EXAM 1: REVIEW
Definehbthehbtermhbassessmenthbinhbthehbcontexthbofhbthehbnursinghbprocess.hb-hbanswers--
Thehbfirsthbandhbfoundationalhbstephbishbassessment,hbdefinedhbashbahbcollectionhbofhb"comprehensiveh
bdatahbpertinenthbtohbthehbpatient'shbhealthhband/
orhbsituation."hbThehbassessmenthbandhbsubsequenthbanalysishbofhbdatahbarehbpreformedhbbyhbnursesh
binhballhbsettings.
Describehbthehbcomponentshbofhbahbhealthhbassessment.hb-hbanswers--
Conductinghbahbhealthhbhistoryhb(collectinghbsubjectivehbdata),hbperforminghbahbphysicalhbexaminationh
b(collectinghbobjectivehbdata),hbandhbdocumentinghbfindings.hbThehbamounthbofhbinformationhbcollecte
dhbbyhbthehbnursehbduringhbahbhealthhbhistoryhbandhbthehbextenthbofhbthehbphysicalhbexaminationhbdep
endhbonhbsetting,hbsituation,hbpatient'shbneeds.hbandhbnursehbexperience.
Distinguishhbbetweenhbobjectivehbandhbsubjectivehbdata.hb-hbanswers--
Subjectivehbdatahb=hbhealthhbhistoryhbcollectedhbduringhbinterview;hbinfohbabouthbpatient'shbcurrenthbst
atehbofhbhealth,hbmedications,hbprevioushbillnesseshbandhbsurgeries,hbfamilyhbhistory,hbandhbreviewhbofh
bsystems.
hbSymptomshb=hbprimaryhbsourcehbdata
Objectivehbdatahb=hbsigns;hbahbphysicalhbexaminationhbinvolvinghbthehbcollectionhbofhbobjectivehbdata;h
bpalpation,hbinspection,hbpercussion,hbauscultation;hbheight,hbweight,hbBP,hbtemp,hbpulse,hbrespiratoryh
brate
Identifyhbsituationshbinhbwhichhbappropriatenesshbofhbthehbchosenhbhealthhbassessmenthbapproachhbva
ries.hb-hbanswers--
Thehbtermhbcontexthbrefershbtohbcircumstanceshborhbsituationshbassociatedhbwithhbandhbeventhborhbeve
nts.hbThehbphrasehbcontexthbofhbcarehbrefershbtohbthehbcircumstanceshborhbsituationshbrelatedhbtohbthe
hbhealthhbcarehbdelivery;hbSetting,hbenvironment,hbphysical,hbpsychological
Comprehensivehbhealthhbassessment:hbhospitalhbadmission
Problem-basedhbfocusedhbassessment:hbER,hbsorehbthroat
Episodichbassessment:hbFollowhbuphbscreening,hbmammogram
,Differentiatehbbetweenhbhealthhbpromotionhbandhbhealthhbprotection.hb-hbanswers--
Healthhbpromotion:hbbehaviorhbmotivatedhbbyhbthehbdesirehbtohbincreasehbwell-
beinghbandhbactualizehbhumanhbhealthhbpotential;hbcentralhbcomponenthbofhbhealthhbcare;hbbeginshbwi
thhbhealthhbassessment,hbnursehbassesshbpatientshbhealthhbstatus,hbhealthhbpractices,hbandhbrisks
Healthhbprotection:hbbehaviorhbmotivatedhbbyhbdesirehbtohbavoidhbillness,hbdetecthbillnesseshbearly,hban
dhbmaintainhbfunctioninghbwhenhbill.
Statehbthehbpurposeshbofhbahbhealthhbhistory.hb-hbanswers--Healthhbhistoryhb=hbsubjectivehbdata
Databasehbusedhbtohbcreatehbahbplan,hbpreventhbdisease,hbresolvehbproblems,hbandhbminimizehblimitati
ons.
