TEST BANK
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EssentialHealthAssessment 2nd Edition
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by Janice M Thompson, Chapter 1 - 24
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter 01 Understanding Health Assessment
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Chapter 02 Interviewing the Patient for the Health History
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Chapter 03 Taking the Health History
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Chapter 04 Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements
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Chapter 05 Assessment Techniques
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Chapter 06 General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs
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Chapter 07 Assessing Pain
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Chapter 08 Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
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Chapter 09 Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
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Chapter 10 Assessing the Ears
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Chapter 11 Assessing the Eyes
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Chapter 12 Assessing the Respiratory System
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Chapter 13 Assessing the Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 14 Assessing the Abdomen
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Chapter 15 Assessing the Peripheral Vascular System and Regional Lymphatic System
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Chapter 16 Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 17 Assessing the Neurological System
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Chapter 18 Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System 451
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Chapter 19 Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
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Chapter 20 Assessing the Anus and Rectum
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Chapter 21 Assessing the Newborn
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Chapter 22 Assessing the Child and Adolescent
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Chapter 23 Assessing the Pregnant Woman
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Chapter 24 Assessing the Older Adult
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Chapter1:UnderstandingHealthAssessment x x x x
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health forAll.‖ The goal
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for this strategy is:
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1. All individuals to get thesame health care throughout their life spans.
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2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
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3. Resourcesforhealth care to be evenly distributed andaccessible.
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4. Health-careproviders can never deny patients health care. x x x x x x x
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1. This is incorrect. ―Health for All‖doesnot mean that all individuals get thesame health
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care throughout their life spans.
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2. This isincorrect. ―Health forAll‖doesnot mean the government will supply money to care
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for all the people in the world.
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3. This is correct. ―Health for All‖ means that resources for health care are evenly
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4. This isincorrect. ―Health forAll‖doesnot mean that health-careproviders can deny
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2. Health assessmentis a foundational and priority nursing skill. Thisessential skill requires registered
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2. Identifynormal and abnormal findings. x x x x
3. Referpatientswithabnormalfindings.x x x x
4. Counselpatientswithpsychosocial needs. x x x x
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Feedback
1. This is incorrect. The role of the RN is not to diagnose and treat patients.
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2. This is correct.Assessing patients and beingableto identify normal from abnormal
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xfindings is an essential role of the RN. x x x x x x x
3. Thisisincorrect.RNsin collaborationwiththe health-careproviders dorefer
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xpatients. This is not the essential and foundational role in health assessment.
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4. This is incorrect. RNs do counsel patients, but it isnot the essential and foundational role in
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health assessment.
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3. You are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. There is a police presenceoutside
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his door becausethe patient is aknown drug dealer inthe community. You know that nurses must treat all
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patients as persons. This is called:
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1. Caring.
2. Holisticprocess. x
3. Person-centeredcare(PCC). x x
4. Standardsof care. x x
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1. This is incorrect. Caring is displaying a concern for patients.
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2. This isincorrect. The holistic caring processis arelational process; the nurse
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collaborates with the individual to pursue goals for health and well-being.
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3. Thisiscorrect.Thenew movementin healthcare is person-centered care(PCC), which
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emphasizes the intrinsic value of treating all patients as persons.
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4. Thisisincorrect.Standardsofcareidentify standardsofprofessional nursing
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4. The science-based framework updated every 10 yearsby the U.S.Department of Healthand Human
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Services that has set national goals and objectives for health promotion and disease preventionis:
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1. HealthyPeople. x
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3. U.S.PreventiveTask Force.
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1. Thisis incorrect. Healthy People is the general title for the nation’s federal initiative.
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2. This is correct. Healthy People 2020 specifically identifies science-based, national goalsand
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objectiveswith10-yeartargetsdesigned toguidenationalhealthpromotion and disease
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prevention efforts to improvethe health of all people in the United States.
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3. This isincorrect. The U.S. PreventiveServicesTask Force’s goal isto use evidence- based
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medicine to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based
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xrecommendationsaboutclinicalpreventiveservicessuchasscreenings,counseling x x x x x x x x
xservices,and preventivemedications. x x x
4. This is incorrect. The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United
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Nations working to improve the healthof the world’s people.
