NSG 316 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. What is a general survey?
a study of the whole person, covering the general health state and any obvious physical characteristics
2. What is included in a general survey?
physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior
3. What is ADOPIE?
Assessment Diagnosis Outcome/ Identification Planning Implementation Evaluation
4. What is a comprehensive assessment (Complete Total Health Assessment)?
a complete health history and a full physical examination where they describe current and past health
states and form a baseline to measure all future changes (ex. home healthcare setting)
5. What is a Focused Based Assessment (Episodic/ Problem-centered)?
a limited or short-term problem concerned with one problem, one cue (ex. urgent care)
6. What is a Follow-Up Database?
evaluating the status of all identified problems and noting if changes have occurred (ex. primary care
physician appointment)
7. What is an Emergency Database?
RAPID collection of data, often compiled with lifesaving measure (ex. emergency room)
8. How do you know the source of information given is reliable?
they will give the same answer even when the question is rephrased or repeated 3 times with the same
answer
9. How do you know if the patient is actually ill just by how they communicate?
a sick patient will communicate poorly
10. What is PQRST
Provocative/ Palliative Quality/ Quantity Region/ Radiation Severity Scale 1-10 Timing/ Onset
11. What is a good way to depict gender, relationships, and age of immediate blood relatives in at
least three generations such as parents, grandparents, and siblings?
GENOGRAM (family tree) - identifies increased disease or illness they might be prone to
12. What affects health promotion and disease prevention throughout the life span?
Age Smoking/ Drinking Weight Genetics
13. What are ADL's?
Bathing, dressing, eating, transferring, walking, and toileting
14. What are IADL's?
independent living situations like housekeeping, shopping, cooking, doing laundry, using the telephone,
managing finances
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, 15. What are AADL's?
their social relationships and resources such as nutrition, self-concept and coping, as well as their home
environment
16. What is the Katz Index of Independence in ADL?
the concept of physical disability and measures physical function in older adults and the chronically ill
17. What is the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL's)?
measures functional abilities necessary for independent community living
18. What are examples of AADL's
occupational and recreational activities such as occupational therapists, the Up-and-Go Test, physical
performance test, and performance activities of daily living
19. How does the Health History Sequence go?
Biographical Data Source of History Reason for Seeking Care Present Health or History of present illness
Past Health Family History Review of Systems (ROS) Functional Assessment (IADL's)
20. What is a pneumonic to remember the Health History Sequence?
Bill Sat Right Past Pete For Raw Fish
21. Biographical Data
Patients.. Name Address/Phone Number Age/Birthdate Birthplace Sex Marital Status Race Ethnic Origin
Occupation
22. Describe Symptom:
subjective sensations the person feels from a disorder
23. Describe Sign:
objective abnormality that can be detected on physical examination or in lab reports
24. Which of the following is a good example of a well-written chief complaint? A.Patient complaining
of chest pain for about 3 days that is worse with activity and relieved with rest. B.Pain is a 10/10
C.Patient complaining of chest pain. R/O MI D.Patient states "I don't know what this pain is. This is the
worst I have ever felt"
A
25. What is the alcohol consumption C.A.G.E. Test/ Screening?
Cut down your drinking Annoyed by criticism of your drinking Guilty about your drinking Eye openers
26. Which of the following statements by the patient would indicate a substance abuse problem? A."I
have a glass of wine each day with dinner" B."My wife keeps nagging me to cut down on drinking."
C."I love to have a few drinks around the holidays" D."I have a few drinks on the weekend when my
friends get together"
B
27. What 3 points does a functional assessment of an older adult consist of?
IADL'S ADL'S Mobility
28. What are 2 approaches to an older adults functional assessment?
Individual's self-report and observing the patients ability to perform tasks
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VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. What is a general survey?
a study of the whole person, covering the general health state and any obvious physical characteristics
2. What is included in a general survey?
physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior
3. What is ADOPIE?
Assessment Diagnosis Outcome/ Identification Planning Implementation Evaluation
4. What is a comprehensive assessment (Complete Total Health Assessment)?
a complete health history and a full physical examination where they describe current and past health
states and form a baseline to measure all future changes (ex. home healthcare setting)
5. What is a Focused Based Assessment (Episodic/ Problem-centered)?
a limited or short-term problem concerned with one problem, one cue (ex. urgent care)
6. What is a Follow-Up Database?
evaluating the status of all identified problems and noting if changes have occurred (ex. primary care
physician appointment)
7. What is an Emergency Database?
RAPID collection of data, often compiled with lifesaving measure (ex. emergency room)
8. How do you know the source of information given is reliable?
they will give the same answer even when the question is rephrased or repeated 3 times with the same
answer
9. How do you know if the patient is actually ill just by how they communicate?
a sick patient will communicate poorly
10. What is PQRST
Provocative/ Palliative Quality/ Quantity Region/ Radiation Severity Scale 1-10 Timing/ Onset
11. What is a good way to depict gender, relationships, and age of immediate blood relatives in at
least three generations such as parents, grandparents, and siblings?
GENOGRAM (family tree) - identifies increased disease or illness they might be prone to
12. What affects health promotion and disease prevention throughout the life span?
Age Smoking/ Drinking Weight Genetics
13. What are ADL's?
Bathing, dressing, eating, transferring, walking, and toileting
14. What are IADL's?
independent living situations like housekeeping, shopping, cooking, doing laundry, using the telephone,
managing finances
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, 15. What are AADL's?
their social relationships and resources such as nutrition, self-concept and coping, as well as their home
environment
16. What is the Katz Index of Independence in ADL?
the concept of physical disability and measures physical function in older adults and the chronically ill
17. What is the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL's)?
measures functional abilities necessary for independent community living
18. What are examples of AADL's
occupational and recreational activities such as occupational therapists, the Up-and-Go Test, physical
performance test, and performance activities of daily living
19. How does the Health History Sequence go?
Biographical Data Source of History Reason for Seeking Care Present Health or History of present illness
Past Health Family History Review of Systems (ROS) Functional Assessment (IADL's)
20. What is a pneumonic to remember the Health History Sequence?
Bill Sat Right Past Pete For Raw Fish
21. Biographical Data
Patients.. Name Address/Phone Number Age/Birthdate Birthplace Sex Marital Status Race Ethnic Origin
Occupation
22. Describe Symptom:
subjective sensations the person feels from a disorder
23. Describe Sign:
objective abnormality that can be detected on physical examination or in lab reports
24. Which of the following is a good example of a well-written chief complaint? A.Patient complaining
of chest pain for about 3 days that is worse with activity and relieved with rest. B.Pain is a 10/10
C.Patient complaining of chest pain. R/O MI D.Patient states "I don't know what this pain is. This is the
worst I have ever felt"
A
25. What is the alcohol consumption C.A.G.E. Test/ Screening?
Cut down your drinking Annoyed by criticism of your drinking Guilty about your drinking Eye openers
26. Which of the following statements by the patient would indicate a substance abuse problem? A."I
have a glass of wine each day with dinner" B."My wife keeps nagging me to cut down on drinking."
C."I love to have a few drinks around the holidays" D."I have a few drinks on the weekend when my
friends get together"
B
27. What 3 points does a functional assessment of an older adult consist of?
IADL'S ADL'S Mobility
28. What are 2 approaches to an older adults functional assessment?
Individual's self-report and observing the patients ability to perform tasks
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