[NUR 323] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (12 pages long!)
Document Summary
Exam 1 consist of 10 questions for chapters, 1, 3, 7, 9, 10. You are responsible for all assigned chapters and reading material. This is only to guide you in the right direction for your studies: health history- the purpose is to obtain information about the patient"s health in his or her own words and based on the patient"s own perceptions. Biographic data, perceptions about health, past and present history of injury and illness, family history, a review of systems, and health patterns and practices are the types of information included in the health history. The health history provides cues regarding the patient"s health and guides further data collection. Important aspect of the assessment process: healthy people 2020-one important initiative is the healthy people 2020. 10 year plan strategy was created for each decade. It was intended to eliminate preventable disease, achieve health equity, create environments that promote health and promote healthy development and behaviors at every age.
