Subjective data correct answers "S"ubjective="say"
what patient says about himself or herself during history taking
Objective data correct answers "O"bjective="observe"
Observed when inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating (listening to internal body
sounds) patient during physical examination
Data base correct answers Formed from these elements, plus patient's record and laboratory
studies
Nursing Process correct answers (a order of general care by the nurse)
1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Identifying the Outcome (outcome identification)
4. Planning
5. Implementation (of plan)
6. Evaluation
Critical Thinking correct answers the multidimensional thought processes used to evaluate,
access, and modify behavior before action
is the ultimate information filtering process (using no emotion) to study the problem from all
angles and then exercise your best judgment to draw conclusions
Robert H. Ennis correct answers wrote "The Cornell Critical Thinking Tests"
, A holistic model of health care assessment MUST include ____________________.
______________________, and ___________________. correct answers -cultural competency
-cultural sensitivity
-cultural appropriation
Cross-Cultural Care correct answers -uses a holistic model of health care
-inclusion of heritage assessment
-a concern for cultural beliefs and practices of people
Holism correct answers -treatment of the WHOLE person
-taking into account mental, social factors, economic, etc. factors rather than just the physical
symptoms of a disease.
8 High-Level Assessment Skills of Professional Nurses correct answers 1. Attention to life cycle,
holism, and culture must not detract from importance of assessment skills themselves
2. Assessment skills require hands-on expertise refined to a high level
3. Nurse is first and often only health professional to see an individual in many communities
4. Nurse is only health professional continually present at bedside in hospitals
5. Efforts at cost containment result in hospital populations composed of people with increased
acuity, shorter stays, and earlier discharges than in past
6. Nurses must make faster, more efficient assessments
7. Nurses required go to people's homes for follow-up assessment and diagnosis
8. First-rate assessment skills grounded in holistic approach and knowledge of age-specific
problems are required
Cultural Competency Questions to Ask Yourself correct answers Who are you meeting for the
first time?
Where does the patient come from?
What is his or her heritage?