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Grade A
The nursing process has several steps. These include which components? (Select all that apply).
A) Evaluation
B) Assessment
C) Diagnosis
D) Family approval
E) Planning
A) Evaluation
B) Assessment
C) Diagnosis
E) Planning
When a nurse concentrates on just gathering information about the patient's specific
problem/complaint, he or she is completing a:
A. Comprehensive health assessment
B. Focused assessment
C. Follow-up history
D. Emergency history
B. Focused assessment
,Is the following statement True or False?
The nursing health assessment is not a requirement for safe and effective care of a patient.
B. False
Healthy People 2030 is based on which components? (Select all that apply)
A. Results of Healthy People 2020
B. Current data
C. New developments
D. Emerging challenges in the United States
A. Results of Healthy People 2020
B. Current data
C. New developments
D. Emerging challenges in the United States
A 52-year-old male patient is admitted to the hospital with a new diagnosis of rectal cancer.
Which type of assessment should the nurse conduct on his admission?
A. A comprehensive assessment
B. A problem-based health assessment
C. An episodic assessment
D. A screening assessment for colorectal cancer
A. A comprehensive assessment
Purpose of Health Assessment
, - Determine a patient's health status
- Determine a patient's risk factors
- Determine the need for health education
- Develop a nursing plan of care
subjective data
what the patient tells you
objective data
what the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating
during the physical examination
Mrs. G is an older, overweight white female, who is pleasant and cooperative. Height 5'4",
weight 150 lb. BMI 26, BP 160/80 right arm, sitting, HR 96 and regular, respiratory rate 24 and
regular, temperature 97.5˚F oral.
Subjective or Objective
objective
Mrs. G is a 54-year-old hairdresser who reports pressure over her left chest "like an elephant
sitting there" which radiates to her left neck and arm
Subjective or Objective
subjective