NURS 398 HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is health promotion? - Answers - the process of enabling people to increase
control over, and to improve, their health
What is disease prevention? - Answers - Focuses on reducing development and
severity of disease
What is objective date? - Answers - Measurable data such as vital signs
What is subjective data? - Answers - data coming from the patients point of view
Primary level of prevention - Answers - Address the needs of healthy clients to promote
health and prevent disease
- Decreases the risk of exposure for the individual/ community has to the disease
- EX: immunization programs, child car seat education, nutrition, and exercise
Secondary level of prevention - Answers - - Focuses on identifying illness, providing
treatment, and conduction activities to help prevent a worsening health status
- EX: communicable disease screening, early detection, and proper management of
diabetes
Tertiary Level of Prevention - Answers - Prevents the long term consequences of a
chronic illness or diability
-EX: prevention of pressure ulcers, promote independence after accident, and rehab
center referral.
What are some recommended exams, tests, or screenings for patients? - Answers -
Physicals, dental, vision, bp screening, serum cholesterol, and blood glucose
What are the 5 components of health promotion and disease prevention? - Answers - -
Assess risk factors
- Examine motivation of patient
-Assess for harmful habits
- Promote a healthy life style
- Set goals with patient
intrinisic motivation - Answers - a desire to perform a behavior because they love to do
it
extrinisic motivation - Answers - Preforming a behavior to avoid negative consequences
, What are the 2 types of assessment? - Answers - Basic and focused
What is basic assessment? - Answers - Concise nursing assessment completed at t he
beginning of each shift or if the patient condition changes at any other time.
What is focused assessment? - Answers - detailed nursing assessment of specific body
systems relating to the presenting problem or current concerns of the patient.
What components do you assess gait for? - Answers - Balance
Ease of stride
Length of stride
Stradiness
What are some tests for assessing gait? - Answers - Tandem walking, tip toe, heel
walking, romberg test
What is Kyphosis? - Answers - Exaggerating curvature of the thoracic spine
What is lordosis? - Answers - Exaggerated curvature of lumbar spine
What is scoliosis? - Answers - lateral curvature of the spine
What cranial nerve do you assess with the shoulder shrug tests that tests strength? -
Answers - Cranial nerve XI (11)
What is the proper exam sequence of the musculoskeletal? - Answers - 1. inspect
2. palpate
3. strength
4. PROM
5. AROM
What is clubbing (nails) a sign of? - Answers - Heart of liver disorder
Cranial Nerve I (1) - Answers - Olfactory Nerve
- sense of smell
Cranial Nerve II (2) - Answers - Optic nerve
-test visual acuity and visual fields by confrontation
Cranial Nerve III (3) - Answers - Oculomotor
- 6 cardinal fields of gaze
What are abnormalities associated with cranial nerve III? - Answers - Dilated pupil,
drooping of upper lid, eyes turn outward and slightly down
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is health promotion? - Answers - the process of enabling people to increase
control over, and to improve, their health
What is disease prevention? - Answers - Focuses on reducing development and
severity of disease
What is objective date? - Answers - Measurable data such as vital signs
What is subjective data? - Answers - data coming from the patients point of view
Primary level of prevention - Answers - Address the needs of healthy clients to promote
health and prevent disease
- Decreases the risk of exposure for the individual/ community has to the disease
- EX: immunization programs, child car seat education, nutrition, and exercise
Secondary level of prevention - Answers - - Focuses on identifying illness, providing
treatment, and conduction activities to help prevent a worsening health status
- EX: communicable disease screening, early detection, and proper management of
diabetes
Tertiary Level of Prevention - Answers - Prevents the long term consequences of a
chronic illness or diability
-EX: prevention of pressure ulcers, promote independence after accident, and rehab
center referral.
What are some recommended exams, tests, or screenings for patients? - Answers -
Physicals, dental, vision, bp screening, serum cholesterol, and blood glucose
What are the 5 components of health promotion and disease prevention? - Answers - -
Assess risk factors
- Examine motivation of patient
-Assess for harmful habits
- Promote a healthy life style
- Set goals with patient
intrinisic motivation - Answers - a desire to perform a behavior because they love to do
it
extrinisic motivation - Answers - Preforming a behavior to avoid negative consequences
, What are the 2 types of assessment? - Answers - Basic and focused
What is basic assessment? - Answers - Concise nursing assessment completed at t he
beginning of each shift or if the patient condition changes at any other time.
What is focused assessment? - Answers - detailed nursing assessment of specific body
systems relating to the presenting problem or current concerns of the patient.
What components do you assess gait for? - Answers - Balance
Ease of stride
Length of stride
Stradiness
What are some tests for assessing gait? - Answers - Tandem walking, tip toe, heel
walking, romberg test
What is Kyphosis? - Answers - Exaggerating curvature of the thoracic spine
What is lordosis? - Answers - Exaggerated curvature of lumbar spine
What is scoliosis? - Answers - lateral curvature of the spine
What cranial nerve do you assess with the shoulder shrug tests that tests strength? -
Answers - Cranial nerve XI (11)
What is the proper exam sequence of the musculoskeletal? - Answers - 1. inspect
2. palpate
3. strength
4. PROM
5. AROM
What is clubbing (nails) a sign of? - Answers - Heart of liver disorder
Cranial Nerve I (1) - Answers - Olfactory Nerve
- sense of smell
Cranial Nerve II (2) - Answers - Optic nerve
-test visual acuity and visual fields by confrontation
Cranial Nerve III (3) - Answers - Oculomotor
- 6 cardinal fields of gaze
What are abnormalities associated with cranial nerve III? - Answers - Dilated pupil,
drooping of upper lid, eyes turn outward and slightly down
