ch1 evidence-based assessment
questions with verified solutions
First-level priority problems - correct answer ✔✔life-threatening, and immediate problems,
ex: airway or supporting breathing.
Second-level priority problems - correct answer ✔✔Issues requiring immediate attention to prevent
further deterioration,
ex: mental status changes, acute pain, or abnormal laboratory values.
Third-level priority problems - correct answer ✔✔Health concerns important to the patient, done after
urgent problems
ex: lack of knowledge or family coping.
Critical thinking - correct answer ✔✔Sound diagnostic reasoning and clinical judgment. involving
relevant info identification, gathering clinical cues, completing the assessment, and considering
priorities.
Collaborative problems - correct answer ✔✔Physiological conditions necessitating treatment involving
multiple disciplines.
Evidence-based practice - correct answer ✔✔Systematic approach using research evidence, clinical
expertise, clinician knowledge, and patient preferences to make care decisions.
Complete database - correct answer ✔✔complete health history and full physical examination, yielding
initial diagnoses.
Focused database - correct answer ✔✔Utilized for limited or short-term problems, smaller in scope and
more targeted than the complete database.
questions with verified solutions
First-level priority problems - correct answer ✔✔life-threatening, and immediate problems,
ex: airway or supporting breathing.
Second-level priority problems - correct answer ✔✔Issues requiring immediate attention to prevent
further deterioration,
ex: mental status changes, acute pain, or abnormal laboratory values.
Third-level priority problems - correct answer ✔✔Health concerns important to the patient, done after
urgent problems
ex: lack of knowledge or family coping.
Critical thinking - correct answer ✔✔Sound diagnostic reasoning and clinical judgment. involving
relevant info identification, gathering clinical cues, completing the assessment, and considering
priorities.
Collaborative problems - correct answer ✔✔Physiological conditions necessitating treatment involving
multiple disciplines.
Evidence-based practice - correct answer ✔✔Systematic approach using research evidence, clinical
expertise, clinician knowledge, and patient preferences to make care decisions.
Complete database - correct answer ✔✔complete health history and full physical examination, yielding
initial diagnoses.
Focused database - correct answer ✔✔Utilized for limited or short-term problems, smaller in scope and
more targeted than the complete database.
