Health Assessment NCLEX Questions And Answers

According to the holistic model, a narrow definition of holistic health includes: A. an optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the environment. Incorrect B. the absence of disease. C. the response of the whole person to actual or potential problems. D. the internal and external environment. - Answer- B From a biomedical perspective, health is defined as the absence of disease or elimination of symptoms and signs of disease, whereas a holistic model approach examines mind, body, and spirit working interdependently within the environment to maintain health and well-being. Nursing has an expanded concept of health; holistic health includes the mind, body, and spirit as interdependent and functioning as a whole within the environment. Nursing diagnoses are clinical judgments about a person's response to an actual or potential health state. In a holistic model approach to health, both the internal and the external environment affect a patient's health and well-being. What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data is required and often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures? A. Episodic B. Follow-up C. Emergency D. Complete - Answer- C An emergency database includes rapid collection of data often obtained concurrently with lifesaving measures. An episodic database is for a limited or short-term problem; this database concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body system. A follow-up database is used to follow up short-term or chronic health problems; the statuses of identified problems are evaluated at regular and appropriate intervals. A complete database includes a complete health history and a full physical examination; it describes the current and past health state and forms a baseline against which all future changes can be measured. A medical diagnosis is used to evaluate: A. a person's state of health. B. the response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems. C. a person's culture. D. the cause of disease. - Answer- D. Medical diagnoses are used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease. Nursing diagnoses are clinical judgments about a person's response to an actual or potential health state. Nursing diagnos