SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULLY
WORKED ANSWERS
◉ Every examiner needs to collect *four kinds of databases* based
on the situation. What are the four kinds of databases? Answer:
Every examiner needs to collect *four kinds of databases* based on
the situation. What are the four kinds of databases?
(1) A *complete (or total health) database* includes a complete
health history and a full physical examination.
(2) A *focused (or problem-centered) database* is used for a limited
or short-term problem. It is smaller in scope and more targeted than
the complete database.
(3) A *follow-up database* evaluates the status of any identified
problem at regular intervals to follow up on short-term or chronic
health problems.
(4) An *emergency database* calls for rapid collection of data, which
commonly occurs while performing lifesaving measures.
◉ The *biomedical model* Answer: The *biomedical model* of
Western medicine views health as the absence of disease. It focuses
on collecting data on biophysical signs and symptoms and on curing
disease.
,◉ The *holistic health model* Answer: The *holistic health model*
assesses the whole person because it views the mind, body, and
spirit as interdependent and functioning as a whole within the
environment. Health depends on all these factors working together.
◉ The concept of health also includes health promotion and disease
prevention. Answer: ...
◉ Health assessment also should consider what two other factors?
Answer: Health assessment also should consider what two other
factors?
(1) The usual and expected *developmental tasks* for each age
group
(2) the *cultural beliefs and practices* of different people. Obtaining
a heritage assessment helps gather data that are accurate and
meaningful and can guide culturally sensitive and appropriate care.
◉ According to the biomedical model, a narrow definition of health
is:
A) an optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the
environment.
B) the absence of disease.
C) the response of the whole person to actual or potential problems.
,D) prevention of disease. Answer: According to the biomedical
model, a narrow definition of health is:
A) an optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the
environment.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Nursing has an expanded concept of health; holistic health includes
the mind, body, and spirit as interdependent and functioning as a
whole within the environment.
*B) the absence of disease.*
*Feedback: CORRECT*
From a biomedical perspective, health is defined as the absence of
disease or elimination of symptoms and signs of disease.
C) the response of the whole person to actual or potential problems.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Nursing diagnoses are clinical judgments about a person's response
to an actual or potential health state.
D) prevention of disease.
Feedback: INCORRECT
Health promotion and disease prevention are important aspects of
nursing's concept of health.
, ◉ What type of data base is most appropriate when a rapid
collection of data is required and often compiled concurrently with
life-saving measures?
A) Episodic
B) Follow-up
C) Emergency
D) Complete Answer: What type of data base is most appropriate
when a rapid collection of data is required and often compiled
concurrently with life-saving measures?
A) Episodic
Feedback: INCORRECT
An episodic database is for a limited or short-term problem; this
database concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one
body system.
B) Follow-up
Feedback: INCORRECT
A follow-up database is used to follow-up short-term or chronic
health problems; the statuses of identified problems are evaluated at
regular and appropriate intervals.