Howhbdoeshbthehbnursehbfacilitatehbthehbdiscussionhbtohbdeterminehbthehbpatient'shbbeliefs?hb-
hbanswers--
Howhbdoeshbthehbpatienthbdefinehbhealth;hbbeliefshbabouthbattaininghbandhbmaintaininghbhealth;hbview
hbofhbresponsibilityhbforhbhealth,hbhealthhbbehaviorshbcurrentlyhbpracticed,hbandhbunhealthyhbbehaviors
hbpatientshbarehbwillinghbtohbchange;hbhealthhbexpectationshbbasedhbonhblifehbexperiences:hbself,hbfamil
y,hbfriends,hbandhbculture
Distinguishhbthehbpurposeshbofhbcomprehensivehbandhbfocusedhbhealthhbassessments.hb-hbanswers--
Comprehensivehbhealthhbhistory:hbperformedhbduringhbahbhospitalhbadmission,hbwithhbanhbinitialhbclinic
hborhbhomehbvisit,hborhbwhenhbthehbpatient'shbreasonhbforhbseekinghbcarehbishbforhbreliefhbofhbgeneraliz
edhbsymptomshbsuchhbashbweighthblosshborhbfatigue;hbrequireshbmorehbtimehbbecausehbahbcompletehbd
atabasehbishbbeinghbestablished;hbbiographichbdata-
initialhbvisit,hbreasonhbforhbseekinghbcare,hbpresenthbhealthhbstatus,hbpasthbmedicalhbhistory,hbfamilyhbhi
story,hbpersonalhbandhbpsychosocialhbhistory,hbandhbreviewhbofhbbodyhbsystems.
Focusedhbhealthhbassessmentshb(problem-
basedhbassessment):hbincludeshbdatahbthathbarehblimitedhbinhbscopehbtohbahbspecifichbproblem;hbmusthb
behbdetailedhbenoughhbthathbthehbnursehbishbawarehbofhbotherhbhealth-
relatedhbdatahbthathbmighthbaffecthbthehbcurrenthbproblem.
Describehbwhenhbtohbusehbopen-ended,hbclose-ended,hbandhbdirectivehbquestioning.hb-hbanswers--
Beginhbwithhbopen-endedhbquestionshbtohbencouragehbahbfree-
, flowing,hbopenhbresponse:hbfocushbonhbquestionshbabouthbpatient'shbhealth;hbmayhbneedhbtohbrefocush
bquestionshbifhbpatienthbishbunablehbtohbfocushbonhbtopichborhbtakeshbexcessivehbtime.
Close-endedhbquestionshbyieldhbmorehbprecisehbdata;hbgivehbpatienthboptionshbforhbresponse.
Directivehbquestionshbleadhbpatienthbtohbfocushbonhbonehbsethbofhbthoughts;hbmosthboftenhbusedhbinhbr
eviewinghbsystemshbandhbevaluatinghbfunctionalhbstatus.
Listhbstepshbofhbsymptomhbanalysis.hb-hbanswers--
Symptomhbanalysis:hbahbsystematichbwayhbtohbcollecthbdatahbabouthbthehbhistoryhbandhbstatushbofhbsy
mptoms;hbnothballhbindividualshbseekinghbhealthhbcarehbhavehbahbspecifichbproblemhborhbillness,hbthush
brecordinghbahbhistoryhbofhbpresenthbillnesshborhbahbsymptomhbanalysishbishbnothbalwayshbindicated.
Onset:hbwhenhbdidhbthehbsymptomshbbegin?
Location:hbWherehbarehbthehbsymptoms?
Duration:hbHowhblonghbdohbthehbsymptomshblast?
Characteristics:hbDescribehbthehbcharacteristicshbofhbthehbsymptoms.
AggravatinghbandhbAlleviatinghbfactors:hbWhathbaffectshbthehbsymptoms?
RelatedhbSymptoms:hbArehbotherhbsymptomshbpresent?
Treatment:hbDescribehbself-treatmenthbbeforehbseekinghbcare.
Severity:hbDescribehbthehbseverityhbofhbthehbsymptom.
Describehbcommunicationhbtechniqueshbthathbenhancehbdatahbcollection.hb-hbanswers--
Activehblisteninghbconcentrateshbonhbpatienthbresponseshbandhbsubtleties;hbavoidhbformulatinghbthehbn
exthbquestionhbduringhbresponses,hbavoidhbmakinghbassumptionshbabouthbpatienthbresponses.
Facilitationhbuseshbverbalhbandhbnonverbalhbphraseshbtohbencouragehbpatientshbtohbcontinuehbtalkinghbf
urtherhb(uhhbhuh,hbgohbon).
Clarificationhbishbusedhbtohbgatherhbmorehbinformation.hb
Restatementhbishbrepeatinghbwhathbpatientshbsayshbinhbdifferenthbwordshbtohbconfirmhbinterpretation.
