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TEST BANK
Essential Health Assessment 2nd Edition
by Janice M Thompson, Chapter 1 - 24

,Table6of6Contents

Chapter6016Understanding6Health6Assessment 1
Chapter6026Interviewing6the6Patient6for6the6Health6History 11
Chapter6036Taking6the6Health6History 40
Chapter6046Assessing6Nutrition6and6Anthropometric6Measurements 61
Chapter6056Assessment6Techniques 88
Chapter6066General6Survey6and6Assessing6Vital6Signs 99
Chapter6076Assessing6Pain 128
Chapter6086Assessing6the6Skin,6Hair,6and6Nails 149
Chapter6096Assessing6the6Head,6Face,6Mouth,6and6Neck 188
Chapter6106Assessing6the6Ears 229
Chapter6116Assessing6the6Eyes 250
Chapter6126Assessing6the6Respiratory6System 281
Chapter6136Assessing6the6Cardiovascular6System 308
Chapter6146Assessing6the6Abdomen 335
Chapter6156Assessing6the6Peripheral6Vascular6System6and6Regional6Lymphatic6System 363
Chapter6166Assessing6the6Musculoskeletal6System 391
Chapter6176Assessing6the6Neurological6System 417
Chapter6186Assessing6the6Female6Breasts,6Axillae,6and6Reproductive6System 451
Chapter6196Assessing6the6Male6Breasts6and6Reproductive6System 477
Chapter6206Assessing6the6Anus6and6Rectum 501
Chapter6216Assessing6the6Newborn 517
Chapter6226Assessing6the6Child6and6Adolescent 555
Chapter6236Assessing6the6Pregnant6Woman 583
Chapter6246Assessing6the6Older6Adult 612

, Test Bank - Essential Health Assessment, 2nd edition (Thompson, 2023)




Chapter61:6Understanding6Health6Assessment



1.6The6World6Health6Organization6(WHO)6established6a6global6strategy6called6“Health6for6All.
”6 The6goal6for6this6strategy6is:
1. All6individuals6to6get6the6same6health6care6throughout6their6life6spans.
2. The6government6to6supply6money6to6care6for6all6the6people6in6the6world.
3. Resources6for6health6care6to6be6evenly6distributed6and6accessible.
4. Health-care6providers6can6never6deny6patients6health6care.

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1. This6is6incorrect.6“Health6for6All”6does6not6mean6that6all6individuals6get6the6s
ame6 health6care6throughout6their6life6spans.
2. This6is6incorrect.6“Health6for6All”6does6not6mean6the6government6will6supply6mo
ney6 to6care6for6all6the6people6in6the6world.
3. This6is6correct.6“Health6for6All”6means6that6resources6for6health6care6are6ev
enly6 distributed6and6accessible6to6everyone.
4. This6is6incorrect.6“Health6for6All”6does6not6mean6that6health-
care6providers6can6deny6 patients6health6care.



2.6Health6assessment6is6a6foundational6and6priority6nursing6skill.6This6essential6skill6requires6 re
gistered6nurses6(RNs)6to:
1. Diagnose6and6treat6patients.
2. Identify6normal6and6abnormal6findings.
3. Refer6patients6with6abnormal6findings.
4. Counsel6patients6with6psychosocial6needs.

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1. This6is6incorrect.6The6role6of6the6RN6is6not6to6diagnose6and6treat6patients.
2. This6is6correct.6Assessing6patients6and6being6able6to6identify6normal6from6abnor
mal6 findings6is6an6essential6role6of6the6RN.
3. This6is6incorrect.6RNs6in6collaboration6with6the6health-
care6providers6do6refer6 patients.6This6is6not6the6essential6and6foundational
4. 6role6in6health6assessment.
This6is6incorrect.6RNs6do6counsel6patients,6but6it6is6not6the6essential6and6foundati
onal6 role6in6health6assessment.




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3.6You6are6assessing6a6patient6with6five6gunshot6wounds6on6a6trauma6unit.6There6is6a6police
6 presence6outside6his6door6because6the6patient6is6a6known6drug6dealer6in6the6community.6Yo
u6know6 that6nurses6must6treat6all6patients6as6persons.6This6is6called:
1. Caring.
2. Holistic6process.
3. Person-centered6care6(PCC).
4. Standards6of6care.

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1. This6is6incorrect.6Caring6is6displaying6a6concern6for6patients.
2. This6is6incorrect.6The6holistic6caring6process6is6a6relational6process;6the6nu
rse6 collaborates6with6the6individual6to6pursue6goals6for6health6and6well-
3. being.
This6is6correct.6The6new6movement6in6health6care6is6person-
centered6care6(PCC),6 which6emphasizes6the6intrinsic6value6of6treating6all6patie
4. nts6as6persons.
This6is6incorrect.6Standards6of6care6identify6standards6of6professional6nursi
ng6 practice.



4.6The6science-
based6framework6updated6every6106years6by6the6U.S.6Department6of6Health6and6 Human6Servi
ces6that6has6set6national6goals6and6objectives6for6health6promotion6and6disease6 prevention6is:
1. Healthy6People.
2. Healthy6People62020.
3. U.S.6Preventive6Task6Force.
4. World6Health6Organization.

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1. This6is6incorrect.6Healthy6People6is6the6general6title6for6the6nation’s6federal6initiative.
2. This6is6correct.6Healthy6People620206specifically6identifies6science-
based,6national6 goals6and6objectives6with610-
year6targets6designed6to6guide6national6health6promotion6 and6disease6prevention6ef
forts6to6improve6the6health6of6all6people6in6the6United66 6 States.
3. This6is6incorrect.6The6U.S.6Preventive6Services6Task6Force’s6goal6is6to6use6eviden
ce-6 based6medicine6to6improve6the6health6of6all6Americans6by6making6evidence-
based6 recommendations6about6clinical6preventive6services6such6as6screenings,6coun
seling6 services,6and6preventive6medications.
4. This6is6incorrect.6The6World6Health6Organization6is6a6specialized6agency6of6
the6 United6Nations6working6to6improve6the6health6of6the6world’s6people.




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