NSC 332: Exam #1 questions and
answers graded A+ updated
Health - correct answer ✔✔"A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmary." World Health Organization (WHO)
Healthy People 2020 - correct answer ✔✔• Framework to identify
• Risk Factors
• Health Issues
• Diseases
Goals:
1. to improve the health of individuals and communities
2. to improve the quality of life.
Assessment - correct answer ✔✔a data collection process. It happens every time you walk into
a patient's room.
• A continuous process
• Establishes client baseline (to determine if the patient
changes for better or worse.)
• Identifies normal and abnormal
(7AM: Lungs Clear. 11AM: Crackles)
• Thinking process (Where is my patient and where do I
want them to go?)
,Relative States of Health - correct answer ✔✔is always changing
1. Physical
2. Mental
3. Social
4. Cultural
5. Developmental
6. Spiritual
The Three Critical Components of Assessment - correct answer ✔✔1. The Health History
- Dialogue
- Patient & Family
2. The Physical Exam
- Hands on
3. The write-up or documentation
The Purpose of Health Assessment - correct answer ✔✔- To identify discrepancies in health
o Areas of Health Improvement
o Teaching Need/Health Promotion
Primary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔detecting and reducing risks before they have a chance
to cause harm or disease.
- Vaccinations
- Hand Washing
,- Safe Sex Practicing
- Education
Secondary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔early detection and treatment of disease.
- Routine Pap smear
- Lab Work
- Mammograms
- BP Monitoring
- Biopsy
Tertiary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔to reduce disabilities and complications associated with
a disease or disease process.
- Chemo
- Physical Therapy
Roles of the Nurse - correct answer ✔✔• Data Collection (History & Physical Assessment)
• Monitoring
• Teaching (How to take care of yourself better?)
• Health Promotion
• Assessment is the foundation of Nursing practice.
• Learning about our patient
Clinical Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔application of knowledge or expertise to a clinical area.
, Diagnostic Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔the gathering of information to come up with a
diagnosis.
Clinical-Decision Making - correct answer ✔✔health care providers gather information and
come up with a plan.
Critical Thinking - correct answer ✔✔is a continual and ongoing process.
• Assessing patients
• Analyzing findings
• Identifying problems
• Creating a plan
• Carrying out the plan
• Evaluate
O in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Onset (When did it start?)
L in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Location (Where is it?)
D in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Duration (Come & Go? Constant)
C in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Characteristics (Symptoms)
A in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Associated Manifestations (Anthing Else?)
R in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Relieving Factors (What helps?)
T in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Treatment (Have you had treatment before?)
answers graded A+ updated
Health - correct answer ✔✔"A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmary." World Health Organization (WHO)
Healthy People 2020 - correct answer ✔✔• Framework to identify
• Risk Factors
• Health Issues
• Diseases
Goals:
1. to improve the health of individuals and communities
2. to improve the quality of life.
Assessment - correct answer ✔✔a data collection process. It happens every time you walk into
a patient's room.
• A continuous process
• Establishes client baseline (to determine if the patient
changes for better or worse.)
• Identifies normal and abnormal
(7AM: Lungs Clear. 11AM: Crackles)
• Thinking process (Where is my patient and where do I
want them to go?)
,Relative States of Health - correct answer ✔✔is always changing
1. Physical
2. Mental
3. Social
4. Cultural
5. Developmental
6. Spiritual
The Three Critical Components of Assessment - correct answer ✔✔1. The Health History
- Dialogue
- Patient & Family
2. The Physical Exam
- Hands on
3. The write-up or documentation
The Purpose of Health Assessment - correct answer ✔✔- To identify discrepancies in health
o Areas of Health Improvement
o Teaching Need/Health Promotion
Primary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔detecting and reducing risks before they have a chance
to cause harm or disease.
- Vaccinations
- Hand Washing
,- Safe Sex Practicing
- Education
Secondary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔early detection and treatment of disease.
- Routine Pap smear
- Lab Work
- Mammograms
- BP Monitoring
- Biopsy
Tertiary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔to reduce disabilities and complications associated with
a disease or disease process.
- Chemo
- Physical Therapy
Roles of the Nurse - correct answer ✔✔• Data Collection (History & Physical Assessment)
• Monitoring
• Teaching (How to take care of yourself better?)
• Health Promotion
• Assessment is the foundation of Nursing practice.
• Learning about our patient
Clinical Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔application of knowledge or expertise to a clinical area.
, Diagnostic Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔the gathering of information to come up with a
diagnosis.
Clinical-Decision Making - correct answer ✔✔health care providers gather information and
come up with a plan.
Critical Thinking - correct answer ✔✔is a continual and ongoing process.
• Assessing patients
• Analyzing findings
• Identifying problems
• Creating a plan
• Carrying out the plan
• Evaluate
O in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Onset (When did it start?)
L in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Location (Where is it?)
D in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Duration (Come & Go? Constant)
C in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Characteristics (Symptoms)
A in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Associated Manifestations (Anthing Else?)
R in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Relieving Factors (What helps?)
T in OLD CART - correct answer ✔✔Treatment (Have you had treatment before?)
