Health Assessment Exam 1 with Verified with Verified Answers
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Health Assessment Exam 1 with Verified with Verified Answers
1. *Assessment* *Assessment* is the collection of subjective and
objective data about a patient's health.
2. *Subjective data* *Subjective data* consist of information provid-
ed by the affected individual.
3. *Objective data* *Objec...
Health Assessment Exam 1 with Verified with Verified Answers
1. *Assessment* *Assessment* is the collection of subjective and
objective data about a patient's health.
2. *Subjective data* *Subjective data* consist of information provid-
ed by the affected individual.
3. *Objective data* *Objective data* include information obtained by
the health care provider through physical as-
sessment, the patient's record, and laboratory
studies.
4. *The database* The *database* is the totality of information
available about the patient. The purpose of as-
sessment is to make a judgment or diagnosis.
5. *Diagnostic reasoning* *Diagnostic reasoning* is the process of ana-
lyzing health data and drawing conclusions to
identify diagnoses.
6. Diagnostic reasoning has *Diagnostic reasoning* has which four major
which four major compo- components?
nents? (1) *Attending to* initially available *cues*, which
are pieces of information, signs, symptoms, or
laboratory data;
(2) *Formulating diagnostic hypotheses*, which
are tentative explanations for a cue or a set
of cues and can serve as a basis for further
investigation;
(3) *Gathering data* relative to the tentative hy-
potheses;
(4) *evaluating each hypothesis* with the new
data collected, which leads to a final diagnosis.
7. The *nursing process* in- The *nursing process* includes which six phas-
cludes which six phases? es?
(1) *assessment*,
(2) *diagnosis*,
(3) *outcome identification*,
(4) *planning*,
, Health Assessment Exam 1 with Verified with Verified Answers
(5) *implementation*, and
(6) *evaluation*.
It is a dynamic, interactive process in which
practitioners move back and forth within the
steps.
8. The *novice nurse* The *novice nurse* has no experience with spe-
cific patient populations and uses rules to guide
performance.
9. The *experienced nurse* The *experienced nurse* understands a patient
situation as a whole rather than as a list of tasks,
attends to an assessment data pattern, and acts
without consciously labeling it.
10. *Critical thinking* *Critical thinking* is the multidimensional think-
ing process needed for sound diagnostic rea-
soning and clinical judgment. Seventeen criti-
cal thinking skills have been identified, including
*setting priorities.*
11. *First-level priority prob- *First-level priority problems* are emergent,
lems* life-threatening, and immediate, such as estab-
lishing an airway or supporting breathing.
12. *Second-level priority *Second-level priority problems* are next in ur-
problems* gency. They require prompt intervention to pre-
vent deterioration, and may include a mental
status change or acute pain.
13. *Third-level priority prob- *Third-level priority problems* are important to
lems* the patient's health, but can be addressed after
more urgent problems. Examples include lack of
knowledge or family coping.
14. Evidence-based practice Evidence-based practice is a systematic ap-
proach to practice that uses the *best evidence,*
the *clinician's experience,* and the *patient's
preferences and values* to make decisions
about care and treatment.
,15. Every examiner needs to Every examiner needs to collect *four kinds of
collect *four kinds of databases* based on the situation. What are the
databases* based on the four kinds of databases?
situation. What are the (1) A *complete (or total health) database* in-
four kinds of databases? cludes a complete health history and a full phys-
ical examination.
(2) A *focused (or problem-centered) database*
is used for a limited or short-term problem. It
is smaller in scope and more targeted than the
complete database.
(3) A *follow-up database* evaluates the status
of any identified problem at regular intervals to
follow up on short-term or chronic health prob-
lems.
(4) An *emergency database* calls for rapid col-
lection of data, which commonly occurs while
performing lifesaving measures.
16. The *biomedical model* The *biomedical model* of Western medicine
views health as the absence of disease. It focus-
es on collecting data on biophysical signs and
symptoms and on curing disease.
17. The *holistic health mod- The *holistic health model* assesses the whole
el* person because it views the mind, body, and
spirit as interdependent and functioning as a
whole within the environment. Health depends
on all these factors working together.
18. The concept of health ...
also includes health pro-
motion and disease pre-
vention.
19. Health assessment also Health assessment also should consider what
should consider what two two other factors?
other factors?
(1) The usual and expected *developmental
tasks* for each age group
, (2) the *cultural beliefs and practices* of different
people. Obtaining a heritage assessment helps
gather data that are accurate and meaningful
and can guide culturally sensitive and appropri-
ate care.
20. According to the biomed- According to the biomedical model, a narrow
ical model, a narrow defi- definition of health is:
nition of health is:
A) an optimal functioning of mind, body, and
A) an optimal functioning spirit within the environment.
of mind, body, and spirit Feedback: INCORRECT
within the environment. Nursing has an expanded concept of health;
B) the absence of dis- holistic health includes the mind, body, and spirit
ease. as interdependent and functioning as a whole
C) the response of the within the environment.
whole person to actual or
potential problems. *B) the absence of disease.*
D) prevention of disease. *Feedback: CORRECT*
From a biomedical perspective, health is de-
fined as the absence of disease or elimination
of symptoms and signs of disease.
C) the response of the whole person to actual or
potential problems.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Nursing diagnoses are clinical judgments about
a person's response to an actual or potential
health state.
D) prevention of disease.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Health promotion and disease prevention are
important aspects of nursing's concept of
health.
21. What type of data base is What type of data base is most appropriate
most appropriate when a when a rapid collection of data is required
rapid collection of data is and often compiled concurrently with life-saving
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