Health Assessment and
Pathophysiology questions and
answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
health
- correct answer a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity
6 facets of health
- correct answer physical health, social well-being, emotional health, cultural influences, spiritual
influences, and developmental level
health assessment
- correct answer entails a comprehensive health history and complete physical exam
health history
- correct answer data gathered from patient and/or family, past medical records, and learning about
patients physical and psychological issues, social, cultural, and spiritual beliefs contribute to history
physical exam
- correct answer structured head to toe exam to id changes in body systems; unusual or abnormal
findings may support data or trigger more questions
Purpose of health assessment
- correct answer to determine a patients health status, risk factors, and need for health education as a
basis for developing a nursing care of plan
Nurses role in assessment
- correct answer oversee holistic care, use assessment skill and data, teaching ops
, OLD CART
- correct answer onset, location, duration, characteristic symptoms, associated manifestations, relieving
or exacerbating factors, and treatment
Onset
- correct answer when sign or symptom began
Location
- correct answer where is it
Duration
- correct answer Does it come and go? Is it more prevalent during a certain time of day?
Characteristic symptoms
- correct answer describe pain on scale of 1 to 10
Associated manifestations
- correct answer what else is going on?
Relieving or exacerbating factors
- correct answer anything that relieves or makes it worse
Treatments
- correct answer Any previous interventions
Subjective (symptom) data
- correct answer what patient tells you
Objective (sign) data
- correct answer What you detect during the exam
Pathophysiology questions and
answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
health
- correct answer a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity
6 facets of health
- correct answer physical health, social well-being, emotional health, cultural influences, spiritual
influences, and developmental level
health assessment
- correct answer entails a comprehensive health history and complete physical exam
health history
- correct answer data gathered from patient and/or family, past medical records, and learning about
patients physical and psychological issues, social, cultural, and spiritual beliefs contribute to history
physical exam
- correct answer structured head to toe exam to id changes in body systems; unusual or abnormal
findings may support data or trigger more questions
Purpose of health assessment
- correct answer to determine a patients health status, risk factors, and need for health education as a
basis for developing a nursing care of plan
Nurses role in assessment
- correct answer oversee holistic care, use assessment skill and data, teaching ops
, OLD CART
- correct answer onset, location, duration, characteristic symptoms, associated manifestations, relieving
or exacerbating factors, and treatment
Onset
- correct answer when sign or symptom began
Location
- correct answer where is it
Duration
- correct answer Does it come and go? Is it more prevalent during a certain time of day?
Characteristic symptoms
- correct answer describe pain on scale of 1 to 10
Associated manifestations
- correct answer what else is going on?
Relieving or exacerbating factors
- correct answer anything that relieves or makes it worse
Treatments
- correct answer Any previous interventions
Subjective (symptom) data
- correct answer what patient tells you
Objective (sign) data
- correct answer What you detect during the exam
