Health Assessments: Ch. 1-3 Review Game

define evidence-based health assessment

• Guessing the diagnosis without any evidence
• Relying on personal opinions and experiences for patient care
• Using the best available evidence to make decisions about individual patient care.
• Using outdated research to make healthcare decisions

evidence-based practice emphasizes the use of

• best evidence from the critical review of current research

• the patient's own preferences and values

• clinician's experience

• physical exam and assessment

what is the highest priority nursing process step?

• diagnosis

• planning

• assessment

• evaluation

what do you use to prioritize patients?

• Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Vitals

• Alertness, Breathing, Communication

• Airway, Breathing, Circulation

• Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Volume

Implementation step is also know as the (a)  

what type of interview is controlled by the client?

• directive

• closed

• nondirective

• open

what should you avoid when interviewing a patient?

• asking "why" questions

• saying "I know everything will work out"

• writing or typing lots and lots of notes

• all of the above

what questions should you ask to evoke the patient's perceptions?

• imaginary

• open

• closed

• wordy

what is important to remember when interviewing ?

• being an active listener

• using humor

• asking only yes or no questions

• telling them what they can do

which statement indicates clarification?

• "tell me more"

• "what would you like to talk about?"

• "getting back to what brought you in today"

• "let me see if I have this right"