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EDITION JANICE THOMPSON CHAPTERS 1 TO 24 EXAM
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Essential Health Assessment, 2nd
Edition
Janice M. Thompson
Complete Exam Questions, Verified Answers &
Comprehensive Study Resource
Table of Contents
UNIT I – FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Chapter 1 – Understanding Health Assessment
Chapter 2 – Interviewing the Patient for the Health History
Chapter 3 – Taking the Health History
Chapter 4 – Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements
Chapter 5 – Assessment Techniques
Chapter 6 – General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs
Chapter 7 – Assessing Pain
UNIT II – PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT OF BODY SYSTEMS
Chapter 8 – Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
Chapter 9 – Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
Chapter 10 – Assessing the Ears
Chapter 11 – Assessing the Eyes
Chapter 12 – Assessing the Respiratory System
Chapter 13 – Assessing the Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 14 – Assessing the Abdomen
Chapter 15 – Assessing the Peripheral Vascular and Regional Lymphatic
Systems
Chapter 16 – Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 17 – Assessing the Neurological System
UNIT III – SPECIAL POPULATIONS & SPECIALIZED
ASSESSMENTS
Chapter 18 – Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive
System
Chapter 19 – Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
Chapter 20 – Assessing the Anus and Rectum
Chapter 21 – Assessing the Newborn
Chapter 22 – Assessing the Child and Adolescent
Chapter 23 – Assessing the Pregnant Woman
Chapter 24 – Assessing the Older Adult
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Chapter 1 – Understanding Health Assessment
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a
global strategy called “Health for All.” The goal for this
strategy is:
1. All individuals to get the same health care throughout their life
spans.
2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in
the world.
3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and
accessible.
4. Health-care providers can never deny patients health care.
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1. This is incorrect. “Health for All” does not mean that all
individuals get the same health care throughout their
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life spans.
2. This is incorrect. “Health for All” does not mean the
government will supply money to care for all the people
in the world.
3. This is correct. “Health for All” means that resources for
health care are evenly distributed and accessible to
everyone.
4. This is incorrect. “Health for All” does not mean that
health-care providers can deny patients health care.
2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing
skill. This essential skill requires registered nurses (RNs) to:
1. Diagnose and treat patients.
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings.
3. Refer patients with abnormal findings.
4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs.
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1. This is incorrect. The role of the RN is not to diagnose
and treat patients.
2. This is correct. Assessing patients and being able to
identify normal from abnormal
findings is an essential role of the RN.
3. This is incorrect. RNs in collaboration with the health-
care providers do refer
patients. This is not the essential and foundational role in
health assessment.
4. This is incorrect. RNs do counsel patients, but it is not the
essential and foundational role in health assessment.
EDITION JANICE THOMPSON CHAPTERS 1 TO 24 EXAM
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026\2027
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TEST BANK
Essential Health Assessment, 2nd
Edition
Janice M. Thompson
Complete Exam Questions, Verified Answers &
Comprehensive Study Resource
Table of Contents
UNIT I – FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Chapter 1 – Understanding Health Assessment
Chapter 2 – Interviewing the Patient for the Health History
Chapter 3 – Taking the Health History
Chapter 4 – Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements
Chapter 5 – Assessment Techniques
Chapter 6 – General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs
Chapter 7 – Assessing Pain
UNIT II – PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT OF BODY SYSTEMS
Chapter 8 – Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
Chapter 9 – Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
Chapter 10 – Assessing the Ears
Chapter 11 – Assessing the Eyes
Chapter 12 – Assessing the Respiratory System
Chapter 13 – Assessing the Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 14 – Assessing the Abdomen
Chapter 15 – Assessing the Peripheral Vascular and Regional Lymphatic
Systems
Chapter 16 – Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 17 – Assessing the Neurological System
UNIT III – SPECIAL POPULATIONS & SPECIALIZED
ASSESSMENTS
Chapter 18 – Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive
System
Chapter 19 – Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
Chapter 20 – Assessing the Anus and Rectum
Chapter 21 – Assessing the Newborn
Chapter 22 – Assessing the Child and Adolescent
Chapter 23 – Assessing the Pregnant Woman
Chapter 24 – Assessing the Older Adult
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Chapter 1 – Understanding Health Assessment
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a
global strategy called “Health for All.” The goal for this
strategy is:
1. All individuals to get the same health care throughout their life
spans.
2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in
the world.
3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and
accessible.
4. Health-care providers can never deny patients health care.
CORRECT ANSWER : 3
Page: 1
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1. This is incorrect. “Health for All” does not mean that all
individuals get the same health care throughout their
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life spans.
2. This is incorrect. “Health for All” does not mean the
government will supply money to care for all the people
in the world.
3. This is correct. “Health for All” means that resources for
health care are evenly distributed and accessible to
everyone.
4. This is incorrect. “Health for All” does not mean that
health-care providers can deny patients health care.
2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing
skill. This essential skill requires registered nurses (RNs) to:
1. Diagnose and treat patients.
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings.
3. Refer patients with abnormal findings.
4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs.
CORRECT ANSWER : 2
Page: 5-6
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Feedback
1. This is incorrect. The role of the RN is not to diagnose
and treat patients.
2. This is correct. Assessing patients and being able to
identify normal from abnormal
findings is an essential role of the RN.
3. This is incorrect. RNs in collaboration with the health-
care providers do refer
patients. This is not the essential and foundational role in
health assessment.
4. This is incorrect. RNs do counsel patients, but it is not the
essential and foundational role in health assessment.
