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ASSESSMENT 3RD EDITION BY JANICE M
THOMPSON, CHAPTER 1 – 24
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 01 understanding health assessm ent
chapter 02 interviewing the patient for the health history
chapter 03 taking the health history
chapter 04 assessing nutrition and anthropometric measurements
chapter 05 assessment techniques
chapter 06 general survey and assessing vital signs
chapter 07 assessing pain
chapter 08 assessing the skin, hair, and nails
chapter 09 assessing the head, face, mouth, and neck
chapter 10 assessing the ears
chapter 11 assessing the eyes
chapter 12 assessing the respiratory system
chapter 13 assessing the cardiovascular system
chapter 14 assessing the abdomen
chapter 15 assessing the peripheral vascular system and regional lymphatic system
chapter 16 assessing the musculoskeletal system
chapter 17 assessing the neurological system
chapter 18 assessing the female breasts, axillae, and reproductive system
chapter 19 assessing the male breasts and reproductive system
chapter 20 assessing the anus and rectum
chapter 21 assessing the newborn
chapter 22 assessing the childand adolescent
chapter 23 assessing the pregnant woman
chapter 24 assessing the older adult
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chapter 1: understanding health assessment
1. the world health organization (who) established a global strategy called —health for all.‖
the goal for this strategy is:
1. all individuals to get the same health care throughout their life spans.
2. the government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
3. resourcesfor health care to be evenly distributed and accessible.
4. health-care providers can never deny patients health care.
ans: 3
page: 1
feedback
1. this is incorrect.—health for all‖ does not mean that all individuals get the
same
health care throughouttheirlife spans.
2. this is incorrect.—health for all‖ does not mean the government will supply money
to
care for all the people in the world.
3. this is correct. —health for all‖ means that resourcesfor health care are
evenly distributed and accessible to everyone.
4. this is incorrect.—health for all‖ does not mean that health-care providers can
deny patients health care.
2. health assessment is a foundational andpriority nursing skill.this essential skill
requires registered nurses (rns) to:
1. diagnose andtreat patients.
2. identify normal and abnormal findings.
3. refer patients with abnormalfindings.
4. counselpatients with psychosocial needs.
ans: 2
page: 5-6
feedback
1. this is incorrect. the role of the rn is not to diagnose and treat patients.
2. this is correct. assessing patients and being able to identify normalfrom
abnormal
findings is an essential role of the rn.
3. this is incorrect. rns in collaboration with the health-care providers do refer
patients.this is not the essential andfoundational role in health assessment.
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4. this is incorrect. rns do counsel patients, but it is not the essential and
foundational role in health assessment.
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3. you are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. there is a police
presence outside his door because the patient is a known drug dealer in the community.
you know that nurses must treat all patients as persons. this is called:
1. caring.
2. holisticprocess.
3. person-centered care (pcc).
4. standards of care.
ans: 3
page: 2
feedback
1. this isincorrect. caring is displaying a concern forpatients.
2. this is incorrect. the holisticcaring process is a relational process; the
nurse collaborates with the individual to pursue goals for health and
well-being.
3. this is correct. the newmovement in health care is person-centered care
(pcc),
which emphasizes the intrinsicvalue of treating all patients aspersons.
4. this is incorrect. standards of care identify standards of professional nursing
practice.
4. the science-based framework updated every 10 years by the u.s. department of
health and human services that has set national goals and objectives for health
promotion and disease prevention is:
1. healthy people.
2. healthy people 2020.
3. u.s. preventive task force.
4. world health organization.
ans: 2
page: 2
feedback
1. this is incorrect. healthy people is the general title for the nation’s federal initiative.
2. this is correct. healthy people 2020 specifically identifies science-based, national
goals and objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide nationalhealth
promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of all people
in the united states.
