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,Chaptern1:nUnderstandingnHealthnAssessment


1. nThenWorldnHealthnOrganizationn(WHO)nestablishednanglobalnstrategyncalledn“HealthnfornAll.”n
Thengoalnfornthisnstrategynis:
1. Allnindividualsntongetnthensamenhealthncarenthroughoutntheirnlifenspans.
2. Thengovernmentntonsupplynmoneyntoncarenfornallnthenpeopleninnthenworld.
3. Resourcesnfornhealthncarentonbenevenlyndistributednandnaccessible.
4. Health-carenprovidersncannneverndenynpatientsnhealthncare.



2. Healthnassessmentnisnanfoundationalnandnprioritynnursingnskill.nThisnessentialnskillnrequiresnr
egisterednnursesn(RNs)nto:
1. Diagnosenandntreatnpatients.
2. Identifynnormalnandnabnormalnfindings.
3. Refernpatientsnwithnabnormalnfindings.
4. Counselnpatientsnwithnpsychosocialnneeds.



3. Younarenassessingnanpatientnwithnfivengunshotnwoundsnonnantraumanunit.nTherenisnanpolicenpr
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esencenoutsidenhisndoornbecausenthenpatient nisnanknownndrugndealerninnthencommunity.nYounkn

ownthatnnursesnmustntreatnallnpatientsnasnpersons.nThisnisncalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holisticnprocess.
3. Person-centeredncaren(PCC).
4. Standardsnofncare.



4. Thenscience-
basednframeworknupdatedneveryn10nyearsnbynthenU.S.nDepartmentnofnHealthnandnHumannServices
nthatnhasnsetnnationalngoalsnandnobjectivesnfornhealthnpromotionnandndiseasenpreventionnis:

1. HealthynPeople.
2. HealthynPeoplen2020.
3. U.S.nPreventivenTasknForce.
4. WorldnHealthnOrganization.



5. An38-year-oldnmalenhasnanfamilynhistorynofncolonncancer.nHisnfatherndiednofncolonncancernatnage

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48. Thendoctornrecommendednthatnthisnpatientnhavenancolonoscopynthisnyear.nThisnisnannexampleno
f:

1. Primarynhealthnprevention.

2. Secondarynhealthnprevention.
3. Tertiarynhealthnprevention.




6. Anpatientninnthenhospitalnputsnonnhisncallnlightnandntellsnthenpersonnansweringnthatnhen“thinksnhenis
nrunningnanfevernandnhasnstomachndiscomfort.”nYounarenthenregisterednnurseninncharge.nWhatnshoul

dnyoundo?
1. Asknthenmedicalnassistantntongontonthenpatient’snroomnandnassessnhisncomplaints.
2. GoncheckntonseenifnthenpatientnhasnannordernfornTylenolnfornanfever.
3. Pagenthenresidentnonncallnimmediatelyntonassessnthenpatient.
4. Gontonthenpatient’snroomnandnassessnfornfevernandnthenepigastricndiscomfort.



7. Younarenleadingnanninterdisciplinarynteamnconferencentondiscussnhowntonprovidenbetterncarenforna
nchallengingnpatientnwhonhasnbehavioralnproblems.nTherenarenseveralnareasnthatnneedntonbenproble

mnsolvednandnnewnideasnformulatedntoncreatenannimprovednplannofncare.nWhatncognitivenskillsnaren
younusing?
1. Criticalnthinking
2. Clinicalndecisionnmaking
3. Intuitiventhinking
4. Clinicalnreasoning



8. Bestnpracticenassessmentntechniquesnandninstrumentsnhavenbeennvalidatednby:
1. AmericannNursesnAssociation.
2. CodenofnEthicsnfornNursesnWithnInterpretivenStatements.
3. Researchnandnevidence-basednpractice.
4. PatientnProtectionnandnAffordablenCarenAct.



9. Healthnandnillnessnarendeterminednbynmanynfactors.nWhatnarenthendeterminantsnofnhealthni
dentifiednbynthenCentersnfornDiseasenControlnandnPreventionn(CDC)?nSelectnallnthatnapply.
1. Geneticsnandnbiology
2. Gendernandnoccupation
3. Individualnbehavior
4. Socialnenvironment
5. Physicalnenvironment
6. Healthnservices

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10. ThenU.S.nhealth-
carensystemnisnevolving,nandncarenisnbecomingnmorenfocusednonnwhichnofnthenfollowing?nSelectnalln
thatnapply.
1. Wellness
2. Functionalnstatus
3. Diseasenprevention
4. Healthnpromotion
5. Acutenillnessnmanagement



11. Younarenperformingnanhealthnassessmentnonnan32-year-
oldnfemalenpatientnwhonreportsn“feelingnfatiguednallnthentime.”nShenstates,n“Inhavennotnhadnanphysica
lninnovern8nyearsnbecausenIndidnnotnhavenmedicalninsurance.”nThenpatientnwillnbenhavingnanphysicalnt
oday.nWhatnwillnbenpartnofnthenhealthnassessment?nSelectnallnthatnapply.
1. Collectingndatanonnpastnhealth
2. Collectingndatanonnpresentnhealth
3. Collectingndatanonnsignificantnother’snhealth
4. Assessingnfactorsninfluencingnhealth
5. Performingnanphysicalnexamination



12. Younarenworkingnwithnanpatientnasnancopartnerninncare.nThenpatientnhasnmultiplenmedicalnprobl
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ems.nPutnthenfollowingnstepsnofnthennursing nprocessninnthencorrectnordern(1–

5).n(Enternthennumbernofneachnstepninnthenpropernsequence;ndonnotnusenpunctuationnornspaces.nExa
mple:n1234.)
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
5. Diagnosis



13. Younarenworkingnonnanmedicalnsurgicalnunitnandnarencaringnfornan24-year-
oldnpatientnwhonisn3nhoursnpost-
op.nThenpatientnseemsnconfusednandnrestlessnsincenyounassessednhernannhournago.nYounhavenangutnfee
lingnthatnsomethingnisnverynwrong.nThisnisnannexamplenofn
nthinking.




14. Thenfourntechniquesnofnhealthnassessmentnincludeninspection,npalpation,npercussion,nand
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