STUDY GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ Subjective data
Answer: what the subject says about themselves during assessment
◉ Objective Data
Answer: what you sense during assessment process
see, hear, smell, feel
◉ Database
Answer: entire patient's file, including lab studies
◉ Diagnostic reasoning:
Answer: analyzing all data and drawing conclusions to identify
diagnosis
◉ First-Level Priority
Answer: emergent, life threatening
ABC's
airway
,breathing
circulation
◉ second-level priority
Answer: needs attention before it becomes a first level
◉ examples of second level priorities
Answer: mental status change
acute pain
infection risk
abnormal labs
safety risks
◉ third-level priorities
Answer: important, but can be helped after first and second levels are
cleared
◉ Third-level priority problems
Answer: knowledge deficit, mobility issues, family coping
, ◉ complete database
Answer: complete health history and full physical examination. done in
primary care settings
includes minor things like wisdom teeth removal at early age
◉ focused (problem-centered) database
Answer: collect a targeted history and physical examination around
area of concern. completed in all settings
◉ follow-up database
Answer: used to check status of known issue to verify if change has
occured
completed in all settings
◉ emergency database
Answer: urgent, rapid collection of info in conjunction with life-saving
measures. complete database can follow once patient is stable
◉ culture
Answer: includes attitudes, values, beliefs, norms, and roles