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NSG-121 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM ISTUDY GUIDE QUESTINS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The nurse's role in health assessment to perform - ANSWER -nursing process.
What type of patient would you do a focus assessment on? - ANSWER -Patient that
has a specific problem.
Primary prevention - ANSWER -involves strategies aimed at preventing problems
Examples: Immunizations, health teaching, safety precautions, and nutrition
counseling.
Secondary prevention - ANSWER -includes the early diagnosis of health problems
and prompts treatment to prevent complications. Examples: Vision screening, Pap
smears, B/P screening, hearing test, scoliosis screening, and tuberculin skin testing.
Tertiary prevention - ANSWER -focuses on preventing complications of an existing
disease and promoting health to the highest level. Examples: Diet teaching and
exercise programs.
What are the assessment frameworks? - ANSWER -functional assessment, head-to-
toe assessment, and body systems assessment.
functional assessment (specific region) - ANSWER -focuses on the functional
patterns that all humans share: health perception and health management, activity
and exercise, nutrition and metabolism, elimination, sleep and rest, cognition and
perception, self-perception and self-concept, roles, and relationships, coping and
stress tolerance, sexuality and reproduction, and values and beliefs.
NSG-121 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM I
STUDY GUIDE QUESTINS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
, head-to-toe assessment (Over all body) - ANSWER -is the most organized system for
gathering comprehensive physical data. Because data in one functional area are
collected from different parts of the body, it is very inefficient to collect physical
data by functional status. For example, peripheral circulation is assessed in both the
arms and the legs.
body systems assessment approach - ANSWER -is a logical tool for organizing data
when documenting and communicating findings. This method promotes critical
thinking and allows you to analyze findings as you cluster similar data.
Communication Process forms: - ANSWER -verbal, nonverbal, electronic
Electronic Communication - ANSWER -The Internet and a variety of social websites
provide new and challenging opportunities for nurses to communicate and
collaborate with other health care providers. The challenges of using social media
include protecting patient privacy and confidentiality and preventing unintended
consequences for the employer or the nurse. Example: DAR
Verbal communication - ANSWER -is an exchange of information using words.
Example: spoken and written word.
Nonverbal Communication - ANSWER -The transmission of information without the
use of words is termed nonverbal communication, also known as body language. It
often helps nurses to understand subtle and hidden meanings in what the patient is
saying verbally. For example, a nurse asks the patient, "How do you feel today?"
The patient responds, "I feel all right."
Components of Communication - ANSWER -Sender, Receiver, Understanding,
Perception, & Culture
Components of Communication: Sender, Receiver, Understanding, Perception, &
Culture
If you are the nurse giving presentation on the communication process, what should
you include? - ANSWER -Sender and the Receiver
NSG-121 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM I
STUDY GUIDE QUESTINS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
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