PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH
ASSESSMENT PREMIUM REVIEW SET 2026
PRACTICE SOLUTION GUARANTEED PASS
◉ Subjective data. Answer: Data that the person says about him or
herself during history taking.
◉ Data base. Answer: The combination of the patient's record,
laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data.
◉ Intuition. Answer: Characterized by pattern recognition; expert
nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act
without consciously labeling it.
◉ Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). Answer: A systematic approach to
practice that emphasizes the use of best evidence in combination
with clinicians' experience, as well as patient preferences and
values, when making decisions about care and treatment.
◉ First-level priority problems. Answer: Problems that are
emergent, life-threatening, and immediate, such as establishing an
airway, supporting breathing, maintaining circulation, and
monitoring abnormal vital signs.
,◉ Cognitive Level: Understanding. Answer: A level of cognitive
functioning that involves comprehension of material.
◉ Cognitive Level: Remembering. Answer: A level of cognitive
functioning that involves recalling information.
◉ Cognitive Level: Analyzing. Answer: A level of cognitive
functioning that involves breaking down information into parts and
understanding its structure.
◉ Cognitive Level: Applying. Answer: A level of cognitive functioning
that involves using knowledge in new situations.
◉ Novice nurses. Answer: Nurses who operate from a set of defined,
structured rules due to lack of background in skills and experience.
◉ Expert nurses. Answer: Nurses who learn to attend to a pattern of
assessment data and act without consciously labeling it.
◉ Clinical knowledge. Answer: Knowledge that is gained through
experience and practice in the clinical setting.
,◉ Diagnostic reasoning. Answer: The process of analyzing patient
data to make a diagnosis.
◉ Patient preferences. Answer: The individual choices and values of
patients that should be considered in EBP.
◉ Intuition in nursing. Answer: The ability of expert nurses to
recognize patterns in patient data and respond accordingly.
◉ Reflective data. Answer: Data that are not used to describe patient
information.
◉ Introspective data. Answer: Data that are not used to describe
patient information.
◉ Management of Care. Answer: A client need that focuses on
ensuring safe and effective care.
◉ Safe and Effective Care Environment. Answer: A client need that
emphasizes the importance of a safe healthcare setting.
◉ Priority setting. Answer: The process of determining the order in
which patient problems should be addressed.
, ◉ Postoperative pain. Answer: Pain experienced by a patient after
surgery.
◉ Diabetic teaching. Answer: Education provided to patients who
have been newly diagnosed with diabetes.
◉ Shortness of breath. Answer: A condition that may indicate
respiratory distress and requires immediate attention.
◉ Laboratory studies. Answer: Tests conducted to gather objective
data about a patient's health status.
◉ Patient record. Answer: Documentation that contains a patient's
medical history and treatment information.
◉ Assessment techniques. Answer: Methods used by healthcare
professionals to gather data about a patient's health.
◉ Health assessment. Answer: A systematic approach to gathering
information about a patient's health status.
◉ Nursing process. Answer: A systematic method used by nurses to
provide care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
ASSESSMENT PREMIUM REVIEW SET 2026
PRACTICE SOLUTION GUARANTEED PASS
◉ Subjective data. Answer: Data that the person says about him or
herself during history taking.
◉ Data base. Answer: The combination of the patient's record,
laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data.
◉ Intuition. Answer: Characterized by pattern recognition; expert
nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act
without consciously labeling it.
◉ Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). Answer: A systematic approach to
practice that emphasizes the use of best evidence in combination
with clinicians' experience, as well as patient preferences and
values, when making decisions about care and treatment.
◉ First-level priority problems. Answer: Problems that are
emergent, life-threatening, and immediate, such as establishing an
airway, supporting breathing, maintaining circulation, and
monitoring abnormal vital signs.
,◉ Cognitive Level: Understanding. Answer: A level of cognitive
functioning that involves comprehension of material.
◉ Cognitive Level: Remembering. Answer: A level of cognitive
functioning that involves recalling information.
◉ Cognitive Level: Analyzing. Answer: A level of cognitive
functioning that involves breaking down information into parts and
understanding its structure.
◉ Cognitive Level: Applying. Answer: A level of cognitive functioning
that involves using knowledge in new situations.
◉ Novice nurses. Answer: Nurses who operate from a set of defined,
structured rules due to lack of background in skills and experience.
◉ Expert nurses. Answer: Nurses who learn to attend to a pattern of
assessment data and act without consciously labeling it.
◉ Clinical knowledge. Answer: Knowledge that is gained through
experience and practice in the clinical setting.
,◉ Diagnostic reasoning. Answer: The process of analyzing patient
data to make a diagnosis.
◉ Patient preferences. Answer: The individual choices and values of
patients that should be considered in EBP.
◉ Intuition in nursing. Answer: The ability of expert nurses to
recognize patterns in patient data and respond accordingly.
◉ Reflective data. Answer: Data that are not used to describe patient
information.
◉ Introspective data. Answer: Data that are not used to describe
patient information.
◉ Management of Care. Answer: A client need that focuses on
ensuring safe and effective care.
◉ Safe and Effective Care Environment. Answer: A client need that
emphasizes the importance of a safe healthcare setting.
◉ Priority setting. Answer: The process of determining the order in
which patient problems should be addressed.
, ◉ Postoperative pain. Answer: Pain experienced by a patient after
surgery.
◉ Diabetic teaching. Answer: Education provided to patients who
have been newly diagnosed with diabetes.
◉ Shortness of breath. Answer: A condition that may indicate
respiratory distress and requires immediate attention.
◉ Laboratory studies. Answer: Tests conducted to gather objective
data about a patient's health status.
◉ Patient record. Answer: Documentation that contains a patient's
medical history and treatment information.
◉ Assessment techniques. Answer: Methods used by healthcare
professionals to gather data about a patient's health.
◉ Health assessment. Answer: A systematic approach to gathering
information about a patient's health status.
◉ Nursing process. Answer: A systematic method used by nurses to
provide care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