Definehbthehbtermhbassessmenthbinhbthehbcontexthbofhbthehbnursinghbprocess.hb-hbanswers--
Thehbfirsthbandhbfoundationalhbstephbishbassessment,hbdefinedhbashbahbcollectionhbofhb"comprehensiveh
bdatahbpertinenthbtohbthehbpatient'shbhealthhband/
orhbsituation."hbThehbassessmenthbandhbsubsequenthbanalysishbofhbdatahbarehbpreformedhbbyhbnursesh
binhballhbsettings.
Describehbthehbcomponentshbofhbahbhealthhbassessment.hb-hbanswers--
Conductinghbahbhealthhbhistoryhb(collectinghbsubjectivehbdata),hbperforminghbahbphysicalhbexaminationh
b(collectinghbobjectivehbdata),hbandhbdocumentinghbfindings.hbThehbamounthbofhbinformationhbcollecte
dhbbyhbthehbnursehbduringhbahbhealthhbhistoryhbandhbthehbextenthbofhbthehbphysicalhbexaminationhbdep
endhbonhbsetting,hbsituation,hbpatient'shbneeds.hbandhbnursehbexperience.
Distinguishhbbetweenhbobjectivehbandhbsubjectivehbdata.hb-hbanswers--
Subjectivehbdatahb=hbhealthhbhistoryhbcollectedhbduringhbinterview;hbinfohbabouthbpatient'shbcurrenthbst
atehbofhbhealth,hbmedications,hbprevioushbillnesseshbandhbsurgeries,hbfamilyhbhistory,hbandhbreviewhbofh
bsystems.
hbSymptomshb=hbprimaryhbsourcehbdata
Objectivehbdatahb=hbsigns;hbahbphysicalhbexaminationhbinvolvinghbthehbcollectionhbofhbobjectivehbdata;h
bpalpation,hbinspection,hbpercussion,hbauscultation;hbheight,hbweight,hbBP,hbtemp,hbpulse,hbrespiratoryh
brate
Identifyhbsituationshbinhbwhichhbappropriatenesshbofhbthehbchosenhbhealthhbassessmenthbapproachhbva
ries.hb-hbanswers--
Thehbtermhbcontexthbrefershbtohbcircumstanceshborhbsituationshbassociatedhbwithhbandhbeventhborhbeve
nts.hbThehbphrasehbcontexthbofhbcarehbrefershbtohbthehbcircumstanceshborhbsituationshbrelatedhbtohbthe
hbhealthhbcarehbdelivery;hbSetting,hbenvironment,hbphysical,hbpsychological
Comprehensivehbhealthhbassessment:hbhospitalhbadmission
Problem-basedhbfocusedhbassessment:hbER,hbsorehbthroat
Episodichbassessment:hbFollowhbuphbscreening,hbmammogram
,Differentiatehbbetweenhbhealthhbpromotionhbandhbhealthhbprotection.hb-hbanswers--
Healthhbpromotion:hbbehaviorhbmotivatedhbbyhbthehbdesirehbtohbincreasehbwell-
beinghbandhbactualizehbhumanhbhealthhbpotential;hbcentralhbcomponenthbofhbhealthhbcare;hbbeginshbwi
thhbhealthhbassessment,hbnursehbassesshbpatientshbhealthhbstatus,hbhealthhbpractices,hbandhbrisks
Healthhbprotection:hbbehaviorhbmotivatedhbbyhbdesirehbtohbavoidhbillness,hbdetecthbillnesseshbearly,hban
dhbmaintainhbfunctioninghbwhenhbill.
Statehbthehbpurposeshbofhbahbhealthhbhistory.hb-hbanswers--Healthhbhistoryhb=hbsubjectivehbdata
Databasehbusedhbtohbcreatehbahbplan,hbpreventhbdisease,hbresolvehbproblems,hbandhbminimizehblimitati
ons.
