NUR 202 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
a study of the whole person the moment you first
encounter them - correct answer- General survey
As a nurse how do decide which patients to treat first and
which patients to check up on first ? - correct answer-
-Primary : patients with life threatening problems (the
ABC's and V&L)
-Secondary : have to check back so they don't get worse,
but they're stable; require prompt attention to prevent
further progression or deterioration
Tertiary : Important, but do not require immediate
attention
asking questions like "is there something you to talk about
?" Allowing the client to take the initiative in introducing
the topic. - correct answer- Broad opening statement
,concentrating on a single point; picking up on central
topics or cues given by the client - correct answer-
Redirecting
Describe the assessment, intervention, and evaluation
part of ADPIE. - correct answer- Assessment : Looking
and using all your sense when with a patient, 1st step in
the nursing process, assessing to see what's wrong <-- a
diagnosis
Intervention : actually doing what you planned
Evaluation : see that the plan works
Describe the levels of preventive care - correct answer-
Primary : To focus on health promotion and illness
prevention
Secondary : To focus on early detection, prompt
intervention, and health maintenance
Tertiary : To focus on rehabilitation and extended care
, Describe the types of pain : visceral pain, deep somatic
pain, cutaneous pain, psychogenic pain, referred pain ? -
correct answer- a. Visceral pain - in organs
b. Deep somatic pain - in muscle and joints
c. Cutaneous pain - burns stings
d. Psychogenic pain - ex. when someone dies they say
they have pain
e. Referred pain - may feel pain in an area that doesn't
make sense and it may be because of a connected nerve
(ex. appendicitis- pain near the belly button even though
the appendix is not near the belly button)
don't give the patient and say things "if I were I would ..."
- correct answer- Giving advice
don't tell patient everything is going to be okay if you
don't know that's true - correct answer- False
reassurance
eye contact, nodding head, not focused on anything else
but the patient - correct answer- Active listening
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
a study of the whole person the moment you first
encounter them - correct answer- General survey
As a nurse how do decide which patients to treat first and
which patients to check up on first ? - correct answer-
-Primary : patients with life threatening problems (the
ABC's and V&L)
-Secondary : have to check back so they don't get worse,
but they're stable; require prompt attention to prevent
further progression or deterioration
Tertiary : Important, but do not require immediate
attention
asking questions like "is there something you to talk about
?" Allowing the client to take the initiative in introducing
the topic. - correct answer- Broad opening statement
,concentrating on a single point; picking up on central
topics or cues given by the client - correct answer-
Redirecting
Describe the assessment, intervention, and evaluation
part of ADPIE. - correct answer- Assessment : Looking
and using all your sense when with a patient, 1st step in
the nursing process, assessing to see what's wrong <-- a
diagnosis
Intervention : actually doing what you planned
Evaluation : see that the plan works
Describe the levels of preventive care - correct answer-
Primary : To focus on health promotion and illness
prevention
Secondary : To focus on early detection, prompt
intervention, and health maintenance
Tertiary : To focus on rehabilitation and extended care
, Describe the types of pain : visceral pain, deep somatic
pain, cutaneous pain, psychogenic pain, referred pain ? -
correct answer- a. Visceral pain - in organs
b. Deep somatic pain - in muscle and joints
c. Cutaneous pain - burns stings
d. Psychogenic pain - ex. when someone dies they say
they have pain
e. Referred pain - may feel pain in an area that doesn't
make sense and it may be because of a connected nerve
(ex. appendicitis- pain near the belly button even though
the appendix is not near the belly button)
don't give the patient and say things "if I were I would ..."
- correct answer- Giving advice
don't tell patient everything is going to be okay if you
don't know that's true - correct answer- False
reassurance
eye contact, nodding head, not focused on anything else
but the patient - correct answer- Active listening
