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HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM 2 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
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Quiz According to the biomedical model, a narrow definition of health is:
A. an optimal functioning of mind, body, and spirit within the environment
B. the absence of disease
C. the response of the whole person to actual or potential problems
D. prevention of disease
Ans: B. The absence of disease- From a biomedical perspective, health is defined
as the absence of disease or elimination of S/S of disease.
Nursing has an expanded concept of health. Nursing diagnoses are clinical
judgments about a person's response to an actual or potential health state.Health
promotion and disease prevention are important aspects of nursing's concept of
health.
Holistic health includes the mind, body, and spirit as interdependent and functioning
as a whole within the environment.
Quiz What type of database is most appropriate when a rapid collection of data is
required and often compiled concurrently with life-saving measures?
A. Episodic
B. Follow-up
C. Emergency
D. Complete
Ans: C. Emergency
Episodic- for limited or short-term problem. Concerns mainly 1 problem, one cue
complex, or one body system.
Follow-up- follow-up short-term or chronic health problems; the statuses of identified
problems are evaluated at regular & appropriate intervals.
Complete- complete health hx & a full physical exam. Describes current & past
health state and forms a baseline against which all future changes can be measured
Quiz A medical diagnoses is used to evaluate:
A. a person's state of health
B. response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems.
C. a person's culture
,D. cause of disease
Ans: D. cause of disease- medical diagnoses are used to evaluate the etiology
(cause) 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.
Holistic model of health care is used in nursing, and culture is an important factor to
consider in a nursing assessment.
Quiz 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
Ans: C. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days- Subjective data is
what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.
Objective data is gathered by what the health professional observes by inspecting,
percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Range of
motion is assessed by inspection, crepitation is assessed by palpating, and arthritis
is a medical diagnosis.
Quiz 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
Ans: D. complete- 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
An emergency database is rapid collection of the data often obtained concurrently
with lifesaving measures.
Quiz Which of the following is considered an example of objective data?
A. alert and oriented
B. dizziness
C. an earache
D. sore throat
Ans: A. alert and oriented- 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.
Quiz An example of objective data is:
A. complaints 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. report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidenced by an inability to walk,
swelling, and pain on passive ROM
Ans: B. crepitation in the left knee joint- 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.
Quiz A nursing diagnosis is best described as:
A. a determination of the etiology of disease
B. pattern of coping
C. an individual's perception of health
D. concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level of wellness
Ans: D. concise statement of actual or potential health concerns or level of wellness-
Nursing diagnoses are clinical judgments about a person's response to an actual or
potential health state.
Medical diagnoses determine the etiology (or cause) of disease.
Coping patterns would include methods to relieve stress.
Health perception is how the person describes and defines personal health.
Quiz A complete data base is:
A. used to rapidly collect data and is often compiled concurrently with life-saving
measures
B. used for a limited or short-term problem usually consisting of one problem, one
cue complex, or one body system
C. used to evaluate cause and etiology of disease
D. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health hx and physical exam
Ans: D. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health hx and physical exam-
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 emergency database is rapid collection of the 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.
Medical diagnoses are used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
Quiz A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has the following problems
identified based on an admission health history and physical assessment. Which
problem is a first-level priority?
, A. ineffective self-health mgmt
B. risk for infection
C. impaired gas exchange
D. Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being
Ans: C. impaired gas exchange- First-level priority problems are those that are
emergent, life threatening, and immediate. Impaired gas exchange
Third-level priority problems are those that are import to the patient's health but can
be addressed after more urgent health problems are addressed. Ineffective self-
health management and wellness diagnoses are examples of a third-level priorities.
Second-level priority problems are those that are next in urgency; those requiring
prompt intervention to forestall further deterioration. Risk for infection is an example
of a second-level priority.
Quiz The concept of health has expanded in the past 40 years. Select the phrase
that reflects the most narrow description of health.
A. the absence of disease
B. dynamic process toward optimal functioning
C. depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the environment
D. prevention of disease
Ans: A. absence of disease
Quiz Select the most complete description of a database.
A. subjective and objective data gathered by a health practitioner from a patient
B. objective data obtained from a patient through inspection, percussion, palpation,
and auscultation
C. summary of a patient's record, including lab studies
D. subjective & objective data gathered from a patient plus the results of any
diagnostic studies completed
Ans: D. subjective & objective data gathered from a patient plus the results of any
diagnostic studies completed
Quiz Nursing diagnoses, based on assessment of a number of factors, give nurses a
common language with which to communicate nursing findings. The best description
of a nursing diagnosis is:
A. used to evaluate the etiology of a disease
B. pattern of coping
C. a concise description of actual or potential health problems or of wellness
strengths
D. patient's perception of and satisfaction with his or her own health status
Ans: C. a concise description of actual or potential health problems or of wellness
strengths
Quiz Depending on the clinical situation, the nurse may establish one of four kinds of
database. A focused database is described as:
A. including a complete health hx and full physical exam
B. concerning mainly one problem