NUR 2092 / NUR2092 Health Assessment
Exam 2 Quiz Bank | Questions and
Answers with Rationale | Latest 2025 /
2026 | Rasmussen College
*Assessment* - ANSWER *Assessment* is the collection of
subjective and objective data about a patient's health.
*Subjective data* - ANSWER *Subjective data* consist of
information provided by the affected individual.
*Objective data* - ANSWER *Objective data* include
information obtained by the health care provider through physical assessment, the
patient's record, and laboratory studies.
*The database* - ANSWER The *database* is the totality of
information available about the patient. The purpose of assessment is to make a
judgment or diagnosis.
,*Diagnostic reasoning* - ANSWER *Diagnostic reasoning* is
the process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses.
Diagnostic reasoning has which four major components? - ANSWER
*Diagnostic reasoning* has which four major components?
(1) *Attending to* initially available *cues*, which are pieces of information,
signs, symptoms, or laboratory data;
(2) *Formulating diagnostic hypotheses*, which are tentative explanations for a
cue or a set of cues and can serve as a basis for further investigation;
(3) *Gathering data* relative to the tentative hypotheses;
(4) *evaluating each hypothesis* with the new data collected, which leads to a
final diagnosis.
The *nursing process* includes which six phases? - ANSWER
The *nursing process* includes which six phases?
(1) *assessment*,
(2) *diagnosis*,
(3) *outcome identification*,
(4) *planning*,
(5) *implementation*, and
(6) *evaluation*.
It is a dynamic, interactive process in which practitioners move back and forth
within the steps.
The *novice nurse* - ANSWER The *novice nurse* has no
experience with specific patient populations and uses rules to guide performance.
,The *experienced nurse* - ANSWER The *experienced nurse*
understands a patient situation as a whole rather than as a list of tasks, attends to an
assessment data pattern, and acts without consciously labeling it.
*Critical thinking* - ANSWER *Critical thinking* is the
multidimensional thinking process needed for sound diagnostic reasoning and
clinical judgment. Seventeen critical thinking skills have been identified, including
*setting priorities.*
*First-level priority problems* - ANSWER *First-level
priority problems* are emergent, life-threatening, and immediate, such as
establishing an airway or supporting breathing.
*Second-level priority problems* - ANSWER *Second-level
priority problems* are next in urgency. They require prompt intervention to
prevent deterioration, and may include a mental status change or acute pain.
, *Third-level priority problems* - ANSWER *Third-level
priority problems* are important to the patient's health, but can be addressed after
more urgent problems. Examples include lack of knowledge or family coping.
Evidence-based practice - ANSWER Evidence-based practice
is a systematic approach to practice that uses the *best evidence,* the *clinician's
experience,* and the *patient's preferences and values* to make decisions about
care and treatment.
Every examiner needs to collect *four kinds of databases* based on the situation.
What are the four kinds of databases? - ANSWER Every
examiner needs to collect *four kinds of databases* based on the situation. What
are the four kinds of databases?
(1) A *complete (or total health) database* includes a complete health history and
a full physical examination.
(2) A *focused (or problem-centered) database* is used for a limited or short-term
problem. It is smaller in scope and more targeted than the complete database.
(3) A *follow-up database* evaluates the status of any identified problem at
regular intervals to follow up on short-term or chronic health problems.
(4) An *emergency database* calls for rapid collection of data, which commonly
occurs while performing lifesaving measures.
The *biomedical model* - ANSWER The *biomedical model*
of Western medicine views health as the absence of disease. It focuses on
collecting data on biophysical signs and symptoms and on curing disease.
Exam 2 Quiz Bank | Questions and
Answers with Rationale | Latest 2025 /
2026 | Rasmussen College
*Assessment* - ANSWER *Assessment* is the collection of
subjective and objective data about a patient's health.
*Subjective data* - ANSWER *Subjective data* consist of
information provided by the affected individual.
*Objective data* - ANSWER *Objective data* include
information obtained by the health care provider through physical assessment, the
patient's record, and laboratory studies.
*The database* - ANSWER The *database* is the totality of
information available about the patient. The purpose of assessment is to make a
judgment or diagnosis.
,*Diagnostic reasoning* - ANSWER *Diagnostic reasoning* is
the process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses.
Diagnostic reasoning has which four major components? - ANSWER
*Diagnostic reasoning* has which four major components?
(1) *Attending to* initially available *cues*, which are pieces of information,
signs, symptoms, or laboratory data;
(2) *Formulating diagnostic hypotheses*, which are tentative explanations for a
cue or a set of cues and can serve as a basis for further investigation;
(3) *Gathering data* relative to the tentative hypotheses;
(4) *evaluating each hypothesis* with the new data collected, which leads to a
final diagnosis.
The *nursing process* includes which six phases? - ANSWER
The *nursing process* includes which six phases?
(1) *assessment*,
(2) *diagnosis*,
(3) *outcome identification*,
(4) *planning*,
(5) *implementation*, and
(6) *evaluation*.
It is a dynamic, interactive process in which practitioners move back and forth
within the steps.
The *novice nurse* - ANSWER The *novice nurse* has no
experience with specific patient populations and uses rules to guide performance.
,The *experienced nurse* - ANSWER The *experienced nurse*
understands a patient situation as a whole rather than as a list of tasks, attends to an
assessment data pattern, and acts without consciously labeling it.
*Critical thinking* - ANSWER *Critical thinking* is the
multidimensional thinking process needed for sound diagnostic reasoning and
clinical judgment. Seventeen critical thinking skills have been identified, including
*setting priorities.*
*First-level priority problems* - ANSWER *First-level
priority problems* are emergent, life-threatening, and immediate, such as
establishing an airway or supporting breathing.
*Second-level priority problems* - ANSWER *Second-level
priority problems* are next in urgency. They require prompt intervention to
prevent deterioration, and may include a mental status change or acute pain.
, *Third-level priority problems* - ANSWER *Third-level
priority problems* are important to the patient's health, but can be addressed after
more urgent problems. Examples include lack of knowledge or family coping.
Evidence-based practice - ANSWER Evidence-based practice
is a systematic approach to practice that uses the *best evidence,* the *clinician's
experience,* and the *patient's preferences and values* to make decisions about
care and treatment.
Every examiner needs to collect *four kinds of databases* based on the situation.
What are the four kinds of databases? - ANSWER Every
examiner needs to collect *four kinds of databases* based on the situation. What
are the four kinds of databases?
(1) A *complete (or total health) database* includes a complete health history and
a full physical examination.
(2) A *focused (or problem-centered) database* is used for a limited or short-term
problem. It is smaller in scope and more targeted than the complete database.
(3) A *follow-up database* evaluates the status of any identified problem at
regular intervals to follow up on short-term or chronic health problems.
(4) An *emergency database* calls for rapid collection of data, which commonly
occurs while performing lifesaving measures.
The *biomedical model* - ANSWER The *biomedical model*
of Western medicine views health as the absence of disease. It focuses on
collecting data on biophysical signs and symptoms and on curing disease.
