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NUR 350 Health Assessment Midterm exam 2025
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Biomedical Approach - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Health approach in which the focus was on the
treatment of disease and health was considered the absence of disease and that's it.



Behavioural Approach - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Health approach in which there was more
going on that just absence of disease; also behavioural factors at play (i.e. smoking). The belief
that if we could teach people how to stay healthy themselves then they would.



Socioenvironmental Approach - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Health approach in which the belief
was that the higher income, well-educated Canadians were the ones that the behavioural
approach would affect most.



Subjective Data (symptoms)

and

Objective Data (signs) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What kind of data does a nursing health
assessment involve? (2 types)



Subjective Data - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Symptoms; type of data; what the family/person
says about the patient/themselves.



Objective Data - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Signs; the type of data you will find in a physical
assessment.




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,Unless we have the full subjective piece, we cannot see the whole picture. Therefore the
subjective piece is just as important as the objective piece; we need both in order to treat the
patient. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What is more important - subjective or objective data?



1) Assess - gather info about the client's condition

2) Diagnose - identify the client's problems

3) Plan - set goals of care and desired outcomes and identify appropriate nursing actions

4) Implement - perform the nursing actions identified in planning

5) Evaluate - determine if goals met and outcome achieved - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What are
the 5 steps of the nursing process?



- Biographical data (i.e. name, address, gender identity, marital status)

- Source of history (who provided the information)

- Reason for seeking care (quote their words)

- History of current illness (PQRSTU-AAA)

- Past health (childhood illnesses, accidents, operations, etc.)

- Family history (usually blood-related family)

- Review of systems

- Functional assessment (ADLs and IADLs). - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What kind of things will
you gather during the subjective portion of a complete health history?



P - provoke

Q - quality and/or quantity

R - region and/or radiation

S - severity

T - timing

U - understand the patient's perspective


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, A - associated factors

A - alleviating factors

A - aggravating factors - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does PQRSTU-AAA stand for?



Vital signs, measurements (head circumference, weight, height, etc.), IPPA (inspection,
palpitation, percussion, and inspection). - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What kind of data will you
gather during the physical assessment portion of a complete health assessment?



1. Map out the location/size of an organ.

2. Provide info regarding the density of a structure.

3. Detect a mass.

4. Elicit pain.

5. Elicit deep tendon reflexes. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What is percussion used for?



Resonant (hollow, air-filled) and dullness (muffled thud). - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What are
the two common percussion notes?



The first impression when you walk in the room and it consists of:



1) Physical Appearance - i.e. LOC, skin colour, facial features, signs of distress

2) Body Structure - i.e. symmetry, posture, position

3) Mobility - i.e gait, ROM

4) Behaviour - i.e. facial expressions, mood/affect, speech, dress, hygiene - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>What is the "general survey" and what 4 areas does it consist of?



A - appearance (posture, body movements, dress, hygiene)

B - behaviour (LOC, expressions, speech, mood/affect)


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