NSG 316 EXAM 3 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ when should you begin observing.
Answer: the second you see the client
◉ health assessment.
Answer: collection of data about the patient's health state
◉ complete database.
Answer: full health history and physical examination (family
practice)
◉ episodic database.
Answer: limited or short term problem
concerns 1 problem or complex or system (urgent care)
◉ follow-up database.
Answer: status of pervious problem at regular scheduled intervals
(doctors office)
,◉ emergency database.
Answer: rapid collection of data (ER)
◉ comprehensive assessment.
Answer: health history and complete physical examination, usually
conducted when a patient first enters a health care setting
◉ focused assessment.
Answer: assessment conducted to assess a specific problem; focuses
on pertinent history and body regions
◉ subjective data.
Answer: what the person says about himself or herself during
history taking
◉ objective data.
Answer: information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an
observer; signs
◉ first level priority.
Answer: Emergent, life threatening, and immediate (ABCs)
◉ second level priority.
, Answer: Next in urgency, requiring attention so as to avoid further
deterioration
◉ third level priority.
Answer: Important to patient's health but can be addressed after
more urgent problems are addressed
◉ functional assessment components.
Answer: -basis for care planning, goal setting, and discharge
planning
-self care (ADLs)
-self maintenance (IADLs)
-physical mobility
◉ collecting subjective data for the ill person.
Answer: information about health problem
◉ obtaining an accurate and current health history.
Answer: -subjective data
-biographical data (name,DOB,sex,race,ethnic origin)
-source of history (themselves or family?)
-reason for seeking care (signs/symptoms)
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ when should you begin observing.
Answer: the second you see the client
◉ health assessment.
Answer: collection of data about the patient's health state
◉ complete database.
Answer: full health history and physical examination (family
practice)
◉ episodic database.
Answer: limited or short term problem
concerns 1 problem or complex or system (urgent care)
◉ follow-up database.
Answer: status of pervious problem at regular scheduled intervals
(doctors office)
,◉ emergency database.
Answer: rapid collection of data (ER)
◉ comprehensive assessment.
Answer: health history and complete physical examination, usually
conducted when a patient first enters a health care setting
◉ focused assessment.
Answer: assessment conducted to assess a specific problem; focuses
on pertinent history and body regions
◉ subjective data.
Answer: what the person says about himself or herself during
history taking
◉ objective data.
Answer: information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an
observer; signs
◉ first level priority.
Answer: Emergent, life threatening, and immediate (ABCs)
◉ second level priority.
, Answer: Next in urgency, requiring attention so as to avoid further
deterioration
◉ third level priority.
Answer: Important to patient's health but can be addressed after
more urgent problems are addressed
◉ functional assessment components.
Answer: -basis for care planning, goal setting, and discharge
planning
-self care (ADLs)
-self maintenance (IADLs)
-physical mobility
◉ collecting subjective data for the ill person.
Answer: information about health problem
◉ obtaining an accurate and current health history.
Answer: -subjective data
-biographical data (name,DOB,sex,race,ethnic origin)
-source of history (themselves or family?)
-reason for seeking care (signs/symptoms)
