thompson health assessment exam 1 (ch. 1, 2, 3, 5-8) questions and answers

thompson health assessment exam 1
(ch. 1, 2, 3, 5-8) questions and
answers

importance bof bhealth bassessment b- bCORRECT bANSWER b✔✔assessment bis bthe
bbasis bof bcare.


definition bof bnursing b(ANA) b- bCORRECT bANSWER b✔✔diagnosis band btreatment bof
bhuman bresponses


key bgoal bof bhealth bassessment b- bCORRECT bANSWER b✔✔to bidentify bnormal bfrom
babnormal bfindings b(are bfindings bclinically bsignificant?)


what bdoes bthe bnurse bneed bto bdo bbefore bcontacting bthe bphysician? b- bCORRECT
bANSWER b✔✔collect ball bdata bfrom bpt.


health bassessment brequires bthe bnurse bto bidentify? b- bCORRECT bANSWER
b✔✔normal bfrom babnormal bfindings


describe bcharacteristics bof bassessment b- bCORRECT bANSWER b✔✔-systematic,
borganized bongoing bprocess bof bcollecting, bvalidating, band bclustering bdata. b
-establishing bbaseline binfo.

differentiate bprimary bfrom bsecondary bsources. b- bCORRECT bANSWER b✔✔primary
bsource- bpt. b#1 bCHOICE!
secondary bsource- banything/anyone bother bthan bpt. bex. bEHR, bfamily, betc.
always bestablish breliability bof bthe bsource.

nursing bprocess b- bCORRECT bANSWER b✔✔Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
the bnursing bprocess bis bongoing.

clinical breasoning b- bCORRECT bANSWER b✔✔pt's bhistory, bsigns, bsx, bdata bfrom blabs
band bimaging.
define bdiagnosis band bformulate bnursing binterventions.

, clinical bjudgement b- bCORRECT bANSWER b✔✔an binterpretation bor bconclusion babout
ba bpatient's bneeds, bconcerns, bor bhealth bproblems.
is bthe bproblem bclinically bsignificant?

HIPAA b- bCORRECT bANSWER b✔✔Health bInsurance bPortability band bAccountability
bAct. ba blaw bto bmaintain bpt bconfidentiality.


how bto bprepare bfor binterview b- bCORRECT bANSWER b✔✔review bpt bchart.
allow bsufficient btime b& bstate bhow blong binterview bshould btake.
good blighting.
pt bprivacy. bonly bexpose barea bbeing bassessed.
reassure bconfidentiality.
encourage bquestions.

therapeautic bcommunication b- bCORRECT bANSWER b✔✔verbal band bnonverbal
bcommunication btechniques bthat bencourage bpatients bto bexpress btheir bfeelings band
bto bachieve ba bpositive brelationship.
always bask bpermission bbefore btouching.
avoid bmedical bjargon.
avoid bexcessive bnote-taking bduring binterview.
don't binterrupt.

how bto bassist bpts bwith bcommunication band bspecial bneeds b- bCORRECT bANSWER
b✔✔hearing baids, bspeaking bto bpt bdirectly, bdefine blevel bof bimpairment, bexplain bwhat
byou bare bdoing, bsimple b& bfocused bquestions, bspeaking bsoftly, bde-escalate band bdo
bnot bargue bif bapplicable, buse bpreferred blanguage band binterpreter bif bnecessary, bavoid
bmedical bterms.


a b70 by/o bpt bhas bsuffered ba bstroke bwith bno bparalysis. bshe bcannot btalk band bis bhard
bof bhearing. bshe bfollows bwith bher beyes band bcan bunderstand byour bwords. bwhat bis
bthe bbest bway bto bcommunicate bwith bthe bpt?


1. bwrite bdown bquestions bon ba bwhite bboard
2. bask bfor ban binterpreter bto bhelp byou
3. bspeak bslowly, bloudly bdirectly bin bfront bof bthe bpt
4. bhave bthe bpt bblink bas ba bmethod bof bunderstanding byou b- bCORRECT bANSWER
b✔✔1


cultural bconsiderations bfor bAmerican bIndians/Alaskan bNative bHeritage b- bCORRECT
bANSWER b✔✔same bgender bproviders bfor bintimate bcare


cultural bconsiderations bfor bAsians b- bCORRECT bANSWER b✔✔no beye bcontact bis ba
bsign bof brespect