Health Assessment and Promotion Exam
2026 Questions and Answers
Define the term assessment in the context of the nursing process - Correct answer--
a systematic method of collecting and analyzing data
-patient-centered plan of care
-Utilize the ANA standards of practice
Explain the importance of the health assessment process - Correct answer--helps
maintain symptoms and signs of the patient
-patient centered so patient feels heard
Describe the components of a health assessment. - Correct answer--history
-Physical Exam
-documentation of data
Distinguish between objective and subjective data. - Correct answer-Objective:
Signs. Seen by nurse
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,Subjective: Symptoms. Told by patient.
Identify situations in which the appropriateness of the chosen health assessment
approach varies - Correct answer--context of care
-if you go to a Dr office, your assessment would be be different than in an ICU
-patient need
-focus would be different for each patient
Comprehensive health assessment - Correct answer-broad health assessment that
includes a complete health history and physical assessment
Problem-based or focused health assessment - Correct answer-includes data limited
to the scope of problem
Episodic assessment - Correct answer-follow up assessment
screening assessment - Correct answer-preventative assessment
Discuss the purpose of maintaining a written medical record. - Correct answer--
improves plan of care
-a copy of legal document of patient's health status
-baseline for evaluation and changed related to care
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,Differentiate between health promotion and health protection - Correct answer-
Health Promotion: behavior motivated by desire to increase wellbeing
Health Protection: behavior motivated to detect illness
Describe the three levels of health promotion. - Correct answer-Primary
Prevention: health promotion, specific protection
Secondary Prevention: early diagnosis, prompt treatment
Tertiary: rehabilitation
Discuss motivations for learning health assessment. - Correct answer--Improve
public education about health
-engage multiple sectors for health research and data
State the purposes of a health history. - Correct answer--database used to create a
plan, prevent disease, resolve problems, and minimize limitations
-obtains subjective data
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, Distinguish the purposes of comprehensive and focused health assessments -
Correct answer-Comprehensive: everything about the patient. Gives a baseline for
other assessments
Focused: a specific scope of assessment
Describe when to use open-ended, closed-ended, and directive questioning. -
Correct answer-.Open-ended: encourage free-flowing, open response
Close-ended: yield more precise data
Directive questions: lead patient to focus on one set of thoughts
Describe communication techniques that enhance data collection - Correct answer-
-active listening
-facilitation: uses verbal/nonverbal phrases to encourage patients to continue
talking further
-Clarification: is used to gather more info
-Restatement:
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2026 Questions and Answers
Define the term assessment in the context of the nursing process - Correct answer--
a systematic method of collecting and analyzing data
-patient-centered plan of care
-Utilize the ANA standards of practice
Explain the importance of the health assessment process - Correct answer--helps
maintain symptoms and signs of the patient
-patient centered so patient feels heard
Describe the components of a health assessment. - Correct answer--history
-Physical Exam
-documentation of data
Distinguish between objective and subjective data. - Correct answer-Objective:
Signs. Seen by nurse
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,Subjective: Symptoms. Told by patient.
Identify situations in which the appropriateness of the chosen health assessment
approach varies - Correct answer--context of care
-if you go to a Dr office, your assessment would be be different than in an ICU
-patient need
-focus would be different for each patient
Comprehensive health assessment - Correct answer-broad health assessment that
includes a complete health history and physical assessment
Problem-based or focused health assessment - Correct answer-includes data limited
to the scope of problem
Episodic assessment - Correct answer-follow up assessment
screening assessment - Correct answer-preventative assessment
Discuss the purpose of maintaining a written medical record. - Correct answer--
improves plan of care
-a copy of legal document of patient's health status
-baseline for evaluation and changed related to care
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,Differentiate between health promotion and health protection - Correct answer-
Health Promotion: behavior motivated by desire to increase wellbeing
Health Protection: behavior motivated to detect illness
Describe the three levels of health promotion. - Correct answer-Primary
Prevention: health promotion, specific protection
Secondary Prevention: early diagnosis, prompt treatment
Tertiary: rehabilitation
Discuss motivations for learning health assessment. - Correct answer--Improve
public education about health
-engage multiple sectors for health research and data
State the purposes of a health history. - Correct answer--database used to create a
plan, prevent disease, resolve problems, and minimize limitations
-obtains subjective data
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, Distinguish the purposes of comprehensive and focused health assessments -
Correct answer-Comprehensive: everything about the patient. Gives a baseline for
other assessments
Focused: a specific scope of assessment
Describe when to use open-ended, closed-ended, and directive questioning. -
Correct answer-.Open-ended: encourage free-flowing, open response
Close-ended: yield more precise data
Directive questions: lead patient to focus on one set of thoughts
Describe communication techniques that enhance data collection - Correct answer-
-active listening
-facilitation: uses verbal/nonverbal phrases to encourage patients to continue
talking further
-Clarification: is used to gather more info
-Restatement:
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