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NUR 352 - HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED UPDATE 2025/2026
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what is a health collection of data, critical thinking, and evaluation to
assessment? plan and deliver care
why is health assessment patient preferences, goals, and needs
individualized?
what combines in the the nursing process and critical thinking
health assessment?
how is health assessment interviews, physical assessment, review of health records
data collected?
what is subjective data? what the client is telling you about their health history,
current concern, pain
what is objective data? the signs the nurse sees, hears, touches, and smells
are signs subjective or objective
objective?
are symptoms subjective subjective
or objective?
what is the general written summary of overall health
survey?
what are the components appearance, behaviors, body structure/mobility,
of the general surgery? vital signs, height, weight, BMI, pain assessment
what does the general the gathering of health information
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survey not include?
what should we observe facial features, level of consciousness, eye contact, skin
for appearance in the
general survey?
what should we observe mood, affect, speech, hygiene, grooming
for behavior in the
general survey?
what should we observe posture, range of motion, build, gait
for body
structure/mobility in the
general survey?
what acronym should we PLEASE
use when taking a health
history?
what does the P in past medical history, family history, childhood
PLEASE stand for? illnesses, hospitalizations, surgeries,
immunizations
what does the L in last oral intake
PLEASE stand for?
what does the E in events leading up to illness or injury
PLEASE stand for?
what does the A in allergies/reactions
PLEASE stand for?
what does the S in symptoms of chief complaint
PLEASE stand for?
what does the second E each medication/vitamin
in PLEASE stand for?
what is most important to source of history
consider when taking a
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