HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
What is evidence based practice? Correct Answer A systematic approach to practice that uses the best evidence, the
... [Show More] clinician's experience, and the patient's preferences and values to make decisions about care and treatment.
What is subjective information? Give examples. Correct Answer What the patient (subject) tells you. Examples: "I have a stomachache." "I threw up twice yesterday." Reports of pain are also subjective.
What is objective information? Give examples. Correct Answer Information you obtain as a provider. Can be information from a physical assessment or from lab or diagnostic testing .Examples, taking a blood pressure, temperature, WBCs >18,000; X ray results.
Define acute illness and give examples. Correct Answer An acute illness is an illness that onsets very rapidly and is of short duration. Examples: Stomach flu; appendicititis
Define chronic illness and give examples? Correct Answer A chronic illness is a disease that has manifested over a long period of time. Examples are Diabetes, hypertension, heart disease.
What is a talisman? What cultures might use this? Correct Answer An object believed to contain certain magical or sacramental properties which bring about good luck or good fortune. Talismans are used among Asian, Native American and sometimes Hispanic cultures. If a patient has a Talisman, the nurse should make all attempts to let the patient keep it with them, if it is safe to do so.
What is a cultural taboo? Give examples. Correct Answer Practices to be avoided, typically thought to be "bad" according to a person's religious beliefs. Examples include: administration of blood in a Jehovah's witness, medication containing caffeine, and pork.
What is spirituality? Correct Answer Each person's unique life experience and his or her personal effort to purpose and meaning in life.
What is religion? Correct Answer "Belief in a divine or superhuman power or powers to be obeyed and worshiped as the creator or ruler of the universe." Patients can have both religion and spirituality, one but not the other, or none.
What are best practices for communicating with a patient that does not speak English? Correct Answer The best practices for communicating with a patient that does not speak English require a trained interpreter for full communication. American Sign Language (ASL) is also a form of communication, other than English, that requires a trained interpreter. [Show Less]