Jarvis Chapters 1, 2, 3 Practice Health
assessment exam Questions with correct
answers
When |assessing |a |patient's |health |status, |which |data |do |you |classify |as |subjective?
A |Anything |you |cannot |quantify
B |Anything |the |patient |tells |you |about |self |as |part |of |the |health |history
C |Anything |you |can |feel |but |not |see
D |Anything |communicated |about |the |patient |by |another |health-care |provider |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-B
When |assessing |a |patient's |health |status, |subjective |information |is |anything |that |the |patient |says |
about |himself |or |herself |as |part |of |the |health |history. |What |you |as |the |health |professional |"observe" |
through |inspection, |percussion, |palpation, |or |auscultations |during |the |physical |examination |are |
objective |data.
What |is |the |starting |point |of |diagnostic |reasoning?
A |important |from |unimportant |data
B |Performing |an |organized |assessment
C |Developing |a |hypothesis |about |health |problems
D |Making |a |preliminary |list |of |signs |and |symptoms |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B
An |organized |assessment |is |the |starting |point |of |diagnostic |reasoning. |Diagnostic |reasoning |is |the |
process |of |analyzing |the |health |assessment |data |and |drawing |conclusions |to |identify |diagnoses. |For |
the |novice |this |involves |forming |hypotheses |and |using |deductive |reasoning.
Which |is |the |best |defining |characteristic |of |intuition |as |it |relates |to |clinical |judgment?
A |Bypassing |the |rules
B |Perceiving |a |current |need |as |part |of |a |long-term |goal
C |Recognizing |patterns |immediately
D |Not |needing |validation |for |clinical |judgment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C |
,Using |intuition |is |a |part |of |functioning |at |the |level |of |expert |in |clinical |judgment. |Using |intuition |is |
using |knowledge |received |as |a |whole |and |is |characterized |by |the |immediate |recognition |of |patterns. |
Expert |practitioners |attend |to |a |pattern |of |assessment |data |and |act |without |consciously |labeling |it.
Which |constitutes |a |first-level |priority |problem?
A |Acute |pain
B |Elevated |cholesterol |levels
C |Mental |status |change
D |Anaphylaxis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D |
First-level |priority |problems |are |those |that |are |emergent, |life |threatening, |and |immediate, |such |as |
establishing |an |airway |or |supporting |breathing. |Thus |anaphylaxis |constitutes |a |first-level |priority |
problem. |Second-level |priority |problems |are |those |that |require |prompt |intervention |to |prevent |
further |deterioration. |Examples |of |these |are |acute |pain, |mental |status |change, |and |acute |urinary |
elimination |problems. |Third-level |priority |problems |are |those |that |are |important |to |the |patient's |
health |but |can |be |addressed |after |more |urgent |problems. |Elevated |serum |cholesterol |levels |would |
fall |in |this |category.
Which |is |the |best |description |of |a |complete |health |database?
A |Collection |of |subjective |and |objective |health |data.
B |Collection |of |information |related |to |the |current |health |status |obtained |by |physical |examination |and
|laboratory |analysis.
C |Information |obtained |by |history |taking |and |physical |exam.
D |Baseline |description |of |present |and |past |health |against |which |future |changes |will |be |measured. |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D |
A |complete |or |total |health |database |describes |current |and |past |health |states |and |forms |a |baseline |
against |which |all |future |changes |can |be |measured. |It |includes |a |complete |health |history |and |a |full |
physical |examination. |It |screens |for |pathology, |yields |the |first |diagnosis, |and |determines |the |ways |
patients |respond |to |health |problems.
What |type |of |database |is |established |when |a |nurse |is |mainly |concerned |with |one |problem?
A |Focused
B |Follow-up
C |Emergency
, D |Complete |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A
A |focused |(or |mini) |database |concerns |mainly |one |limited |or |short-term |problem |and |is |used |in |all |
care |settings. |It |is |smaller |in |scope |and |more |targeted |than |a |complete |database. |The |follow-up |
database |is |also |used |in |all |care |settings; |however, |it |focuses |on |the |evaluation |of |identified |short-
term |or |chronic |health |problems |at |regular |and |appropriate |intervals. |The |emergency |database |
requires |a |more |rapid |collection |of |data |than |the |focused |database, |and |is |often |combined |with |
lifesaving |measures. |The |complete |database |is |a |total |health |assessment. |This |includes |a |complete |
health |history |plus |a |full |physical |examination |and |can |be |performed |in |both |primary |and |acute |care |
settings.
