presents to the ED with mental status change, confused, disoriented.
, -33-year old post-operative patients reports a pain level of 6/10.3.
-65-year-old on cardiac unit, lab reveals a potassium of 6 (nl-3.5-5.1)
1. Third-Level priority problems: need attention, but not priority; problems
with lack of knowledge, mobility, rest, coping, chronic pain
2. Whats the purpose of the interview?: establishing trust with client, education about health promo and disease
prevention
3. What are factors that affect communication?: sensory alterations
language barriers
body language external
environment
4. What are open ended questions used for?: start interview with this; "what's bringing you in
today"
5. What are closed questions?: used to ask client specifics and give client choices to choose from Example:
Rate your pain on scale of 1 to 10
6. how would you conduct an interview for a child who is: infant or toddler?:
from caregiver info
7. how would you conduct an interview for a child who is: school -age?: some
from child, some from caregiver info
8. if child wants nothing to do with parent or caregiver, what coul of?: d this be sign
abuse
9. Whats the purpose of complete health history ?: collecting subjective d complete
ata and looking
pic of client; looking at past and present health history; any other health conditions? hea (mammogram,
colonoscopy, lab work) at
10. components of health history and interview: biographical data lth screening
reason for seeking care tools
history of present illness
past medical history
family history
psychosocial
Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A+
1. When establ therapeutic technique of presence,ishing the: eye contact, body language, voice tone,
listening, and reflection convey openness and understanding.
2. "S"ubjective Data: what the patient says
Ex:The patient says there in pain.
Remmber the "S"=Says
3. "O"bjective data: what is "O"bserved, things you can measure
Remmber the "O"=observe
Example: RN doing an assessment
4. Primary data sources: Primarly from the patients mouth Ex: Pt
saying "I have pain"
-that pt. telling me, right from the patient personally ............... , or from my own assessment
Remember, primarily from the horses mouth LOL :)
5. Secondary data sources: "Secondary is from a 2nd source. ............ another person other the the patient"
Ex- family member or another nurse tells you data
-data from source that isn't the client or you
-ex: if someone else takes BP and tells me
-Ex: lab results, doctor notes
(anything you didnt do yourself )
6. Complete data assessment: full physical assessment;
info about client's full history, past
medical history, diseases,
meds they're on;
provides baseline;
annual physical,
admission assessment,
home Health visit
Example:
,1. first visit to a client home for home health nurse
2. client presents for annual physical exam
7. Focused data assessment: "Focused on the primary problem"
focused on one area
Ex: injury knee were focused on that one thing
Example:
client presents for low back pain
8. Follow-up database: after being diagnosed to manage condition; Ex:
post-op appt. as
Ex: follow up appts with Primary Care Dr. Ex: e
patient presents for managing diabetes
9. Emergency data assessment: Treating client until they're stabilized and then getting more info later.
...
Your worried about treating the "Emergency" first!
-->ABCCS assessment (airway, breathing, circulation, consciousness, safety)
Ex: Patient presents with a chain saw injury
10. First-Level priority problems: Emergency...life-threatening! If you
don't do something, client is pt. is going to die!
Example: Breathing problems, Patient is not breathing!
Anything that attects the ABC's (airway, breathing, circulation) A:
Airway
B: Breathing C:
Circulation
11. Second-Level. priority problems: -Urgent
-necessitating prompt intervention;
-acute pain, mental status change, safety risk
Examples:
-60 year-old man presents to the ED with mental status change, confused, disoriented.
, -33-year old post-operative patients reports a pain level of 6/10.3.
-65-year-old on cardiac unit, lab reveals a potassium of 6 (nl-3.5-5.1)
1. Third-Level priority problems: need attention, but not priority; problems
with lack of knowledge, mobility, rest, coping, chronic pain
2. Whats the purpose of the interview?: establishing trust with client, education about health promo and disease
prevention
3. What are factors that affect communication?: sensory alterations
language barriers
body language external
environment
4. What are open ended questions used for?: start interview with this; "what's bringing you in
today"
5. What are closed questions?: used to ask client specifics and give client choices to choose from Example:
Rate your pain on scale of 1 to 10
6. how would you conduct an interview for a child who is: infant or toddler?:
from caregiver info
7. how would you conduct an interview for a child who is: school -age?: some
from child, some from caregiver info
8. if child wants nothing to do with parent or caregiver, what coul of?: d this be sign
abuse
9. Whats the purpose of complete health history ?: collecting subjective d complete
ata and looking
pic of client; looking at past and present health history; any other health conditions? hea (mammogram,
colonoscopy, lab work) at
10. components of health history and interview: biographical data lth screening
reason for seeking care tools
history of present illness
past medical history
family history
psychosocial
