NSG 200 HEALTH PROMOTION AND ASSESSMENT 2026/2027 |
NURSING STUDY GUIDE, EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Examples of focused or closed ended questions - Correct answer ✔✔ What brings you here
today?
Have you been thinking about suicide?
How much alcohol have you been drinking?
How well have you been sleeping?
How many meals a day do you eat?
What over-the-counter medications are you taking?
Communicating during the assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ When beginning an assessment of
a client, the nurse must address the client's feelings and perceptions to establish a trusting
working relationship before proceeding with the assessment. The priority is to create an
environment in which the client feels safe and can trust caregivers. Asking questions that allow
the client to open up to the caregiver helps to establish that relationship.
CONTENT OF THE ASSESSMENT - Correct answer ✔✔ •History
•General appearance and motor behavior
•Mood and affect
•Thought process and content
•Sensorium and intellectual processes
•Judgment and insight
•Self-concept
•Roles and relationships
•Physiologic and self-care concerns
Psychosocial Assessment Components - Correct answer ✔✔ History
, •Age
•Developmental stage
•Cultural considerations
•Spiritual beliefs
•Previous history
General Assessment and Motor Behavior
•Hygiene and grooming
•Appropriate dress
•Posture
•Eye contact
•Unusual movements or mannerisms
•Speech
Mood and Affect
•Expressed emotions
•Facial expressions
Thought Process and Content
•Content (what client is thinking)
•Process (how client is thinking)
•Clarity of ideas
•Self-harm or suicide urges
Sensorium and Intellectual Processes
•Orientation
•Confusion
•Memory
Abnormal Sensory Experiences or Misperceptions
•Concentration
NURSING STUDY GUIDE, EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Examples of focused or closed ended questions - Correct answer ✔✔ What brings you here
today?
Have you been thinking about suicide?
How much alcohol have you been drinking?
How well have you been sleeping?
How many meals a day do you eat?
What over-the-counter medications are you taking?
Communicating during the assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ When beginning an assessment of
a client, the nurse must address the client's feelings and perceptions to establish a trusting
working relationship before proceeding with the assessment. The priority is to create an
environment in which the client feels safe and can trust caregivers. Asking questions that allow
the client to open up to the caregiver helps to establish that relationship.
CONTENT OF THE ASSESSMENT - Correct answer ✔✔ •History
•General appearance and motor behavior
•Mood and affect
•Thought process and content
•Sensorium and intellectual processes
•Judgment and insight
•Self-concept
•Roles and relationships
•Physiologic and self-care concerns
Psychosocial Assessment Components - Correct answer ✔✔ History
, •Age
•Developmental stage
•Cultural considerations
•Spiritual beliefs
•Previous history
General Assessment and Motor Behavior
•Hygiene and grooming
•Appropriate dress
•Posture
•Eye contact
•Unusual movements or mannerisms
•Speech
Mood and Affect
•Expressed emotions
•Facial expressions
Thought Process and Content
•Content (what client is thinking)
•Process (how client is thinking)
•Clarity of ideas
•Self-harm or suicide urges
Sensorium and Intellectual Processes
•Orientation
•Confusion
•Memory
Abnormal Sensory Experiences or Misperceptions
•Concentration
