PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND
HEALTH ASSESSMENT VERIFIED
EXAM REVISION STUDYGUIDE
assessment
collection of data about an individual's health state
biomedical model
the Western European/North American tradition that views
health as the absence of disease
complete database
a complete health history and full physical examination
critical thinking
simultaneously problem solving while self-improving one's
own thinking ability
diagnostic reasoning
a method of collecting and analyzing clinical information
with the following components: (1) attending to initially
available cues, (2) formulating diagnostic hypotheses, (3)
gathering data relative to the tentative hypotheses, (4)
evaluating each hypothesis with the new data collected,
and (5) arriving at a final diagnosis
emergency database
rapid collection of the database, often compiled
concurrently with lifesaving measures
environment
total of all the conditions and elements that make up the
surroundings and influence the development if a person
,evidence-based practice
a systematic approach emphasizing the best research
evidence, the clinician's experience, patient preferences
and values, physical examination, and assessment
focused database
used for a limited or short-term problem; concerns mainly
one problem, one cue complex, or one body system
follow-up database
used in all settings to monitor progress of short-term or
chronic health problems
holistic health
the view that the mind, body, and spirit are interdependent
and function as a whole within the environment
nursing process
a method of collecting and analyzing clinical information
with the following components: (1) assessment, (2)
diagnosis, (3) outcome identification, (4) planning, (5)
implementation, and (6) evaluation
objective data
what the health professional observes by inspecting,
palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical
examination
prevention
any action directed toward promoting health and
preventing the occurrence of disease
subjective data
what the person says about himself or herself during
history taking
wellness
a dynamic process and view of health; a move toward
optimal functioning
,acculturation
process of social and psychological exchanges with
encounters between persons of different cultures, resulting
in changes in either group
cultural and linguistic competence
a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that
come together in a system among professionals that
enables work in cross-cultural situations
cultural care
professional health care that is culturally sensitive,
appropriate, and competent
culture
the nonphysical attributes of a person -- the thoughts,
communications, actions, beliefs, values, and institutions
of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups
ethnicity
a social group within the social system that claims to
possess variable traits such as a common geographic
origin, migratory status, and religion
ethnocentrism
the tendency to view your own way of life as the most
desirable, acceptable, or best and to act in a superior
manner to another culture's way of life
folk healer
lay healer in the person's culture apart from the biomedical
or scientific health care system
health or illness
the balance or imbalance of the person, both within one's
being (physical, mental, and/or spiritual) and in the outside
world (natural, communal, and/or metaphysical)
religion
, an organized system of beliefs concerning the cause,
nature, and purpose of the universe, as well as attendance
at regular services
socialization
the process of being raised within a culture and acquiring
the characteristics of that group
spirituality
a broad term focused on a connection to something larger
than oneself, and a belief in transcendence
Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964
a federal law that mandates that when people with limited
English proficiency (LEP) seek health care in health care
settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, daycare
centers, and mental health centers, services cannot be
denied to them
values
a desirable or undesirable state of affairs and a universal
feature of all cultures
ad hoc interpreter
using a patient's family member, friend, or child as
interpreter for a patient with limited English proficiency
(LEP)
animism
imagining that inanimate objects (e.g., a blood pressure
cuff) come alive and have human characteristics
avoidance language
the use of euphemisms to avoid reality or to hide feelings
clarification
examiner's response used when the patient's word choice
is ambiguous or confusing
closed questions
HEALTH ASSESSMENT VERIFIED
EXAM REVISION STUDYGUIDE
assessment
collection of data about an individual's health state
biomedical model
the Western European/North American tradition that views
health as the absence of disease
complete database
a complete health history and full physical examination
critical thinking
simultaneously problem solving while self-improving one's
own thinking ability
diagnostic reasoning
a method of collecting and analyzing clinical information
with the following components: (1) attending to initially
available cues, (2) formulating diagnostic hypotheses, (3)
gathering data relative to the tentative hypotheses, (4)
evaluating each hypothesis with the new data collected,
and (5) arriving at a final diagnosis
emergency database
rapid collection of the database, often compiled
concurrently with lifesaving measures
environment
total of all the conditions and elements that make up the
surroundings and influence the development if a person
,evidence-based practice
a systematic approach emphasizing the best research
evidence, the clinician's experience, patient preferences
and values, physical examination, and assessment
focused database
used for a limited or short-term problem; concerns mainly
one problem, one cue complex, or one body system
follow-up database
used in all settings to monitor progress of short-term or
chronic health problems
holistic health
the view that the mind, body, and spirit are interdependent
and function as a whole within the environment
nursing process
a method of collecting and analyzing clinical information
with the following components: (1) assessment, (2)
diagnosis, (3) outcome identification, (4) planning, (5)
implementation, and (6) evaluation
objective data
what the health professional observes by inspecting,
palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical
examination
prevention
any action directed toward promoting health and
preventing the occurrence of disease
subjective data
what the person says about himself or herself during
history taking
wellness
a dynamic process and view of health; a move toward
optimal functioning
,acculturation
process of social and psychological exchanges with
encounters between persons of different cultures, resulting
in changes in either group
cultural and linguistic competence
a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that
come together in a system among professionals that
enables work in cross-cultural situations
cultural care
professional health care that is culturally sensitive,
appropriate, and competent
culture
the nonphysical attributes of a person -- the thoughts,
communications, actions, beliefs, values, and institutions
of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups
ethnicity
a social group within the social system that claims to
possess variable traits such as a common geographic
origin, migratory status, and religion
ethnocentrism
the tendency to view your own way of life as the most
desirable, acceptable, or best and to act in a superior
manner to another culture's way of life
folk healer
lay healer in the person's culture apart from the biomedical
or scientific health care system
health or illness
the balance or imbalance of the person, both within one's
being (physical, mental, and/or spiritual) and in the outside
world (natural, communal, and/or metaphysical)
religion
, an organized system of beliefs concerning the cause,
nature, and purpose of the universe, as well as attendance
at regular services
socialization
the process of being raised within a culture and acquiring
the characteristics of that group
spirituality
a broad term focused on a connection to something larger
than oneself, and a belief in transcendence
Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964
a federal law that mandates that when people with limited
English proficiency (LEP) seek health care in health care
settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, daycare
centers, and mental health centers, services cannot be
denied to them
values
a desirable or undesirable state of affairs and a universal
feature of all cultures
ad hoc interpreter
using a patient's family member, friend, or child as
interpreter for a patient with limited English proficiency
(LEP)
animism
imagining that inanimate objects (e.g., a blood pressure
cuff) come alive and have human characteristics
avoidance language
the use of euphemisms to avoid reality or to hide feelings
clarification
examiner's response used when the patient's word choice
is ambiguous or confusing
closed questions
