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Essential Health Assessment 2
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Edition Thompson Test Bank
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, Table of Contents
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Chapter f1: fUnderstanding fHealth fAssessment
Chapter f2: fInterviewing fthe fPatient ffor fthe fHealth fHistory
Chapter f3: fTaking fthe fHealth fHistory
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Chapter f4: fAssessing fNutrition fand fAnthropometric fMeasurements
Chapter f5: fAssessment fTechniques
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Chapter f6: fGeneral fSurvey fand fAssessing fVital fSigns
Chapter f7: fAssessing fPain
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Chapter f8: fAssessing fthe fSkin, fHair, fand fNails
Chapter f9: fAssessing fthe fHead, fFace, fMouth, fand fNeck
Chapter f10: fAssessing fthe fEars
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Chapter f11: fAssessing fthe fEyes
Chapter f12: fAssessing fthe fRespiratory fSystem
Chapter f13: fAssessing fthe fCardiovascular fSystem
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Chapter f14: fAssessing fthe fAbdomen
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Chapter f15: fAssessing fthe fPeripheral fVascular fSystem fand fRegional fLymphatic fSystem
Chapter f16: fAssessing fthe fMusculoskeletal fSystem
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Chapter f17: fAssessing fthe fNeurological fSystem
Chapter f18: fAssessing fthe fFemale fBreasts, fAxillae, fand fReproductive fSystem
Chapter f19: fAssessing fthe fMale fBreasts fand fReproductive fSystem
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Chapter f20: fAssessing fthe fAnus fand fRectum
Chapter f21: fAssessing fthe fNewborn
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Chapter f22: fAssessing fthe fChild fand fAdolescent
Chapter f23 fAssessing fthe fPregnant fWoman
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Chapter f24: fAssessing fthe fOlder fAdult
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,Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment
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1. The fWorld fHealth fOrganization f(WHO) festablished fa fglobal fstrategy fcalled f―Health ffor fAll.‖
fThe fgoal ffor fthis fstrategy fis:
1. All findividuals fto fget fthe fsame fhealth fcare fthroughout ftheir flife fspans.
2. The fgovernment fto fsupply fmoney fto fcare ffor fall fthe fpeople fin fthe fworld.
3. Resources ffor fhealth fcare fto fbe fevenly fdistributed fand faccessible.
4. Health-care fproviders fcan fnever fdeny fpatients fhealth fcare.
2. Health fassessment fis fa ffoundational fand fpriority fnursing fskill. fThis fessential fskill frequires
fregistered fnurses f(RNs) fto:
1. Diagnose fand ftreat fpatients.
2. Identify fnormal fand fabnormal ffindings.
3. Refer fpatients fwith fabnormal ffindings.
4. Counsel fpatients fwith fpsychosocial fneeds.
3. You fare fassessing fa fpatient fwith ffive fgunshot fwounds fon fa ftrauma funit. fThere fis fa fpolice
fpresence foutside fhis fdoor fbecause fthe fpatient fis fa fknown fdrug fdealer fin fthe fcommunity. fYou
fknow fthat fnurses fmust ftreat fall fpatients fas fpersons. fThis fis fcalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holistic fprocess.
3. Person-centered fcare f(PCC).
4. Standards fof fcare.
4. The fscience-based fframework fupdated fevery f10 fyears fby fthe fU.S. fDepartment fof fHealth fand
fHuman fServices fthat fhas fset fnational fgoals fand fobjectives ffor fhealth fpromotion fand fdisease
fprevention fis:
1. Healthy fPeople.
2. Healthy fPeople f2020.
3. U.S. fPreventive fTask fForce.
4. World fHealth fOrganization.
5. A f38-year-old fmale fhas fa ffamily fhistory fof fcolon fcancer. fHis ffather fdied fof fcolon fcancer fat fage
48. fThe fdoctor frecommended fthat fthis fpatient fhave fa fcolonoscopy fthis fyear. fThis fis fan fexample
fof:
1. Primary fhealth fprevention.
, 2. Secondary fhealth fprevention.
