Nurs 261 Certification Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

What are the three levels of health promotion? Primary - focusing to preventing disease occurrence, Secondary - early identification of disease before it becomes symptomatic, Tertiary - Minimize severity and disability What are the different types of health assessments, and when would each be performed? Comprehensive - performed at onset of care in PCS or on admission to a hospital, or LTC facility; Problem-based/ focused assessment - walk-in clinic or emergency; Episodic/ follow-up: follow up appointment; Shift - for hospitalized patients for each shift; Screening: focus on disease detection What are the purposes of a nursing health assessment? detecting changes in patient's condition, ongoing process for evaluating effectiveness of care plan, developing a therapeutic relationship, understanding patient's experience of illness, basis for planning nursing care, maintaining a safe patient care situation