NUR2092 HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Activity of Daily Living - ANS Tasks that are necessary for self-care, such as eating/feeding,
bathing, grooming, toileting, walking, and transferring.
Advanced Activities of Daily Living - ANS Activities that an older adult performs as a family
member or as a member of society or community, including occupational and recreational
activities.
Caregiver Assessment - ANS Assessment of the health and well-being of an individual's
caregiver.
Caregiver Burden - ANS The perceived strain by the person who cares for an older, chronically
ill, or disabled person.
Domains of Cognition - ANS Domains included in mental status assessments, such as
attention, memory, orientation, language, visuospatial skills, and higher cognitive functions.
Environment - ANS Assessment of an indovodual's home environment and community
systems, including hazards at home.
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,Functional Ability - ANS The ability of a person to perform activities necessary to live in
modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or performing personal tasks such as
baking or toileting.
Functional Assessment - ANS A systematic assessment that includes assessment of an
individual's activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and mobility.
Functional Status - ANS A person's actual performance of activities and tasks associated with
current life roles.
Geriatric Assessment - ANS Multidimensional assessment; physical examination and
assessments of mental status, functional status, social and economical status, pain, and physical
environment safety.
Home Care - ANS Supportive services provided in the home: skilled nursing care, primary
care, therapy (physical, occupational, speech), social work, nutrition, case management, ADL
assistance, durable medical equipment.
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living - ANS Functional abilities necessary for independent
community living, such as, shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry, managing
finances, taking medications, and using transportation.
Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living - ANS An instrument used to measure
physical function in older adults and the chronically ill.
Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living - ANS An instrument used to measure an
individual's ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living; may assist in assessing one's
ability to live independently.
Physical Performance Measures - ANS Tests that measure balance, gait, motor coordination,
and endurance.
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, Social Domain - ANS The domain that focuses on an individual's relationships within family,
social groups, and the community.
Social Networks - ANS Informal supports accessed by older adults, such as family members
and close friends, neighbors, church societies, neighborhood groups, and senior centers.
Spiritual Assessment - ANS Assessment of the individual's spiritual health.
An appropriate tool to assess an individual's instrumental activities of daily living is a tool by: -
ANS a. Katz
b. Lawton *CORRECT ANSWER*
c. Tinetti
d. Norbeck
Which statement is true regarding an individual's functional status? - ANS a. Functional status
refers to one's ability to care for another person.
b. An older adult's functional status is usually static over time.
c. An older adult's functional status may vary from independence to disability. *CORRECT
ANSWER*
d. Dementia is an example of functional status.
An older person is experiencing an acute change in cognition. You recognize that this disorder
is? - ANS a. Alzheimer dementia
b. Attention deficit disorder
c. Depression
d. Delirium *CORRECT ANSWER*
Assessment of the social domain includes: - ANS a. Family relationships *CORRECT ANSWER*
b. Ability to cook meals
c. Ability to balance the checkbook and pay bills
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Activity of Daily Living - ANS Tasks that are necessary for self-care, such as eating/feeding,
bathing, grooming, toileting, walking, and transferring.
Advanced Activities of Daily Living - ANS Activities that an older adult performs as a family
member or as a member of society or community, including occupational and recreational
activities.
Caregiver Assessment - ANS Assessment of the health and well-being of an individual's
caregiver.
Caregiver Burden - ANS The perceived strain by the person who cares for an older, chronically
ill, or disabled person.
Domains of Cognition - ANS Domains included in mental status assessments, such as
attention, memory, orientation, language, visuospatial skills, and higher cognitive functions.
Environment - ANS Assessment of an indovodual's home environment and community
systems, including hazards at home.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Functional Ability - ANS The ability of a person to perform activities necessary to live in
modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or performing personal tasks such as
baking or toileting.
Functional Assessment - ANS A systematic assessment that includes assessment of an
individual's activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and mobility.
Functional Status - ANS A person's actual performance of activities and tasks associated with
current life roles.
Geriatric Assessment - ANS Multidimensional assessment; physical examination and
assessments of mental status, functional status, social and economical status, pain, and physical
environment safety.
Home Care - ANS Supportive services provided in the home: skilled nursing care, primary
care, therapy (physical, occupational, speech), social work, nutrition, case management, ADL
assistance, durable medical equipment.
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living - ANS Functional abilities necessary for independent
community living, such as, shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry, managing
finances, taking medications, and using transportation.
Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living - ANS An instrument used to measure
physical function in older adults and the chronically ill.
Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living - ANS An instrument used to measure an
individual's ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living; may assist in assessing one's
ability to live independently.
Physical Performance Measures - ANS Tests that measure balance, gait, motor coordination,
and endurance.
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, Social Domain - ANS The domain that focuses on an individual's relationships within family,
social groups, and the community.
Social Networks - ANS Informal supports accessed by older adults, such as family members
and close friends, neighbors, church societies, neighborhood groups, and senior centers.
Spiritual Assessment - ANS Assessment of the individual's spiritual health.
An appropriate tool to assess an individual's instrumental activities of daily living is a tool by: -
ANS a. Katz
b. Lawton *CORRECT ANSWER*
c. Tinetti
d. Norbeck
Which statement is true regarding an individual's functional status? - ANS a. Functional status
refers to one's ability to care for another person.
b. An older adult's functional status is usually static over time.
c. An older adult's functional status may vary from independence to disability. *CORRECT
ANSWER*
d. Dementia is an example of functional status.
An older person is experiencing an acute change in cognition. You recognize that this disorder
is? - ANS a. Alzheimer dementia
b. Attention deficit disorder
c. Depression
d. Delirium *CORRECT ANSWER*
Assessment of the social domain includes: - ANS a. Family relationships *CORRECT ANSWER*
b. Ability to cook meals
c. Ability to balance the checkbook and pay bills
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