Adult Health
Assessment
Study Guide for
Exam 1
Content: Chapters 1-
4, 8-11 & 13
Adult Health Assessment Study Guide for Exam 1
Content: Chapters 1-4, 8-11 & 13
Note: remember this is a guide and does not encompass your entire exam. Every
class and professor is different.
Chapter 1: Evidence-Based Assessment
1. Subjective and Objective Data:
● Subjective data: what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking (e.g., I have a headache)
● Objective data: what you as the health professional observe by
inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination
● Together with the patient’s record and laboratory studies, these
,Adult Health
Assessment
Study Guide for
Exam 1
Content: Chapters 1-
4, 8-11 & 13
elements form the database which we use to formulate a clinical
judgement or diagnosis.
Chapter 2: Cultural Assessment
2. Know different cultures and we need to respect them, what is
normal in other cultures? Cultural assessment
Understanding the basics of a variety of cultures is important in health
assessment. It is important to provide culturally relevant health care
that incorporates cultural beliefs and practices. By providing culturally
competent care, we are able to provide high quality care to our
patients including their beliefs.
● Asians: believe in the yin/yang theory, in which health exists when all
aspects of the person are in perfect balance. It states that all
organisms and objects in the universe consist of yin and yang energy
forces. Yin energy represents the female and negative, yang energy
represents are male and positive. Asians may visit herbalists,
,Adult Health
Assessment
Study Guide for
Exam 1
Content: Chapters 1-
4, 8-11 & 13
acupuncturists, or bonesetters
● Many Hispanic, Arab, and Asian groups embrace the hot/cold theory,
which consists of adding or subtracting cold, heat, dryness, or
wetness to restore the balance of the humors. According to this
theory, the person is a whole
, Adult Health
Assessment
Study Guide for
Exam 1
Content: Chapters 1-
4, 8-11 & 13
● Hispanics may rely on curandero (ra), espiritualista (spiritualist),
yerbo (ba), (herbalist), or partera (lay midwife)
● Blacks may mention having assistance from a houngan (a
voodoo priest or priestess), spiritualist, or “old lady”
● American Indians may seek assistance from a shaman or a
medicine man or woman
● Amish: the term braucher refers to folk healers who use herbs and tonics
● Native American: shaman or medicine man or woman
● Making direct eye contact with others is offensive in many cultures
Cultural assessment: instead of narrowly defining what to expect from a
certain race or ethnic group, health care providers should complete a
cultural assessment by asking questions and providing culturally
Assessment
Study Guide for
Exam 1
Content: Chapters 1-
4, 8-11 & 13
Adult Health Assessment Study Guide for Exam 1
Content: Chapters 1-4, 8-11 & 13
Note: remember this is a guide and does not encompass your entire exam. Every
class and professor is different.
Chapter 1: Evidence-Based Assessment
1. Subjective and Objective Data:
● Subjective data: what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking (e.g., I have a headache)
● Objective data: what you as the health professional observe by
inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination
● Together with the patient’s record and laboratory studies, these
,Adult Health
Assessment
Study Guide for
Exam 1
Content: Chapters 1-
4, 8-11 & 13
elements form the database which we use to formulate a clinical
judgement or diagnosis.
Chapter 2: Cultural Assessment
2. Know different cultures and we need to respect them, what is
normal in other cultures? Cultural assessment
Understanding the basics of a variety of cultures is important in health
assessment. It is important to provide culturally relevant health care
that incorporates cultural beliefs and practices. By providing culturally
competent care, we are able to provide high quality care to our
patients including their beliefs.
● Asians: believe in the yin/yang theory, in which health exists when all
aspects of the person are in perfect balance. It states that all
organisms and objects in the universe consist of yin and yang energy
forces. Yin energy represents the female and negative, yang energy
represents are male and positive. Asians may visit herbalists,
,Adult Health
Assessment
Study Guide for
Exam 1
Content: Chapters 1-
4, 8-11 & 13
acupuncturists, or bonesetters
● Many Hispanic, Arab, and Asian groups embrace the hot/cold theory,
which consists of adding or subtracting cold, heat, dryness, or
wetness to restore the balance of the humors. According to this
theory, the person is a whole
, Adult Health
Assessment
Study Guide for
Exam 1
Content: Chapters 1-
4, 8-11 & 13
● Hispanics may rely on curandero (ra), espiritualista (spiritualist),
yerbo (ba), (herbalist), or partera (lay midwife)
● Blacks may mention having assistance from a houngan (a
voodoo priest or priestess), spiritualist, or “old lady”
● American Indians may seek assistance from a shaman or a
medicine man or woman
● Amish: the term braucher refers to folk healers who use herbs and tonics
● Native American: shaman or medicine man or woman
● Making direct eye contact with others is offensive in many cultures
Cultural assessment: instead of narrowly defining what to expect from a
certain race or ethnic group, health care providers should complete a
cultural assessment by asking questions and providing culturally
