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1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health for
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All.‖The goal for this strategy is:
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1. All individuals to get the same health care throughout their life spans.
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2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
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3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and accessible. ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
4. Health-care providers can never deny hospital patients health care. ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This essential skill
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requiresregistered medical caretakers (RNs) to:
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1. Diagnose and treat hospital patients. ff ff ff ff
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings. f ff ff ff
3. Refer hospital patients with abnormal findings. f f ff ff ff ff
4. Counsel hospital patients with psychosocial needs. ff ff ff ff ff
3. You are assessing a hospital patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. There
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thecommunity. Youknow that medical caretakers must treat all hospital patients as
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persons. This is called:
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1. Caring.
2. Holistic process. f
3. Person-centered care (PCC). ff ff
4. Standards of care. ff ff
4. The science-based framework updated every 10 years by the U.S. Department of
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Health andHuman Services that has set national goals and objectives for health promotion
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and disease prevention is:
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1. Healthy People. ff
2. Healthy People 2020. ff ff
3. U.S. Preventive Task Force. f f ff f f
4. World Health Organization. f f f f
5. A 38-year-old male has a family history of colon cancer. His father died of colon cancer at age
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48. The doctor recommended that this hospital patient have a colonoscopy this year. This is
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2. Secondary health prevention. ff f f
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6. A hospital patient in the clinic puts on his call light and tells the person answering that
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he―thinks heis running a fever and has stomach discomfort.‖ You are the registered medical
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caretaker in charge. What should you do?
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1. Ask the medical assistant to go to the hospital patient‘s room and assess his complaints.
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2. Go check to see if the hospital patient has an order for Tylenol for a fever.
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3. Page the resident on call immediately to assess the hospital patient.
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4. Go to the hospital patient‘s room and assess for fever and the epigastric discomfort.
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7. You are leading an interdisciplinary team conference to discuss how to provide better care
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for a challenging hospital patient who has behavioral problems. There are several areas that
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need to be problem solved and new ideas formulated to create an improved plan of care. What
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cognitiveskills are you using?
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1. Critical thinking ff
2. Clinical decision making ff ff
3. Intuitive thinking ff
4. Clinical reasoning ff
8. Best practice assessment techniques and instruments have been validated by:
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1. American Medical caretakers Association. ff ff ff
2. Code of Ethics for Medical caretakers With Interpretive Statements.
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3. Research and evidence-based practice. ff f f ff
4. Hospital patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. ff ff ff ff ff ff
9. Health and illness are determined by many factors. What are the determinants of
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healthidentified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? Select all that
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apply.
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1. Genetics and biology ff ff
2. Gender and occupation ff ff
3. Individual behavior f f
4. Social environment f f
5. Physical environment ff
6. Health services ff
10. The U.S. health-care system is evolving, and care is becoming more focused on which of the
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following? Select all that apply.
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1. Wellness
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4. Health promotion ff
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11. You are performing a health assessment on a 32-year-old female hospital patient who
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reports―feelingfatigued all the time.‖ She states, ―I have not had a physical in over 8 years
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because I didnot have medical insurance.‖ The hospital patient will be having a physical
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today. What will be part of the health assessment? Select all that apply.
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1. Collecting data on past health ff ff ff ff
2. Collecting data on present health ff ff ff ff
3. Collecting data on significant other‘s health ff ff ff ff ff
4. Assessing factors influencing health ff ff ff
5. Performing a physical examination ff ff ff
12. You are working with a hospital patient as a copartner in care. The hospital patient has
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multiplemedical problems. Put the following f steps of the nursing process in the correct order ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
(1–5). (Enter the number of each step in the proper sequence; do not use punctuation or spaces.
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Example: 1234.)
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1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
5. Diagnosis
13. You are working on a medical surgical unit and are caring for a 24-year-old hospital
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patient who is 3 hours post-op. The hospital patient seems confused and restless since you
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assessed her an hour ago. You have a gut feeling that something is very wrong. This is an
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example of
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thinking.
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14. The four techniques of health assessment include inspection, palpation, percussion, and
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Answers
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health for
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All.‖The goal for this strategy is:
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1. All individuals to get the same health care throughout their life spans.
