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Essential Health Assessment 2nd Edition
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by Janice M Thompson, Chapter 1 - 24
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter y01 yUnderstanding yHealth yAssessment 1
Chapter y02 yInterviewing ythe yPatient yfor ythe yHealth yHistory 11
Chapter y03 yTaking ythe yHealth yHistory 40
Chapter y04 yAssessing yNutrition yand yAnthropometric yMeasurements 61
Chapter y05 yAssessment yTechniques 88
Chapter y06 yGeneral ySurvey yand yAssessing yVital ySigns 99
Chapter y07 yAssessing yPain 128
Chapter y08 yAssessing ythe ySkin, yHair, yand yNails 149
Chapter y09 yAssessing ythe yHead, yFace, yMouth, yand yNeck 188
Chapter y10 yAssessing ythe yEars 229
Chapter y11 yAssessing ythe yEyes 250
Chapter y12 yAssessing ythe yRespiratory ySystem 281
Chapter y13 yAssessing ythe yCardiovascular ySystem 308
Chapter y14 yAssessing ythe yAbdomen 335
Chapter y15 yAssessing ythe yPeripheral yVascular ySystem yand yRegional yLymphatic ySystem 363
Chapter y16 yAssessing ythe yMusculoskeletal ySystem 391
Chapter y17 yAssessing ythe yNeurological ySystem 417
Chapter y18 yAssessing ythe yFemale yBreasts, yAxillae, yand yReproductive ySystem 451
Chapter y19 yAssessing ythe yMale yBreasts yand yReproductive ySystem 477
Chapter y20 yAssessing ythe yAnus yand yRectum 501
Chapter y21 yAssessing ythe yNewborn 517
Chapter y22 yAssessing ythe yChild yand yAdolescent 555
Chapter y23 yAssessing ythe yPregnant yWoman 583
Chapter y24 yAssessing ythe yOlder yAdult 612
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Chapter y1: yUnderstanding yHealth yAssessment
1. yThe yWorld yHealth yOrganization y(WHO) yestablished ya yglobal ystrategy ycalled y“Health yfor yAll.” y The
ygoal yfor ythis ystrategy yis:
1. All yindividuals yto yget ythe ysame yhealth ycare ythroughout ytheir ylife yspans.
2. The ygovernment yto ysupply ymoney yto ycare yfor yall ythe ypeople yin ythe yworld.
3. Resources yfor yhealth ycare yto ybe yevenly ydistributed yand yaccessible.
4. Health-care yproviders ycan ynever ydeny ypatients yhealth ycare.
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1. This yis yincorrect. y“Health yfor yAll” ydoes ynot ymean ythat yall yindividuals yget ythe ysame
y health ycare ythroughout ytheir ylife yspans.
2. This yis yincorrect. y“Health yfor yAll” ydoes ynot ymean ythe ygovernment ywill ysupply ymoney y to
ycare yfor yall ythe ypeople yin ythe yworld.
3. This yis ycorrect. y“Health yfor yAll” ymeans ythat yresources yfor yhealth ycare yare yevenly
y distributed yand yaccessible yto yeveryone.
4. This yis yincorrect. y“Health yfor yAll” ydoes ynot ymean ythat yhealth-care yproviders ycan ydeny
y patients yhealth ycare.
2. yHealth yassessment yis ya yfoundational yand ypriority ynursing yskill. yThis yessential yskill yrequires y registered
ynurses y(RNs) yto:
1. Diagnose yand ytreat ypatients.
2. Identify ynormal yand yabnormal yfindings.
3. Refer ypatients ywith yabnormal yfindings.
4. Counsel ypatients ywith ypsychosocial yneeds.
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1. This yis yincorrect. yThe yrole yof ythe yRN yis ynot yto ydiagnose yand ytreat ypatients.
2. This yis ycorrect. yAssessing ypatients yand ybeing yable yto yidentify ynormal yfrom yabnormal
y findings yis yan yessential yrole yof ythe yRN.
3. This yis yincorrect. yRNs yin ycollaboration ywith ythe yhealth-care yproviders ydo yrefer
y patients. yThis yis ynot ythe yessential yand yfoundational yrole yin yhealth yassessment.
4. This yis yincorrect. yRNs ydo ycounsel ypatients, ybut yit yis ynot ythe yessential yand yfoundational
y role yin yhealth yassessment.
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3. yYou yare yassessing ya ypatient ywith yfive ygunshot ywounds yon ya ytrauma yunit. yThere yis ya ypolice
y presence youtside yhis ydoor ybecause ythe ypatient yis ya yknown ydrug ydealer yin ythe ycommunity. yYou yknow
y that ynurses ymust ytreat yall ypatients yas ypersons. yThis yis ycalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holistic yprocess.
3. Person-centered ycare y(PCC).
4. Standards yof ycare.
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1. This yis yincorrect. yCaring yis ydisplaying ya yconcern yfor ypatients.
2. This yis yincorrect. yThe yholistic ycaring yprocess yis ya yrelational yprocess; ythe ynurse
y collaborates ywith ythe yindividual yto ypursue ygoals yfor yhealth yand ywell-being.
3. This yis ycorrect. yThe ynew ymovement yin yhealth ycare yis yperson-centered ycare y(PCC),
y which yemphasizes ythe yintrinsic yvalue yof ytreating yall ypatients yas ypersons.
4. This yis yincorrect. yStandards yof ycare yidentify ystandards yof yprofessional ynursing
y practice.
4. yThe yscience-based yframework yupdated yevery y10 yyears yby ythe yU.S. yDepartment yof yHealth yand
y Human yServices ythat yhas yset ynational ygoals yand yobjectives yfor yhealth ypromotion yand ydisease
y prevention yis:
1. Healthy yPeople.
2. Healthy yPeople y2020.
3. U.S. yPreventive yTask yForce.
4. World yHealth yOrganization.
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1. This yis yincorrect. yHealthy yPeople yis ythe ygeneral ytitle yfor ythe ynation’s yfederal yinitiative.
2. This yis ycorrect. yHealthy yPeople y2020 yspecifically yidentifies yscience-based, ynational y goals
yand yobjectives ywith y10-year ytargets ydesigned yto yguide ynational yhealth ypromotion y and
ydisease yprevention yefforts yto yimprove ythe yhealth yof yall ypeople yin ythe yUnited y y y States.
3. This yis yincorrect. yThe yU.S. yPreventive yServices yTask yForce’s ygoal yis yto yuse yevidence-
y based ymedicine yto yimprove ythe yhealth yof yall yAmericans yby ymaking yevidence-based
y recommendations yabout yclinical ypreventive yservices ysuch yas yscreenings, ycounseling
y services, yand ypreventive ymedications.
4. This yis yincorrect. yThe yWorld yHealth yOrganization yis ya yspecialized yagency yof ythe
y United yNations yworking yto yimprove ythe yhealth yof ythe yworld’s ypeople.
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