Key Terms Assessment Week 3 & 4

Question 1

Assessment

Answer 1

for health, systematic method of collecting data about a patient for the purpose of determining current and ongoing health status, predicting health risks, and identifying health-promoting activities

Question 2

Auscultation

Answer 2

listening to sounds produced within the body

Question 3

Clinical database

Answer 3

documentation including the nursing health history, physical assessment, primary care provider’s history and physical examination, results of laboratory and diagnostic tests, and material contributed by other health personnel

Question 4

Closed questions

Answer 4

used in the directive interview. Generally require only “yes” or “no” or short factual answers giving specific information

Question 5

Communication

Answer 5

exchange of information, feelings, thoughts, and ideas

Question 6

Directive interview

Answer 6

highly structured interview which elicits specific information

Question 7

Dullness

Answer 7

thudlike sound produced by dense tissue such as the liver, spleen, or heart

Question 8

Duration

Answer 8

of sound, length. Long or short

Question 9

Flatness

Answer 9

extremely dull sound produced by very dense tissue, such as muscle or bone

Question 10

Holistic health

Answer 10

clinical mindset that includes all factors affecting physical and emotional well-being

Question 11

Hydrocephalus

Answer 11

enlargement of the head caused by inadequate drainage of cerebrospinal fluid

Question 12

Hyperresonance

Answer 12

booming that can be heard over a lung with emphysema

Question 13

Inspection

Answer 13

visual examination of body using the sense of sight

Question 14

Intensity

Answer 14

of sound, amplitude. Loudness or softness of a sound

Question 15

Interview

Answer 15

planned communication or conversation with a purpose

Question 16

Leading question

Answer 16

closed question used in a directive interview

Question 17

Neutral question

Answer 17

question that patient can answer without direction or pressure from the nurse. It is open-ended and is used in nondirective interviews

Question 18

Nondirective interview

Answer 18

rapport-building interview

Question 19

Objective data

Answer 19

same as signs. Data that can be detected by an observer or can be measured or tested against an accepted standard

Question 20

Open-ended questions

Answer 20

questions that invite patients to discover and explore, elaborate, clarify, or illustrate their thoughts or feelings

Question 21

Overnutrition

Answer 21

accelerated weight gain

Question 22

Palpation

Answer 22

examination of body using the sense of touch

Question 23

Percussion

Answer 23

striking the body surface to elicit sounds or vibrations

Question 24

Pitch

Answer 24

frequency of vibrations. Number of vibrations per second

Question 25

Pleximeter

Answer 25

middle finger of the nondominant hand

Question 26

Plexor

Answer 26

middle finger of the dominant hand

Question 27

Quality

Answer 27

for sound, subjective description, such as whistling, gurgling, or snapping

Question 28

Rapport

Answer 28

understanding between two or more people

Question 29

Resonance

Answer 29

hollow sound such as that produced by lungs filled with air

Question 30

Signs

Answer 30

same as objective data. Data that can be detected by an observer or can be measured or tested against an accepted standard

Question 31

Subjective data

Answer 31

same as symptoms. Feelings or perceptions that can be described or verified only by the patient

Question 32

Symptoms

Answer 32

same as subjective data. Feelings or perceptions that can be described or verified only by the patient

Question 33

Tympany

Answer 33

musical or drumlike sound produced from an air-filled stomach

Question 34

Undernutrition

Answer 34

insufficient weight gain

Question 35

Validation

Answer 35

act of double-checking or verifying data for accuracy and factualness