Health Assessment Final Updated Questions
and Answers (2026) | Latest Practice
Review
• subjective . Answer: symptoms, what the patient feels
• objective . Answer: actual measurable item
• open ended questions . Answer: allows patient to elaborate, is NOT a yes or no
questioon
• closed questions . Answer: yes or no questions
• What is included in a health history . Answer: biographic data (name, address,
birth date, sex etc)
reason for seeking care(in patients own words)
history of present illness/present health(subjective)
medication reconciliation
family history
review of systems
,functional assessment or ADL's
• pain assessment technique . Answer: P- provocative/palliative- what makes it
worse/better
Q- quality/quantity- how does it look/feel/sound, how intense is it
R- radiation/region- where is it? does is radiate?
S- severity- what is it rated on scale 1-10
T- timing- when did it start, how long does it last, frequency
U- understand perception- what does the patient think it means/is.
• first-level priority . Answer: emergent. life threatening, emergent
• second-level priority . Answer: next in urgency, requiring attention as to avoid
further deterioration
• third-level priority . Answer: important to health but can be addressed after more
urgent issues
• 2 parts of communication . Answer: sending- words/tone
receiving- interpretation
, • barriers to communication . Answer: - lack of attention/respect
- physical barriers: curtain, door, computer, pain, room temp
- ability to hear: hearing deficit, receptive aphasia
- safety: fear
- psychological barriers: embarassment, disbelief, shock, anger, fear, grief
- language: use of medical jargon, speaking above someones intellectual level
• CAGE assessment (ETOH) . Answer: C- cut down
A- annoyed
G- guilt
E- eye opener
• AUDIT assessment (ETOH) . Answer: Alochol Use Disorder Identification Test
• ETOH quick assessment questions . Answer: frequency of ETOH use
and Answers (2026) | Latest Practice
Review
• subjective . Answer: symptoms, what the patient feels
• objective . Answer: actual measurable item
• open ended questions . Answer: allows patient to elaborate, is NOT a yes or no
questioon
• closed questions . Answer: yes or no questions
• What is included in a health history . Answer: biographic data (name, address,
birth date, sex etc)
reason for seeking care(in patients own words)
history of present illness/present health(subjective)
medication reconciliation
family history
review of systems
,functional assessment or ADL's
• pain assessment technique . Answer: P- provocative/palliative- what makes it
worse/better
Q- quality/quantity- how does it look/feel/sound, how intense is it
R- radiation/region- where is it? does is radiate?
S- severity- what is it rated on scale 1-10
T- timing- when did it start, how long does it last, frequency
U- understand perception- what does the patient think it means/is.
• first-level priority . Answer: emergent. life threatening, emergent
• second-level priority . Answer: next in urgency, requiring attention as to avoid
further deterioration
• third-level priority . Answer: important to health but can be addressed after more
urgent issues
• 2 parts of communication . Answer: sending- words/tone
receiving- interpretation
, • barriers to communication . Answer: - lack of attention/respect
- physical barriers: curtain, door, computer, pain, room temp
- ability to hear: hearing deficit, receptive aphasia
- safety: fear
- psychological barriers: embarassment, disbelief, shock, anger, fear, grief
- language: use of medical jargon, speaking above someones intellectual level
• CAGE assessment (ETOH) . Answer: C- cut down
A- annoyed
G- guilt
E- eye opener
• AUDIT assessment (ETOH) . Answer: Alochol Use Disorder Identification Test
• ETOH quick assessment questions . Answer: frequency of ETOH use
