Nursing: Health Assessment

what is one of the strategies that should be demonstrated as a nurse

• Strategies for effective medication administration

• Strategies with intercultural communication

• Strategies for advanced surgical techniques

• Strategies for financial management in healthcare

What are the three components of Health Assessment

• Nutrition, Exercise, Medication

• Interview, History, & Subjective assessment; Objective/Physical Assessment; Health and Promotion

• Diagnosis, Treatment, Follow-up

• Prevention, Intervention, Evaluation

What are the two types of assessments in the nursing process?

• Subjective and Objective

• Preliminary and Secondary

• Internal and External

• Quantitative and Qualitative

What is the purpose of the diagnosis step in the nursing process?

• To actively carry out the plan

• To identify the nursing problem

• To evaluate the outcomes

• To set the goals

What are the characteristics of a good goal in the planning phase of the nursing process?

• Broad and undefined

• Goal to be reached, Individualized, Timed

• Permanent and inflexible

• Non-specific and general

During the implementation phase, what is the primary action?

• Evaluating the outcomes

• Setting goals

• Actively carrying out the plan

• Identifying the nursing problem

What are the key questions to ask during the evaluation phase of the nursing process?

• What are the risks involved?

• How many staff members are available?

• Did our plan work to meet the set goal? Do we need to revise some of the plan? Do we need to alter our goal?

• What is the budget for the plan?

What does taking action involve in the Clinical Judgement Model?

• Recognizing cues

• Analyzing cues

• Actively carrying out a plan

• Generating hypotheses

What are the components of an Emergency/Urgent assessment according to the ABCDE principle?

• Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Delivery, Evaluation

• Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure

• Assessment, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Examination

• Airway, Balance, Circulation, Disability, Exposure

What does a Comprehensive Assessment include?

• Health History and Mental Assessment

• Health History and Physical Assessment

• Health History and Psychological Assessment

• Health History and Performance Assessment