NSG 333 Exam 1 with correct answers
Components of health assessment includes: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔conducting a health history, performing a physical exam, reviewing other
data from health record, and documenting the findings.
a health assessment leads to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔data analysis and
interpretation so that a patient-centered plan of care can be developed and
implemented.
Health History: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a collection of subjective
information that provides information about the patient's health status.
includes information about the meds, previous illnesses and surgeries, family
history and a review of systems.
Symptoms: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔patient reports- subjective data
Primary Source Data: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Subjective data acquired
directly from patient.
Secondary source data: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔data acquired from
another individual (such as a family member)
Physical Exam: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔collection of objective data,
including: height, weight, blood pressure, temperate, pulse, and respirations.
,Signs: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔objective data that a clinician can observe
and measure.
The nursing process: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔assessment, diagnosis,
outcome identification, planning, implementation, evaluation
Clinical Manifestations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔often used to describe the
presenting signs and symptoms experienced by the patient
context of care: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refers to circumstances or
situations related to the health care delivery.
patient need: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The type of HA performed by the
nurse is also driven by patient need. because patient need varies widely the
nurse must be prepared to conduct the appropriate level of assessment.
Ex: You will assess a 2 yr old differently than you will a 90 yr old.
Nurse Expertise - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔experience affects what is done
and how data are interpreted
comprehensive assessment: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔this involves a detailed
history and physical examination performed at the onset of care in a primary
care setting or on admission to a hospital or long-term care facility;
encompasses health problems, health promotion, disease prevention &
assessment for problems associated with known risk factors
, Problem-based/focused assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Involves
history and exam limited to a specific problem or complaint. Most common in
walk-in clinics or ED, but also in other outpatient settings. The potential
impact of patient's underlying health status must be considered.
episodic/follow-up assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔usually done when
a patient is following up with a health care provider for a previously identified
problem
shift assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔RNs conduct assessments each
shift. Purpose is to identify changes in a patient's condition from baseline.
screening assessment/examination - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔short
examination focused on disease detection, performed at health care provider's
office or at a health fair.
Core Examination Skills - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔skin, head, eyes, ears,
nose, throat, chest, lungs, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, abdomen,
neurologic, genitalia
clinical judgement - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an interpretation or conclusion
about a patient's needs, concerns, or health problems, and/or the decision to
take action (or not), use or modify standard approaches, or improvise new ones
as deemed appropriate by the patient's response
Components of health assessment includes: - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔conducting a health history, performing a physical exam, reviewing other
data from health record, and documenting the findings.
a health assessment leads to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔data analysis and
interpretation so that a patient-centered plan of care can be developed and
implemented.
Health History: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a collection of subjective
information that provides information about the patient's health status.
includes information about the meds, previous illnesses and surgeries, family
history and a review of systems.
Symptoms: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔patient reports- subjective data
Primary Source Data: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Subjective data acquired
directly from patient.
Secondary source data: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔data acquired from
another individual (such as a family member)
Physical Exam: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔collection of objective data,
including: height, weight, blood pressure, temperate, pulse, and respirations.
,Signs: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔objective data that a clinician can observe
and measure.
The nursing process: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔assessment, diagnosis,
outcome identification, planning, implementation, evaluation
Clinical Manifestations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔often used to describe the
presenting signs and symptoms experienced by the patient
context of care: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refers to circumstances or
situations related to the health care delivery.
patient need: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The type of HA performed by the
nurse is also driven by patient need. because patient need varies widely the
nurse must be prepared to conduct the appropriate level of assessment.
Ex: You will assess a 2 yr old differently than you will a 90 yr old.
Nurse Expertise - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔experience affects what is done
and how data are interpreted
comprehensive assessment: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔this involves a detailed
history and physical examination performed at the onset of care in a primary
care setting or on admission to a hospital or long-term care facility;
encompasses health problems, health promotion, disease prevention &
assessment for problems associated with known risk factors
, Problem-based/focused assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Involves
history and exam limited to a specific problem or complaint. Most common in
walk-in clinics or ED, but also in other outpatient settings. The potential
impact of patient's underlying health status must be considered.
episodic/follow-up assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔usually done when
a patient is following up with a health care provider for a previously identified
problem
shift assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔RNs conduct assessments each
shift. Purpose is to identify changes in a patient's condition from baseline.
screening assessment/examination - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔short
examination focused on disease detection, performed at health care provider's
office or at a health fair.
Core Examination Skills - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔skin, head, eyes, ears,
nose, throat, chest, lungs, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, abdomen,
neurologic, genitalia
clinical judgement - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an interpretation or conclusion
about a patient's needs, concerns, or health problems, and/or the decision to
take action (or not), use or modify standard approaches, or improvise new ones
as deemed appropriate by the patient's response
