Ch. 1: Intro

Question 1

Health assessment refers to…

Answer 1

a systematic method of collecting and analyzing data for the purpose of planning patient-centered care

Question 2

The American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Standards of Practice are…

Answer 2

based on the nursing process and can be used to develop a patient plan of care

Question 3

Components of a health assessment include:

Answer 3

Conducting a health history (the collection of subjective data, or symptoms as described by the patient, during an interview), performing a physical examination (the collection of objective data, or signs), and documenting the findings to promote communication amongst health care team members

Question 4

Context of care

Answer 4

may be related to the setting or environment; physical, psychological, or socioeconomic circumstances involving patients; or the expertise of the nurse

Question 5

Types of health assessments

Answer 5

comprehensive, problem-based/focused, episodic/follow-up, shift, and screening

Question 6

Primary prevention

Answer 6

prevent the occurrence of disease

Question 7

Secondary prevention

Answer 7

identifies disease before it becomes symptomatic to halt the progression of the pathologic process

Question 8

Tertiary prevention

Answer 8

minimizes the severity and disability from disease through appropriate therapy for chronic disease