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by Janice M Thompson, Chapter 1 - 24
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter 01
X# X#Understanding Health Assessment
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Chapter 02
X# X#Interviewing the Patient for the Health History
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Chapter 03
X# X#Taking the Health History
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Chapter 04
X# X#Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements
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Chapter 05
X# X#Assessment Techniques
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Chapter 06
X# General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs
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Chapter 07
X# Assessing Pain
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Chapter 08
X# Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
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Chapter 09
X# Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
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Chapter 10
X# X#Assessing the Ears
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Chapter 11
X# X#Assessing the Eyes
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Chapter 12
X# X#Assessing the Respiratory System
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Chapter 13
X# X#Assessing the Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 14
X# Assessing the Abdomen
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Chapter 15
X# X#Assessing the Peripheral Vascular System and Regional Lymphatic System
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Chapter 16
X# X#Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 17
X# X#Assessing the Neurological System
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Chapter 18
X# X#Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System
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Chapter 19
X# X#Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
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Chapter 20
X# X#Assessing the Anus and Rectum
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Chapter 21
X# Assessing the Newborn
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Chapter 22
X# X#Assessing the Child and Adolescent
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Chapter 23
X# X#Assessing the Pregnant Woman
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Chapter 24
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3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and accessible.
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4. Health-care providers can never deny patients health care.
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ey to care for all the people in the world.
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nly distributed and accessible to everyone.
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care providers can deny patients health care.
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3. Refer patients with abnormal findings.
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4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs.
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al findings is an essential role of the RN.
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presence outside his door because the patient is a known drug dealer in the community. You kn
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ow that nurses must treat all patients as persons. This is called:
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4. World Health Organization.
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1. This is incorrect. Healthy People is the general title for the nation’s federal initiative.
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2. This is correct. Healthy People 2020 specifically identifies science-
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based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, coun
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seling services, and preventive medications.
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4. This is incorrect. The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of t
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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
X# X#
Chapter 01
X# X#Understanding Health Assessment
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Chapter 02
X# X#Interviewing the Patient for the Health History
X# X# X# X# X# X# 11
Chapter 03
X# X#Taking the Health History
X# X# X# 40
Chapter 04
X# X#Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements
X# X# X# X# 61
Chapter 05
X# X#Assessment Techniques
X# 88
Chapter 06
X# General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs
X# X# X# X# X# X# 99
Chapter 07
X# Assessing Pain
X# X# 128
Chapter 08
X# Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
X# X# X# X# X# X# 149
Chapter 09
X# Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
X# X# X# X# X# X# X# 188
Chapter 10
X# X#Assessing the Ears
X# X# 229
Chapter 11
X# X#Assessing the Eyes
X# X# 250
Chapter 12
X# X#Assessing the Respiratory System
X# X# X# 281
Chapter 13
X# X#Assessing the Cardiovascular System
X# X# X# 308
Chapter 14
X# Assessing the Abdomen
X# X# X# 335
Chapter 15
X# X#Assessing the Peripheral Vascular System and Regional Lymphatic System
X# X# X# X# X# X# X# X# 363
Chapter 16
X# X#Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
X# X# X# 391
Chapter 17
X# X#Assessing the Neurological System
X# X# X# 417
Chapter 18
X# X#Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System
X# X# X# X# X# X# X# 451
Chapter 19
X# X#Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
X# X# X# X# X# X# 477
Chapter 20
X# X#Assessing the Anus and Rectum
X# X# X# X# 501
Chapter 21
X# Assessing the Newborn
X# X# X# 517
Chapter 22
X# X#Assessing the Child and Adolescent
X# X# X# X# 555
Chapter 23
X# X#Assessing the Pregnant Woman
X# X# X# 583
Chapter 24
X# Assessing the Older Adult
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Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment
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1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called “Health for All.”
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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.
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4. Health-care providers can never deny patients health care.
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ANS: 3 X#
Page: 1 X#
Feedback
1. This is incorrect. “Health for All” does not mean that all individuals get the sa
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me health care throughout their life spans.
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2. This is incorrect. “Health for All” does not mean the government will supply mon
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ey to care for all the people in the world.
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3. This is correct. “Health for All” means that resources for health care are eve
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nly distributed and accessible to everyone.
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4. This is incorrect. “Health for All” does not mean that health-
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care providers can deny patients health care.
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2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This essential skill requires
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gistered nurses (RNs) to:
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2. Identify normal and abnormal findings.
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3. Refer patients with abnormal findings.
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4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs.
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presence outside his door because the patient is a known drug dealer in the community. You kn
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ow that nurses must treat all patients as persons. This is called:
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1. This is incorrect. Healthy People is the general title for the nation’s federal initiative.
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2. This is correct. Healthy People 2020 specifically identifies science-
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based, national goals and objectives with 10-
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orts to improve the health of all people in the United
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3. This is incorrect. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s goal is to use evidence
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- based medicine to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-
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based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, coun
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seling services, and preventive medications.
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4. This is incorrect. The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of t
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