NUR 2092 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 BASIC
AND ADVANCED PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
PRINCIPLES
◉ Advanced Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: Activities that an older adult performs as a family member
or as a member of society or community, including occupational and
recreational activities.
◉ Caregiver Assessment.
Answer: Assessment of the health and well-being of an individual's
caregiver.
◉ Caregiver Burden.
Answer: The perceived strain by the person who cares for an older,
chronically ill, or disabled person.
◉ Domains of Cognition.
Answer: Domains included in mental status assessments, such as
attention, memory, orientation, language, visuospatial skills, and
higher cognitive functions.
,◉ Environment.
Answer: Assessment of an indovodual's home environment and
community systems, including hazards at home.
◉ Functional Ability.
Answer: The ability of a person to perform activities necessary to
live in modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or
performing personal tasks such as baking or toileting.
◉ Functional Assessment.
Answer: A systematic assessment that includes assessment of an
individual's activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily
living, and mobility.
◉ Functional Status.
Answer: A person's actual performance of activities and tasks
associated with current life roles.
◉ Geriatric Assessment.
Answer: Multidimensional assessment; physical examination and
assessments of mental status, functional status, social and
economical status, pain, and physical environment safety.
◉ Home Care.
,Answer: Supportive services provided in the home: skilled nursing
care, primary care, therapy (physical, occupational, speech), social
work, nutrition, case management, ADL assistance, durable medical
equipment.
◉ Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: Functional abilities necessary for independent community
living, such as, shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry,
managing finances, taking medications, and using transportation.
◉ Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: An instrument used to measure physical function in older
adults and the chronically ill.
◉ Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: An instrument used to measure an individual's ability to
perform instrumental activities of daily living; may assist in
assessing one's ability to live independently.
◉ Physical Performance Measures.
Answer: Tests that measure balance, gait, motor coordination, and
endurance.
◉ Social Domain.
, Answer: The domain that focuses on an individual's relationships
within family, social groups, and the community.
◉ Social Networks.
Answer: Informal supports accessed by older adults, such as family
members and close friends, neighbors, church societies,
neighborhood groups, and senior centers.
◉ Spiritual Assessment.
Answer: Assessment of the individual's spiritual health.
◉ An appropriate tool to assess an individual's instrumental
activities of daily living is a tool by:.
Answer: a. Katz
b. Lawton *CORRECT ANSWER*
c. Tinetti
d. Norbeck
◉ Which statement is true regarding an individual's functional
status?.
Answer: a. Functional status refers to one's ability to care for
another person.
b. An older adult's functional status is usually static over time.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 BASIC
AND ADVANCED PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
PRINCIPLES
◉ Advanced Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: Activities that an older adult performs as a family member
or as a member of society or community, including occupational and
recreational activities.
◉ Caregiver Assessment.
Answer: Assessment of the health and well-being of an individual's
caregiver.
◉ Caregiver Burden.
Answer: The perceived strain by the person who cares for an older,
chronically ill, or disabled person.
◉ Domains of Cognition.
Answer: Domains included in mental status assessments, such as
attention, memory, orientation, language, visuospatial skills, and
higher cognitive functions.
,◉ Environment.
Answer: Assessment of an indovodual's home environment and
community systems, including hazards at home.
◉ Functional Ability.
Answer: The ability of a person to perform activities necessary to
live in modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or
performing personal tasks such as baking or toileting.
◉ Functional Assessment.
Answer: A systematic assessment that includes assessment of an
individual's activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily
living, and mobility.
◉ Functional Status.
Answer: A person's actual performance of activities and tasks
associated with current life roles.
◉ Geriatric Assessment.
Answer: Multidimensional assessment; physical examination and
assessments of mental status, functional status, social and
economical status, pain, and physical environment safety.
◉ Home Care.
,Answer: Supportive services provided in the home: skilled nursing
care, primary care, therapy (physical, occupational, speech), social
work, nutrition, case management, ADL assistance, durable medical
equipment.
◉ Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: Functional abilities necessary for independent community
living, such as, shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry,
managing finances, taking medications, and using transportation.
◉ Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: An instrument used to measure physical function in older
adults and the chronically ill.
◉ Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.
Answer: An instrument used to measure an individual's ability to
perform instrumental activities of daily living; may assist in
assessing one's ability to live independently.
◉ Physical Performance Measures.
Answer: Tests that measure balance, gait, motor coordination, and
endurance.
◉ Social Domain.
, Answer: The domain that focuses on an individual's relationships
within family, social groups, and the community.
◉ Social Networks.
Answer: Informal supports accessed by older adults, such as family
members and close friends, neighbors, church societies,
neighborhood groups, and senior centers.
◉ Spiritual Assessment.
Answer: Assessment of the individual's spiritual health.
◉ An appropriate tool to assess an individual's instrumental
activities of daily living is a tool by:.
Answer: a. Katz
b. Lawton *CORRECT ANSWER*
c. Tinetti
d. Norbeck
◉ Which statement is true regarding an individual's functional
status?.
Answer: a. Functional status refers to one's ability to care for
another person.
b. An older adult's functional status is usually static over time.
