Essential Health Assessment
1st Edition by Janice M. Thompson
chapters 1-24
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,rrrrrrr TABLE OF CONTENT
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rrrrrrr 1.rUnderstandingrHealthrAssessmentr
rrrrrrr 2.rInterviewingrtherPatientrforrtherHealthrHistoryr
rrrrrrr 3.rTakingrtherHealthrHistoryr
rrrrrrr 4.rAssessingrNutritionr&rAnthropometricrMeasurementsr
rrrrrrr 5.rAssessmentrTechniquesr
rrrrrrr 6.rGeneralrSurveyrandrAssessingrVitalrSignsr
rrrrrrr 7.rAssessingrPainr
rrrrrrr 8.rAssessingrSkin,rHair,randrNailsr
rrrrrrr 9.rAssessingrtherHead,rFace,rMouth,randrNeckr
rrrrrr 10.rAssessingrtherEarsr
rrrrrr 11.rAssessingrtherEyesr
rrrrrr 12.rAssessingrtherRespiratoryrSystemr
rrrrrr 13.rAssessingrtherCardiovascularrSystemr
rrrrrr 14.rAssessingrtherAbdomenr
rrrrrr 15.rAssessingrtherPeripheralrVascularrSystemrandrRegionalrLymphaticrSystemsr
rrrrrr 16.rAssessingrtherMusculoskeletalrSystemr
rrrrrr 17.rAssessingrtherNeurologicalrSystemr
rrrrrr 18.rAssessingrtherFemalerBreasts,rAxillaerandrReproductiverSystemr
rrrrrr 19.rAssessingrtherMalerBreastsrandrReproductiverSystemr
rrrrrrr 20.rAssessingrtherAnusrandrRectumr
rrrrrrr 21.rAssessingrtherNewbornr
rrrrrrr 22.rAssessingrtherChildrandrAdolescentr
rrrrrrr 23.rAssessingrtherPregnantrWomanr
rrrrrrr 24.rAssessingrtherOlderrAdult
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,Chapterr1:rUnderstandingrHealthrAssessment
1.rTherWorldrHealthrOrganizationr(WHO)restablishedrarglobalrstrategyrcalledr“HealthrforrAll.”rTherg
oalrforrthisrstrategyris:
1. Allrindividualsrtorgetrthersamerhealthrcarerthroughoutrtheirrliferspans.
2. Thergovernmentrtorsupplyrmoneyrtorcarerforrallrtherpeoplerinrtherworld.
3. Resourcesrforrhealthrcarertorberevenlyrdistributedrandraccessible.
4. Health-carerprovidersrcanrneverrdenyrpatientsrhealthrcare.
2.rHealthrassessmentrisrarfoundationalrandrpriorityrnursingrskill.rThisressentialrskillrrequiresrre
gisteredrnursesr(RNs)rto:
1. Diagnoserandrtreatrpatients.
2. Identifyrnormalrandrabnormalrfindings.
3. Referrpatientsrwithrabnormalrfindings.
4. Counselrpatientsrwithrpsychosocialrneeds.
3.rYourarerassessingrarpatientrwithrfivergunshotrwoundsronrartraumarunit.rThererisrarpolicerpresen
ceroutsiderhisrdoorrbecausertherpatientGRADESMORE.COM
risrarknownrdrugrdealerrinrthercommunity.r Yourknowrthatrnu
rsesrmustrtreatrallrpatientsrasrpersons.rThisrisrcalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holisticrprocess.
3. Person-centeredrcarer(PCC).
4. Standardsrofrcare.
4.rTherscience-
basedrframeworkrupdatedreveryr10ryearsrbyrtherU.S.rDepartmentrofrHealthrandrHumanrServices
rthatrhasrsetrnationalrgoalsrandrobjectivesrforrhealthrpromotionrandrdiseaserpreventionris:
1. HealthyrPeople.
2. HealthyrPeopler2020.
3. U.S.rPreventiverTaskrForce.
4. WorldrHealthrOrganization.
5. Ar38-year-oldrmalerhasrarfamilyrhistoryrofrcolonrcancer.rHisrfatherrdiedrofrcolonrcancerratrage
, 48.rTherdoctorrrecommendedrthatrthisrpatientrhaverarcolonoscopyrthisryear.rThisrisranrexamplero
f:
1. Primaryrhealthrprevention.