Mr. |Fitzgerald |is |a |62-year-old |new |patient |who |presents |to |the |clinic |for |a |routine |health |
assessment. |Which |type |of |health |database |would |be |established?
A |Focused
B |Emergency
C |Follow-up
D |Complete |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D
The |complete |health |database |is |an |assessment |of |an |individual's |total |health. |This |includes |a |
complete |health |history |plus |a |full |physical |examination |and |can |be |performed |in |both |primary |and |
acute |care |settings. |The |focused |(or |mini) |database |is |utilized |mainly |for |one |limited |or |short-term |
problem |and |is |used |in |all |care |settings. |It |is |smaller |in |scope |and |more |targeted |than |a |complete |
database. |The |emergency |database |requires |a |rapid |collection |of |data |and |is |often |combined |with |
lifesaving |measures. |The |follow-up |database |is |used |in |all |care |settings |and |focuses |on |the |evaluation |
of |identified |short-term |or |chronic |health |problems |at |regular |and |appropriate |intervals.
What |type |of |database |is |most |appropriate |to |establish |when |a |patient's |chronic |illness |problems |are |
being |evaluated |at |regular |intervals?
A |Focused
B |Follow-up
C |Emergency
D |Complete |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B
The |follow-up |database |is |used |in |all |care |settings. |It |is |concerned |with |the |evaluation |of |identified |
short-term |or |chronic |health |problems |at |regular |and |appropriate |intervals. |A |focused |(or |mini) |
database |concerns |mainly |one |limited |or |short-term |problem |and |is |used |in |all |care |settings. |It |is |
smaller |in |scope |and |more |targeted |than |a |complete |database. |The |emergency |database |requires |a |
rapid |collection |of |data |and |is |often |combined |with |lifesaving |measures. |The |complete |database |is |a |
assessment exam Questions with correct
answers
When |assessing |a |patient's |health |status, |which |data |do |you |classify |as |subjective?
A |Anything |you |cannot |quantify
B |Anything |the |patient |tells |you |about |self |as |part |of |the |health |history
C |Anything |you |can |feel |but |not |see
D |Anything |communicated |about |the |patient |by |another |health-care |provider |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-B
When |assessing |a |patient's |health |status, |subjective |information |is |anything |that |the |patient |says |
about |himself |or |herself |as |part |of |the |health |history. |What |you |as |the |health |professional |"observe" |
through |inspection, |percussion, |palpation, |or |auscultations |during |the |physical |examination |are |
objective |data.
What |is |the |starting |point |of |diagnostic |reasoning?
A |important |from |unimportant |data
B |Performing |an |organized |assessment
C |Developing |a |hypothesis |about |health |problems
D |Making |a |preliminary |list |of |signs |and |symptoms |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B
An |organized |assessment |is |the |starting |point |of |diagnostic |reasoning. |Diagnostic |reasoning |is |the |
process |of |analyzing |the |health |assessment |data |and |drawing |conclusions |to |identify |diagnoses. |For |
the |novice |this |involves |forming |hypotheses |and |using |deductive |reasoning.
Which |is |the |best |defining |characteristic |of |intuition |as |it |relates |to |clinical |judgment?
A |Bypassing |the |rules
B |Perceiving |a |current |need |as |part |of |a |long-term |goal
C |Recognizing |patterns |immediately
D |Not |needing |validation |for |clinical |judgment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C |
,Using |intuition |is |a |part |of |functioning |at |the |level |of |expert |in |clinical |judgment. |Using |intuition |is |
using |knowledge |received |as |a |whole |and |is |characterized |by |the |immediate |recognition |of |patterns. |
Expert |practitioners |attend |to |a |pattern |of |assessment |data |and |act |without |consciously |labeling |it.
Which |constitutes |a |first-level |priority |problem?
