NRS 208 HEALTH ASSESSMENT LATEST
COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR FINAL
EXAM |2026/2027 OAKLAND
UNIVERSITY
subjective -CORRECTANSWER symptoms, what the patient feels
objective -CORRECTANSWER actual measurable item
open ended questions -CORRECTANSWER allows patient to elaborate, is NOT a yes
or no questioon
closed questions -CORRECTANSWER yes or no questions
What is included in a health history -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER emergent. life threatening, emergent
second-level priority -CORRECTANSWER next in urgency, requiring attention as to
avoid further deterioration
, third-level priority -CORRECTANSWER important to health but can be addressed after
more urgent issues
2 parts of communication -CORRECTANSWER sending- words/tone
receiving- interpretation
barriers to communication -CORRECTANSWER - 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) -CORRECTANSWER C- cut down
A- annoyed
COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR FINAL
EXAM |2026/2027 OAKLAND
UNIVERSITY
subjective -CORRECTANSWER symptoms, what the patient feels
objective -CORRECTANSWER actual measurable item
open ended questions -CORRECTANSWER allows patient to elaborate, is NOT a yes
or no questioon
closed questions -CORRECTANSWER yes or no questions
What is included in a health history -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER emergent. life threatening, emergent
second-level priority -CORRECTANSWER next in urgency, requiring attention as to
avoid further deterioration
, third-level priority -CORRECTANSWER important to health but can be addressed after
more urgent issues
2 parts of communication -CORRECTANSWER sending- words/tone
receiving- interpretation
barriers to communication -CORRECTANSWER - 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) -CORRECTANSWER C- cut down
A- annoyed
