NU 325 Exam 1 (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, & 8) Chamberlain College of Nursing Health
Assessment Study Guide & Practice Questions
Assessment |- |answerscollection |of |data |about |individual's |health |state
elements |of |a |database |- |answers-subjective |data
-objective |data
-patient's |records
-laboratory |studies
Subjective |data |- |answerswhat |a |patient |says |about |him/her-self.
objective |data |- |answerswhat |you, |as |the |health |professional, |observe |by |inspecting, |percussing, |
palpating, |& |auscultating |during |the |physical |examination.
6 |steps |of |nursing |process |- |answers-assessment
-diagnosis
-outcome |identification
-planning
-implementation
-evaluation
what |is |performed |in |the |"assessment" |step |of |nursing |process |- |answers-collect |data
-use |evidence |based |assessment |techniques
-document |relative |data
what |is |performed |in |the |"diagniosis" |step |of |nursing |process |- |answers-compare |cliniclal |findings |
with |normal |and |abnormal |variation |and |developmental |events.
-interpret |data: |ID |clusters |of |clues, |make |hypothesis, |test |it, |derive |diagnosis
-validate |diagnosis, |document |diagnosis
what |is |performed |in |the |"Outcome |identification" |step |of |nursing |process |- |answers-ID |expected |
outcomes
-individualize |to |the |person
-culturally |appropriate
-realistic |and |measurable
, -include |timeline
what |is |performed |in |the |"planning" |step |of |nursing |process |- |answers-est. |priorities
-develop |outcomes
-set |timelines |for |outcomes
-ID |interventions
-integrate |evidence-based |trends |and |research
-document |plan |of |care
what |is |performed |in |the |"implementation" |step |of |nursing |process |- |answers-implement |in |safe, |
timely |manner
-use |evidence-based |interventions
-collaborate |with |colleagues
-use |community |resources
-coordinate |care |delivery
-provide |health |teaching |and |health |promotion
-document |implementations |and |any |modification
what |is |performed |in |the |"evaluation" |step |of |nursing |process |- |answers-progress |toward |outcomes
-conduct |systematic, |ongoing, |criterion-based |outcomes, |plan
-disseminate |results |to |pt |& |family
examples |of |subjective |data |- |answersheadache
chest |pain
she |states |she |just |started |having |anxiety |attacks
nausea
examples |of |objective |data |- |answersskin |appears |dry
crackles |in |lungs
lesion |noted |on |arm
serum |potassium |3.5
petechiae
First |level |problem |- |answersemergent, |life |threatening, |and |immediate.
second |level |problem |- |answersless |emergent |than |first |level.
Assessment Study Guide & Practice Questions
Assessment |- |answerscollection |of |data |about |individual's |health |state
elements |of |a |database |- |answers-subjective |data
-objective |data
-patient's |records
-laboratory |studies
Subjective |data |- |answerswhat |a |patient |says |about |him/her-self.
objective |data |- |answerswhat |you, |as |the |health |professional, |observe |by |inspecting, |percussing, |
palpating, |& |auscultating |during |the |physical |examination.
6 |steps |of |nursing |process |- |answers-assessment
-diagnosis
-outcome |identification
-planning
-implementation
-evaluation
what |is |performed |in |the |"assessment" |step |of |nursing |process |- |answers-collect |data
-use |evidence |based |assessment |techniques
-document |relative |data
what |is |performed |in |the |"diagniosis" |step |of |nursing |process |- |answers-compare |cliniclal |findings |
with |normal |and |abnormal |variation |and |developmental |events.
-interpret |data: |ID |clusters |of |clues, |make |hypothesis, |test |it, |derive |diagnosis
-validate |diagnosis, |document |diagnosis
what |is |performed |in |the |"Outcome |identification" |step |of |nursing |process |- |answers-ID |expected |
outcomes
-individualize |to |the |person
-culturally |appropriate
-realistic |and |measurable
, -include |timeline
what |is |performed |in |the |"planning" |step |of |nursing |process |- |answers-est. |priorities
-develop |outcomes
-set |timelines |for |outcomes
-ID |interventions
-integrate |evidence-based |trends |and |research
-document |plan |of |care
what |is |performed |in |the |"implementation" |step |of |nursing |process |- |answers-implement |in |safe, |
timely |manner
-use |evidence-based |interventions
-collaborate |with |colleagues
-use |community |resources
-coordinate |care |delivery
-provide |health |teaching |and |health |promotion
-document |implementations |and |any |modification
what |is |performed |in |the |"evaluation" |step |of |nursing |process |- |answers-progress |toward |outcomes
-conduct |systematic, |ongoing, |criterion-based |outcomes, |plan
-disseminate |results |to |pt |& |family
examples |of |subjective |data |- |answersheadache
chest |pain
she |states |she |just |started |having |anxiety |attacks
nausea
examples |of |objective |data |- |answersskin |appears |dry
crackles |in |lungs
lesion |noted |on |arm
serum |potassium |3.5
petechiae
First |level |problem |- |answersemergent, |life |threatening, |and |immediate.
second |level |problem |- |answersless |emergent |than |first |level.