TEST BANK FOR ESSENTIAL HEALTH
ASSESSMENT 3RD EDITION BY JANICE M
THOMPSON, CHAPTER 1 – 24
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test bank - essenti a l hea l th a ssessment, 3 rd edi ti o n (tho mpso n , 2026)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 01 understanding health assessm ent
chapter 02 interviewing the patient for the health history
chapter 03 taking the health history
chapter 04 assessing nutrition and anthropometric measurements
chapter 05 assessment techniques
chapter 06 general survey and assessing vital signs
chapter 07 assessing pain
chapter 08 assessing the skin, hair, and nails
chapter 09 assessing the head, face, mouth, and neck
chapter 10 assessing the ears
chapter 11 assessing the eyes
chapter 12 assessing the respiratory system
chapter 13 assessing the cardiovascular system
chapter 14 assessing the abdomen
chapter 15 assessing the peripheral vascular system and regional lymphatic system
chapter 16 assessing the musculoskeletal system
chapter 17 assessing the neurological system
chapter 18 assessing the female breasts, axillae, and reproductive system
chapter 19 assessing the male breasts and reproductive system
chapter 20 assessing the anus and rectum
chapter 21 assessing the newborn
chapter 22 assessing the childand adolescent
chapter 23 assessing the pregnant woman
chapter 24 assessing the older adult
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test bank - essential health assessment, 3rd edition (thompson, 2026)
chapter 1: understanding health assessment
1. the world health organization (who) established a global strategy called —health for all.‖
the goal for this strategy is:
1. all individuals to get the same health care throughout their life spans.
2. the government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
3. resourcesfor health care to be evenly distributed and accessible.
4. health-care providers can never deny patients health care.
ans: 3
page: 1
feedback
1. this is incorrect.—health for all‖ does not mean that all individuals get the
same
health care throughouttheirlife spans.
2. this is incorrect.—health for all‖ does not mean the government will supply money
to
care for all the people in the world.
3. this is correct. —health for all‖ means that resourcesfor health care are
evenly distributed and accessible to everyone.
4. this is incorrect.—health for all‖ does not mean that health-care providers can
deny patients health care.
2. health assessment is a foundational andpriority nursing skill.this essential skill
requires registered nurses (rns) to:
1. diagnose andtreat patients.
2. identify normal and abnormal findings.
3. refer patients with abnormalfindings.
4. counselpatients with psychosocial needs.
ans: 2
page: 5-6
feedback
1. this is incorrect. the role of the rn is not to diagnose and treat patients.
2. this is correct. assessing patients and being able to identify normalfrom
abnormal
findings is an essential role of the rn.
3. this is incorrect. rns in collaboration with the health-care providers do refer
patients.this is not the essential andfoundational role in health assessment.
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4. this is incorrect. rns do counsel patients, but it is not the essential and
foundational role in health assessment.
test bank - essential health assessment, 3rd edition (thompson, 2026)
3. you are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. there is a police
presence outside his door because the patient is a known drug dealer in the community.
you know that nurses must treat all patients as persons. this is called:
1. caring.
2. holisticprocess.
3. person-centered care (pcc).
4. standards of care.
ans: 3
page: 2
feedback
1. this isincorrect. caring is displaying a concern forpatients.
2. this is incorrect. the holisticcaring process is a relational process; the
nurse collaborates with the individual to pursue goals for health and
well-being.
3. this is correct. the newmovement in health care is person-centered care
(pcc),
which emphasizes the intrinsicvalue of treating all patients aspersons.
4. this is incorrect. standards of care identify standards of professional nursing
practice.
4. the science-based framework updated every 10 years by the u.s. department of
health and human services that has set national goals and objectives for health
promotion and disease prevention is:
1. healthy people.
2. healthy people 2020.
3. u.s. preventive task force.
4. world health organization.
ans: 2
page: 2
feedback
1. this is incorrect. healthy people is the general title for the nation’s federal initiative.
2. this is correct. healthy people 2020 specifically identifies science-based, national
goals and objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide nationalhealth
promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of all people
in the united states.
