NURS 1543 Week 1 exam questions with
correct answers
Assessment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Collection |of |data |about |an |individual's |health |state
What |is |the |purpose |of |an |assessment? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |give |the |HCP |the |information |
needed |to |make |a |judgement |or |diagnosis |on |the |basis |of |data |from |various |sources
Subjective |data |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-What |the |person |says |about |him/herself |(data |elicited |or |
verified |by |the |patient) |& |health |history
Objective |data |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-What |is |observed |by |the |healthcare |provider |by |inspecting, |
percussing |(to |gentely |, |palpating |and |auscultating |(listening |to |the |internal |sounds |of |the |body) |
during |the |physical |exam
What |is |the |role |of |the |nurse |in |a |health |assessment? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |collect |information |
and |make |a |judgement
What |are |the |six |parts |of |the |nursing |process |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Assessment |2. |Diagnosis |3. |
Outcome |identification |5. |Planning |5. |Implementation |6. |Evaluation
What |some |components |of |a |patients |health |history? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Biographical |data, |
reason |for |seeking |care, |present/past |health |or |history |of |present |illness, |family |history, |functional |
assessment |or |ADLs
List |the |information |that |is |collected |in |a |persons |biographical |data. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Age
DOB
Sex
Marital |status
, Address
Phone |#
Name
Race
Ethnic |Origin
Occupation
What |are |some |reasons |for |a |patient |to |seek |care? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-They |are |experiencing |
signs |and |symptoms.
Signs |- |Something |quantifiable |through |a |lab |test |or |something |that |is |visually |seen |by |the |health |care
|provider
Symptoms |- |Subjective, |a |irmeasurable |sensation |experienced |by |the |patient
When |collecting |subjective |data |what |are |some |of |the |symptomatic |characteristics |the |HCP |are |
assesing? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Character |or |quality
Location
Timing
Setting
Aggravating |or |relieving |factors
Associated |factors
Patient |perception
OPQRSTU |mnemonic
What |are |the |components |of |the |OPQRSTU |mnemonic? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Proactive |or |
palliative
Quality |or |quantity
Region |or |radiation
Severity |scale
Timing
Understanding |of |patient |perception
correct answers
Assessment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Collection |of |data |about |an |individual's |health |state
What |is |the |purpose |of |an |assessment? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |give |the |HCP |the |information |
needed |to |make |a |judgement |or |diagnosis |on |the |basis |of |data |from |various |sources
Subjective |data |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-What |the |person |says |about |him/herself |(data |elicited |or |
verified |by |the |patient) |& |health |history
Objective |data |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-What |is |observed |by |the |healthcare |provider |by |inspecting, |
percussing |(to |gentely |, |palpating |and |auscultating |(listening |to |the |internal |sounds |of |the |body) |
during |the |physical |exam
What |is |the |role |of |the |nurse |in |a |health |assessment? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |collect |information |
and |make |a |judgement
What |are |the |six |parts |of |the |nursing |process |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Assessment |2. |Diagnosis |3. |
Outcome |identification |5. |Planning |5. |Implementation |6. |Evaluation
What |some |components |of |a |patients |health |history? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Biographical |data, |
reason |for |seeking |care, |present/past |health |or |history |of |present |illness, |family |history, |functional |
assessment |or |ADLs
List |the |information |that |is |collected |in |a |persons |biographical |data. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Age
DOB
Sex
Marital |status
, Address
Phone |#
Name
Race
Ethnic |Origin
Occupation
What |are |some |reasons |for |a |patient |to |seek |care? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-They |are |experiencing |
signs |and |symptoms.
Signs |- |Something |quantifiable |through |a |lab |test |or |something |that |is |visually |seen |by |the |health |care
|provider
Symptoms |- |Subjective, |a |irmeasurable |sensation |experienced |by |the |patient
When |collecting |subjective |data |what |are |some |of |the |symptomatic |characteristics |the |HCP |are |
assesing? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Character |or |quality
Location
Timing
Setting
Aggravating |or |relieving |factors
Associated |factors
Patient |perception
OPQRSTU |mnemonic
What |are |the |components |of |the |OPQRSTU |mnemonic? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Proactive |or |
palliative
Quality |or |quantity
Region |or |radiation
Severity |scale
Timing
Understanding |of |patient |perception
