, Tablen/ofn/Contents
Chaptern/1:n/Understandingn/Healthn/Assessment
Chaptern/2:n/Interviewingn/then/Patientn/forn/then/Healthn/Histor
yn/Chaptern/3:n/Takingn/then/Healthn/History
Chaptern/4:n/Assessingn/Nutritionn/andn/Anthropometricn/Measurementsn/C
haptern/5:n/Assessmentn/Techniques
Chaptern/6:n/Generaln/Surveyn/andn/Assessingn/Vitaln/Signsn/C
haptern/7:n/Assessingn/Pain
Chaptern/8:n/Assessingn/then/Skin,n/Hair,n/andn/Nails
Chaptern/9:n/Assessingn/then/Head,n/Face,n/Mouth,n/andn/Neckn/
Chaptern/10:n/Assessingn/then/Ears
Chaptern/11:n/Assessingn/then/Eyes
Chaptern/12:n/Assessingn/then/Respiratoryn/Systemn/
Chaptern/13:n/Assessingn/then/Cardiovascularn/Syste
mn/Chaptern/14:n/Assessingn/then/Abdomen
Chaptern/15:n/Assessingn/then/Peripheraln/Vascularn/Systemn/andn/Regionaln/Lymphaticn/Syste
mn/Chaptern/16:n/Assessingn/then/Musculoskeletaln/System
Chaptern/17:n/Assessingn/then/Neurologicaln/System
Chaptern/18:n/Assessingn/then/Femalen/Breasts,n/Axillae,n/andn/Reproductiven/Systemn/C
haptern/19:n/Assessingn/then/Malen/Breastsn/andn/Reproductiven/System
Chaptern/20:n/Assessingn/then/Anusn/andn/Rectumn/Ch
aptern/21:n/Assessingn/then/Newborn
Chaptern/22:n/Assessingn/then/Childn/andn/Adolescentn
/Chaptern/23n/Assessingn/then/Pregnantn/Womann/Ch
aptern/24:n/Assessingn/then/Oldern/Adult
,Chaptern/1:n/Understandingn/Healthn/Assessment
1. Then/Worldn/Healthn/Organizationn/(WHO)n/establishedn/an/globaln/strategyn/calledn/―Healthn/forn/
All.‖n/Then/goaln/forn/thisn/strategyn/is:
1. Alln/individualsn/ton/getn/then/samen/healthn/caren/throughoutn/theirn/lifen/spans.
2. Then/governmentn/ton/supplyn/moneyn/ton/caren/forn/alln/then/peoplen/inn/then/world.
3. Resourcesn/forn/healthn/caren/ton/ben/evenlyn/distributedn/andn/accessible.
4. Health-caren/providersn/cann/nevern/denyn/patientsn/healthn/care.
2. Healthn/assessmentn/isn/an/foundationaln/andn/priorityn/nursingn/skill.n/Thisn/essentialn/skilln/re
quiresn/registeredn/nursesn/(RNs)n/to:
1. Diagnosen/andn/treatn/patients.
2. Identifyn/normaln/andn/abnormaln/findings.
3. Refern/patientsn/withn/abnormaln/findings.
4. Counseln/patientsn/withn/psychosocialn/needs.
3. Youn/aren/assessingn/an/patientn/withn/fiven/gunshotn/woundsn/onn/an/trauman/unit.n/Theren/isn/
an/policen/presencen/outsiden/hisn/doorn/becausen/then/patientn/isn/an/knownn/drugn/dealern/inn/then/c
ommunity.n/Youn/known/thatn/nursesn/mustn/treatn/alln/patientsn/asn/persons.n/Thisn/isn/called:
1. Caring.
2. Holisticn/process.
3. Person-centeredn/caren/(PCC).
4. Standardsn/ofn/care.
4. Then/science-
basedn/frameworkn/updatedn/everyn/10n/yearsn/byn/then/U.S.n/Departmentn/ofn/Healthn/andn/Humann/
Servicesn/thatn/hasn/setn/nationaln/goalsn/andn/objectivesn/forn/healthn/promotionn/andn/diseasen/pre
ventionn/is:
1. Healthyn/People.
2. Healthyn/Peoplen/2020.
3. U.S.n/Preventiven/Taskn/Force.
4. Worldn/Healthn/Organization.
5. An/38-year-oldn/malen/hasn/an/familyn/historyn/ofn/colonn/cancer.n/Hisn/fathern/diedn/ofn/colonn/cancern/atn/age
48.n/Then/doctorn/recommendedn/thatn/thisn/patientn/haven/an/colonoscopyn/thisn/year.n/Thisn/isn/ann/ex
amplen/of:
1. Primaryn/healthn/prevention.
, 2. Secondaryn/healthn/prevention.
3. Tertiaryn/healthn/prevention.
6. An/patientn/inn/then/hospitaln/putsn/onn/hisn/calln/lightn/andn/tellsn/then/personn/answeringn/thatn/hen/―t
hinksn/hen/isn/runningn/an/fevern/andn/hasn/stomachn/discomfort.‖n/Youn/aren/then/registeredn/nursen/i
nn/charge.n/Whatn/shouldn/youn/do?
1. Askn/then/medicaln/assistantn/ton/gon/ton/then/patient‘sn/roomn/andn/assessn/hisn/complaints.
2. Gon/checkn/ton/seen/ifn/then/patientn/hasn/ann/ordern/forn/Tylenoln/forn/an/fever.
3. Pagen/then/residentn/onn/calln/immediatelyn/ton/assessn/then/patient.
4. Gon/ton/then/patient‘sn/roomn/andn/assessn/forn/fevern/andn/then/epigastricn/discomfort.
7. Youn/aren/leadingn/ann/interdisciplinaryn/teamn/conferencen/ton/discussn/hown/ton/providen/bettern/ca
ren/forn/an/challengingn/patientn/whon/hasn/behavioraln/problems.n/Theren/aren/severaln/areasn/thatn/ne
edn/ton/ben/problemn/solvedn/andn/newn/ideasn/formulatedn/ton/createn/ann/improvedn/plann/ofn/care.n/
Whatn/cognitiven/skillsn/aren/youn/using?
1. Criticaln/thinking
2. Clinicaln/decisionn/making
3. Intuitiven/thinking
4. Clinicaln/reasoning
8. Bestn/practicen/assessmentn/techniquesn/andn/instrumentsn/haven/beenn/validatedn/by:
1. Americann/Nursesn/Association.
2. Coden/ofn/Ethicsn/forn/Nursesn/Withn/Interpretiven/Statements.
3. Researchn/andn/evidence-basedn/practice.
4. Patientn/Protectionn/andn/Affordablen/Caren/Act.
9. Healthn/andn/illnessn/aren/determinedn/byn/manyn/factors.n/Whatn/aren/then/determinantsn/ofn/health
identifiedn/byn/then/Centersn/forn/Diseasen/Controln/andn/Preventionn/(CDC)?n/Selectn/alln/thatn/apply.
1. Geneticsn/andn/biology
2. Gendern/andn/occupation
3. Individualn/behavior
4. Socialn/environment
5. Physicaln/environment
6. Healthn/services