NSG 121 - Health Assessment
Exam 1
Question:
True/False: A health assessment includes both a health history and a
physical examination.
Answer:
True
Question:
- step process of diagnostic reasoning in health assessment
Answer:
- identify abnormal data
- cluster the data
- draw inferences
- propose nursing diagnoses
- check for presence of defining characteristics
- confirm or rule out nursing diagnoses
- document conclusions
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Question:
types of assessment
Answer:
- emergency - life-threatening or unstable situation (ABCDE)
- comprehensive - complete history and physical
- focused - smaller scope, more in depth problem-based
Question:
What are ABCDEs of assessment?
Answer:
Airway Breathing Circulation Disability (level of consciousness) Exposure (expose all skin)
Question:
- health assessment frameworks
Answer:
- functional assessment - functional patterns, subjective data
- head-to-toe assessment - most organized, objective data
- body system approach - clusters data to identify issues 2 / 4
Question:
Which physical assessment framework promotes critical thinking?
Answer:
Body systems approach
Question:
Forms of communication
Answer:
- verbal: words (spoken and written, laughing)
- nonverbal: body language (touch, eye contact, facial expression)
- electronic: email, social media, text messages
Question:
Components of communication
Answer:
- sender
- receiver
- understanding
- perception
- culture
- noise (distraction)
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Question:
therapeutic communication
Answer:
Verbal and nonverbal communication techniques that encourage patients to express their feelings and to achieve a positive relationship.
Question:
empathy
Answer:
ability to perceive, reason, and communicate understanding of other's feelings
Question:
self-concept
Answer:
awareness of own biases, values, personality, and communication style
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