NUR 2092 HEALTH ASSESSMENT CONCEPT
REVIEW GUIDE 2026 NORMAL AND
ABNORMAL PHYSICAL FINDINGS
◉ Assessment.
Answer: Interview, health history, ROS, physical examination,
functional assessment, spiritual and cultural assessment
◉ Subjective data.
Answer: What patient SAYS
◉ Objective data.
Answer: What you OBSERVE
◉ SMART component in outcome identification.
Answer: Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time bound
, ◉ First level priority.
Answer: Emergent situations, life threading and needs immediate
attention
◉ Second level priority.
Answer: Requires attention to avoid further deterioration
◉ Third level priorirty.
Answer: Can be addressed after more important problems are
addressed
◉ Complete total health Database.
Answer: Full health history, and physical exam
Yields first diagnosis
Current and past health state
◉ Focused or problem centered database.
Answer: Limited and short term problems
Concerned with mainly one problem, or one body system
◉ Follow up database.
REVIEW GUIDE 2026 NORMAL AND
ABNORMAL PHYSICAL FINDINGS
◉ Assessment.
Answer: Interview, health history, ROS, physical examination,
functional assessment, spiritual and cultural assessment
◉ Subjective data.
Answer: What patient SAYS
◉ Objective data.
Answer: What you OBSERVE
◉ SMART component in outcome identification.
Answer: Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time bound
, ◉ First level priority.
Answer: Emergent situations, life threading and needs immediate
attention
◉ Second level priority.
Answer: Requires attention to avoid further deterioration
◉ Third level priorirty.
Answer: Can be addressed after more important problems are
addressed
◉ Complete total health Database.
Answer: Full health history, and physical exam
Yields first diagnosis
Current and past health state
◉ Focused or problem centered database.
Answer: Limited and short term problems
Concerned with mainly one problem, or one body system
◉ Follow up database.
