NSG 3160 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1
AQUESTIONS WITH WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
Purpose of a health assessment - ANSWERSS💫✔️-To collect and analyze subjective + objective data
to form a complete picture of a patient's health and guide nursing judgment.
Six steps of the nursing process - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Assessment, Diagnosis, Outcome Identification,
Planning, Implementation, Evaluation.
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Integration of best current research, clinical
expertise, patient preferences, and accurate assessment data.
Five steps of EBP - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Ask, Acquire, Appraise, Apply, Assess.
Complete (Total Health) database - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Database gathered on admission for baseline
data.
Emergency database - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Database used in urgent, life-threatening situations.
Order of priority according to ABCs - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Airway → Breathing → Circulation (then
Disability & Exposure).
Holistic health model - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Approach recognizing mind, body, spirit, and environment
interact to affect health.
First-level priority problem example - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Obstructed airway or absent respirations.
Outdated interventions - ANSWERSS💫✔️-They increase risk for harm; EBP ensures safety and
effectiveness.
, Culture - ANSWERSS💫✔️-A learned, shared set of values, beliefs, and norms guiding a group's
thinking and behavior.
Acculturation vs. Assimilation - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Acculturation = adapting while retaining identity;
Assimilation = full adoption of dominant culture.
Three major illness-causation models - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Biomedical (disease = germs), Naturalistic
(balance of hot/cold or yin/yang), Magicoreligious (supernatural forces).
Examples of traditional healers - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Curandero (Hispanic), Shaman (Native American),
Herbalist (Asian), Braucher (Amish).
Traditional objects for health protection - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Amulets or charms (e.g., evil-eye bracelet,
St. Christopher medal, jade pendant).
Five elements of cultural competence - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Cultural Awareness, Knowledge, Skill,
Encounters, Desire.
Interpreter requirement - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Whenever language barriers exist; use a certified medical
interpreter, not family.
Exploring a patient's health beliefs - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Ask open-ended, respectful questions such as
'What do you think caused your illness?'
Primary purpose of the interview - ANSWERSS💫✔️-To collect subjective data and establish rapport
for accurate assessment.
Three phases of the interview - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Introduction, Working, Closing.
Communication techniques that build rapport - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Active listening, empathy, reflection,
clarification, silence, summarizing.
AQUESTIONS WITH WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
Purpose of a health assessment - ANSWERSS💫✔️-To collect and analyze subjective + objective data
to form a complete picture of a patient's health and guide nursing judgment.
Six steps of the nursing process - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Assessment, Diagnosis, Outcome Identification,
Planning, Implementation, Evaluation.
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Integration of best current research, clinical
expertise, patient preferences, and accurate assessment data.
Five steps of EBP - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Ask, Acquire, Appraise, Apply, Assess.
Complete (Total Health) database - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Database gathered on admission for baseline
data.
Emergency database - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Database used in urgent, life-threatening situations.
Order of priority according to ABCs - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Airway → Breathing → Circulation (then
Disability & Exposure).
Holistic health model - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Approach recognizing mind, body, spirit, and environment
interact to affect health.
First-level priority problem example - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Obstructed airway or absent respirations.
Outdated interventions - ANSWERSS💫✔️-They increase risk for harm; EBP ensures safety and
effectiveness.
, Culture - ANSWERSS💫✔️-A learned, shared set of values, beliefs, and norms guiding a group's
thinking and behavior.
Acculturation vs. Assimilation - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Acculturation = adapting while retaining identity;
Assimilation = full adoption of dominant culture.
Three major illness-causation models - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Biomedical (disease = germs), Naturalistic
(balance of hot/cold or yin/yang), Magicoreligious (supernatural forces).
Examples of traditional healers - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Curandero (Hispanic), Shaman (Native American),
Herbalist (Asian), Braucher (Amish).
Traditional objects for health protection - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Amulets or charms (e.g., evil-eye bracelet,
St. Christopher medal, jade pendant).
Five elements of cultural competence - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Cultural Awareness, Knowledge, Skill,
Encounters, Desire.
Interpreter requirement - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Whenever language barriers exist; use a certified medical
interpreter, not family.
Exploring a patient's health beliefs - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Ask open-ended, respectful questions such as
'What do you think caused your illness?'
Primary purpose of the interview - ANSWERSS💫✔️-To collect subjective data and establish rapport
for accurate assessment.
Three phases of the interview - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Introduction, Working, Closing.
Communication techniques that build rapport - ANSWERSS💫✔️-Active listening, empathy, reflection,
clarification, silence, summarizing.
