Test Bank For Health Assessment for Nursing Practice 6th Edition By Susan F. Wilson 2

, HealthbAssessmentbforbNursingbPracticeb6thbEditionbWilsonbTestbBankb-bISBN:b9780323377768



TablebofbContents

UnitbI.bFoundationsbforbHealthbAssessment

1. IntroductionbtobHealthbAssessment

2. InterviewingbPatientsbtobObtainbabHealthbHistory

3. TechniquesbandbEquipmentbforbPhysicalbAssessment

4. GeneralbInspectionbandbMeasurementbofbVitalbSigns

5. Ethnic,bCultural,bandbSpiritualbConsiderations

6. PainbAssessment

7. MentalbHealthbandbAbusivebBehaviorbAssessment

8. NutritionalbAssessment




UnitbII.bHealthbAssessmentbofbthebAdult

9. Skin,bHair,bandbNails

10. Head,bEyes,bEars,bNose,bandbThroat

11. LungsbandbRespiratorybSystem

12. HeartbandbPeripheralbVascularbSystem

13. AbdomenbandbGastrointestinalbSystem

,14. MusculoskeletalbSystem

15. NeurologicbSystem

16. BreastsbandbAxillae

17. ReproductivebSystembandbthebPerineum




UnitbIII.bHealthbAssessmentbAcrossbthebLifebSpan

18. DevelopmentalbAssessmentbThroughoutbthebLifebSpan

19. AssessmentbofbthebInfant,bChild,bandbAdolescent

20. AssessmentbofbthebPregnantbPatient

21. AssessmentbofbthebOlderbAdult




UnitbIV.bSynthesisbandbApplicationbofbHealthbAssessment

22. ConductingbabHead-to-ToebExamination

23. DocumentingbthebHead-to-ToebHealthbAssessment

24. AdaptingbHealthbAssessmentbtobanbIllbPatient

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MULTIPLEbCHOICE

1. Abpatientbcomesbtobthebemergencybdepartmentbandbtellsbthebtriagebnursebthatbhebisb“havingbabh
eartbattack.”bWhatbisbthebnurse’sbtopbprioritybatbthisbtime?
a. Determinebthebpatient’sbpersonalbdatabandbinsurancebcoverage.
b. Askbthebpatientbtobtakebabseatbinbthebwaitingbroombuntilbhisbnamebisbcalled.
c. Requestbthatbabnursebcollectbdatabforbabcomprehensivebhistory.
d. Askbabnursebtobstartbabfocusedbassessmentbofbthisbpatientbnow.
ANS:b D
Thebnursebneedsbtobbeginbanbassessmentbasbsoonbasbpossiblebthatbisbfocusedbonbthisbpatient’sbcard
iovascularbsystem.bThebtypebofbhealthbassessmentbperformedbbybthebnursebisbalsobdrivenbbybpatie
ntbneed.bPersonalbdatabandbinsurancebinformationbwillbbebobtained,bbutbinbthisbsituation,bthesebda
tabcanbwaitbuntilbafterbthebpatientbisbassessed.bBasedbalsobonbMaslow’sbhierarchybofbneeds,bphysi
ologicbneedsbtakebprecedence.bRatherbthanbaskingbthebpatientbtobwait,bthebnursebneedsbtobbeginbd
atabcollection,bsuchbasbvitalbsigns,bimmediatelybtobdeterminebthebpatient’sbhealthbstatus.bComplic
ationsbcanbbebpreventedbifbanbimmediatebassessmentbisbmadebtobanalyzebthebpatient’sbsymptoms.b
Abcomprehensivebhistorybisbnotbindicatedbinbthisbsituationbatbthisbtime.bSomebsubjectivebdatabwill
bbebcollected,bsuchbas ballergiesbandbmedical bhistorybrelatedbtobcardiovascularbdisease.bEyes,bears,

borbabcompletebmusculoskeletalborbmentalbhealthbassessmentbisbnotbabprioritybatbthisbtime.




DIF: CognitivebLevel:bApply REF:bBoxb1-
3b|bp.b3bTOP:b NursingbProcess:bAssessment
MSC:b NCLEXbPatientbNeeds:bSafebandbEffectivebCarebEnvironment:bManagementbofbCare:bEstablishin
gbPriorities

2. Whichbsituationbillustratesbabscreeningbassessment?
a. Abpatientbvisitsbanbobstetricbclinicbforbthebfirstbtimebandbthebnursebconductsbabd
etailedbhistorybandbphysicalbexamination.
b. Abhospitalbsponsorsbabhealthbfairbatbablocalbmallbandbprovidesbcholesterolbandbbloodbp
ressurebchecksbtobmallbpatrons.
c. Thebnursebinbanburgentbcarebcenterbchecksbthebvitalbsignsbofbabpatientbwhobis
complainingbofblegbpain.
d. Abpatientbnewlybdiagnosedbwithbdiabetesbmellitusbcomesbtobtestbhisbfastingbbloodb
glucoseblevel.
ANS:b B