NURS 662 EXAM 1 ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What are the purposes of a nursing health assessment?
Answer: gained information to provide a complete, accurate, and
descriptive documentation will improve plan of care. Better
developed plan of care and implement it
◉ What are the steps in clinical judgement process?
Answer: Noticing
Interpreting
Responding
Reflecting
◉ What are the factors in symptom analysis?
Answer: Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics
Aggravating and Alleviating Factors
Related Symptoms
,Treatment
Severity
◉ How does the nurse assess pain?
Answer: Pain threshold/Pain tolerance
Characteristics
Aggravating factors
Alleviating factors/Treatment by patients
Related Symptoms
Severity
Response to pain
Pain reassessment
◉ Compare health promotion and health protection.
Answer: Health promotion: behavior motivated to increase well-
being and actualize human health potential
Health protection: behavior motivated by the desire to actively avoid
illness, detect it early or maintain functioning within its constraints.
◉ Describe the differences between a screening assessment and a
follow up assessment.
Answer: Screening: short, focused on disease detection. performed
in health providers office ex. BP screening, glucose screening, etc.
, Follow-up: follow up from previous identified problem
◉ Identify infection control procedures to be used when conducting
a health assessment. (i.e. when do you wear gloves, and when don't
you)
Answer: Hand Hygiene: bf/af direct contact with patient and
objected in patient care area, bf/af removing gloves, before eating,
after using bathroom
PPE
- gloves: body fluid
- mask: protect from splashing or sprays
-Gowns: protect arms and exposed skin surfaces and prevent
contamination of clothes
Managing Contaminated Patient Care Equipment: avoid touching
equipments with blood
Environmental control: disinfect, clean to decontaminate area
Respiratory Hygiene: precaution to respiratoy secretion of patients
and visitors
Patient Placement: single room if patient is suspected to have highly
transmittable disease
◉ What are the differences between subjective and objective data?
Answer: Subjective: feelings, observable
Objective: measurable
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What are the purposes of a nursing health assessment?
Answer: gained information to provide a complete, accurate, and
descriptive documentation will improve plan of care. Better
developed plan of care and implement it
◉ What are the steps in clinical judgement process?
Answer: Noticing
Interpreting
Responding
Reflecting
◉ What are the factors in symptom analysis?
Answer: Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics
Aggravating and Alleviating Factors
Related Symptoms
,Treatment
Severity
◉ How does the nurse assess pain?
Answer: Pain threshold/Pain tolerance
Characteristics
Aggravating factors
Alleviating factors/Treatment by patients
Related Symptoms
Severity
Response to pain
Pain reassessment
◉ Compare health promotion and health protection.
Answer: Health promotion: behavior motivated to increase well-
being and actualize human health potential
Health protection: behavior motivated by the desire to actively avoid
illness, detect it early or maintain functioning within its constraints.
◉ Describe the differences between a screening assessment and a
follow up assessment.
Answer: Screening: short, focused on disease detection. performed
in health providers office ex. BP screening, glucose screening, etc.
, Follow-up: follow up from previous identified problem
◉ Identify infection control procedures to be used when conducting
a health assessment. (i.e. when do you wear gloves, and when don't
you)
Answer: Hand Hygiene: bf/af direct contact with patient and
objected in patient care area, bf/af removing gloves, before eating,
after using bathroom
PPE
- gloves: body fluid
- mask: protect from splashing or sprays
-Gowns: protect arms and exposed skin surfaces and prevent
contamination of clothes
Managing Contaminated Patient Care Equipment: avoid touching
equipments with blood
Environmental control: disinfect, clean to decontaminate area
Respiratory Hygiene: precaution to respiratoy secretion of patients
and visitors
Patient Placement: single room if patient is suspected to have highly
transmittable disease
◉ What are the differences between subjective and objective data?
Answer: Subjective: feelings, observable
Objective: measurable
