Health Assessment questions and answers
2025/2026 latest update
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1 Describe the role of the professional nurse in health assessment. 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the purposes of health assessment. 3 Explain the relationship of health
assessment to health promotion. 4 Explain the roles of the nursing process, critical thinking, and clinical
reasoning in nursing care. 5 Demonstrate knowledge of the differences in the types and frequencies of
assessments. 6 State the components of a comprehensive health assessment. 7 Describe organizing
frameworks for collecting health assessment data. - answerThe Nurse's Role in Health Assessment
Nurses assess health on many levels, - answerpsychosocial, physical, emotional, spiritual, and cultural
Nursing has a focus comprising four main goals: - answerTo promote health;
To prevent illness;
To treat human responses to health or illness;
To advocate for individuals, families, communities, and populations.
Nursing values include the following - answerRespect, Unity ,Diversity, Integrity, Excellence
"gathering information about the health status of the patient, analyzing and synthesizing those data,
making judgments about nursing interventions based on the findings, and evaluating patient care
outcomes" - answerWhat is Health Assessment
interviewing to collect the patient's past medical and surgical histories, lifestyle, and current symptoms.
- answerHealth History includes
nutrition, development, mental health, culture, and safety issues. - answerA comprehensive health
history includes
an integrated method of functioning oriented toward maximizing the potential of the individual -
answerWhat is Wellness
, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2017) has developed a national model for health
promotion and risk reduction called Healthy People. - answerThe goals of this project are to increase the
length and quality of life for the population of the United States and to eliminate health disparities.
The 10 leading areas of focus are as follows: - answerPhysical activity, Being overweight and obesity,
Tobacco use, Substance abuse, Responsible sexual behavior Mental health Injury, and violence
Environmental quality Immunization Access to health care
The three levels of interventions to promote healthy change - answerPrimary prevention involves
strategies aimed at preventing problems. Immunizations, health teaching, safety precautions, and
nutrition counseling are examples.
Secondary prevention includes the early diagnosis of health problems and prompts treatment to
prevent complications. Vision screening, Pap smears, BP screening, hearing testing, scoliosis screening,
and tuberculin skin testing are examples.
Tertiary prevention focuses on preventing complications of an existing disease and promoting health to
the highest level. Diet teaching and exercise programs are examples.
A—Airway (with cervical spine protection if an injury is suspected) B—Breathing—rate and depth, use of
accessory muscles C—Circulation—pulse rate and rhythm, skin color D—Disability—level of
consciousness, pupils, movement E—Exposure - answerStaff members use triage to determine the level
of urgency by considering assessments based on the mnemonic A, B, C, D, E:
Three types of nursing assessments - answeremergency, comprehensive, focused
center on the immediate and highest priority problem. - answerfocused assessment
broad and complete. - answercomprehensive assessment
involves a life-threatening or unstable situation, such as a patient who has experienced a critical
traumatic injury - answerEmergency assessment
is a complex, ongoing, interactive process that forms the basis for building interpersonal relationships -
answerCommunication
2025/2026 latest update
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1 Describe the role of the professional nurse in health assessment. 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the purposes of health assessment. 3 Explain the relationship of health
assessment to health promotion. 4 Explain the roles of the nursing process, critical thinking, and clinical
reasoning in nursing care. 5 Demonstrate knowledge of the differences in the types and frequencies of
assessments. 6 State the components of a comprehensive health assessment. 7 Describe organizing
frameworks for collecting health assessment data. - answerThe Nurse's Role in Health Assessment
Nurses assess health on many levels, - answerpsychosocial, physical, emotional, spiritual, and cultural
Nursing has a focus comprising four main goals: - answerTo promote health;
To prevent illness;
To treat human responses to health or illness;
To advocate for individuals, families, communities, and populations.
Nursing values include the following - answerRespect, Unity ,Diversity, Integrity, Excellence
"gathering information about the health status of the patient, analyzing and synthesizing those data,
making judgments about nursing interventions based on the findings, and evaluating patient care
outcomes" - answerWhat is Health Assessment
interviewing to collect the patient's past medical and surgical histories, lifestyle, and current symptoms.
- answerHealth History includes
nutrition, development, mental health, culture, and safety issues. - answerA comprehensive health
history includes
an integrated method of functioning oriented toward maximizing the potential of the individual -
answerWhat is Wellness
, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2017) has developed a national model for health
promotion and risk reduction called Healthy People. - answerThe goals of this project are to increase the
length and quality of life for the population of the United States and to eliminate health disparities.
The 10 leading areas of focus are as follows: - answerPhysical activity, Being overweight and obesity,
Tobacco use, Substance abuse, Responsible sexual behavior Mental health Injury, and violence
Environmental quality Immunization Access to health care
The three levels of interventions to promote healthy change - answerPrimary prevention involves
strategies aimed at preventing problems. Immunizations, health teaching, safety precautions, and
nutrition counseling are examples.
Secondary prevention includes the early diagnosis of health problems and prompts treatment to
prevent complications. Vision screening, Pap smears, BP screening, hearing testing, scoliosis screening,
and tuberculin skin testing are examples.
Tertiary prevention focuses on preventing complications of an existing disease and promoting health to
the highest level. Diet teaching and exercise programs are examples.
A—Airway (with cervical spine protection if an injury is suspected) B—Breathing—rate and depth, use of
accessory muscles C—Circulation—pulse rate and rhythm, skin color D—Disability—level of
consciousness, pupils, movement E—Exposure - answerStaff members use triage to determine the level
of urgency by considering assessments based on the mnemonic A, B, C, D, E:
Three types of nursing assessments - answeremergency, comprehensive, focused
center on the immediate and highest priority problem. - answerfocused assessment
broad and complete. - answercomprehensive assessment
involves a life-threatening or unstable situation, such as a patient who has experienced a critical
traumatic injury - answerEmergency assessment
is a complex, ongoing, interactive process that forms the basis for building interpersonal relationships -
answerCommunication
