NUR 317 EXAM 1 REVIEW 2026/2027 – QUESTIONS, STUDY
GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST
what is health assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ health history and physical exam
Dimensions of wellness - Correct answer ✔✔ physical, emotional, intellectual, interpersonal,
cultural, spiritual, environmental, financial, occupational
Nursing Health Assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ A systematic process for collecting, analyzing,
and documenting a patient's health information.
Nurse's role - Correct answer ✔✔ assess needs → develop interventions → provide education
Holistic approach - Correct answer ✔✔ an approach that considers all dimensions of wellness
Comprehensive assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ full history + physical, baseline data, holistic,
meds included
Initial assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ on first encounter, database for problem ID, head-to-
toe
Focused assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ specific problem (S/S, timeline, triggers, remedies)
Quick Priority assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ short, rapid, flag urgent problems/risks
Emergency assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ life-threatening crisis (pathological or
psychological)
, Triage - Correct answer ✔✔ rank severity of symptoms, prioritize emergent cases
Time-lapsed/Reassessment - Correct answer ✔✔ compare current vs initial, check effectiveness
of care
Subjective data - Correct answer ✔✔ what the patient says (symptoms)
Objective data - Correct answer ✔✔ what the nurse observes (signs, measurable)
OLDCARTS - Correct answer ✔✔ Onset | Location | Duration | Characteristics | Associated
factors | Relieving/exacerbating factors | Treatment | Severity
General Survey - Correct answer ✔✔ first impression including health status, LOC, facial
expression, posture, gait, speech, odors, skin color/lesions, dress, hygiene, signs of distress
Patient Interview Phases - Correct answer ✔✔ Pre-interview → self-reflection, review records,
set goals, environment; Introduction → greet, build rapport, set agenda; Working phase →
invite story, clarify, test hypotheses, shared understanding, plan care; Termination →
summarize, discuss next steps
Therapeutic Communication - Correct answer ✔✔ Active listening, clarifying, empathy,
validation, reassurance, summarizing, empowering
Developmental Considerations - Correct answer ✔✔ Growth = increase in size/complexity;
Development = changes in thinking, feelings, behaviors
Key Theories - Correct answer ✔✔ Freud (psychoanalytic: oral → genital); Piaget (cognitive:
sensorimotor → formal operational); Erikson (psychosocial: trust vs mistrust → integrity vs
GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST
what is health assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ health history and physical exam
Dimensions of wellness - Correct answer ✔✔ physical, emotional, intellectual, interpersonal,
cultural, spiritual, environmental, financial, occupational
Nursing Health Assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ A systematic process for collecting, analyzing,
and documenting a patient's health information.
Nurse's role - Correct answer ✔✔ assess needs → develop interventions → provide education
Holistic approach - Correct answer ✔✔ an approach that considers all dimensions of wellness
Comprehensive assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ full history + physical, baseline data, holistic,
meds included
Initial assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ on first encounter, database for problem ID, head-to-
toe
Focused assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ specific problem (S/S, timeline, triggers, remedies)
Quick Priority assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ short, rapid, flag urgent problems/risks
Emergency assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ life-threatening crisis (pathological or
psychological)
, Triage - Correct answer ✔✔ rank severity of symptoms, prioritize emergent cases
Time-lapsed/Reassessment - Correct answer ✔✔ compare current vs initial, check effectiveness
of care
Subjective data - Correct answer ✔✔ what the patient says (symptoms)
Objective data - Correct answer ✔✔ what the nurse observes (signs, measurable)
OLDCARTS - Correct answer ✔✔ Onset | Location | Duration | Characteristics | Associated
factors | Relieving/exacerbating factors | Treatment | Severity
General Survey - Correct answer ✔✔ first impression including health status, LOC, facial
expression, posture, gait, speech, odors, skin color/lesions, dress, hygiene, signs of distress
Patient Interview Phases - Correct answer ✔✔ Pre-interview → self-reflection, review records,
set goals, environment; Introduction → greet, build rapport, set agenda; Working phase →
invite story, clarify, test hypotheses, shared understanding, plan care; Termination →
summarize, discuss next steps
Therapeutic Communication - Correct answer ✔✔ Active listening, clarifying, empathy,
validation, reassurance, summarizing, empowering
Developmental Considerations - Correct answer ✔✔ Growth = increase in size/complexity;
Development = changes in thinking, feelings, behaviors
Key Theories - Correct answer ✔✔ Freud (psychoanalytic: oral → genital); Piaget (cognitive:
sensorimotor → formal operational); Erikson (psychosocial: trust vs mistrust → integrity vs
