Comprehensive Health Assessment Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2026/2027
| A+ Grade Nursing and Clinical Assessment Study Guide
Components of a health assessment - (answer)Healthy history
Physical examination
Reviewing data from the health record
Document the findings
Comprehensive health history - (answer)Biographic data
Reason for seeking health care
History of present illness
Present health status
Past health history
Family history
Personal and psychosocial history
Review of systems
Subjective data - (answer)Symptoms, perceived by the patient, reported by the patient
Objective data - (answer)signs, observed, felt, heard, measured
Comprehensive Assessment - (answer)detailed history at onset of care in primary care setting
Problem-based/focused assessment - (answer)history and exam are limited to specific problem
episodic/follow-up assessment - (answer)follow up for previously identified problem
Shift assessment - (answer)assessment completed at each shift change
, Comprehensive Health Assessment Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2026/2027
| A+ Grade Nursing and Clinical Assessment Study Guide
Screening assessment - (answer)short exam focused on disease detection
Reason for seeking health care - (answer)Also called "chief complaint" or "presenting problem",
recorded in quotes
O in OLDCARTS - (answer)Onset - when did the symptoms begin
L in OLDCARTS - (answer)Location - where are the symptoms
D in OLDCARTS - (answer)Duration - how long do the symptoms last
C in OLDCARTS - (answer)Characteristics - Describe the symptoms
A in OLDCARTS - (answer)Aggravating factors - what makes the symptoms worse
R in OLDCARTS - (answer)Related Symptoms - symptoms that may be related
T in OLDCARTS - (answer)Treatments - Describe self treatment before seeking care
S in OLDCARTS - (answer)Severity - describe severity of symptoms
Present health status - (answer)Health conditions, medications, allergies
Past health history - (answer)Childhood illness, surgeries, hospitalizations, accidents/injuries,
immunizations, last examinations, obstetric history
| A+ Grade Nursing and Clinical Assessment Study Guide
Components of a health assessment - (answer)Healthy history
Physical examination
Reviewing data from the health record
Document the findings
Comprehensive health history - (answer)Biographic data
Reason for seeking health care
History of present illness
Present health status
Past health history
Family history
Personal and psychosocial history
Review of systems
Subjective data - (answer)Symptoms, perceived by the patient, reported by the patient
Objective data - (answer)signs, observed, felt, heard, measured
Comprehensive Assessment - (answer)detailed history at onset of care in primary care setting
Problem-based/focused assessment - (answer)history and exam are limited to specific problem
episodic/follow-up assessment - (answer)follow up for previously identified problem
Shift assessment - (answer)assessment completed at each shift change
, Comprehensive Health Assessment Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2026/2027
| A+ Grade Nursing and Clinical Assessment Study Guide
Screening assessment - (answer)short exam focused on disease detection
Reason for seeking health care - (answer)Also called "chief complaint" or "presenting problem",
recorded in quotes
O in OLDCARTS - (answer)Onset - when did the symptoms begin
L in OLDCARTS - (answer)Location - where are the symptoms
D in OLDCARTS - (answer)Duration - how long do the symptoms last
C in OLDCARTS - (answer)Characteristics - Describe the symptoms
A in OLDCARTS - (answer)Aggravating factors - what makes the symptoms worse
R in OLDCARTS - (answer)Related Symptoms - symptoms that may be related
T in OLDCARTS - (answer)Treatments - Describe self treatment before seeking care
S in OLDCARTS - (answer)Severity - describe severity of symptoms
Present health status - (answer)Health conditions, medications, allergies
Past health history - (answer)Childhood illness, surgeries, hospitalizations, accidents/injuries,
immunizations, last examinations, obstetric history