Howhbdoeshbthehbnursehbfacilitatehbthehbdiscussionhbtohbdeterminehbthehbpatient'shbbeliefs?hb-
hbanswers--
Howhbdoeshbthehbpatienthbdefinehbhealth;hbbeliefshbabouthbattaininghbandhbmaintaininghbhealth;hbview
hbofhbresponsibilityhbforhbhealth,hbhealthhbbehaviorshbcurrentlyhbpracticed,hbandhbunhealthyhbbehaviors
hbpatientshbarehbwillinghbtohbchange;hbhealthhbexpectationshbbasedhbonhblifehbexperiences:hbself,hbfamil
y,hbfriends,hbandhbculture
Distinguishhbthehbpurposeshbofhbcomprehensivehbandhbfocusedhbhealthhbassessments.hb-hbanswers--
Comprehensivehbhealthhbhistory:hbperformedhbduringhbahbhospitalhbadmission,hbwithhbanhbinitialhbclinic
hborhbhomehbvisit,hborhbwhenhbthehbpatient'shbreasonhbforhbseekinghbcarehbishbforhbreliefhbofhbgeneraliz
edhbsymptomshbsuchhbashbweighthblosshborhbfatigue;hbrequireshbmorehbtimehbbecausehbahbcompletehbd
atabasehbishbbeinghbestablished;hbbiographichbdata-
initialhbvisit,hbreasonhbforhbseekinghbcare,hbpresenthbhealthhbstatus,hbpasthbmedicalhbhistory,hbfamilyhbhi
story,hbpersonalhbandhbpsychosocialhbhistory,hbandhbreviewhbofhbbodyhbsystems.
Focusedhbhealthhbassessmentshb(problem-
basedhbassessment):hbincludeshbdatahbthathbarehblimitedhbinhbscopehbtohbahbspecifichbproblem;hbmusthb
behbdetailedhbenoughhbthathbthehbnursehbishbawarehbofhbotherhbhealth-
relatedhbdatahbthathbmighthbaffecthbthehbcurrenthbproblem.
Describehbwhenhbtohbusehbopen-ended,hbclose-ended,hbandhbdirectivehbquestioning.hb-hbanswers--
Beginhbwithhbopen-endedhbquestionshbtohbencouragehbahbfree-
, flowing,hbopenhbresponse:hbfocushbonhbquestionshbabouthbpatient'shbhealth;hbmayhbneedhbtohbrefocush
bquestionshbifhbpatienthbishbunablehbtohbfocushbonhbtopichborhbtakeshbexcessivehbtime.
Close-endedhbquestionshbyieldhbmorehbprecisehbdata;hbgivehbpatienthboptionshbforhbresponse.
Directivehbquestionshbleadhbpatienthbtohbfocushbonhbonehbsethbofhbthoughts;hbmosthboftenhbusedhbinhbr
eviewinghbsystemshbandhbevaluatinghbfunctionalhbstatus.
Listhbstepshbofhbsymptomhbanalysis.hb-hbanswers--
Symptomhbanalysis:hbahbsystematichbwayhbtohbcollecthbdatahbabouthbthehbhistoryhbandhbstatushbofhbsy
mptoms;hbnothballhbindividualshbseekinghbhealthhbcarehbhavehbahbspecifichbproblemhborhbillness,hbthush
brecordinghbahbhistoryhbofhbpresenthbillnesshborhbahbsymptomhbanalysishbishbnothbalwayshbindicated.
Onset:hbwhenhbdidhbthehbsymptomshbbegin?
Location:hbWherehbarehbthehbsymptoms?
Duration:hbHowhblonghbdohbthehbsymptomshblast?
Characteristics:hbDescribehbthehbcharacteristicshbofhbthehbsymptoms.
AggravatinghbandhbAlleviatinghbfactors:hbWhathbaffectshbthehbsymptoms?
RelatedhbSymptoms:hbArehbotherhbsymptomshbpresent?
Treatment:hbDescribehbself-treatmenthbbeforehbseekinghbcare.
Severity:hbDescribehbthehbseverityhbofhbthehbsymptom.
Describehbcommunicationhbtechniqueshbthathbenhancehbdatahbcollection.hb-hbanswers--
Activehblisteninghbconcentrateshbonhbpatienthbresponseshbandhbsubtleties;hbavoidhbformulatinghbthehbn
exthbquestionhbduringhbresponses,hbavoidhbmakinghbassumptionshbabouthbpatienthbresponses.
Facilitationhbuseshbverbalhbandhbnonverbalhbphraseshbtohbencouragehbpatientshbtohbcontinuehbtalkinghbf
urtherhb(uhhbhuh,hbgohbon).
Clarificationhbishbusedhbtohbgatherhbmorehbinformation.hb
Restatementhbishbrepeatinghbwhathbpatientshbsayshbinhbdifferenthbwordshbtohbconfirmhbinterpretation.