NUR 245 Exam 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Biomedical model - CORRECT ANSWER the Western European/North American tradition
that views health as the absence of disease
Complete database - CORRECT ANSWER a complete health history and full physical
examination
Diagnostic reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER the method of collecting and analyzing clinical
information with the following components:
1) attending to initially available cues
2) formulating diagnostic hypotheses
3) gathering data relative to the tentative hypotheses
4) evaluating each hypothesis with the new data colleceted
5) arriving at a final diagnosis
Emergency database - CORRECT ANSWER rapid collection of the database, often compiled
concurrently with lifesaving measures
Enivronment - CORRECT ANSWER the total of all the conditions and elements that make up
the surroundings and influence the development of a person
Evidence-based practice - CORRECT ANSWER a systematic approach emphasizing the best
research evidence, the clinician's experience, patient preferences and values, physical examination,
and assessment
Focused database - CORRECT ANSWER used for a limited or short-term problem; concerns
mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body system
Follow-up database - CORRECT ANSWER used in all settings to monitor progress of short-
term or chronic health problems
, Holistic health - CORRECT ANSWER the view that the mind, body, and spirit are
interdependent and function as a whole within the environment
Nursing process - CORRECT ANSWER method of collecting and analyzing clinical
information with the following components:
1) assessment
2) diagnosis
3) outcome identification
4) planning
5) implementation
6) evaluation
Objective data - CORRECT ANSWER what the health professional observes by inspecting,
palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER any action directed toward promoting health and
preventing the occurrence of disease
Subjective data - CORRECT ANSWER what the person says about himself or herself during
history taking
Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER a dynamic process and view of health; a move toward
optimal functioning
Acculturation - CORRECT ANSWER process of social and psychological exchanges with
encounters between persons of different cultures, resulting in changes in either group
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER the nonphysical attributes of a person--the thoughts,
communications, actions, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups
Ethnicity - CORRECT ANSWER a social group within the social system that claims to possess
variable traits such as a common geographic origin, migratory status, and religion
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Biomedical model - CORRECT ANSWER the Western European/North American tradition
that views health as the absence of disease
Complete database - CORRECT ANSWER a complete health history and full physical
examination
Diagnostic reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER the method of collecting and analyzing clinical
information with the following components:
1) attending to initially available cues
2) formulating diagnostic hypotheses
3) gathering data relative to the tentative hypotheses
4) evaluating each hypothesis with the new data colleceted
5) arriving at a final diagnosis
Emergency database - CORRECT ANSWER rapid collection of the database, often compiled
concurrently with lifesaving measures
Enivronment - CORRECT ANSWER the total of all the conditions and elements that make up
the surroundings and influence the development of a person
Evidence-based practice - CORRECT ANSWER a systematic approach emphasizing the best
research evidence, the clinician's experience, patient preferences and values, physical examination,
and assessment
Focused database - CORRECT ANSWER used for a limited or short-term problem; concerns
mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body system
Follow-up database - CORRECT ANSWER used in all settings to monitor progress of short-
term or chronic health problems
, Holistic health - CORRECT ANSWER the view that the mind, body, and spirit are
interdependent and function as a whole within the environment
Nursing process - CORRECT ANSWER method of collecting and analyzing clinical
information with the following components:
1) assessment
2) diagnosis
3) outcome identification
4) planning
5) implementation
6) evaluation
Objective data - CORRECT ANSWER what the health professional observes by inspecting,
palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER any action directed toward promoting health and
preventing the occurrence of disease
Subjective data - CORRECT ANSWER what the person says about himself or herself during
history taking
Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER a dynamic process and view of health; a move toward
optimal functioning
Acculturation - CORRECT ANSWER process of social and psychological exchanges with
encounters between persons of different cultures, resulting in changes in either group
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER the nonphysical attributes of a person--the thoughts,
communications, actions, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups
Ethnicity - CORRECT ANSWER a social group within the social system that claims to possess
variable traits such as a common geographic origin, migratory status, and religion
