HEALTH ASSESSMENT

HA (HEALTH ASSESSMENT) Final Examinations AND ANSWERS 2022| GRADED A Tactile fremitis is a _______ ________. Correct Answer: Palpable vibration Sounds generated from the larynx are transmitted through patent bronchi and through the lung parenchyma to the chest wall, where you feel the vibrations. Correct Answer: Tactile fremitis Use the _______ _______ of the hand to complete tactile fremitis. Correct Answer: palmar base Have the pt say "__" or "______ _____" while performing ta...

1.) The purpose of the stethoscope is to do this? a. What is block out extraneous noise 2.) This type of data is collected from what the client tells you… a. Subjective data 3.) You can get enough into about mental status during this? a. What is the health history interview? 4.) This condition describes excessive dryness of skin? a. What is xerosis 5.) Recent exercise/anxiety can affect vital sign readings. You should do this if you client has either of the above? a. Wait 5 minutes ...

Ch. 1 Diagnostic Reasoning process of analyzing health data & drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses Hypothesis forming & Deductive Reasoning: 1.) attending to cues (piece of info) 2.) forming diagnostic hypothesis 3.) gathering relative data 4.) evaluating & arriving at final diagnosis Nursing Process assessment diagnosis outcome identification planning implementation evaluation Novice nurse has no experience w specific pt populations & uses rules to guide performan...

use hair for humans is no longer needed for protection from cold or trauma, it is calledThe nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the epidermal layer of skin. What would be included in the module? The epidermis is:The nurse educator is preparing and education module for the nursing on the dermis layer of skin. What would be included in the module? The dermis is:The nurse is discussing epidermal appendages with a newly graduated nurse. What would be discussed?Th...

During an examination the nurse can assess mental status by which activity? A. examining the patients electroencephalogram B. observing the patient as he or she performs an intelligence quotient (IQ) test C. observing the patient and inferring health or dysfunction D. examining the patients response to a specific set of questions C. observing the patient and inferring health or dysfunction the nurse is assessing the mental status of a child. which statement about children and m...

When the nurse assesses a 78 year old patient with pneumonia, what is the priority assessment? A. Breath Sounds B. Airway patency C. Respiratory rate D. Percussion Sounds B. Airway patency Rationale: consider the ABCs. Airway always assumes priority A 45 year old man has been admitted to the hospital with suspicion of PE. Which of the following symptoms should the nurse report to the primary health practitioner IMMEDIATELY? A. chest pain B. shortness of breath C. respirations of 20...

A client comes to the health care provider's office for a visit. The client has been seen in this office on occasion for the past 5 years and arrives today complaining of a fever and sore throat. Which type of assessment would the nurse most likely perform? Comprehensive assessment Ongoing assessment Focused assessment Emergency assessment Focused assessment A client has just been admitted to the postsurgical unit from postanesthetic recovery, and the nurse is in the introductory phas...

A patient is being assessed for range of joint movement. The nurse asks him to move his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is calledA patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her mouth when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for her to move her hand to her mouth, she must perform which movement?The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that hem...

Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be: a. Objective. b. Reflective. c. Subjective. d. Introspective. ANS: A Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about...

Health Assessment Exam 1 (ch. 1-4) health assessment ans: term in nursing used to include health history and physical exam health history ans: - info from patient and medical records - gathered data about patient through guided questions/pkt to fill out - provide dates whenever possible - pt telling their story (subjective) - beginning of the nursing POC physical exam ans: - completed by nurse/provider - be systematic **do the same every time** - trend findings - DOCUMENT asse...