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According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, self-esteem is classified under physiological needs.
False
The purpose of health assessment is to identify only the patient's physical state.
False
Biographical data includes information about the patient's address, age, and occupation.
True
The role of the nurse in health assessment includes obtaining the patient’s health history.
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Physical assessment may be carried out only after the health history.
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According to the World Health Organization, health is defined as the absence of disease and infirmity.
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Illness is the inability of an individual’s adaptive responses to maintain physical and emotional balance without damage of functional abilities.
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Health promotion enables the individual to develop behavior patterns that promote an unhealthy lifestyle and increase the risk of disease.
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Wellness refers to the condition in which an individual functions at suboptimal levels.
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According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, self-esteem is classified under physiological needs.
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The role of the nurse in health assessment includes performing a physical assessment.
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According to the text, basic needs occur only in the physiological realm.
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The purpose of health assessment is to identify those phases of the patient’s physical, psychological and emotional state that indicate a need for nursing care.
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Palpation involves assessing many structures of the body that are visible to the examiner.
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Physical assessment may be carried out before the health history, depending on the patient's physical and emotional state.
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