NURS 500 Exam 1 questions and answers 2025

NURS 500 Exam 1 questions and
answers 2025

NP |Steps |to |Assessing |a |Patient |(4) |- |ANSHistory



Physical



Impression



Plan



History |- |ANSThe |subjective |information



Patient's |report |or |"story", |guided |by |your |questions



May |also |include |hospital/outpatient |records



Physical |- |ANSExamination, |labs, |diagnostics, |etc.



Nothing |that |you |can't |see, |feel, |hear, |or |touch |belongs |here



NO |DIAGNOSIS

, A |physical |exam |of |every |body |system |covered |in |the |other |3 |categories



Impression |- |ANSWhat |do |you |think |of |the |patient- |what's |going |on?



Can |be |a |simple |status |of |a |known |problem |or |extensive |thought |about |differential |diagnoses |



Ex. |The |patient's |chest |pain |is |most |consistent |with |GERD, |with |differential |diagnoses |including
|XYZ




Plan |- |ANSIncludes |both |what |you |did |today |and/or |what |you |will |do



For |each |and |every |problem



4 |Components |of |the |Plan |- |ANSDiagnostics



Therapeutics



Education



Follow-Up



Health |History |- |ANSThe |patient's |story |of |past |and |present |events |which |affect |or |may |affect |
his/her |present |or |future |health |status



Purposes |of |the |Health |History |(2) |- |ANSData |acquisition