Health Assessment Module 1 Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Culture characteristics 1. Learned from birth through process of language
2. Shared by all members of the same cultural group
3. Adapted to specific conditions R/T environmental and technical factors
4. Dynamic and ever changing
Heritage consistency Degree to which a person's lifestyle reflects his or her traditional heritage
Ethnicity Identity with a group of people that share distinct physical and mental traits as
a product of common heredity and cultural traditions.
Religion and Health -People who attend religious services live longer
-Religion may promote healthy behavior, provide social support, teach coping
skills, and promote positive emotions
-Religious practices and spiritual beliefs, especially forgiveness and prayer,
may protect individuals from stress
acculturation The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the
influence of another.
acculturative stress stress resulting from the need to change and adapt a person's ways to the
majority culture
balance A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.
There are three types of visual balance: symmetry, asymmetry, and radial.
yin/yang theory all aspects of the person are in Perfect balance
Yin represents the female and negative forces such as emptiness, darkness, and
cold
Foods are cold; cold foods are eaten with a hot illness
Yang represents male and positive forces, warmth and fullness.
Foods are hot; hot foods are eaten with a cold illness.
biomedical theory (scientific theory) assumes all events in life have a cause and effect, human body functions - all
life can be reduced or divided into smaller parts;
Body, Mind, and Spirit
, hot/cold theory embraced by Hispanics, Arabs, Blacks & Asians;
Four humors of body: blood, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile—regulate basic
body functions, temp, dryness, and moisture.Treatment consists of
adding/subtracting cold/heat, dryness/wetness to restore balance of humors.
Drinks,foods,herbs, medicines and diseases-classified as hot/cold according to
effects on body. Cold illnesses: earache,chest cramps,paralysis,GI discomfort,
rheumatism,TB. Overheating illnesses: abscessed teeth,sore
throats,rashes,kidney disorders
cold illness earache, chest cramps, paralysis, GI discomfort, rheumatism, and TB
Hot illness abscessed teeth, sore throats, rashes, and kidney disorders
magicoreligious the world is an arena in which supernatural forces dominate Voodoo, witchcraft
Naturalistic/Holistic found mostly among American Indians, Asians and others who believe that
human life is only one aspect of nature and a part of the general order of the
cosmos
Setting Priorities (Steps) 1. Assign high priority to FIRST-LEVEL priority problems such as Airway,
Breathing, and Circulation. Emergent, life threatening, and immediate.
2. Next attend to SECOND-LEVEL priority problems which include mental
status changes, acute pain, infection risk, abnormal laboratory values, and
elimination problems. Requiring prompt intervention.
3. Address THIRD-LEVEL priority problems such as lack of knowledge, mobility
problems, and family coping. Important to the patient.
Database (four types of patient data) a collection of organized data that allows access, retrieval, and use of data;
includes nurse assessment, along with labs, and the patients record
Complete database - includes current and past health state to form a baseline
- Often collected in a primary care setting
Focused database (problem centered)- short term problem (mini database) -
Is used in all settings, hospital, primary care or long-term care. patient post
surgery suddenly has cough, congestion, shortness of breath, and fatigue
Follow-up database - Patient should be evaluated at regular and appropriate
intervals - is used in all settings, to followup both short-term and chronic health
problems. pt with heart failure will followup with pcp to reevaluate meds.
Emergency database - Urgent and requires rapid collection of data
concurrently while lifesaving measures are done. Diagnosis must be swift and
sure - a person brought into ED with suspected substance overdose.
Emergency database Urgent and requires rapid collection of data concurrently while lifesaving
measures are done. Diagnosis must be swift and sure - a person brought into
ED with suspected substance overdose.
Follow-up database Patient should be evaluated at regular and appropriate intervals - is used in all
settings, to followup both short-term and chronic health problems. pt with
heart failure will followup with pcp to reevaluate meds.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Culture characteristics 1. Learned from birth through process of language
2. Shared by all members of the same cultural group
3. Adapted to specific conditions R/T environmental and technical factors
4. Dynamic and ever changing
Heritage consistency Degree to which a person's lifestyle reflects his or her traditional heritage
Ethnicity Identity with a group of people that share distinct physical and mental traits as
a product of common heredity and cultural traditions.
Religion and Health -People who attend religious services live longer
-Religion may promote healthy behavior, provide social support, teach coping
skills, and promote positive emotions
-Religious practices and spiritual beliefs, especially forgiveness and prayer,
may protect individuals from stress
acculturation The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the
influence of another.
acculturative stress stress resulting from the need to change and adapt a person's ways to the
majority culture
balance A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.
There are three types of visual balance: symmetry, asymmetry, and radial.
yin/yang theory all aspects of the person are in Perfect balance
Yin represents the female and negative forces such as emptiness, darkness, and
cold
Foods are cold; cold foods are eaten with a hot illness
Yang represents male and positive forces, warmth and fullness.
Foods are hot; hot foods are eaten with a cold illness.
biomedical theory (scientific theory) assumes all events in life have a cause and effect, human body functions - all
life can be reduced or divided into smaller parts;
Body, Mind, and Spirit
, hot/cold theory embraced by Hispanics, Arabs, Blacks & Asians;
Four humors of body: blood, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile—regulate basic
body functions, temp, dryness, and moisture.Treatment consists of
adding/subtracting cold/heat, dryness/wetness to restore balance of humors.
Drinks,foods,herbs, medicines and diseases-classified as hot/cold according to
effects on body. Cold illnesses: earache,chest cramps,paralysis,GI discomfort,
rheumatism,TB. Overheating illnesses: abscessed teeth,sore
throats,rashes,kidney disorders
cold illness earache, chest cramps, paralysis, GI discomfort, rheumatism, and TB
Hot illness abscessed teeth, sore throats, rashes, and kidney disorders
magicoreligious the world is an arena in which supernatural forces dominate Voodoo, witchcraft
Naturalistic/Holistic found mostly among American Indians, Asians and others who believe that
human life is only one aspect of nature and a part of the general order of the
cosmos
Setting Priorities (Steps) 1. Assign high priority to FIRST-LEVEL priority problems such as Airway,
Breathing, and Circulation. Emergent, life threatening, and immediate.
2. Next attend to SECOND-LEVEL priority problems which include mental
status changes, acute pain, infection risk, abnormal laboratory values, and
elimination problems. Requiring prompt intervention.
3. Address THIRD-LEVEL priority problems such as lack of knowledge, mobility
problems, and family coping. Important to the patient.
Database (four types of patient data) a collection of organized data that allows access, retrieval, and use of data;
includes nurse assessment, along with labs, and the patients record
Complete database - includes current and past health state to form a baseline
- Often collected in a primary care setting
Focused database (problem centered)- short term problem (mini database) -
Is used in all settings, hospital, primary care or long-term care. patient post
surgery suddenly has cough, congestion, shortness of breath, and fatigue
Follow-up database - Patient should be evaluated at regular and appropriate
intervals - is used in all settings, to followup both short-term and chronic health
problems. pt with heart failure will followup with pcp to reevaluate meds.
Emergency database - Urgent and requires rapid collection of data
concurrently while lifesaving measures are done. Diagnosis must be swift and
sure - a person brought into ED with suspected substance overdose.
Emergency database Urgent and requires rapid collection of data concurrently while lifesaving
measures are done. Diagnosis must be swift and sure - a person brought into
ED with suspected substance overdose.
Follow-up database Patient should be evaluated at regular and appropriate intervals - is used in all
settings, to followup both short-term and chronic health problems. pt with
heart failure will followup with pcp to reevaluate meds.
