100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached 4.6 TrustPilot
logo-home
Exam (elaborations)

Test Bank For Essential Health Assessment 1st Edition By Janice M Thompson 9780803627888 Chapter 1-24 Complete Guide.pdf

Rating
-
Sold
-
Pages
500
Grade
A+
Uploaded on
19-01-2026
Written in
2025/2026

Test Bank For Essential Health Assessment 1st Edition By Janice M Thompson 9780803627888 Chapter 1-24 Complete G

Institution
Emergency Medical
Course
Emergency Medical











Whoops! We can’t load your doc right now. Try again or contact support.

Written for

Institution
Emergency Medical
Course
Emergency Medical

Document information

Uploaded on
January 19, 2026
Number of pages
500
Written in
2025/2026
Type
Exam (elaborations)
Contains
Questions & answers

Subjects

Content preview

TESTBANK
e




EssentialHealthAssessment
e e




Janice M Thompson
e e




1stEdition
e

,TableofContents
e e




Chapter01UnderstandingHealthAssessment ______________________________________________________ 1
e e e e




Chapter02InterviewingthePatientfortheHealthHistory _____________________________________________ 11
e e e e e e e e




Chapter03TakingtheHealthHistory ____________________________________________________________ 40
e e e e e




Chapter04AssessingNutritionandAnthropometricMeasurements _____________________________________ 61
e e e e e e




Chapter05AssessmentTechniques _____________________________________________________________ 88
e e e




Chapter06GeneralSurveyandAssessingVitalSigns ________________________________________________ 99
e e e e e e e




Chapter07AssessingPain ___________________________________________________________________ 128
e e e




Chapter08AssessingtheSkin,Hair,andNails ____________________________________________________ 149
e e e e e e e




Chapter09AssessingtheHead,Face,Mouth,andNeck ______________________________________________ 188
e e e e e e e e




Chapter10AssessingtheEars ________________________________________________________________ 229
e e e e




Chapter11AssessingtheEyes ________________________________________________________________ 250
e e e e




Chapter12AssessingtheRespiratorySystem _____________________________________________________ 281
e e e e e




Chapter13AssessingtheCardiovascularSystem __________________________________________________ 308
e e e e e




Chapter14AssessingtheAbdomen ____________________________________________________________ 335
e e e e




Chapter15AssessingthePeripheralVascularSystemandRegionalLymphaticSystem ______________________ 363
e e e e e e e e e e




Chapter16AssessingtheMusculoskeletalSystem _________________________________________________ 391
e e e e e




Chapter17AssessingtheNeurologicalSystem____________________________________________________ 417
e e e e e




Chapter18AssessingtheFemaleBreasts,Axillae,andReproductiveSystem ______________________________ 451
e e e e e e e e e




Chapter19AssessingtheMaleBreastsandReproductiveSystem ______________________________________ 477
e e e e e e e e




Chapter20AssessingtheAnusandRectum ______________________________________________________ 501
e e e e e e




Chapter21AssessingtheNewborn ____________________________________________________________ 517
e e e e




Chapter22AssessingtheChildandAdolescent ___________________________________________________ 555
e e e e e e




Chapter23AssessingthePregnantWoman ______________________________________________________ 583
e e e e e




Chapter24AssessingtheOlderAdult ___________________________________________________________ 612
e e e e e

, Test Bank - Essential Health Assessment,1st edition(Thompson, 2018)
e e e e e e e e e e




Chapter1:UnderstandingHealth Assessment e e e e




1. TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)establishedaglobalstrategycalled“HealthforAll.” The
e e e e e e e e e e e e e




goal for this strategy is:
e e e e e




1. Allindividualstogetthesamehealthcarethroughouttheirlifespans.
e e e e e e e e e e e




2. Thegovernmenttosupplymoneytocareforallthepeopleintheworld.
e e e e e e e e e e e e e




3. Resourcesforhealthcaretobeevenlydistributedandaccessible. e e e e e e e e e




4. Health-careproviderscanneverdenypatientshealthcare. e e e e e e e




2. Healthassessmentisafoundationalandprioritynursingskill.Thisessentialskillrequires
e e e e e e e e e e e e




registered nurses (RNs) to:
e e e e




1. Diagnoseandtreatpatients. e e e




2. Identifynormal and abnormalfindings. e e e e




3. Refer patientswith abnormal findings. e e e e




4. Counselpatients with psychosocial needs. e e e e




3. You are assessing apatient with five gunshot wounds on atrauma unit. There is a police presence
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e




