Nursing Health Assessment The Foundation of Clinical Practice,
3rd Edition, Patricia M. Dillon
,Table of Contents
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1. Introduction to Assessment
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2. Assessing the Integumentary System
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3. Assessing the Head, Face and Neck
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4. Assessing Eyes and the Ears
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5. Assessing the Respiratory System
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6. Assessing the Cardiovascular System
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7. Assessing the Peripheral -Vascular and Lymphatic Systems
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8. Assessing the Breasts
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9. Assessing the Abdomen
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10. Assessing the Female Genitourinary
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11. Assessing the Male Genitourinary
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12. Assessing the Motor Musculoskeletal System
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13. Assessing the Sensory Neurological System
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14. Assessing the Mother to Be
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15. Assessing the Newborn and Infant
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16. Assessing the Toddler and Preschooler
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17. Assessing the School-Age Child and Adolescent
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18. Assessing the Older Adult
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19. Assessing the Homeless Person
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20. Assessing Pain
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,21. Approach to the Mental Health Assessment
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22. Assessing Nutrition
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23. Assessing Spirituality
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24. Assessing Culture
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25. Assessing the Patient’s Environment
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26. Assessing Abuse
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27. Assessing the Dying Patient—new
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, Chapter 01: The Complete Health Assessment
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MultiplewChoice
Identifywthewchoicewthatwbestwcompleteswthewstatementworwanswerswthewquestion.
1. Whichwcriticalwthinkingwskillwallowswthewnursewtowthinkwoutsidewofwthewboxwwhenwassessingwawpatient?
1) Divergentwthinking
2) Reasoning
3) Creativity
4) Reflection
2. Thewprimarywlevelwofwpreventivewhealthwcarewfocuseswonwwhichwtopic?
1) Healthwpromotion
2) Earlywdetection
3) Promotionwintervention
4) End-of-lifewcare
3. Thewnursewiswprioritizingwdatawcollectedwduringwthewhealthwassessment.wWhichwdatawiswprimary?
1) Painwratingwofw4wonwaw1wtow10wnumericwscale
2) Newwdiagnosiswofwtypew2wdiabeteswmellitusw(DM)
3) Bloodwpressurewofw130/90wmmHg
4) Pulsewoximetrywreadingwofw73%
4. Whichwtypewofwskillwiswmostwimportantwwhenwperformingwawphysicalwassessment?
1) Psychomotor
2) Interpersonal
3) Ethical
4) Affective
5. Whichwactivitywiswanwexamplewofwsecondarywprevention?
1) Woundwdébridement
2) Immunization
3) Preoperativewteaching
4) Long-termwnasogastricwfeedings
6. Whichwassessmentwdatawiswconsideredwawsymptom?
1) Rapidwrespirations
2) Sweatywpalms
3) Belching
4) Feelingswofwanxiety
7. Whoworwwhatwiswconsideredwthewprimarywdatawsourcewforwawtoddler-agewpatient?
1) Thewtoddler
2) Awparent
3) Thewmedicalwrecord
4) Otherwhealthcarewproviders
8. Whichwpartwofwthewassessmentwprovideswthewmostwsubjectivewdata?
1) Healthwhistory
2) Physicalwassessment
3) Reviewwofwmedicalwrecords
4) Medicationwrecord