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Test Bank for Essential Health Assessment 2nd Edition (F.A Davis, 202ove2) by Thompson, Isbn no; 9781719642323, all 24 Chapters Cred

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, TableofContents
Chapter1:UnderstandingHealthAssessment ns




Chapter2:InterviewingthePatientfortheHealthHistory
h4 ns ns ns




Chapter3:TakingtheHealthHistory
h4 h4 h4




Chapter4:AssessingNutritionandAnthropometricMeasurementsChapter
ns ns ns ns h4




h4 5:Assessment Techniques ns




Chapter6:GeneralSurveyandAssessingVitalSignsChapter7: ns h4




AssessingPain
Chapter8:AssessingtheSkin,Hair,andNails
h4 ns ns




Chapter9:AssessingtheHead,Face,Mouth,andNeckChapter
ns ns ns h4




h4 10:AssessingtheEars
Chapter11:AssessingtheEyes
ns




Chapter12:AssessingtheRespiratorySystem
h4 Chapter13:AssessingtheCardiovascularSystem
ns ns




h4 Chapter14:AssessingtheAbdomen
Chapter15:AssessingthePeripheralVascularSystemandRegionalLymphaticSystemChapter
ns ns ns ns h4




h4 16:AssessingtheMusculoskeletalSystem
Chapter17:AssessingtheNeurologicalSystem
ns ns ns




Chapter18:AssessingtheFemaleBreasts,Axillae,andReproductiveSystemChapter19:
h4 ns ns ns ns h4




h4 AssessingtheMaleBreastsandReproductiveSystem
h4




h4 Chapter20:AssessingtheAnusandRectumChapter
ns ns ns ns h4




21:AssessingtheNewborn
Chapter22:AssessingtheChildandAdolescent
h4 ns ns ns ns




Chapter23AssessingthePregnantWomanChapter
h4 h4 h4 h4




h4 24:AssessingtheOlderAdult

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1. TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)established aglobalstrategycalled “HealthforAll.”The ns ns ns h4




goalforthisstrategyis:
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1. Allindividualstoget thesamehealthcarethroughout their lifespans.
ns h4 ns ns h4 ns




2. Thegovernment tosupplymoneytocareforallthepeopleintheworld.
ns h 4 ns




3. Resourcesforhealthcaretobeevenlydistributedandaccessible.
4. Health-careproviderscanneverdenypatients healthcare. ns h4




2. Healthassessmentisafoundationalandprioritynursingskill.Thisessentialskillrequires
ns ns




hregistered nurses(RNs)to:
4 ns h4




1. Diagnoseandtreatpatients.
2. Identifynormaland abnormal findings. ns h4




3. Referpatientswithabnormalfindings.
4. Counselpatientswithpsychosocialneeds. ns




3. You are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. There is a police
h4 h4 h4 h4 h4 h4 h4 h4 h4 h4 h4 h4 h4 h4 h4 h4




h4
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presenceoutsidehisdoorbecausethepatientisaknowndrugdealerinthecommunity. You know h4 h4




thatnurses must treat all patientsaspersons.Thisis called:
h4 h4 ns ns h4 h
4 ns




1. Caring.
2. Holisticprocess.
3. Person-centered care(PCC). ns




4. Standardsofcare.



4. Thescience-basedframeworkupdatedevery10yearsbytheU.S.DepartmentofHealthand
ns ns ns ns ns




Human Servicesthat has setnationalgoals and objectivesforhealthpromotionanddisease
h4 ns ns ns ns h4 h4




prevention is:
h4 ns




1. HealthyPeople.
2. HealthyPeople2020.
3. U.S.PreventiveTask Force. ns ns




4. WorldHealthOrganization. ns




5. A 38-year-oldmalehasa familyhistoryofcoloncancer.Hisfatherdied ofcoloncanceratage
ns ns ns h4 ns h4




48.Thedoctorrecommended thatthispatienthaveacolonoscopythisyear.Thisisanexample of: ns ns ns ns h 4




1. Primaryhealthprevention. h4

, 2. Secondaryhealthprevention.
3. Tertiaryhealthprevention.




6. Apatientin the hospitalputson hiscalllightandtellsthe personansweringthat he“thinksheis
ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns h4




running a feverand hasstomach discomfort.” Youaretheregisterednursein charge.Whatshould
h4 ns ns h4 h4 h4 ns h4 h4




youdo?
h4




1. Askthemedical assistant togotothepatient’sroom andassesshiscomplaints. ns h4 ns ns h4




2. Gochecktosee if thepatient hasanorderforTylenolforafever.
h4 ns ns h4 ns




3. Pagetheresident oncall immediatelytoassessthepatient. ns h4 h4 ns




4. Gotothepatient’sroomandassessforfeverandthe epigastricdiscomfort.
h4 ns h4 ns h4




7. You areleadinganinterdisciplinaryteamconferencetodiscusshowtoprovidebettercarefora
ns ns h4 ns h4




challengingpatientwhohasbehavioralproblems.Thereareseveralareasthatneedtobeproblem
h4 h4




h solved andnewideasformulatedtocreate an improvedplan ofcare.Whatcognitiveskillsareyou
4 ns ns ns h4 h4




h using?
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1. Criticalthinking
2. Clinicaldecisionmaking ns




3. Intuitivethinking ns




4. Clinicalreasoning



8. Bestpracticeassessment techniquesandinstrumentshavebeenvalidatedby: h4 ns ns h4




1. AmericanNursesAssociation. ns ns




2. CodeofEthicsforNursesWithInterpretiveStatements. h4 h4




3. Researchandevidence-basedpractice. ns




4. PatientProtectionandAffordableCareAct.
ns ns




9. Healthandillnessaredeterminedbymanyfactors. Whatarethedeterminantsofhealth h4 h4 h4




identifiedbytheCentersforDiseaseControland Prevention(CDC)?Selectallthatapply. h 4 ns




1. Geneticsandbiology ns




2. Genderandoccupation
3. Individualbehavior
4. Socialenvironment
5. Physicalenvironment ns




6. Healthservices ns

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