Health Assessment and Physical Examination
Chapter 16 NUR 206 questions and answers
2025\2026 A+ Grade
Nurses conduct health assessments to?
- correct answer obtain information important to planning patient care & to provide a baseline of the
patient's functional abilities
objective data
- correct answer information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer, signs
Subjective data
- correct answer things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses,
symptoms
Types of assessments
- correct answer • Comprehensive physical assessment
• Focused physical assessment
• System-specific assessment
• Ongoing assessment
Use a health assessment and physical examination to
- correct answer 1. Gather baseline information about a patient's health status
2. Supplement, confirm, or refuse information learned during the health history
3. Identify or confirm actual or at-risk nursing diagnoses
4. Make clinical judgments about a patient's current or changing health status and ability to manage it
5. Evaluate the outcome of care
Chapter 16 NUR 206 questions and answers
2025\2026 A+ Grade
Nurses conduct health assessments to?
- correct answer obtain information important to planning patient care & to provide a baseline of the
patient's functional abilities
objective data
- correct answer information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer, signs
Subjective data
- correct answer things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses,
symptoms
Types of assessments
- correct answer • Comprehensive physical assessment
• Focused physical assessment
• System-specific assessment
• Ongoing assessment
Use a health assessment and physical examination to
- correct answer 1. Gather baseline information about a patient's health status
2. Supplement, confirm, or refuse information learned during the health history
3. Identify or confirm actual or at-risk nursing diagnoses
4. Make clinical judgments about a patient's current or changing health status and ability to manage it
5. Evaluate the outcome of care
