EDITION BY JANE W. BALL |JOYCE E.DAINS (AUTHOR)LATEST
UPDATE.(ALL CHAPTERS COVERED 1-26)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 01: THE HISTORY AND INTERVIEWING PROCESS .................................. 4
CHAPTER 02: CULTURAL COMPETENCY ............................................................. 17
CHAPTER 03: EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT ............................ 28
CHAPTER 04: CLINICAL REASONING................................................................... 43
CHAPTER 05: DOCUMENTATION ....................................................................... 51
CHAPTER 06: VITAL SIGNS AND PAIN ASSESSMENT ........................................... 62
CHAPTER 07: MENTAL STATUS .......................................................................... 69
CHAPTER 08: GROWTH, MEASUREMENT, AND NUTRITION ............................... 83
CHAPTER 09: SKIN, HAIR, AND NAILS .............................................................. 103
CHAPTER 10: LYMPHATIC SYSTEM................................................................... 128
CHAPTER 11: HEAD AND NECK ........................................................................ 139
CHAPTER 12: EYES ........................................................................................... 149
CHAPTER 13: EARS, NOSE, AND THROAT ......................................................... 163
CHAPTER 14: CHEST AND LUNGS ..................................................................... 174
CHAPTER 15: HEART ........................................................................................ 182
CHAPTER 16: BLOOD VESSELS ......................................................................... 192
CHAPTER 17: BREASTS AND AXILLAE ............................................................... 203
CHAPTER 18: ABDOMEN ................................................................................. 211
CHAPTER 19: FEMALE GENITALIA .................................................................... 223
CHAPTER 20: MALE GENITALIA........................................................................ 237
CHAPTER 21: ANUS, RECTUM, AND PROSTATE ................................................ 251
CHAPTER 22: MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM ...................................................... 264
CHAPTER 23: NEUROLOGIC SYSTEM ................................................................ 280
CHAPTER 24: SPORTS PARTICIPATION EVALUATION........................................ 302
CHAPTER 25: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER ........................................................ 309
CHAPTER 26: EMERGENCY OR LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS....................... 332
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, CHAPTER 01: THE HISTORY AND INTERVIEWING PROCESS
BALL: SEIDEL’S GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, 9TH EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHICH QUESTION WOULD BE CONSIDERED A “LEADING QUESTION?”
A. “WHAT DO YOU THINK IS CAUSING YOUR HEADACHES?”
B. “YOU DON’T GET HEADACHES OFTEN, DO YOU?”
C. “ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE SEVERITY OF YOUR HEADACHES?”
D. “AT WHAT TIME OF THE DAY ARE YOUR HEADACHES THE MOST SEVERE?”
CORRECT ANSWER>> B
STATING TO THE PATIENT THAT HE OR SHE DOES NOT GET HEADACHES WOULD LIMIT THE
INFORMATION IN THE PATIENT’S ANSWER. ASKING THE PATIENT WHAT HE OR SHE THINKS IS CAUSING
THE HEADACHES IS AN OPEN-ENDED QUESTION. ASKING THE PATIENT HOW HE OR SHE WOULD RATE
THE SEVERITY OF THE HEADACHES AND ASKING WHAT TIME OF THE DAY THE HEADACHES ARE THE
MOST SEVERE ARE DIRECT QUESTIONS.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLYING (APPLICATION)
OBJ: NURSING PROCESS—ASSESSMENT MSC: PHYSIOLOGIC INTEGRITY: PHYSIOLOGIC
ADAPTATION
2. WHEN ARE OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS GENERALLY MOST USEFUL?
A. DURING SENSITIVE AREA PART OF THE INTERVIEW
B. AFTER SEVERAL CLOSED-ENDED QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED
C. WHILE DESIGNING THE GENOGRAM
D. DURING THE REVIEW OF SYSTEMS
B.C M