NRSG 2220 HEALTH ASSESSMENT TEST QUESTIONS
AND FULLY VERIFIED ANSWERS
Nonverbal communication includes posture, placement, gestures, physical
appearance, and response.
Making eye contact
The vocal tone
- touch
Speaking Verbally: ANSWER - Health Interview Techniques - Speech Patterns
--> Employ a moderate volume and speed
Simple, unambiguous language
- articulate
Techniques for Communication: ANSWER: Restatement: Pt elaborates on the
material; Reflection: Summarise the key points
Facilitation of Elaboration --> Help the patient fully explain subjects or
challenges
Silence --> permits the patient to think together.
Concentrating --> guiding the patient to the relevant subject
- Clarification --> queries to let the patient elaborate
Chief Complaint: Summarising, evaluating, and summarising information to
two or three key points
Stages of the Interview Procedure ANSWER Pre-interaction Phase: gathering
pre-existing information and getting ready using past medical records
Phase One: Introductions; explain your goal
Working Phase --> Open-ended questions (wide responses in their own words);
closed-ended/directed enquiries (particular information)
, Closing Phase --> summarising; list the top two to three issues or trends.
Primary Data: the patient's immediate response; subjective data
Secondary Data: Responses from family members or medical records
Collecting Patient Data - ANSWER - take into account the historian's credibility
- document the information - identify any inconsistencies - locate further
sources to validate history
ANSWER, demographics, and the primary complaint—the reason for seeking
care—are the components of a health history.
The current illness's history, including its location, duration, intensity, quality,
description, aggravating or mitigating factors, pain objective, and functional
goal
Previous medical history and comorbidities
Present-day drugs
An examination of every body system
Lifestyle or Psychosocial Evaluation - ANSWER Social, cultural, and spiritual
evaluation
Coping strategies or stress tolerance
Evaluation of mental health (i.e., medical, history, and drug or alcohol issues)
Evaluation of human violence and potential for abuse
Sexual history, including orientation and educational requirements
The Five Steps to the Nursing Process:
1.) Evaluating
2.) Making a diagnosis
3.) Organising
4.) Putting into practice
5.) Assessing
Features of the Nursing Process: ANSWER: Systematic --> a component of a
planned series of actions
Dynamic --> phase overlap and interaction
Interpersonal: the patient is at the centre; outcome-oriented: nurses and patients
collaborate to identify results
AND FULLY VERIFIED ANSWERS
Nonverbal communication includes posture, placement, gestures, physical
appearance, and response.
Making eye contact
The vocal tone
- touch
Speaking Verbally: ANSWER - Health Interview Techniques - Speech Patterns
--> Employ a moderate volume and speed
Simple, unambiguous language
- articulate
Techniques for Communication: ANSWER: Restatement: Pt elaborates on the
material; Reflection: Summarise the key points
Facilitation of Elaboration --> Help the patient fully explain subjects or
challenges
Silence --> permits the patient to think together.
Concentrating --> guiding the patient to the relevant subject
- Clarification --> queries to let the patient elaborate
Chief Complaint: Summarising, evaluating, and summarising information to
two or three key points
Stages of the Interview Procedure ANSWER Pre-interaction Phase: gathering
pre-existing information and getting ready using past medical records
Phase One: Introductions; explain your goal
Working Phase --> Open-ended questions (wide responses in their own words);
closed-ended/directed enquiries (particular information)
, Closing Phase --> summarising; list the top two to three issues or trends.
Primary Data: the patient's immediate response; subjective data
Secondary Data: Responses from family members or medical records
Collecting Patient Data - ANSWER - take into account the historian's credibility
- document the information - identify any inconsistencies - locate further
sources to validate history
ANSWER, demographics, and the primary complaint—the reason for seeking
care—are the components of a health history.
The current illness's history, including its location, duration, intensity, quality,
description, aggravating or mitigating factors, pain objective, and functional
goal
Previous medical history and comorbidities
Present-day drugs
An examination of every body system
Lifestyle or Psychosocial Evaluation - ANSWER Social, cultural, and spiritual
evaluation
Coping strategies or stress tolerance
Evaluation of mental health (i.e., medical, history, and drug or alcohol issues)
Evaluation of human violence and potential for abuse
Sexual history, including orientation and educational requirements
The Five Steps to the Nursing Process:
1.) Evaluating
2.) Making a diagnosis
3.) Organising
4.) Putting into practice
5.) Assessing
Features of the Nursing Process: ANSWER: Systematic --> a component of a
planned series of actions
Dynamic --> phase overlap and interaction
Interpersonal: the patient is at the centre; outcome-oriented: nurses and patients
collaborate to identify results
