Exam 1 Physical Examination and Health Assessment

Next attend to second-level priority problems, which include mental status changes, acute pain, infection risk abnormal laboratory values, and elimination problems. Address third-level priority problems such as lack of knowledge, mobility problems, and family coping. collaborative problems- approach to treatment involves multiple disciplines EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT - CORRECT ANSWERS-The conviction that all patients deserve to be treated with the most current and best-practice techniques COLLECTING FOUR TYPES OF PATIENT DATA - CORRECT ANSWERS-Complete (Total Health) Database This includes a complete health history and a full physical examination. Focused or Problem-Centered Database This is for a limited or short-term problem. Here you collect a "mini" database, smaller in scope and more targeted than the complete data base. Follow-Up Database The status of any identified problems should be evaluated at regular and appropriate intervals. Emergency Database