NUR 2092 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT
AND CLINICAL EVALUATION
◉ objective.
Answer: actual measurable item
◉ open ended questions.
Answer: allows patient to elaborate, is NOT a yes or no questioon
◉ closed questions.
Answer: yes or no questions
◉ What is included in a health history.
Answer: biographic data (name, address, birth date, sex etc)
reason for seeking care(in patients own words)
history of present illness/present health(subjective)
,medication reconciliation
family history
review of systems
functional assessment or ADL's
◉ pain assessment technique.
Answer: P- provocative/palliative- what makes it worse/better
Q- quality/quantity- how does it look/feel/sound, how intense is it
R- radiation/region- where is it? does is radiate?
S- severity- what is it rated on scale 1-10
T- timing- when did it start, how long does it last, frequency
U- understand perception- what does the patient think it means/is.
◉ first-level priority.
,Answer: emergent. life threatening, emergent
◉ second-level priority.
Answer: next in urgency, requiring attention as to avoid further
deterioration
◉ third-level priority.
Answer: important to health but can be addressed after more urgent
issues
◉ 2 parts of communication.
Answer: sending- words/tone
receiving- interpretation
◉ barriers to communication.
Answer: - lack of attention/respect
- physical barriers: curtain, door, computer, pain, room temp
- ability to hear: hearing deficit, receptive aphasia
, - safety: fear
- psychological barriers: embarassment, disbelief, shock, anger, fear,
grief
- language: use of medical jargon, speaking above someones
intellectual level
◉ CAGE assessment (ETOH).
Answer: C- cut down
A- annoyed
G- guilt
E- eye opener
◉ AUDIT assessment (ETOH).
Answer: Alochol Use Disorder Identification Test
◉ ETOH quick assessment questions.
Answer: frequency of ETOH use
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT
AND CLINICAL EVALUATION
◉ objective.
Answer: actual measurable item
◉ open ended questions.
Answer: allows patient to elaborate, is NOT a yes or no questioon
◉ closed questions.
Answer: yes or no questions
◉ What is included in a health history.
Answer: biographic data (name, address, birth date, sex etc)
reason for seeking care(in patients own words)
history of present illness/present health(subjective)
,medication reconciliation
family history
review of systems
functional assessment or ADL's
◉ pain assessment technique.
Answer: P- provocative/palliative- what makes it worse/better
Q- quality/quantity- how does it look/feel/sound, how intense is it
R- radiation/region- where is it? does is radiate?
S- severity- what is it rated on scale 1-10
T- timing- when did it start, how long does it last, frequency
U- understand perception- what does the patient think it means/is.
◉ first-level priority.
,Answer: emergent. life threatening, emergent
◉ second-level priority.
Answer: next in urgency, requiring attention as to avoid further
deterioration
◉ third-level priority.
Answer: important to health but can be addressed after more urgent
issues
◉ 2 parts of communication.
Answer: sending- words/tone
receiving- interpretation
◉ barriers to communication.
Answer: - lack of attention/respect
- physical barriers: curtain, door, computer, pain, room temp
- ability to hear: hearing deficit, receptive aphasia
, - safety: fear
- psychological barriers: embarassment, disbelief, shock, anger, fear,
grief
- language: use of medical jargon, speaking above someones
intellectual level
◉ CAGE assessment (ETOH).
Answer: C- cut down
A- annoyed
G- guilt
E- eye opener
◉ AUDIT assessment (ETOH).
Answer: Alochol Use Disorder Identification Test
◉ ETOH quick assessment questions.
Answer: frequency of ETOH use
