Health Assessment LECTURE/LAB Exam 1 Questions
With Correct Answers A+ Graded 2026/2027
Describe the role of the professional nurse in health assessment. - correct answer- Promote
health, prevent illness, treat human responses to health or illness, advocate for individuals,
families, communities, populations.
- Care responsibilities, member of a profession, appropriate nursing interventions
Demonstrate knowledge of the purposes of health assessment. - correct answerGathering
information about the health status of the patient, analyzing and synthesizing those data,
making judgments about nursing interventions based on the findings and evaluating patient
care outcomes
Explain the relationship of health assessment to health promotion. - correct answer????
Demonstrate knowledge of the differences in the types and frequencies of assessments. -
correct answerEmergency Life threatening situation
Comprehensive- Complete health history and assessment, everything is assets
Focused-current health issues, more in depth
State the components of a comprehensive health assessment. - correct answerComprehensive
physical examination - "Head-to-Toe"
Patient perceptions
Life span considerations
Cultural considerations
Medication reconciliation
- What medications that are prescribed, over the counter, herbal, supplement, AND OR
recreational drugs
,-Medical Surgical dates, diagnosis, treatments -Allergies, medications, seasonal, food
-Nutrition: adequate/over/under Lifestyle activity level
-Mental health safety issues, Depression/Anxiety screening
-Development: children how they are doing with ages and stages
-Provide modesty, same gender
Describe the purpose of the general survey in the comprehensive physical examination. -
correct answerBegins during interview phase of health assessment
Includes physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior Health history collected
Nursing observations Initial impression development Data collection plan formulation
Assess Physical appearance Overall appearance Hygiene, dress Skin color, body structure
Behavior facial expressions Level of consciousness/speech
Mobility Posture Range of motion Gait
Demonstrate knowledge and techniques of taking accurate vital signs. - correct answerATI
modules
Describe factors that cause variations in vital signs and their measurement. - correct
answer•Assure patient has not eaten, drank, or smoked at least 30 minutes before
measurement.
Identify risk factors for alterations in vital signs. - correct answerATI modules
Abnormal findings
Pulse--> Tachycardia, Bradycardia, Asystole BMP
, Temp--> 87.7 98.8, most accurate in mid afternoon, rectal/temporal .7-1.0 greater than oral.
Axillary 1. lower
Respirations--> 12-20 bpm, bradypneas, tachypnea, apnea hyper and hypoventilation, extra use
of accessory muscles
O2 levels--> 92%-99%, anything lower than 85 is inadequate perhaps emergency, lower
numbers may be accepted due to other conditions
BP: 90-120/60-80, measure in mmHG
Consider age, gender, condition, and culture of the patient to individualize the assessment of
pain . - correct answer???
Document and communicate data from the pain assessment using appropriate terminology and
standards. - correct answer???
Collect objective data related to pain, observing and collecting physical data. - correct
answermeasurable information Vital signs; auscultation; visual appearance
Collect subjective data related to pain including pain descriptors. - correct answerPatient is
primary source. Therapeutic dialogue
Identify important topics for health promotion and risk reduction related to pain - correct
answerPain can cause what kind of harm
Pain can cause what kind of harm? - correct answerPhysical/emotional
•Inadequately treated acute pain can lead to what - correct answer-Impairs pulmonary function
-Decreases immune response; prolongs hospital stay
-May result in neuropathic pain syndromes
With Correct Answers A+ Graded 2026/2027
Describe the role of the professional nurse in health assessment. - correct answer- Promote
health, prevent illness, treat human responses to health or illness, advocate for individuals,
families, communities, populations.
- Care responsibilities, member of a profession, appropriate nursing interventions
Demonstrate knowledge of the purposes of health assessment. - correct answerGathering
information about the health status of the patient, analyzing and synthesizing those data,
making judgments about nursing interventions based on the findings and evaluating patient
care outcomes
Explain the relationship of health assessment to health promotion. - correct answer????
Demonstrate knowledge of the differences in the types and frequencies of assessments. -
correct answerEmergency Life threatening situation
Comprehensive- Complete health history and assessment, everything is assets
Focused-current health issues, more in depth
State the components of a comprehensive health assessment. - correct answerComprehensive
physical examination - "Head-to-Toe"
Patient perceptions
Life span considerations
Cultural considerations
Medication reconciliation
- What medications that are prescribed, over the counter, herbal, supplement, AND OR
recreational drugs
,-Medical Surgical dates, diagnosis, treatments -Allergies, medications, seasonal, food
-Nutrition: adequate/over/under Lifestyle activity level
-Mental health safety issues, Depression/Anxiety screening
-Development: children how they are doing with ages and stages
-Provide modesty, same gender
Describe the purpose of the general survey in the comprehensive physical examination. -
correct answerBegins during interview phase of health assessment
Includes physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior Health history collected
Nursing observations Initial impression development Data collection plan formulation
Assess Physical appearance Overall appearance Hygiene, dress Skin color, body structure
Behavior facial expressions Level of consciousness/speech
Mobility Posture Range of motion Gait
Demonstrate knowledge and techniques of taking accurate vital signs. - correct answerATI
modules
Describe factors that cause variations in vital signs and their measurement. - correct
answer•Assure patient has not eaten, drank, or smoked at least 30 minutes before
measurement.
Identify risk factors for alterations in vital signs. - correct answerATI modules
Abnormal findings
Pulse--> Tachycardia, Bradycardia, Asystole BMP
, Temp--> 87.7 98.8, most accurate in mid afternoon, rectal/temporal .7-1.0 greater than oral.
Axillary 1. lower
Respirations--> 12-20 bpm, bradypneas, tachypnea, apnea hyper and hypoventilation, extra use
of accessory muscles
O2 levels--> 92%-99%, anything lower than 85 is inadequate perhaps emergency, lower
numbers may be accepted due to other conditions
BP: 90-120/60-80, measure in mmHG
Consider age, gender, condition, and culture of the patient to individualize the assessment of
pain . - correct answer???
Document and communicate data from the pain assessment using appropriate terminology and
standards. - correct answer???
Collect objective data related to pain, observing and collecting physical data. - correct
answermeasurable information Vital signs; auscultation; visual appearance
Collect subjective data related to pain including pain descriptors. - correct answerPatient is
primary source. Therapeutic dialogue
Identify important topics for health promotion and risk reduction related to pain - correct
answerPain can cause what kind of harm
Pain can cause what kind of harm? - correct answerPhysical/emotional
•Inadequately treated acute pain can lead to what - correct answer-Impairs pulmonary function
-Decreases immune response; prolongs hospital stay
-May result in neuropathic pain syndromes