3. Tertiary fhealth fprevention.
6. A fpatient fin fthe fhospital fputs fon fhis fcall flight fand ftells fthe fperson fanswering fthat fhe f―thinks fhe
fis frunning fa ffever fand fhas fstomach fdiscomfort.‖ fYou fare fthe fregistered fnurse fin fcharge. fWhat
fshould fyou fdo?
1. Ask fthe fmedical fassistant fto fgo fto fthe fpatient‘s froom fand fassess fhis fcomplaints.
2. Go fcheck fto fsee fif fthe fpatient fhas fan forder ffor fTylenol ffor fa ffever.
3. Page fthe fresident fon fcall fimmediately fto fassess fthe fpatient.
4. Go fto fthe fpatient‘s froom fand fassess ffor ffever fand fthe fepigastric fdiscomfort.
7. You fare fleading fan finterdisciplinary fteam fconference fto fdiscuss fhow fto fprovide fbetter fcare ffor
fa fchallenging fpatient fwho fhas fbehavioral fproblems. fThere fare fseveral fareas fthat fneed fto fbe
fproblem fsolved fand fnew fideas fformulated fto fcreate fan fimproved fplan fof fcare. fWhat fcognitive
fskills fare fyou fusing?
1. Critical fthinking
2. Clinical fdecision fmaking
3. Intuitive fthinking
4. Clinical freasoning
8. Best fpractice fassessment ftechniques fand finstruments fhave fbeen fvalidated fby:
1. American fNurses fAssociation.
2. Code fof fEthics ffor fNurses fWith fInterpretive fStatements.
3. Research fand fevidence-based fpractice.
4. Patient fProtection fand fAffordable fCare fAct.
9. Health fand fillness fare fdetermined fby fmany ffactors. fWhat fare fthe fdeterminants fof fhealth
identified fby fthe fCenters ffor fDisease fControl fand fPrevention f(CDC)? fSelect fall fthat fapply.
1. Genetics fand fbiology
2. Gender fand foccupation
3. Individual fbehavior
4. Social fenvironment
5. Physical fenvironment
6. Health fservices
Essential Health Assessment 2
f f f
Edition Thompson Test Bank
f f f f
, Table of Contents
f f
Chapter f1: fUnderstanding fHealth fAssessment
Chapter f2: fInterviewing fthe fPatient ffor fthe fHealth fHistory
Chapter f3: fTaking fthe fHealth fHistory
f
Chapter f4: fAssessing fNutrition fand fAnthropometric fMeasurements
Chapter f5: fAssessment fTechniques
f
Chapter f6: fGeneral fSurvey fand fAssessing fVital fSigns
Chapter f7: fAssessing fPain
f
Chapter f8: fAssessing fthe fSkin, fHair, fand fNails
Chapter f9: fAssessing fthe fHead, fFace, fMouth, fand fNeck
Chapter f10: fAssessing fthe fEars
f
Chapter f11: fAssessing fthe fEyes
Chapter f12: fAssessing fthe fRespiratory fSystem
Chapter f13: fAssessing fthe fCardiovascular fSystem
f
Chapter f14: fAssessing fthe fAbdomen
f
Chapter f15: fAssessing fthe fPeripheral fVascular fSystem fand fRegional fLymphatic fSystem
Chapter f16: fAssessing fthe fMusculoskeletal fSystem
f
Chapter f17: fAssessing fthe fNeurological fSystem
Chapter f18: fAssessing fthe fFemale fBreasts, fAxillae, fand fReproductive fSystem
Chapter f19: fAssessing fthe fMale fBreasts fand fReproductive fSystem
f
Chapter f20: fAssessing fthe fAnus fand fRectum
Chapter f21: fAssessing fthe fNewborn
f
Chapter f22: fAssessing fthe fChild fand fAdolescent
Chapter f23 fAssessing fthe fPregnant fWoman
f
Chapter f24: fAssessing fthe fOlder fAdult
f
,Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment
f f f f
1. The fWorld fHealth fOrganization f(WHO) festablished fa fglobal fstrategy fcalled f―Health ffor fAll.‖
fThe fgoal ffor fthis fstrategy fis:
