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, HealthnAssessmentnfornNursingnPracticen6thnEditionnWilsonnTestnBankn-nISBN:n9780323377768



TablenofnContents

UnitnI.nFoundationsnfornHealthnAssessment

1. IntroductionntonHealthnAssessment

2. InterviewingnPatientsntonObtainnanHealthnHistory

3. TechniquesnandnEquipmentnfornPhysicalnAssessment

4. GeneralnInspectionnandnMeasurementnofnVitalnSigns

5. Ethnic,nCultural,nandnSpiritualnConsiderations

6. PainnAssessment

7. MentalnHealthnandnAbusivenBehaviornAssessment

8. NutritionalnAssessment




UnitnII.nHealthnAssessmentnofnthenAdult

9. Skin,nHair,nandnNails

10. Head,nEyes,nEars,nNose,nandnThroat

11. LungsnandnRespiratorynSystem

12. HeartnandnPeripheralnVascularnSystem

13. AbdomennandnGastrointestinalnSystem

,14. MusculoskeletalnSystem

15. NeurologicnSystem

16. BreastsnandnAxillae

17. ReproductivenSystemnandnthenPerineum




UnitnIII.nHealthnAssessmentnAcrossnthenLifenSpan

18. DevelopmentalnAssessmentnThroughoutnthenLifenSpan

19. AssessmentnofnthenInfant,nChild,nandnAdolescent

20. AssessmentnofnthenPregnantnPatient

21. AssessmentnofnthenOldernAdult




UnitnIV.nSynthesisnandnApplicationnofnHealthnAssessment

22. ConductingnanHead-to-ToenExamination

23. DocumentingnthenHead-to-ToenHealthnAssessment

24. AdaptingnHealthnAssessmentntonannIllnPatient

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MULTIPLEnCHOICE

1. Anpatientncomesntonthenemergencyndepartmentnandntellsnthentriagennursenthatnhenisn“havingnanh
eartnattack.”nWhatnisnthennurse’sntopnprioritynatnthisntime?
a. Determinenthenpatient’snpersonalndatanandninsurancencoverage.
b. Asknthenpatientntontakenanseatninnthenwaitingnroomnuntilnhisnnamenisncalled.
c. Requestnthatnannursencollectndatanfornancomprehensivenhistory.
d. Asknannursentonstartnanfocusednassessmentnofnthisnpatientnnow.
ANS:n D
Thennursenneedsntonbeginnannassessmentnasnsoonnasnpossiblenthatnisnfocusednonnthisnpatient’sncard
iovascularnsystem.nThentypenofnhealthnassessmentnperformednbynthennursenisnalsondrivennbynpatie
ntnneed.nPersonalndatanandninsuranceninformationnwillnbenobtained,nbutninnthisnsituation,nthesenda
tancannwaitnuntilnafternthenpatientnisnassessed.nBasednalsononnMaslow’snhierarchynofnneeds,nphysi
ologicnneedsntakenprecedence.nRathernthannaskingnthenpatientntonwait,nthennursenneedsntonbeginnd
atancollection,nsuchnasnvitalnsigns,nimmediatelyntondeterminenthenpatient’snhealthnstatus.nComplic
ationsncannbenpreventednifnannimmediatenassessmentnisnmadentonanalyzenthenpatient’snsymptoms.
nAncomprehensivenhistorynisnnotnindicatedninnthisnsituationnatnthisntime.nSomensubjectivendatanwil

lnbencollected,nsuchnasnallergiesnandnmedicalnhistorynrelatedntoncardiovascularndisease.nEyes,near
s,nornancompletenmusculoskeletalnornmentalnhealthnassessmentnisnnotnanprioritynatnthisntime.

DIF: CognitivenLevel:nApply REF:nBoxn1-
3n|np.n3nTOP:n NursingnProcess:nAssessment
MSC:n NCLEXnPatientnNeeds:nSafenandnEffectivenCarenEnvironment:nManagementnofnCare:nEstablishin
gnPriorities

2. Whichnsituationnillustratesnanscreeningnassessment?
a. Anpatientnvisitsnannobstetricnclinicnfornthenfirstntimenandnthennursenconductsnand
etailednhistorynandnphysicalnexamination.
b. Anhospitalnsponsorsnanhealthnfairnatnanlocalnmallnandnprovidesncholesterolnandnbloodnp
ressurenchecksntonmallnpatrons.
c. Thennurseninnannurgentncarencenternchecksnthenvitalnsignsnofnanpatientnwhonis
complainingnofnlegnpain.
d. Anpatientnnewlyndiagnosednwithndiabetesnmellitusncomesntontestnhisnfastingnbloodng
lucosenlevel.
ANS:n B