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According to the holistic model, a narrow definition of holistic health includes:
A. an optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the environment.
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B. the absence of disease.
C. the response of the whole person to actual or potential problems.
D. the internal and external environment. - Answer-B
From a biomedical perspective, health is defined as the absence of disease or
elimination of symptoms and signs of disease, whereas a holistic model approach
examines mind, body, and spirit working interdependently within the environment
to maintain health and well-being.
Nursing has an expanded concept of health; holistic health includes the mind,
body, and spirit as interdependent and functioning as a whole within the
environment.
Nursing diagnoses are clinical judgments about a person's response to an actual or
potential health state.
In a holistic model approach to health, both the internal and the external
environment affect a patient's health and well-being.
What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of data is required
and often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures?
A. Episodic
B. Follow-up
C. Emergency
D. Complete - Answer-C
An emergency database includes rapid collection of data often obtained
concurrently with lifesaving measures.
An episodic database is for a limited or short-term problem; this database concerns
mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body system.
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A follow-up database is used to follow up short-term or chronic health problems;
the statuses of identified problems are evaluated at regular and appropriate
intervals.
A complete database includes a complete health history and a full physical
examination; it describes the current and past health state and forms a baseline
against which all future changes can be measured.
A medical diagnosis is used to evaluate:
A. a person's state of health.
B. the response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems.
C. a person's culture.
D. the cause of disease. - Answer-D.
Medical diagnoses are used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
Nursing diagnoses are clinical judgments about a person's response to an actual or
potential health state.
Nursing diagnoses are used to evaluate the response of the whole person to actual
or potential health problems.
The holistic model of health care is used in nursing, and culture is an important
factor to consider in a nursing assessment.
An example of subjective data is:
A. decreased range of motion.
B. crepitation in the left knee joint.
C. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
D. arthritis. - Answer-C
Subjective data is what the patient says about himself or herself during history
taking.
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Objective data is what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Range of motion is
assessed by inspection.
Objective data is what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Crepitation is assessed
by palpating.
Arthritis is a medical diagnosis.
What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is admitted to a
long-term care facility?
A. Episodic
B. Follow-up
C. Emergency
D. Complete - Answer-D
A complete database includes a complete health history and a full physical
examination; it describes the current and past health state and forms a baseline
against which all future changes can be measured.
An episodic database is for a limited or short-term problem; this database concerns
mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body system.
A follow-up database is used to follow up short-term or chronic health problems;
the statuses of identified problems are evaluated at regular and appropriate
intervals.
An emergency database includes rapid collection of data often obtained
concurrently with lifesaving measures.
Which of the following is an example of objective data?
A. Alert and oriented
B. Dizziness
C. An earache
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D. A sore throat - Answer-A
Objective data is what the health professional observes; level of consciousness and
orientation are observations.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history
taking.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history
taking.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history
taking.
An example of objective data is:
A. a complaint of left knee pain.
B. crepitation in the left knee joint.
C. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days.
D. a report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidenced by an inability to
walk, swelling, and pain on passive range of motion. - Answer-B
Objective data is what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Crepitation is assessed
by palpation.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history
taking.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history
taking.
Subjective data is what the person says about himself or herself during history
taking.
A nursing diagnosis is best described as:
A. a determination of the etiology of disease.