A |Acute |pain
B |Elevated |cholesterol |levels
C |Mental |status |change
D |Anaphylaxis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D |
First-level |priority |problems |are |those |that |are |emergent, |life |threatening, |and |immediate, |such |as |
establishing |an |airway |or |supporting |breathing. |Thus |anaphylaxis |constitutes |a |first-level |priority |
problem. |Second-level |priority |problems |are |those |that |require |prompt |intervention |to |prevent |
further |deterioration. |Examples |of |these |are |acute |pain, |mental |status |change, |and |acute |urinary |
elimination |problems. |Third-level |priority |problems |are |those |that |are |important |to |the |patient's |
health |but |can |be |addressed |after |more |urgent |problems. |Elevated |serum |cholesterol |levels |would |
fall |in |this |category.
Which |is |the |best |description |of |a |complete |health |database?
A |Collection |of |subjective |and |objective |health |data.
B |Collection |of |information |related |to |the |current |health |status |obtained |by |physical |examination |and
|laboratory |analysis.
C |Information |obtained |by |history |taking |and |physical |exam.
D |Baseline |description |of |present |and |past |health |against |which |future |changes |will |be |measured. |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D |
A |complete |or |total |health |database |describes |current |and |past |health |states |and |forms |a |baseline |
against |which |all |future |changes |can |be |measured. |It |includes |a |complete |health |history |and |a |full |
physical |examination. |It |screens |for |pathology, |yields |the |first |diagnosis, |and |determines |the |ways |
patients |respond |to |health |problems.
What |type |of |database |is |established |when |a |nurse |is |mainly |concerned |with |one |problem?
A |Focused
B |Follow-up
C |Emergency
, D |Complete |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A
A |focused |(or |mini) |database |concerns |mainly |one |limited |or |short-term |problem |and |is |used |in |all |
care |settings. |It |is |smaller |in |scope |and |more |targeted |than |a |complete |database. |The |follow-up |
database |is |also |used |in |all |care |settings; |however, |it |focuses |on |the |evaluation |of |identified |short-
term |or |chronic |health |problems |at |regular |and |appropriate |intervals. |The |emergency |database |
requires |a |more |rapid |collection |of |data |than |the |focused |database, |and |is |often |combined |with |
lifesaving |measures. |The |complete |database |is |a |total |health |assessment. |This |includes |a |complete |
health |history |plus |a |full |physical |examination |and |can |be |performed |in |both |primary |and |acute |care |
settings.
Mr. |Fitzgerald |is |a |62-year-old |new |patient |who |presents |to |the |clinic |for |a |routine |health |
assessment. |Which |type |of |health |database |would |be |established?
A |Focused
B |Emergency
C |Follow-up
D |Complete |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D
The |complete |health |database |is |an |assessment |of |an |individual's |total |health. |This |includes |a |
complete |health |history |plus |a |full |physical |examination |and |can |be |performed |in |both |primary |and |
acute |care |settings. |The |focused |(or |mini) |database |is |utilized |mainly |for |one |limited |or |short-term |
problem |and |is |used |in |all |care |settings. |It |is |smaller |in |scope |and |more |targeted |than |a |complete |
database. |The |emergency |database |requires |a |rapid |collection |of |data |and |is |often |combined |with |
lifesaving |measures. |The |follow-up |database |is |used |in |all |care |settings |and |focuses |on |the |evaluation |
of |identified |short-term |or |chronic |health |problems |at |regular |and |appropriate |intervals.
What |type |of |database |is |most |appropriate |to |establish |when |a |patient's |chronic |illness |problems |are |
being |evaluated |at |regular |intervals?
A |Focused
B |Follow-up
C |Emergency
D |Complete |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B
The |follow-up |database |is |used |in |all |care |settings. |It |is |concerned |with |the |evaluation |of |identified |
short-term |or |chronic |health |problems |at |regular |and |appropriate |intervals. |A |focused |(or |mini) |
database |concerns |mainly |one |limited |or |short-term |problem |and |is |used |in |all |care |settings. |It |is |
smaller |in |scope |and |more |targeted |than |a |complete |database. |The |emergency |database |requires |a |
rapid |collection |of |data |and |is |often |combined |with |lifesaving |measures. |The |complete |database |is |a |
