NUR 350 Health Assessment Midterm exam 2025
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Biomedical Approach - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Health approach in which the focus was on the
treatment of disease and health was considered the absence of disease and that's it.
Behavioural Approach - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Health approach in which there was more
going on that just absence of disease; also behavioural factors at play (i.e. smoking). The belief
that if we could teach people how to stay healthy themselves then they would.
Socioenvironmental Approach - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Health approach in which the belief
was that the higher income, well-educated Canadians were the ones that the behavioural
approach would affect most.
Subjective Data (symptoms)
and
Objective Data (signs) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What kind of data does a nursing health
assessment involve? (2 types)
Subjective Data - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Symptoms; type of data; what the family/person
says about the patient/themselves.
Objective Data - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Signs; the type of data you will find in a physical
assessment.
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,Unless we have the full subjective piece, we cannot see the whole picture. Therefore the
subjective piece is just as important as the objective piece; we need both in order to treat the
patient. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What is more important - subjective or objective data?
1) Assess - gather info about the client's condition
2) Diagnose - identify the client's problems
3) Plan - set goals of care and desired outcomes and identify appropriate nursing actions
4) Implement - perform the nursing actions identified in planning
5) Evaluate - determine if goals met and outcome achieved - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What are
the 5 steps of the nursing process?
- Biographical data (i.e. name, address, gender identity, marital status)
- Source of history (who provided the information)
- Reason for seeking care (quote their words)
- History of current illness (PQRSTU-AAA)
- Past health (childhood illnesses, accidents, operations, etc.)
- Family history (usually blood-related family)
- Review of systems
- Functional assessment (ADLs and IADLs). - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What kind of things will
you gather during the subjective portion of a complete health history?
P - provoke
Q - quality and/or quantity
R - region and/or radiation
S - severity
T - timing
U - understand the patient's perspective
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, A - associated factors
A - alleviating factors
A - aggravating factors - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does PQRSTU-AAA stand for?
Vital signs, measurements (head circumference, weight, height, etc.), IPPA (inspection,
palpitation, percussion, and inspection). - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What kind of data will you
gather during the physical assessment portion of a complete health assessment?
1. Map out the location/size of an organ.
2. Provide info regarding the density of a structure.
3. Detect a mass.
4. Elicit pain.
5. Elicit deep tendon reflexes. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What is percussion used for?
Resonant (hollow, air-filled) and dullness (muffled thud). - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What are
the two common percussion notes?
The first impression when you walk in the room and it consists of:
1) Physical Appearance - i.e. LOC, skin colour, facial features, signs of distress
2) Body Structure - i.e. symmetry, posture, position
3) Mobility - i.e gait, ROM
4) Behaviour - i.e. facial expressions, mood/affect, speech, dress, hygiene - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>What is the "general survey" and what 4 areas does it consist of?
A - appearance (posture, body movements, dress, hygiene)
B - behaviour (LOC, expressions, speech, mood/affect)
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structured questions and correct revised solutions
already rated 5 stars and graded a+
Biomedical Approach - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Health approach in which the focus was on the
treatment of disease and health was considered the absence of disease and that's it.
Behavioural Approach - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Health approach in which there was more
going on that just absence of disease; also behavioural factors at play (i.e. smoking). The belief
that if we could teach people how to stay healthy themselves then they would.
Socioenvironmental Approach - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Health approach in which the belief
was that the higher income, well-educated Canadians were the ones that the behavioural
approach would affect most.
Subjective Data (symptoms)
and
Objective Data (signs) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What kind of data does a nursing health
assessment involve? (2 types)
Subjective Data - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Symptoms; type of data; what the family/person
says about the patient/themselves.
Objective Data - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Signs; the type of data you will find in a physical
assessment.
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,Unless we have the full subjective piece, we cannot see the whole picture. Therefore the
subjective piece is just as important as the objective piece; we need both in order to treat the
patient. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What is more important - subjective or objective data?
1) Assess - gather info about the client's condition
2) Diagnose - identify the client's problems
3) Plan - set goals of care and desired outcomes and identify appropriate nursing actions
4) Implement - perform the nursing actions identified in planning
5) Evaluate - determine if goals met and outcome achieved - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What are
the 5 steps of the nursing process?
- Biographical data (i.e. name, address, gender identity, marital status)
- Source of history (who provided the information)
- Reason for seeking care (quote their words)
- History of current illness (PQRSTU-AAA)
- Past health (childhood illnesses, accidents, operations, etc.)
- Family history (usually blood-related family)
- Review of systems
- Functional assessment (ADLs and IADLs). - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What kind of things will
you gather during the subjective portion of a complete health history?
P - provoke
Q - quality and/or quantity
R - region and/or radiation
S - severity
T - timing
U - understand the patient's perspective
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, A - associated factors
A - alleviating factors
A - aggravating factors - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What does PQRSTU-AAA stand for?
Vital signs, measurements (head circumference, weight, height, etc.), IPPA (inspection,
palpitation, percussion, and inspection). - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What kind of data will you
gather during the physical assessment portion of a complete health assessment?
1. Map out the location/size of an organ.
2. Provide info regarding the density of a structure.
3. Detect a mass.
4. Elicit pain.
5. Elicit deep tendon reflexes. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What is percussion used for?
Resonant (hollow, air-filled) and dullness (muffled thud). - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What are
the two common percussion notes?
The first impression when you walk in the room and it consists of:
1) Physical Appearance - i.e. LOC, skin colour, facial features, signs of distress
2) Body Structure - i.e. symmetry, posture, position
3) Mobility - i.e gait, ROM
4) Behaviour - i.e. facial expressions, mood/affect, speech, dress, hygiene - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>What is the "general survey" and what 4 areas does it consist of?
A - appearance (posture, body movements, dress, hygiene)
B - behaviour (LOC, expressions, speech, mood/affect)
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