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1. The nurse's role in health assessment to perform ANSWER nursing process. 2. What type of patient would you do a focus assessment on? ANSWER Patient that has a specific problem. 3. Primary prevention ANSWER involves strategies aimed at preventing problems Exam- ples ANSWER Immunizations, heal...

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NSG-121 HEALTH ASSESSMENT

EXAM I ACTUAL STUDY GUIDE /

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+ /

BEST FOR REVISION.




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,1. The nurse's role in health assessment to perform ANSWER nursing process.

2. What type of patient would you do a focus assessment on? ANSWER Patient that has a specific

problem.

3. Primary prevention ANSWER involves strategies aimed at preventing problems Exam- ples

ANSWER Immunizations, health teaching, safety precautions, and nutrition counseling.

4. Secondary prevention ANSWER includes the early diagnosis of health problems and prompts

treatment to prevent complications. Examples ANSWER Vision screening, Pap smears, B/P screening,

hearing test, scoliosis screening, and tuberculin skin testing.

5. Tertiary prevention ANSWER focuses on preventing complications of an existing disease and

promoting health to the highest level. Examples ANSWER Diet teaching and exercise programs.

6. What are the assessment frameworks? ANSWER functional assessment, head-to-toe

assessment, and body systems assessment.

7. functional assessment (specific region) ANSWER focuses on the functional patterns that all

humans share ANSWER health perception and health management, activity and exercise, nutrition

and metabolism, elimination, sleep and rest, cognition and per- ception, self-perception and self-concept,

roles, and relationships, coping and stress tolerance, sexuality and reproduction, and values and beliefs.

8. head-to-toe assessment (Over all body) ANSWER is the most organized system for gathering

comprehensive physical data. Because data in one functional area are collected from different parts of

the body, it is very inefficient to collect physical data by functional status. For example, peripheral

circulation is assessed in both the arms and the legs.

9. body systems assessment approach ANSWER is a logical tool for organizing data when

documenting and communicating findings. This method promotes critical thinking and allows you to
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, analyze findings as you cluster similar data.

10. Communication Process forms ANSWER ANSWER verbal, nonverbal, electronic

11. Electronic Communication ANSWER The Internet and a variety of social websites pro- vide

new and challenging opportunities for nurses to communicate and collaborate with other health care

providers. The challenges of using social media include pro- tecting patient privacy and confidentiality

and preventing unintended consequences for the employer or the nurse. Example ANSWER DAR

12. Verbal communication ANSWER is an exchange of information using words. Example

ANSWER spoken and written word.

13. Nonverbal Communication ANSWER The transmission of information without the use of words

is termed nonverbal communication, also known as body language. It often helps nurses to understand

subtle and hidden meanings in what the patient is saying verbally. For example, a nurse asks the patient,

"How do you feel today?" The patient responds, "I feel all right."




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