Basic Health Assessment Exam – Nursing
Fundamentals, Exam Preparation
Material
Introduction:
This document contains a comprehensive collection of exam
questions and answers covering basic health assessment and
nursing fundamentals. It includes key concepts such as
subjective and objective data, the nursing process, therapeutic
communication, health history interviewing, physical
examination techniques, prevention levels, and core health and
wellness principles. The material is well suited for exam
preparation and review, offering clear definitions,
comparisons, and practical nursing applications aligned with
foundational nursing courses.
Exam Questions and Answers:
What is objective data? -Answer:--the data gathered from the
physical assessment and the laboratory tests
-aka signs
What is OLDCARTS? -Answer:-Onset
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
Primary Prevention -Answer:--strategies aimed at preventing
health problems
Secondary prevention -Answer:--the early diagnosis of health
problems and provision of treatment to prevent complications
,Tertiary Prevention -Answer:--prevention of complications
from an existing disease and promoting health to the highest
level
What is the purpose of the health history interview? -Answer:-
-to establish a trusting and supportive relationship, to gather
information and to offer information
-(to improve the well-being of the patient)
What is the purpose of the health history format? -Answer:--a
structured framework for organizing patient information in
written, electronic, or verbal form to communicate effectively
with other health care providers
What is the the interviewing process? -Answer:--actually
generating the health information, which demands effective
communication and relational skills
-requires knowledge of the data, the ability to elicit accurate
information and interpersonal skills
What are the phases of the interview? -Answer:-1. Pre-
interview
2. Introduction
, 3. Working Phase
4. Termination Phase
What do you do during the Pre-Interviewing phase? -Answer:--
set the stage for a smooth interview
-self reflection
-review the patient record
-set interview goals
-review own clinical behavior and appearance
-adjust the environment
What do you do during the Introduction Phase? -Answer:--put
the patient at ease
-greet the patient and establish a rapport
-establish the agenda for the interview
What do you do during the working phase of the interview? -
Answer:--obtain patient information
-invite the patients story
-identify and respond to emotional cues
-expand and clarify the patients story
Fundamentals, Exam Preparation
Material
Introduction:
This document contains a comprehensive collection of exam
questions and answers covering basic health assessment and
nursing fundamentals. It includes key concepts such as
subjective and objective data, the nursing process, therapeutic
communication, health history interviewing, physical
examination techniques, prevention levels, and core health and
wellness principles. The material is well suited for exam
preparation and review, offering clear definitions,
comparisons, and practical nursing applications aligned with
foundational nursing courses.
Exam Questions and Answers:
What is objective data? -Answer:--the data gathered from the
physical assessment and the laboratory tests
-aka signs
What is OLDCARTS? -Answer:-Onset
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
Primary Prevention -Answer:--strategies aimed at preventing
health problems
Secondary prevention -Answer:--the early diagnosis of health
problems and provision of treatment to prevent complications
,Tertiary Prevention -Answer:--prevention of complications
from an existing disease and promoting health to the highest
level
What is the purpose of the health history interview? -Answer:-
-to establish a trusting and supportive relationship, to gather
information and to offer information
-(to improve the well-being of the patient)
What is the purpose of the health history format? -Answer:--a
structured framework for organizing patient information in
written, electronic, or verbal form to communicate effectively
with other health care providers
What is the the interviewing process? -Answer:--actually
generating the health information, which demands effective
communication and relational skills
-requires knowledge of the data, the ability to elicit accurate
information and interpersonal skills
What are the phases of the interview? -Answer:-1. Pre-
interview
2. Introduction
, 3. Working Phase
4. Termination Phase
What do you do during the Pre-Interviewing phase? -Answer:--
set the stage for a smooth interview
-self reflection
-review the patient record
-set interview goals
-review own clinical behavior and appearance
-adjust the environment
What do you do during the Introduction Phase? -Answer:--put
the patient at ease
-greet the patient and establish a rapport
-establish the agenda for the interview
What do you do during the working phase of the interview? -
Answer:--obtain patient information
-invite the patients story
-identify and respond to emotional cues
-expand and clarify the patients story
