FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING CHAPTER 25 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Subjective data
/ symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-are experienced or known only by the
example: pain nausea and I've gathered by verbal report
Objective data
/ signs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Are directly observed or elicited through physical examination technique
Type of health assessments - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. comprehensive assessment
2. ongoing partial assessment
3. focused assessment
4. emergency assessment
Comprehensive assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Usually done when patient first enters a
healthcare setting
- health history and complete physical examination
- this information provides a baseline for comparing later assessments
Ongoing partial assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Conducted at regular intervals
- such as each home health care visit or each hospital shift
-monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of intervention was
Focused assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-is conducted to assess a specific problem
Emergency assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-is a type of rapid focused assessment conducted to
determine potential he fatal situations
,Preparing the patient for health assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Explain first part of assessment
involves questions about patient's health concerns habits lifestyles and information will only be shared
with patients other healthcare providers second part explain that is your examining the body structure
Health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A collection of subjective data that provides a detailed profile of
the patient's health status
Components of health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Biographical data
-reason for seeking health care
-history of present health concerns concern
-medical history
-family history
-lifestyle
Biographical data for a health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Name
-address gender
-marital status
-occupation
- religious preference
-healthcare financing
-primary healthcare provider
Reason for seeking health care for a health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Ask open ended questions
example:
"tell me why you are here today"
- be sure to document and patient's own words example:
Patient's states "I am having trouble sleeping at night"
History of present health concerns for a health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Explore symptoms
thoroughly example questions:
, "when did you first begin having this problem"
" show me exactly where you were having this problem" "how have you treated this problem"
Medical history for a health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Includes past illness, chronic health,
problems and treatment, and previous surgeries or hospitalizations
-sample questions
" tell me about the childhood illness such as measles, mumps that you had"
"what are you allergic to"
Question lifestyle for a health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Such as smoke,drinking or uses drugs
CAUTION model risk factors for cancer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Change in bowel or bladder habits
- A soar that does not heal
- Unusual bleeding or discharge
- Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere - Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
- Obvious change in wart or mall
- Nagging cough or hoarseness
Equipment for assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Should be warmed before use on patient
Summary of comprehensive physical assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-general survey
-integument/ skin, hair & nails
- head and neck
-thorax and lungs
-cardiovascular
-peripheral vascular
-abdomen
-genitalia
-anus, rectum & prostate
ANSWERS
Subjective data
/ symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-are experienced or known only by the
example: pain nausea and I've gathered by verbal report
Objective data
/ signs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Are directly observed or elicited through physical examination technique
Type of health assessments - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. comprehensive assessment
2. ongoing partial assessment
3. focused assessment
4. emergency assessment
Comprehensive assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Usually done when patient first enters a
healthcare setting
- health history and complete physical examination
- this information provides a baseline for comparing later assessments
Ongoing partial assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Conducted at regular intervals
- such as each home health care visit or each hospital shift
-monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of intervention was
Focused assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-is conducted to assess a specific problem
Emergency assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-is a type of rapid focused assessment conducted to
determine potential he fatal situations
,Preparing the patient for health assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Explain first part of assessment
involves questions about patient's health concerns habits lifestyles and information will only be shared
with patients other healthcare providers second part explain that is your examining the body structure
Health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A collection of subjective data that provides a detailed profile of
the patient's health status
Components of health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Biographical data
-reason for seeking health care
-history of present health concerns concern
-medical history
-family history
-lifestyle
Biographical data for a health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Name
-address gender
-marital status
-occupation
- religious preference
-healthcare financing
-primary healthcare provider
Reason for seeking health care for a health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Ask open ended questions
example:
"tell me why you are here today"
- be sure to document and patient's own words example:
Patient's states "I am having trouble sleeping at night"
History of present health concerns for a health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Explore symptoms
thoroughly example questions:
, "when did you first begin having this problem"
" show me exactly where you were having this problem" "how have you treated this problem"
Medical history for a health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Includes past illness, chronic health,
problems and treatment, and previous surgeries or hospitalizations
-sample questions
" tell me about the childhood illness such as measles, mumps that you had"
"what are you allergic to"
Question lifestyle for a health history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Such as smoke,drinking or uses drugs
CAUTION model risk factors for cancer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Change in bowel or bladder habits
- A soar that does not heal
- Unusual bleeding or discharge
- Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere - Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
- Obvious change in wart or mall
- Nagging cough or hoarseness
Equipment for assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Should be warmed before use on patient
Summary of comprehensive physical assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-general survey
-integument/ skin, hair & nails
- head and neck
-thorax and lungs
-cardiovascular
-peripheral vascular
-abdomen
-genitalia
-anus, rectum & prostate
