NSG 316 Exam 1 | 150 Questions and Correct
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Update 2026/2027 | Grand Canyon University
What is a general survey? - ANSWERS a study of the whole person, covering
the general health state and any obvious physical characteristics
What is included in a general survey? - ANSWERS physical appearance, body
structure, mobility, and behavior
What is ADOPIE? - ANSWERS Assessment
Diagnosis
Outcome/ Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What is a comprehensive assessment (Complete Total Health Assessment)? -
ANSWERS a complete health history and a full physical examination where
they describe current and past health states and form a baseline to measure all
future changes (ex. home healthcare setting)
What is a Focused Based Assessment (Episodic/ Problem-centered)? -
ANSWERS a limited or short-term problem concerned with one problem, one
cue (ex. urgent care)
,What is a Follow-Up Database? - ANSWERS evaluating the status of all
identified problems and noting if changes have occurred (ex. primary care
physician appointment)
What is an Emergency Database? - ANSWERS RAPID collection of data, often
compiled with lifesaving measure (ex. emergency room)
How do you know the source of information given is reliable? - ANSWERS they
will give the same answer even when the question is rephrased or repeated 3
times with the same answer
How do you know if the patient is actually ill just by how they communicate? -
ANSWERS a sick patient will communicate poorly
What is PQRST - ANSWERS Provocative/ Palliative
Quality/ Quantity
Region/ Radiation
Severity Scale 1-10
Timing/ Onset
What is a good way to depict gender, relationships, and age of immediate blood
relatives in at least three generations such as parents, grandparents, and siblings?
- ANSWERS GENOGRAM (family tree)
- identifies increased disease or illness they might be prone to
, What affects health promotion and disease prevention throughout the life span? -
ANSWERS Age
Smoking/ Drinking
Weight
Genetics
What are ADL's? - ANSWERS Bathing, dressing, eating, transferring, walking,
and toileting
What are IADL's? - ANSWERS independent living situations like housekeeping,
shopping, cooking, doing laundry, using the telephone, managing finances
What are AADL's? - ANSWERS their social relationships and resources such as
nutrition, self-concept and coping, as well as their home environment
What is the Katz Index of Independence in ADL? - ANSWERS the concept of
physical disability and measures physical function in older adults and the
chronically ill
What is the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL's)? - ANSWERS
measures functional abilities necessary for independent community living
What are examples of AADL's - ANSWERS occupational and recreational
activities such as occupational therapists, the Up-and-Go Test, physical
performance test, and performance activities of daily living
How does the Health History Sequence go? - ANSWERS Biographical Data
Answers (Verified Answers) Graded A+ | New
Update 2026/2027 | Grand Canyon University
What is a general survey? - ANSWERS a study of the whole person, covering
the general health state and any obvious physical characteristics
What is included in a general survey? - ANSWERS physical appearance, body
structure, mobility, and behavior
What is ADOPIE? - ANSWERS Assessment
Diagnosis
Outcome/ Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What is a comprehensive assessment (Complete Total Health Assessment)? -
ANSWERS a complete health history and a full physical examination where
they describe current and past health states and form a baseline to measure all
future changes (ex. home healthcare setting)
What is a Focused Based Assessment (Episodic/ Problem-centered)? -
ANSWERS a limited or short-term problem concerned with one problem, one
cue (ex. urgent care)
,What is a Follow-Up Database? - ANSWERS evaluating the status of all
identified problems and noting if changes have occurred (ex. primary care
physician appointment)
What is an Emergency Database? - ANSWERS RAPID collection of data, often
compiled with lifesaving measure (ex. emergency room)
How do you know the source of information given is reliable? - ANSWERS they
will give the same answer even when the question is rephrased or repeated 3
times with the same answer
How do you know if the patient is actually ill just by how they communicate? -
ANSWERS a sick patient will communicate poorly
What is PQRST - ANSWERS Provocative/ Palliative
Quality/ Quantity
Region/ Radiation
Severity Scale 1-10
Timing/ Onset
What is a good way to depict gender, relationships, and age of immediate blood
relatives in at least three generations such as parents, grandparents, and siblings?
- ANSWERS GENOGRAM (family tree)
- identifies increased disease or illness they might be prone to
, What affects health promotion and disease prevention throughout the life span? -
ANSWERS Age
Smoking/ Drinking
Weight
Genetics
What are ADL's? - ANSWERS Bathing, dressing, eating, transferring, walking,
and toileting
What are IADL's? - ANSWERS independent living situations like housekeeping,
shopping, cooking, doing laundry, using the telephone, managing finances
What are AADL's? - ANSWERS their social relationships and resources such as
nutrition, self-concept and coping, as well as their home environment
What is the Katz Index of Independence in ADL? - ANSWERS the concept of
physical disability and measures physical function in older adults and the
chronically ill
What is the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL's)? - ANSWERS
measures functional abilities necessary for independent community living
What are examples of AADL's - ANSWERS occupational and recreational
activities such as occupational therapists, the Up-and-Go Test, physical
performance test, and performance activities of daily living
How does the Health History Sequence go? - ANSWERS Biographical Data
