NURS 315 health assessment exam 1 study
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Questions and CORRECT Answers
Define diagnostic reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER -- scientific process in which the
practitioner suspects the cause of a patients symptoms and signs based on previous knowledge
- process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses
define critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER -- thinking in action as the situation
changes
first level priority problems- ABC's & V&L - CORRECT ANSWER -- life threatening and
immediate:
- Airway Problems
- Breathing Problems
- Cardiac/ Circulation
- Vital signs concerns
- Lab values
Second level priority problems: - CORRECT ANSWER -- Urgent and requiring prompt
intervention
- mental status changes- confusion, restlessness
- other medical problems- diabetes
- acute pain
- acute urinary elimination
- abnormal lab values
Third level priority problems - CORRECT ANSWER -- important to patient health but can
be addressed later
, - lack of knowledge
- family coping
Maslow's Hierarchy of needs - CORRECT ANSWER --Self- actualization
- creativity, morality, spontaneity
-Esteem
- confidence, achievement, self esteem, respect
- Belonging
- family, friends, intimacy
-Safety
- security, employment, resources, morality
-Physiological
- breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis,
excretion
Evidence based practice - CORRECT ANSWER -- Systematic approach to practice that
emphasizes the use of the best evidence in combination with the clinicians experience
Types of data - CORRECT ANSWER --Subjective data (interview)
- what the patient says about him or herself
-Objective data (physical assessment)
- Observed when inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating patient during physical
examination
Health - CORRECT ANSWER -A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being
Process of communication - CORRECT ANSWER -- Sending:
- Verbal and Nonverbal Communicatio
guide UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Define diagnostic reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER -- scientific process in which the
practitioner suspects the cause of a patients symptoms and signs based on previous knowledge
- process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses
define critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER -- thinking in action as the situation
changes
first level priority problems- ABC's & V&L - CORRECT ANSWER -- life threatening and
immediate:
- Airway Problems
- Breathing Problems
- Cardiac/ Circulation
- Vital signs concerns
- Lab values
Second level priority problems: - CORRECT ANSWER -- Urgent and requiring prompt
intervention
- mental status changes- confusion, restlessness
- other medical problems- diabetes
- acute pain
- acute urinary elimination
- abnormal lab values
Third level priority problems - CORRECT ANSWER -- important to patient health but can
be addressed later
, - lack of knowledge
- family coping
Maslow's Hierarchy of needs - CORRECT ANSWER --Self- actualization
- creativity, morality, spontaneity
-Esteem
- confidence, achievement, self esteem, respect
- Belonging
- family, friends, intimacy
-Safety
- security, employment, resources, morality
-Physiological
- breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis,
excretion
Evidence based practice - CORRECT ANSWER -- Systematic approach to practice that
emphasizes the use of the best evidence in combination with the clinicians experience
Types of data - CORRECT ANSWER --Subjective data (interview)
- what the patient says about him or herself
-Objective data (physical assessment)
- Observed when inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating patient during physical
examination
Health - CORRECT ANSWER -A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being
Process of communication - CORRECT ANSWER -- Sending:
- Verbal and Nonverbal Communicatio
