NURS 209 Exam 1 (With complete solution)

What is nursing assessment? correct answers a process that evaluates or appraises the needs, preferences, and abilities of a patient (patient-centered care) What phase of the nursing process is nursing assessment? correct answers the data gathering phase It is the most important part of the nursing process because you come up with a database to perform your inventions it is the 1st phase in the decision-making process and it is a learned skill What is the purpose of nursing assessment? correct answers the purpose is to gather enough data to make a good diagnosis. what are interchangeable terms with nursing assessment? correct answers health assessment comprehensive assessment holistic assessment what do all these interchangeable terms mean correct answers complete, whole assessment, including the environmental, the family, etc what are the different types of assessment in a nursing assessment? Is it subjective or objective? correct answers Historical (S) Physical (O) Pharmacological (S) Psychological (O/S) Social (S) what is historical assessment? correct answers is information from patient and family perspective ask questions only just about the answers that the patient is giving us what is physical assessment? correct answers includes biological (use senses) and physiological aspects, using exam using a hands on exam (palpation, touching) what is pharmacological assessment? correct answers what drugs patient takes, Rx, OTC, herbal remedies, illicit drugs, etc can be during historical supplements? how much they are taking and how often illicit drugs--vital to health care because it can cause organ failure problems to the heart, and interact with medications that we give them what is psychological assessment? correct answers mental status, ability to cope, support