NURSING 2058 V HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT

Health Assessment Exam 1: Study Guide Chapter 1 • A patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department with multiple traumas received in an automobile accident. He is alert and cooperative, but his injuries are quite severe. How would the nurse proceed with data collection? a. Collect history information first, then perform the physical examination and institute lifesaving measures. b. Simultaneously ask history questions while performing the examination and initiating lifesaving measures. c. Collect all information on the history form, including social support patterns, strengths, and coping patterns. d. Perform life-saving measures and delay asking any history questions until the patient is transferred to the intensive care unit. The emergency data base calls for a rapid collection of the data base, often concurrently compiled with life-saving measures. The other responses are not appropriate for the situation. • A 42-year-old patient of Asian descent is being seen at the clinic for an initial examination. The nurse knows that including cultural information in his health assessment is important to: a. Identify the cause of his illness. b. Make accurate disease diagnoses. c. Provide cultural health rights for the individual. d. Provide culturally sensitive and appropriate care. The inclusion of cultural considerations in the health assessment is of paramount importance to gathering data that are accurate and meaningful and to intervening with culturally sensitive and appropriate care. • In the health promotion model, the focus of the health professional includes: a. Changing the patient’s perceptions of disease. b. Identifying biomedical model interventions. c. Identifying negative health acts of the consumer. d. Helping the consumer choose a healthier lifestyle. In the health promotion model, the focus of the health professional is on helping the consumer choose a healthier lifestyle. • The nurse has implemented several planned interventions to address the nursing diagnosis of acute pain. Which would be the next appropriate action? a. Establish priorities. b. Identify expected outcomes. c. Evaluate the individual’s condition, and compare actual outcomes with expected outcomes. d. Interpret data, and then identify clusters ofues and make inferences.