NRSG 329 - ADULT HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 | FROM
QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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, CLEAR (Therapeutic Communcation) Answer: Center yourself
Listen whole heartedly
Empathize
Attention: be fully present
Respect
Subjective Data Answer: Information the patient tells the health care professional about his or
her condition, which cannot be directly observed.
*use quotes
Objective Data Answer: what the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating,
percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
Interview Phases Answer: Introductory
Working
Summarization
Primary Source Answer: Information from the patient
Secondary Source Answer: Information from a family member or another team member
Review of Systems (ROS) Answer: A systematic approach for collecting the patient's self-
reported (subjective) data on all body systems.
Pertinent Positive/Negative Answer: presence of non-presence of a sign or symptom (Ex.
Reports chest pain/Denies use of tobacco)
Symptom Analysis Answer: a systematic way to collect data about the history and status of
symptoms
OLDCARTS Answer: Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics
Aggravating and Alleviating Factors
Related Symptoms
Treatment
Severity
Health History Answer: A collection of subjective data about a patient:
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QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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, CLEAR (Therapeutic Communcation) Answer: Center yourself
Listen whole heartedly
Empathize
Attention: be fully present
Respect
Subjective Data Answer: Information the patient tells the health care professional about his or
her condition, which cannot be directly observed.
*use quotes
Objective Data Answer: what the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating,
percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
Interview Phases Answer: Introductory
Working
Summarization
Primary Source Answer: Information from the patient
Secondary Source Answer: Information from a family member or another team member
Review of Systems (ROS) Answer: A systematic approach for collecting the patient's self-
reported (subjective) data on all body systems.
Pertinent Positive/Negative Answer: presence of non-presence of a sign or symptom (Ex.
Reports chest pain/Denies use of tobacco)
Symptom Analysis Answer: a systematic way to collect data about the history and status of
symptoms
OLDCARTS Answer: Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics
Aggravating and Alleviating Factors
Related Symptoms
Treatment
Severity
Health History Answer: A collection of subjective data about a patient:
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