outsidehisdoorbecausethepatientisaknowndrugdealerinthecommunity.Youknow that nurses must
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e




treat all patients as persons. This is called:
e e e e e e e e




1. Caring.
2. Holisticprocess. e




3. Person-centeredcare(PCC). e e




4. Standardsofcare. e e




4. Thescience-basedframeworkupdatedevery10yearsbytheU.S.DepartmentofHealthand
e e e e e e e e e e e e e




Human Services that has set national goals and objectives for health promotion and disease
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e




preventionis:
e e




1. HealthyPeople. e




2. HealthyPeople2020. e e




3. U.S.PreventiveTaskForce. e e e




4. WorldHealthOrganization. e e




5. A38-year-oldmalehasafamilyhistoryofcoloncancer.Hisfatherdiedofcoloncanceratage
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e




48.Thedoctorrecommendedthatthispatienthaveacolonoscopythisyear.Thisisanexampleof:
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e




1. Primaryhealthprevention. e e




1 | P a ge
e e e e e

, Test Bank - Essential Health Assessment,1st edition(Thompson, 2018)
e e e e e e e e e e




2. Secondaryhealthprevention. e e




3. Tertiaryhealthprevention. e e




6. Apatient in thehospital puts onhis call light and tells theperson answering that he “thinks he is running a
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e




fever and has stomach discomfort.” You are the registered nurse in charge. What should you do?
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e




1. Askthemedicalassistanttogotothepatient’sroomandassesshiscomplaints.
e e e e e e e e e e e e e




2. GochecktoseeifthepatienthasanorderforTylenolforafever.
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e




3. Pagetheresidentoncallimmediatelytoassessthepatient.
e e e e e e e e e




4. Gotothepatient’sroomandassessforfeverandtheepigastricdiscomfort.
e e e e e e e e e e e e




7. You are leading an interdisciplinary team conference to discuss how to provide better care for a
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e




challenging patient who has behavioral problems. There are several areas that need to be problem solved
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e




andnewideas formulated to createanimproved planof care. What cognitive skills areyou using?
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e




1. Criticalthinking e




2. Clinicaldecision making e e




3. Intuitivethinking e




4. Clinicalreasoning e




8. Bestpracticeassessmenttechniquesandinstrumentshavebeenvalidatedby:
e e e e e e e e e




1. AmericanNursesAssociation. e e




2. CodeofEthicsforNursesWithInterpretiveStatements.
e e e e e e e




3. Researchandevidence-based practice. e e e




4. PatientProtection andAffordableCare Act. e e e e e




9. Healthandillnessaredeterminedbymanyfactors.Whatarethedeterminantsofhealthidentified by the
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e




Centers for DiseaseControl andPrevention (CDC)? Select all that apply.
e e e e e e e e e e e




1. Geneticsandbiology e e




2. Genderandoccupation e e




3. Individualbehavior e




4. Socialenvironment e




5. Physicalenvironment e




6. Healthservices e




2 | P a ge
e e e e e

Get to know the seller

Seller avatar
Reputation scores are based on the amount of documents a seller has sold for a fee and the reviews they have received for those documents. There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The better the reputation, the more your can rely on the quality of the sellers work.
WISEMORRIS001 NURSING
View profile
Follow You need to be logged in order to follow users or courses
Sold
12
Member since
5 months
Number of followers
2
Documents
538
Last sold
2 weeks ago
FAVOURITES PLUG FOR ALL COURSES

On this page, you find all documents, package deals, and flashcards offered by seller WISEMORRIS

5.0

1 reviews

5
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0

Recently viewed by you

Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Frequently asked questions