HEALTH ASSESSMENT CH. 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

HEALTH ASSESSMENT CH. 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. the collection of data about an individuals health state
Answer:
assessment

Question:
2. subjective data
Answer:
what the person says or states about him/herself during history taking

Question:
3. objective data
Answer:
what you as health professional observe during the physical exam

Question:
4. a patients assessment, record, and labs form what
Answer:
database

Question:
5. what is the purpose of assessment
Answer:
to make a judgment or diagnosis (assessment= database= diagnosis)

Question:
6. the process of analyzing health data and drawing a conclusion is what
Answer:
diagnostic reasoning

Question:
7. what are the components of the hypothetico-deductive process
Answer:
1. attending to cues
2. formulating diagnostic hypothesis
3. gathering data relative to tentative hypothesis
4. evaluating each hypothesis with the new data collected

Question:
8. what is a cue
Answer:
a piece of information, a sign or symptom , or a piece of lab data