1. All findividuals fto fget fthe fsame fhealth fcare fthroughout ftheir flife fspans.
2. The fgovernment fto fsupply fmoney fto fcare ffor fall fthe fpeople fin fthe fworld.
3. Resources ffor fhealth fcare fto fbe fevenly fdistributed fand faccessible.
4. Health-care fproviders fcan fnever fdeny fpatients fhealth fcare.
2. Health fassessment fis fa ffoundational fand fpriority fnursing fskill. fThis fessential fskill frequires
fregistered fnurses f(RNs) fto:
1. Diagnose fand ftreat fpatients.
2. Identify fnormal fand fabnormal ffindings.
3. Refer fpatients fwith fabnormal ffindings.
4. Counsel fpatients fwith fpsychosocial fneeds.
3. You fare fassessing fa fpatient fwith ffive fgunshot fwounds fon fa ftrauma funit. fThere fis fa fpolice
fpresence foutside fhis fdoor fbecause fthe fpatient fis fa fknown fdrug fdealer fin fthe fcommunity. fYou
fknow fthat fnurses fmust ftreat fall fpatients fas fpersons. fThis fis fcalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holistic fprocess.
3. Person-centered fcare f(PCC).
4. Standards fof fcare.
4. The fscience-based fframework fupdated fevery f10 fyears fby fthe fU.S. fDepartment fof fHealth fand
fHuman fServices fthat fhas fset fnational fgoals fand fobjectives ffor fhealth fpromotion fand fdisease
fprevention fis:
1. Healthy fPeople.
2. Healthy fPeople f2020.
3. U.S. fPreventive fTask fForce.
4. World fHealth fOrganization.
5. A f38-year-old fmale fhas fa ffamily fhistory fof fcolon fcancer. fHis ffather fdied fof fcolon fcancer fat fage
48. fThe fdoctor frecommended fthat fthis fpatient fhave fa fcolonoscopy fthis fyear. fThis fis fan fexample
fof:
1. Primary fhealth fprevention.
, 2. Secondary fhealth fprevention.
3. Tertiary fhealth fprevention.
6. A fpatient fin fthe fhospital fputs fon fhis fcall flight fand ftells fthe fperson fanswering fthat fhe f―thinks fhe
fis frunning fa ffever fand fhas fstomach fdiscomfort.‖ fYou fare fthe fregistered fnurse fin fcharge. fWhat
fshould fyou fdo?
1. Ask fthe fmedical fassistant fto fgo fto fthe fpatient‘s froom fand fassess fhis fcomplaints.
2. Go fcheck fto fsee fif fthe fpatient fhas fan forder ffor fTylenol ffor fa ffever.
3. Page fthe fresident fon fcall fimmediately fto fassess fthe fpatient.
4. Go fto fthe fpatient‘s froom fand fassess ffor ffever fand fthe fepigastric fdiscomfort.
7. You fare fleading fan finterdisciplinary fteam fconference fto fdiscuss fhow fto fprovide fbetter fcare ffor
fa fchallenging fpatient fwho fhas fbehavioral fproblems. fThere fare fseveral fareas fthat fneed fto fbe
fproblem fsolved fand fnew fideas fformulated fto fcreate fan fimproved fplan fof fcare. fWhat fcognitive
fskills fare fyou fusing?
1. Critical fthinking
2. Clinical fdecision fmaking
3. Intuitive fthinking
4. Clinical freasoning
8. Best fpractice fassessment ftechniques fand finstruments fhave fbeen fvalidated fby:
1. American fNurses fAssociation.
2. Code fof fEthics ffor fNurses fWith fInterpretive fStatements.
3. Research fand fevidence-based fpractice.
4. Patient fProtection fand fAffordable fCare fAct.
9. Health fand fillness fare fdetermined fby fmany ffactors. fWhat fare fthe fdeterminants fof fhealth
identified fby fthe fCenters ffor fDisease fControl fand fPrevention f(CDC)? fSelect fall fthat fapply.
1. Genetics fand fbiology
2. Gender fand foccupation
3. Individual fbehavior
4. Social fenvironment
5. Physical fenvironment
6. Health fservices
