Health Assessment NURS 6225 Exam 1 Questions Solved Correctly.
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Nurs 6225
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Nurs 6225
Define chief complaint - Answer a brief statement describing the symptom, problem, diagnosis, or condition that is the reason a patient seeks medical care
How to correctly document a physical exam - Answer ▪Fill out documentation/notes while interacting with patient
▪Record vital sign...
Health Assessment NURS 6225 Exam 1
Questions Solved Correctly.
Define chief complaint - Answer a brief statement describing the symptom, problem, diagnosis, or
condition that is the reason a patient seeks medical care
How to correctly document a physical exam - Answer ▪Fill out documentation/notes while interacting
with patient
▪Record vital signs as they are taken
▪Do not rely on memory
▪Only record data that have been truly obtained
▪Indicate "not assessed" for any assessment parameters omitted
▪Either in the history or the physical
past medical history - Answer other significant past illnesses, like high blood pressure, asthma, or
diabetes
Differential diagnosis - Answer a list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms
exhibited and the results of the exam
History of Present Illness (HPI) - Answer information gathered regarding the symptoms and nature of
the patient's current concern
Resistant patient and communication - Answer Possible cause of resistance
Failure to fully engage the patient as a partner in health care
Possible solutions
Continually assess the readiness of the patient to adopt or change a behavior or intervention
, Capitalize on any opportunity that may increase the patient's level of readiness
Review of systems (focused and comprehensive) - Answer Comprehensive- Conducted when a patient
presents for general health maintenance/disease prevention care
Focused- Conducted when a patient presents with a specific chief complaint
providing culturally competent care (Mnemonic) - Answer • E—Explanation: ask the patient their
perception of the problem
• T—Treatment: explore with the patient any treatments they have tried
• H—Healers: inquire if the patient sought advice from non-healthcare providers
• N—Negotiate: find a mutually agreed upon plan of care
• I—Intervention: facilitate putting the plan into action
• C—Collaborate: engage with all members of the patient's healing "system"
CAGE acronym - Answer An acronym used to screen for substance use disorders in adults:
cut down, annoyed, guilty, eye-opener
common presentation of anxiety disorder, depression, bipolar disorder - Answer - Medically
unexplained somatic symptoms
- Multiple somatic symptoms or "high symptom count"
- High severity of presenting somatic symptom
- Chronic pain
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