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What are the elements of Physical appearance, body structure, mobility,
a general survey and behavior, and measurement
health assessment?
Subjective data is what the patient say about
What is the difference themselves during the history taking.
between subjective and Objective data is observed when inspecting,
objective data? percussing, palpating, and auscultating the patient
during the physical exam.
A comprehensive assessment includes the patient's
What is the difference
history, physical exam, and VS; yearly health exams.
between a comprehensive
A focused assessment is a more detailed assessment
assessment and a focused
that related to a current medical condition/patient
assessment?
complaint; ER situations or after a diagnosis
,A nurse is caring for a Answer: d
client who asks about HIPAA establishes national standards for the
measures the nurse takes protection of certain health info. The privacy rule can
to protect client privacy. be violated if a client's health info is on the computer
Which of the following is screen and the nurse leaves it up while taking care of
an appropriate response other clients.
by the nurse?
a. "I will provide their
information to anyone
who requests it."
b. "I will make sure my
password to log into the
system is the same one I
use for everything else."
c. "I will talk to my friends
about the client in order
to get advice."
d. "I will log off the
computer in between
seeing clients."
What factors affect health Gender, genetics, education, socioeconomic status,
promotion and disease ethnicity, lifestyle, chronic illness/disability, and race
prevention throughout the
lifespan?
Which of these are Answer: all of them :)
components of a A functional assessment also includes mental status,
functional assessment? affect, home environment, and social support!
(Select all that apply)
a. vision and hearing
b. mobility
c. continence
d. nutrition
e. ADL-IADL
, What is the key to Being self-aware and having knowledge of one's own
understanding cultural culture
diversity?
FICA is an assessment tool F = faith
used to determine a I = importance/influence
patient's spiritual history. C = community
What does FICA stand A = address/action
for?
What components should Heritage, health practices, communication, family
be assessed and asked roles & social orientation, nutrition, pregnancy,
about when completing a spirituality/religion, death, and role of health
cultural assessment? providers
1. Visceral pain = large interior organs (e.g.,
appendicitis, gallstones)
2. Deep somatic pain = blood vessels, joints, tendons,
What are the four sources muscles, and bone injury (e.g., sprain, broken bone)
of pain? (Provide some 3. Cutaneous pain = skin surface and subcutaneous
examples for each) tissues (e.g., paper cut)
4. Referred pain = felt at a particular site but originates
from another location (e.g., left arm hurting during an
MI although the issue is with the heart)