2026l Update)l Healthl Assessmentl Guide|l
Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Herzing
Q:l Thel nurse'sl rolel inl healthl assessment
Answer:
Tol promotel health;
Tol preventl illness;
Tol treatl humanl responsesl tol healthl orl illness;
Tol advocatel forl individuals,l families,l communities,l andl populations.
Q:l Assessmentsl Emergency
Answer:
A—Airwayl (withl cervicall spinel protectionl ifl anl injuryl isl suspected)
B—Breathing—ratel andl depth,l usel ofl accessoryl muscles
C—Circulation—pulsel ratel andl rhythm,l skinl color
D—Disability—levell ofl consciousness,l pupils,l movement
E—Exposure
Q:l Comprehensivel Assessment
Answer:
completel healthl historyl andl physicall exam.l familyl historyl ofl illness,l personall illness,l
andl medicall treatmentl orl surgeries.l Youl discussl thel informationl withl patientsl andl
clarifyl anyl incompletel orl unclearl areas.l Notel datesl ofl diagnosesl andl treatmentsl alongl
withl thel reasonl forl takingl medications.l patient'sl perceptionl ofl health,l strengthsl tol buildl
upon,l riskl factorsl forl illness,l functionall abilities,l methodsl ofl coping,l andl supportl
,systems.l reconcilel thel medicationl listl withl whatl thel patientl isl actuallyl taking.l secondaryl
datal sourcesl inl emergency.
Q:l Generall Surveyl Assessment
Answer:
patient'sl age,l weight,l height,l build,l posture,l gaitl andl hygiene
Q:l focusedl assessment
Answer:
basedl onl thel patient'sl healthl issues.l usuallyl involvesl 1-2l bodyl systems.
Q:l Primaryl prevention
Answer:
preventingl problems.l IE.l Immunizations,l healthl teaching,l safetyl precautions,
nutritionall counseling.
Q:l Secondaryl prevention
Answer:
screeningl tol promotel thel earlyl diagnosisl ofl healthl problems.l IE.l Visionl screening,l Papl
smears,l BPl screening,l hearingl testing,l scoliosisl screening,l andl TBl testing
Q:l Tertiaryl prevention
, Answer:
focusesl onl preventingl complicationsl ofl anl existingl diseasel andl reversel orl reducel itsl
severityl orl providel al cure,l andl therebyl returnl thel personl tol maximuml healthl asl quicklyl
asl possible.
Q:l Verball communication
Answer:
Exchangel ofl informationl usingl words,l includingl bothl thel spokenl andl writtenl word.l ie.l
intellectuall development,l educationall level,l andl geographicl andl culturall origin
Q:l Nonverball Communication
Answer:
Bodyl language.l transmissionl ofl informationl withoutl thel usel ofl words.l ie.l touch,l eyel
contact,l faciall expression,l posture,l gate,l gestures,l generall physicall appearance,l model ofl
dressl andl grooming,l sounds,l silence,
Q:l Electronicl Communication
Answer:
e-mail,l sendingl textl messages,l sociall medial sites,l blogs,l andl webpages
Q:l Communicationl -l Sender
Answer:
Purposel isl translatedl intol meaningl withl verball languagel cues.