NURS 6512 Midterm Exam

NURS 6512 Midterm Exam Review (Week 1-6)

Building A Complete Health History

Communication techniques used to obtain a patient’s health history

Recording and documenting patient information

SOAP note documentation

NURS 6512 Midterm Exam

Subjective vs objective information when documenting

Ethical decision making and beneficence

 

Diversity and Health Assessments

Cultural awareness and diversity

Socioeconomic, spiritual, and lifestyle factors affecting diverse populations

Functional assessments

NURS 6512 Midterm Exam

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Assessment Tools and Diagnostic Tests in Adults and Children

Growth, Development, and Measurements in children and adults

Nutritional assessment to include recommended water intake and energy requirements

Macronutrients vs Micronutrients

Significance of a food diary NURS 6512 Midterm Exam

BMI measurements for normal, overweight, obesity, morbid obesity

Pernicious Anemia

Examination techniques and equipment

Diagnostic Assessment tools and tests to include tuning forks, BP monitoring, use of stethoscope, otoscope, ophthalmoscope

 

Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails

Skin lesion characteristics

Documenting skin lesions using “ABCD” rule

Anatomy and physiology of skin layers

Abnormal nail findings in older adults NURS 6512 Midterm Exam

Psoriatic skin lesions

Vesicular skin characteristics

Normal vs abnormal hair distribution during aging

Characteristics of hair distribution

Assessment of Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

Cranial Nerves associated with the HEENT system

Normal assessment findings of an adolescent’s nose and throat

Normal examination findings of an infant’s fontanelles

NURS 6512 Midterm Exam

Examination findings of a patient with hypothyroid and hyperthyroid

Techniques for examining the HEENT systems

Examination findings for a patient with sinus symptoms

Appropriate tuning fork frequencies to approximate vocal frequencies

Examining the oral mucosa

Hearing loss findings when examining the elderly patient

Examination techniques used to examine the trachea and thyroid

 

Assessment of the Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System

Organs involved in the alimentary tract

Correct assessment order for examining the abdomen

Examination technique and findings of the liver

Examination findings associated with appendicitis

Examining McBurney’s sign

Assessment of abdominal pain in women

Landmarks for abdominal examination

Characteristics of bowel sounds heard during auscultation

NURS 6512 Midterm Exam