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Basic Health Assessment Exam 1What is health? - answer-a relative state in which a person is able to live to his or her
potential and includes the 7 facets
-not just the absence of disease
What are the 7 facets? - answer1. Physical Health
2. Emotional Health
3. Social well-being
4. Cultural Influences
5. Spiritual Influences
6. Environmental influences
7. Developmental influences
What is Healthy People 2020? - answer-a framework that identifies risk factors, health
issues and diseases of concern in the US
What is the goal of Healthy People 2020? - answer-to improve the health of individuals
and communities targeting 10-year increments
-to increase the quality of life for people, including a healthy lifestyle, as well as
educating people on how to achieve these things
What is the nursing health assessment? - answer-the health assessment includes a
comprehensive health history followed by a complete physical examination
What facets are involved in the health history? - answer-all 7 of them
What is the purpose of the nursing health assessment? - answer-the determine a
patients health status, risk factors and need for education as a basis for developing a
nursing plan of care
How does the nurse proceed with the physical exam and what is the purpose of it? -
answer-the nurse uses a structured head-to-toe exam to identify changes in the patients
body systems
-(review of systems)
What is the difference between the medical assessment and the nursing assessment? -
answer-the medical assessment focuses on diagnoses and treatment of the disease
-the nursing assessment focuses on the diagnoses and treatment of the actual or
potential human responses to disease or life events (includes the 7 facets)
, Roles of the nurse include...? - answer-assess patient needs, develop interventions,
and educate and counsel people, communities, families toward higher levels of health
and wellness
-forming a plan of care based on findings from the health assessment and what the
patients tells you
-the nurse will work towards a healthy environment; work towards overall community
health
-prevention of illness and maintenance of health and wellness
-actual care of patients that encompasses everything a patient may need (i.e. bathing,
feedings, medicine)
-patient advocacy
-identify most prominent problem
-to be an educator
What is the goal of the nursing health assessment? - answer-the development of an
individualized plan of care for each patient
What are the steps in the nursing process? - answer-assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation, evaluation (ADPIE)
What is the nursing process and what is its goal? - answer-a problem solving process to
identify patient problems, set goals and develop and action plan, implement the plan
and evaluate the outcome
What is subjective data? - answer-data that you get from the patient and/or their family
-aka symptoms
What is objective data? - answer-the data gathered from the physical assessment and
the laboratory tests
-aka signs
What is OLDCARTS? - answerOnset
Location
Duration
Characteristic Symptoms
Associated Manifestations
Relieving Factors
Treatment
Severity
What are the steps in the nursing diagnosis phase? - answer-Identify abnormal or
positive findings
-cluster the findings
-interpret the findings
-make hypotheses about the nature of the patients problem
-develop a plan agreeable to the patient
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