GCU NUR 316 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
List the elements of a health assessment (health history) - ANS SUBJECTIVE DATA
*biographical data
*reason for seeking care
*history of present illness
*present health status
*past health history
*family history
*personal and psychological history
*review of symptoms
List the elements of a health assessment (physical exam) - ANS OBJECTIVE DATA
*general survey
*skin/hair/nails, HEENT, neck, chest and lungs, breasts, heart, peripheral vascular, abdomen,
etc.
Infection control practices - ANS 1. hand hygiene
2. personal protection (gloves, masks, face shield, gown)
3. patient care equipment (don't recap needle)
4. latex allergies
1
, Priority setting - ANS Organizing the patient's problems based on urgency. This helps
when a patient has multiple diagnoses and collaborative problems. May depend on ethical care
HIGH--> ABC's airway, breathing, circulation, pain, and safety
INTERMEDIATE--> non-emergent patient needs (risk for infection )
LOW--> long term (anxiety about returning to work)
HIPAA - ANS Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
*protects the patient's health information
*privacy and confidentiality
Comprehensive assessment - ANS includes detailed history and physical exam, patient
health problems, health promotion, disease prevention, assess age/gender specific issues, and
known risk factors
WHEN? admission to hospital or long-term care facility, or onset of care in a primary care setting
Problem-based/focused assessment - ANS inclused history and physical exam limited to a
specific problem or complain
WHEN? walk-in clinic, emergency department
Episodic/follow up assessment - ANS done when patient is following up with a health care
provider for a previously identified problem
WHEN? ongoing conditions like diabetes, or checking up on antibiotics after pneumonia
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ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
List the elements of a health assessment (health history) - ANS SUBJECTIVE DATA
*biographical data
*reason for seeking care
*history of present illness
*present health status
*past health history
*family history
*personal and psychological history
*review of symptoms
List the elements of a health assessment (physical exam) - ANS OBJECTIVE DATA
*general survey
*skin/hair/nails, HEENT, neck, chest and lungs, breasts, heart, peripheral vascular, abdomen,
etc.
Infection control practices - ANS 1. hand hygiene
2. personal protection (gloves, masks, face shield, gown)
3. patient care equipment (don't recap needle)
4. latex allergies
1
, Priority setting - ANS Organizing the patient's problems based on urgency. This helps
when a patient has multiple diagnoses and collaborative problems. May depend on ethical care
HIGH--> ABC's airway, breathing, circulation, pain, and safety
INTERMEDIATE--> non-emergent patient needs (risk for infection )
LOW--> long term (anxiety about returning to work)
HIPAA - ANS Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
*protects the patient's health information
*privacy and confidentiality
Comprehensive assessment - ANS includes detailed history and physical exam, patient
health problems, health promotion, disease prevention, assess age/gender specific issues, and
known risk factors
WHEN? admission to hospital or long-term care facility, or onset of care in a primary care setting
Problem-based/focused assessment - ANS inclused history and physical exam limited to a
specific problem or complain
WHEN? walk-in clinic, emergency department
Episodic/follow up assessment - ANS done when patient is following up with a health care
provider for a previously identified problem
WHEN? ongoing conditions like diabetes, or checking up on antibiotics after pneumonia
2
