What is the Purpose of a Health Assessment? correct answers 1. establish nurse-patient
relationship
2. gather data about patient
3. define strengths and weaknesses
4. define actual and potential problems
5. base of nursing process
6. form diagnosis and plan of care
What is the Difference Between a Nurse's Health Assessment and Other Health Care Workers?
correct answers - nurses not only check patients health and abilities, they ALSO check on how
patient is coping with illness
Types of Health Assessments correct answers Comprehensive
Ongoing partial
Focused
Emergency
Comprehensive Health Assessment correct answers - upon admission
- provides a baseline to compare other data
Ongoing Partial Health Assessment correct answers - regular intervals
- monitor the interventions effectiveness
Components of Health Assessment correct answers 1. Health History
2. Physical Assessment
, Describe Health History? correct answers - subjective data (from patient)
- interview techniques
- overall patient health status
Describe a Physical Assessment correct answers - objective data (vitals, #)
- head to toe
- organized
- moves through the body systems
What is the Nurse's Role in a Health Assessment? correct answers 1. prepares client and
environment
2. considers culture factors
3. performs/documents the assessment
4. communicates and collaborates with the team
How to Obtain a General Health History correct answers 1. use therapeutic interview skills
2. consider patient the primary source
3. ask family, caregiver, health record
4. adapt, omit, and add questions based on patient answers
Components of a General Health History correct answers 1. biographical data
2. reason for seeking care
3. history of present concern
4. past health history
5. family history
6. functional health
7. psychosocial health