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The step of the nursing process that includes subjective and objective data collection
What is health assessment?
Type of data where the patient lists their symptoms.
What is subjective?
This type of question can be answered with a "yes" or "no"
What is a closed-question?
The nurse asks the patient "Do you do drive yourself to appointments?" This is an example of what kind of assessment.
What is a functional assessment?
The patient rates their pain 6/10. This is part of which pain scale.
What is the numeric pain intensity scale?
The nurse enters the patient room. One of the first tasks the nurse should complete is to....
What is was their hands?
The type of database used if a client is returning for weekly appointment
What is a follow-up database?
Type of communication demonstrating caring and empathy.
What is therapeutic communication?
Type of technique that includes clinical touching of specific body areas to assess characteristics
What is palpation?
The patient who is recovering from gall bladder surgery states "My right shoulder hurts." What type of pain would the patient be experiencing.
What is referred pain?
The nurse is collecting data on the patient's behavior, appearance, mobility, and body structure. This is an example of what assessment.
What is the general survey?
Type of database is collected during a life-threatening or unstable situation.
What is emergency?
The nurse is communicating with the patient who is hard of hearing. Name an important factor in communication with patients who have special needs.
What is asking the patient how they prefer to communicate?
Assessment technique through observing patients, which provides objective physical data leading to accurate diagnoses and treatment
What is inspection?
A patient in the emergency department is moaning and clutching their arm. The nurse asks the patient, "Is there anything that makes the pain better or worse?" This is an example of what additional pain question.
What is "provoking" or "aggravating factors"?
Complex combination of knowledge, attitudes, and skills health care providers use to deliver care that considers the total context of the patient’s situation across cultural boundaries
What is cultural competence?
The nurse is determining links between diseases and the patient's family history. Name the tool that can be used to draw out those links.
What is a genogram?
During the patient interview, the patient states "I read the Bible and pray daily." This communication helps the nurse with which patient assessment.
What is the religious/spiritual assessment?
The nurse asks the patient if they have felt guilty about their drinking habits. This question is a part of which assessment.
What is the CAGE assessment?
The nurse is assessing an infant patient for pain. Which pain scale would be the most appropriate for this age demographic?
What is the FLACC scale?
The nurse is caring for a patient with 5/10 abdominal pain. Their other patient has a bleeding laceration to the medial upper thigh from a biking accident. Which priority level should be given to the patient with abdominal pain.
What is a second-level priority?
Type of assessment done where a complete health history and physical assessment is performed.
What is comprehensive or complete?
The nurse scowls at the patient when the patient's states "I hate being in the hospital." The nurse's response is a form of what?
What is nonverbal communication?
The nurse is completing their head-to-toe assessment. What is the appropriate order of techniques for proper physical assessment with MOST body systems?
What is inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation?
The nurse is assessing a patient for verbal and nonverbal signs of pain. What is the most reliable indicator of pain?
What is the patient's description?