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2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
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3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and accessible. ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
4. Health-care providers can never deny hospital patients health care. ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
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Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment ff ff f f f f
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health for
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
All.‖The goal for this strategy is:
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1. All individuals to get the same health care throughout their life spans.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and accessible. ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
4. Health-care providers can never deny hospital patients health care. ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This essential skill
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
requiresregistered medical caretakers (RNs) to:
ff f ff ff ff ff
1. Diagnose and treat hospital patients. ff ff ff ff
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings. f ff ff ff
3. Refer hospital patients with abnormal findings. f f ff ff ff ff
4. Counsel hospital patients with psychosocial needs. ff ff ff ff ff
3. You are assessing a hospital patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. There
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
is a police presence outside his door GRADESMORE.COM
ff ff ff because the hospital patient is a known drug dealer in
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
thecommunity. Youknow that medical caretakers must treat all hospital patients as
ff f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
persons. This is called:
ff ff ff ff
1. Caring.
2. Holistic process. f
3. Person-centered care (PCC). ff ff
4. Standards of care. ff ff
4. The science-based framework updated every 10 years by the U.S. Department of
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff f f ff ff
Health andHuman Services that has set national goals and objectives for health promotion
ff ff f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
and disease prevention is:
ff ff ff ff
1. Healthy People. ff
2. Healthy People 2020. ff ff
3. U.S. Preventive Task Force. f f ff f f
4. World Health Organization. f f f f
5. A 38-year-old male has a family history of colon cancer. His father died of colon cancer at age
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
48. The doctor recommended that this hospital patient have a colonoscopy this year. This is
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
anexampleof:
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1. Primary health prevention. ff ff
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2. Secondary health prevention. ff f f
3. Tertiary health prevention. ff ff
6. A hospital patient in the clinic puts on his call light and tells the person answering that
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he―thinks heis running a fever and has stomach discomfort.‖ You are the registered medical
ff f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
caretaker in charge. What should you do?
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
1. Ask the medical assistant to go to the hospital patient‘s room and assess his complaints.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
2. Go check to see if the hospital patient has an order for Tylenol for a fever.
ff ff ff ff f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
3. Page the resident on call immediately to assess the hospital patient.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
4. Go to the hospital patient‘s room and assess for fever and the epigastric discomfort.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
7. You are leading an interdisciplinary team conference to discuss how to provide better care
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
for a challenging hospital patient who has behavioral problems. There are several areas that
ff f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
need to be problem solved and new ideas formulated to create an improved plan of care. What
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
cognitiveskills are you using?
ff f ff ff ff
1. Critical thinking ff
2. Clinical decision making ff ff
3. Intuitive thinking ff
4. Clinical reasoning ff
8. Best practice assessment techniques and instruments have been validated by:
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
1. American Medical caretakers Association. ff ff ff
2. Code of Ethics for Medical caretakers With Interpretive Statements.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
3. Research and evidence-based practice. ff f f ff
4. Hospital patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. ff ff ff ff ff ff
9. Health and illness are determined by many factors. What are the determinants of
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
healthidentified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? Select all that
ff f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
apply.
ff
1. Genetics and biology ff ff
2. Gender and occupation ff ff
3. Individual behavior f f
4. Social environment f f
5. Physical environment ff
6. Health services ff
10. The U.S. health-care system is evolving, and care is becoming more focused on which of the
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
following? Select all that apply.
ff ff ff ff ff
1. Wellness
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2. Functional status ff
3. Disease prevention ff
4. Health promotion ff
5. Acute illness management ff ff
11. You are performing a health assessment on a 32-year-old female hospital patient who
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
reports―feelingfatigued all the time.‖ She states, ―I have not had a physical in over 8 years
ff f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
because I didnot have medical insurance.‖ The hospital patient will be having a physical
ff ff ff f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
today. What will be part of the health assessment? Select all that apply.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
1. Collecting data on past health ff ff ff ff
2. Collecting data on present health ff ff ff ff
3. Collecting data on significant other‘s health ff ff ff ff ff
4. Assessing factors influencing health ff ff ff
5. Performing a physical examination ff ff ff
12. You are working with a hospital patient as a copartner in care. The hospital patient has
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff GRADESMORE.COM
multiplemedical problems. Put the following f steps of the nursing process in the correct order ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
(1–5). (Enter the number of each step in the proper sequence; do not use punctuation or spaces.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
Example: 1234.)
ff ff
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
5. Diagnosis
13. You are working on a medical surgical unit and are caring for a 24-year-old hospital
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
patient who is 3 hours post-op. The hospital patient seems confused and restless since you
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
assessed her an hour ago. You have a gut feeling that something is very wrong. This is an
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
example of
ff ff ff ff
thinking.
ff
14. The four techniques of health assessment include inspection, palpation, percussion, and
ff ff ff ff ff f f ff f f f f ff
ff .
Answers
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health for
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
All.‖The goal for this strategy is:
ff f ff ff ff ff ff
1. All individuals to get the same health care throughout their life spans.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and accessible. ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
4. Health-care providers can never deny hospital patients health care. ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
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