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,Chapterh1:hUnderstandinghHealthhAssessment



1.hThehWorldhHealthhOrganizationh(WHO)hestablishedhahglobalhstrategyhcalledh“HealthhforhAll.”hTh
ehgoalhforhthishstrategyhis:
1. Allhindividualshtohgeththehsamehhealthhcarehthroughouththeirhlifehspans.
2. Thehgovernmenthtohsupplyhmoneyhtohcarehforhallhthehpeoplehinhthehworld.
3. Resourceshforhhealthhcarehtohbehevenlyhdistributedhandhaccessible.
4. Health-carehprovidershcanhneverhdenyhpatientshhealthhcare.



2.hHealthhassessmenthishahfoundationalhandhpriorityhnursinghskill.hThishessentialhskillhrequireshr
egisteredhnursesh(RNs)hto:
1. Diagnosehandhtreathpatients.
2. Identifyhnormalhandhabnormalhfindings.
3. Referhpatientshwithhabnormalhfindings.
4. Counselhpatientshwithhpsychosocialhneeds.



3.hYouharehassessinghahpatienthwithhfivehgunshothwoundshonhahtraumahunit.hTherehishahpolicehpresen
cehoutsidehhishdoorhbecausehthehpatientGRADESMORE.COM
hishahknownhdrughdealerhinhthehcommunity.h Youhknowhthathnu

rseshmusthtreathallhpatientshashpersons.hThishishcalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holistichprocess.
3. Person-centeredhcareh(PCC).
4. Standardshofhcare.



4.hThehscience-
basedhframeworkhupdatedheveryh10hyearshbyhthehU.S.hDepartmenthofhHealthhandhHumanhServices
hthathhashsethnationalhgoalshandhobjectiveshforhhealthhpromotionhandhdiseasehpreventionhis:

1. HealthyhPeople.
2. HealthyhPeopleh2020.
3. U.S.hPreventivehTaskhForce.
4. WorldhHealthhOrganization.



5. Ah38-year-oldhmalehhashahfamilyhhistoryhofhcolonhcancer.hHishfatherhdiedhofhcolonhcancerhathage

,48.hThehdoctorhrecommendedhthaththishpatienthhavehahcolonoscopyhthishyear.hThishishanhexampleho
f:
1. Primaryhhealthhprevention.

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2. Secondaryhhealthhprevention.
3. Tertiaryhhealthhprevention.




6.hAhpatienthinhthehhospitalhputshonhhishcallhlighthandhtellshthehpersonhansweringhthathheh“thinkshhehis
hrunninghahfeverhandhhashstomachhdiscomfort.”hYouharehthehregisteredhnursehinhcharge.hWhathshoul

dhyouhdo?
1. Askhthehmedicalhassistanthtohgohtohthehpatient’shroomhandhassesshhishcomplaints.
2. GohcheckhtohseehifhthehpatienthhashanhorderhforhTylenolhforhahfever.
3. Pagehthehresidenthonhcallhimmediatelyhtohassesshthehpatient.
4. Gohtohthehpatient’shroomhandhassesshforhfeverhandhthehepigastrichdiscomfort.



7.hYouharehleadinghanhinterdisciplinaryhteamhconferencehtohdiscusshhowhtohprovidehbetterhcarehforhah
challenginghpatienthwhohhashbehavioralhproblems.hThereharehseveralhareashthathneedhtohbehproblem
hsolvedhandhnewhideashformulatedhtohcreatehanhimprovedhplanhofhcare.hWhathcognitivehskillsharehyo

uhusing?
1. Criticalhthinking
2. Clinicalhdecisionhmaking
3. Intuitivehthinking
4. Clinicalhreasoning GRADESMORE.COM


8.hBesthpracticehassessmenthtechniqueshandhinstrumentshhavehbeenhvalidatedhby:
1. AmericanhNurseshAssociation.
2. CodehofhEthicshforhNurseshWithhInterpretivehStatements.
3. Researchhandhevidence-basedhpractice.
4. PatienthProtectionhandhAffordablehCarehAct.



9.hHealthhandhillnessharehdeterminedhbyhmanyhfactors.hWhatharehthehdeterminantshofhhealthhidentifie
dhbyhthehCentershforhDiseasehControlhandhPreventionh(CDC)?hSelecthallhthathapply.
1. Geneticshandhbiology
2. Genderhandhoccupation
3. Individualhbehavior
4. Socialhenvironment
5. Physicalhenvironment
6. Healthhservices