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Essential Health Assessment 1st Edition Test Bank by Janice Thompson. 560+ pages with 24 chapters of NCLEX-style questions, answers, rationales, and image-based assessments.Nursing test bank, health assessment exam, NCLEX study guide, nursing school essentials, Thompson test bank, nursing instructor resource, RN assessment prep, nursing exam questions, fundamentals of nursing, nursing textbook companion

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,Chapterh1:hUnderstandinghHealthhAssessment


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



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



3. Youharehassessinghahpatienthwithhfivehgunshothwoundshonhahtraumahunit.hTherehishahpolicehpr
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esencehoutsidehhishdoorhbecausehthehpatient hishahknownhdrughdealerhinhthehcommunity.hYouhkn

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



4. Thehscience-
basedhframeworkhupdatedheveryh10hyearshbyhthehU.S.hDepartmenthofhHealthhandhHumanhServices
hthathhashsethnationalhgoalshandhobjectiveshforhhealthhpromotionhandhdiseasehpreventionhis:

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



5. Ah38-year-oldhmalehhashahfamilyhhistoryhofhcolonhcancer.hHishfatherhdiedhofhcolonhcancerhathage

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48. Thehdoctorhrecommendedhthaththishpatienthhavehahcolonoscopyhthishyear.hThishishanhexampleho
f:

1. Primaryhhealthhprevention.

2. Secondaryhhealthhprevention.
3. Tertiaryhhealthhprevention.




6. Ahpatienthinhthehhospitalhputshonhhishcallhlighthandhtellshthehpersonhansweringhthathheh“thinkshhehis
hrunninghahfeverhandhhashstomachhdiscomfort.”hYouharehthehregisteredhnursehinhcharge.hWhathshoul

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



7. Youharehleadinghanhinterdisciplinaryhteamhconferencehtohdiscusshhowhtohprovidehbetterhcarehforha
hchallenginghpatienthwhohhashbehavioralhproblems.hThereharehseveralhareashthathneedhtohbehproble

mhsolvedhandhnewhideashformulatedhtohcreatehanhimprovedhplanhofhcare.hWhathcognitivehskillshareh
youhusing?
1. Criticalhthinking
2. Clinicalhdecisionhmaking
3. Intuitivehthinking
4. Clinicalhreasoning



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



9. Healthhandhillnessharehdeterminedhbyhmanyhfactors.hWhatharehthehdeterminantshofhhealthhi
dentifiedhbyhthehCentershforhDiseasehControlhandhPreventionh(CDC)?hSelecthallhthathapply.
1. Geneticshandhbiology
2. Genderhandhoccupation
3. Individualhbehavior
4. Socialhenvironment
5. Physicalhenvironment
6. Healthhservices

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10. ThehU.S.hhealth-
carehsystemhishevolving,handhcarehishbecominghmorehfocusedhonhwhichhofhthehfollowing?hSelecthallh
thathapply.
1. Wellness
2. Functionalhstatus
3. Diseasehprevention
4. Healthhpromotion
5. Acutehillnesshmanagement



11. Youharehperforminghahhealthhassessmenthonhah32-year-
oldhfemalehpatienthwhohreportsh“feelinghfatiguedhallhthehtime.”hShehstates,h“Ihhavehnothhadhahphysica
lhinhoverh8hyearshbecausehIhdidhnothhavehmedicalhinsurance.”hThehpatienthwillhbehhavinghahphysicalht
oday.hWhathwillhbehparthofhthehhealthhassessment?hSelecthallhthathapply.
1. Collectinghdatahonhpasthhealth
2. Collectinghdatahonhpresenthhealth
3. Collectinghdatahonhsignificanthother’shhealth
4. Assessinghfactorshinfluencinghhealth
5. Performinghahphysicalhexamination



12. Youharehworkinghwithhahpatienthashahcopartnerhinhcare.hThehpatienthhashmultiplehmedicalhprobl
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ems.hPuththehfollowinghstepshofhthehnursing hprocesshinhthehcorrecthorderh(1–

5).h(Enterhthehnumberhofheachhstephinhthehproperhsequence;hdohnothusehpunctuationhorhspaces.hExa
mple:h1234.)
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
5. Diagnosis



13. Youharehworkinghonhahmedicalhsurgicalhunithandharehcaringhforhah24-year-
oldhpatienthwhohish3hhourshpost-
op.hThehpatienthseemshconfusedhandhrestlesshsincehyouhassessedhherhanhhourhago.hYouhhavehahguthfee
linghthathsomethinghishveryhwrong.hThishishanhexamplehofh
hthinking.




14. Thehfourhtechniqueshofhhealthhassessmenthincludehinspection,hpalpation,hpercussion,hand
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