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EssentialHealthAssessment 2nd Edition
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by Janice M Thompson, Chapter 1 - 24
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se
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en
is
w
,Table of Contents
x x
Chapter 01 Understanding Health Assessment
x x x x 1
Chapter 02 Interviewing the Patient for the Health History
x x x x x x x x 11
Chapter 03 Taking the Health History
x x x x x 40
Chapter 04 Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements
x x x x x x 61
Chapter 05 Assessment Techniques
x x x 88
Chapter 06 General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs
x x x x x x x 99
Chapter 07 Assessing Pain
x x x 128
Chapter 08 Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
x x x x x x x 149
Chapter 09 Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
x x x x x x x x 188
Chapter 10 Assessing the Ears
x x x x 229
Chapter 11 Assessing the Eyes
x x x x 250
Chapter 12 Assessing the Respiratory System
x x x x x 281
Chapter 13 Assessing the Cardiovascular System
x x x x x 308
Chapter 14 Assessing the Abdomen
x x x x 335
Chapter 15 Assessing the Peripheral Vascular System and Regional Lymphatic System
x x x x x x x x x x 363
Chapter 16 Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
x x x x x 391
se
Chapter 17 Assessing the Neurological System
x x x x x 417
Chapter 18 Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System 451
ur
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Chapter 19 Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
x x x x x x x x 477
en
Chapter 20 Assessing the Anus and Rectum
x x x x x x 501
Chapter 21 Assessing the Newborn
x x x x 517
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Chapter 22 Assessing the Child and Adolescent
x x x x x x 555
w
Chapter 23 Assessing the Pregnant Woman
x x x x x 583
Chapter 24 Assessing the Older Adult
x x x x x 612
,x Test Bank - Essential Health Assessment, 2nd edition (Thompson, 2023)
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Chapter1:UnderstandingHealthAssessment x x x x
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health forAll.‖ The goal
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
for this strategy is:
x x x x
1. All individuals to get thesame health care throughout their life spans.
x x x x x x x x x x x
2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
3. Resourcesforhealth care to be evenly distributed andaccessible.
x x x x x x x x x
4. Health-careproviders can never deny patients health care. x x x x x x x
ANS: 3 x
Page: 1 x
Feedback
1. This is incorrect. ―Health for All‖doesnot mean that all individuals get thesame health
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
care throughout their life spans.
x x x x x
2. This isincorrect. ―Health forAll‖doesnot mean the government will supply money to care
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
for all the people in the world.
x x x x x x x
3. This is correct. ―Health for All‖ means that resources for health care are evenly
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
xdistributedandaccessibleto everyone. x x x x
4. This isincorrect. ―Health forAll‖doesnot mean that health-careproviders can deny
se
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
xpatientshealthcare. x x
ur
en
2. Health assessmentis a foundational and priority nursing skill. Thisessential skill requires registered
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nurses (RNs) to:
is
x x x
1. Diagnoseand treat patients. x x x
w
2. Identifynormal and abnormal findings. x x x x
3. Referpatientswithabnormalfindings.x x x x
4. Counselpatientswithpsychosocial needs. x x x x
ANS: 2 x
Page:5-6 x
Feedback
1. This is incorrect. The role of the RN is not to diagnose and treat patients.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
2. This is correct.Assessing patients and beingableto identify normal from abnormal
x x x x x x x x x x x x
xfindings is an essential role of the RN. x x x x x x x
3. Thisisincorrect.RNsin collaborationwiththe health-careproviders dorefer
x x x x x x x x x x x
xpatients. This is not the essential and foundational role in health assessment.
x x x x x x x x x x x
4. This is incorrect. RNs do counsel patients, but it isnot the essential and foundational role in
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
health assessment.
x x
3|Page
x x x x x
, x Test Bank - Essential Health Assessment, 2nd edition (Thompson, 2023)
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3. You are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. There is a police presenceoutside
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his door becausethe patient is aknown drug dealer inthe community. You know that nurses must treat all
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
patients as persons. This is called:
x x x x x x
1. Caring.
2. Holisticprocess. x
3. Person-centeredcare(PCC). x x
4. Standardsof care. x x
ANS: 3 x
Page: 2 x
Feedback
1. This is incorrect. Caring is displaying a concern for patients.
x x x x x x x x x
2. This isincorrect. The holistic caring processis arelational process; the nurse
x x x x x x x x x x x x
collaborates with the individual to pursue goals for health and well-being.
x x x x x x x x x x x
3. Thisiscorrect.Thenew movementin healthcare is person-centered care(PCC), which
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
emphasizes the intrinsic value of treating all patients as persons.
x x x x x x x x x x
4. Thisisincorrect.Standardsofcareidentify standardsofprofessional nursing
x x x x x x x x x x
xpractice.
se
4. The science-based framework updated every 10 yearsby the U.S.Department of Healthand Human
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Services that has set national goals and objectives for health promotion and disease preventionis:
ur
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1. HealthyPeople. x
2. HealthyPeople 2020.
en
x x
3. U.S.PreventiveTask Force.
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4. WorldHealthOrganization.
is
x x
w
ANS: 2 x
Page: 2 x
Feedback
1. Thisis incorrect. Healthy People is the general title for the nation’s federal initiative.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
2. This is correct. Healthy People 2020 specifically identifies science-based, national goalsand
x x x x x x x x x x x
objectiveswith10-yeartargetsdesigned toguidenationalhealthpromotion and disease
x x x x x x x x x x x x
prevention efforts to improvethe health of all people in the United States.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
3. This isincorrect. The U.S. PreventiveServicesTask Force’s goal isto use evidence- based
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
medicine to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based
x x x x x x x x x x x
xrecommendationsaboutclinicalpreventiveservicessuchasscreenings,counseling x x x x x x x x
xservices,and preventivemedications. x x x
4. This is incorrect. The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Nations working to improve the healthof the world’s people.
x x x x x x x x x x
4|Page
x x x x x
