Essential Health Assessment 2nd Editi
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on Thompson Test Bank
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, Table of Contents
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Chapterc1:cUnderstandingcHealthcAssessment
Chapterc2:cInterviewingcthecPatientcforcthecHealthcHistorycCh
apterc3:cTakingcthecHealthcHistory
Chapterc4:cAssessingcNutritioncandcAnthropometriccMeasurementscChapt
erc5:cAssessmentcTechniques
Chapterc6:cGeneralcSurveycandcAssessingcVitalcSignscChapte
rc7:cAssessingcPain
Chapterc8:cAssessingcthecSkin,cHair,candcNails
Chapterc9:cAssessingcthecHead,cFace,cMouth,candcNeckcChap
terc10:cAssessingcthecEars
Chapterc11:cAssessingcthecEyes
Chapterc12:cAssessingcthecRespiratorycSystemcCha
pterc13:cAssessingcthecCardiovascularcSystemcChapt
erc14:cAssessingcthecAbdomen
Chapterc15:cAssessingcthecPeripheralcVascularcSystemcandcRegionalcLymphaticcSystemcCha
pterc16:cAssessingcthecMusculoskeletalcSystem
Chapterc17:cAssessingcthecNeurologicalcSystem
Chapterc18:cAssessingcthecFemalecBreasts,cAxillae,candcReproductivecSystemcChapter
19:cAssessingcthecMalecBreastscandcReproductivecSystem
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Chapterc20:cAssessingcthecAnuscandcRectumcChapte
rc21:cAssessingcthecNewborn
Chapterc22:cAssessingcthecChildcandcAdolescentcCh
apterc23cAssessingcthecPregnantcWomancChapterc2
4:cAssessingcthecOldercAdult
,Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment
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1. ThecWorldcHealthcOrganizationc(WHO)cestablishedcacglobalcstrategyccalledc“HealthcforcAll.”cT
hecgoalcforcthiscstrategycis:
1. Allcindividualsctocgetcthecsamechealthccarecthroughoutctheirclifecspans.
2. Thecgovernmentctocsupplycmoneyctoccarecforcallcthecpeoplecincthecworld.
3. Resourcescforchealthccarectocbecevenlycdistributedcandcaccessible.
4. Health-carecprovidersccancnevercdenycpatientschealthccare.
2. Healthcassessmentciscacfoundationalcandcprioritycnursingcskill.cThiscessentialcskillcrequirescre
gisteredcnursesc(RNs)cto:
1. Diagnosecandctreatcpatients.
2. Identifycnormalcandcabnormalcfindings.
3. Refercpatientscwithcabnormalcfindings.
4. Counselcpatientscwithcpsychosocialcneeds.
3. Youcarecassessingcacpatientcwithcfivecgunshotcwoundsconcactraumacunit.cThereciscacpolicecpr
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esencecoutsidechiscdoorcbecausecthecpatient ciscacknowncdrugcdealercinctheccommunity. cYouckno
wcthatcnursescmustctreatcallcpatientscascpersons.cThiscisccalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holisticcprocess.
3. Person-centeredccarec(PCC).
4. Standardscofccare.
4. Thecscience-
basedcframeworkcupdatedceveryc10cyearscbycthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcHealthcandcHumancServicesc
thatchascsetcnationalcgoalscandcobjectivescforchealthcpromotioncandcdiseasecpreventioncis:
1. HealthycPeople.
2. HealthycPeoplec2020.
3. U.S.cPreventivecTaskcForce.
4. WorldcHealthcOrganization.
5. Ac38-year-oldcmalechascacfamilychistorycofccolonccancer.cHiscfathercdiedcofccolonccancercatcage
48.cThecdoctorcrecommendedcthatcthiscpatientchavecaccolonoscopycthiscyear.cThisciscancexamplecof:
1. Primarychealthcprevention.
, 2. Secondarychealthcprevention.
3. Tertiarychealthcprevention.
6. Acpatientcincthechospitalcputsconchisccallclightcandctellscthecpersoncansweringcthatchec“thinkscheciscr
unningcacfevercandchascstomachcdiscomfort.”cYoucarecthecregisteredcnursecinccharge.cWhatcshouldc
youcdo?
1. Askcthecmedicalcassistantctocgoctocthecpatient’scroomcandcassesschisccomplaints.
2. GoccheckctocseecifcthecpatientchascancordercforcTylenolcforcacfever.
3. Pagecthecresidentconccallcimmediatelyctocassesscthecpatient.
4. Goctocthecpatient’scroomcandcassesscforcfevercandcthecepigastriccdiscomfort.
7. Youcarecleadingcancinterdisciplinarycteamcconferencectocdiscusschowctocprovidecbetterccarecforcac
challengingcpatientcwhochascbehavioralcproblems.cTherecarecseveralcareascthatcneedctocbecproblemc
solvedcandcnewcideascformulatedctoccreatecancimprovedcplancofccare.cWhatccognitivecskillscarecyouc
using?
1. Criticalcthinking
2. Clinicalcdecisioncmaking
3. Intuitivecthinking
4. Clinicalcreasoning
8. Bestcpracticecassessmentctechniquescandcinstrumentschavecbeencvalidatedcby:
1. AmericancNursescAssociation.
2. CodecofcEthicscforcNursescWithcInterpretivecStatements.
3. Researchcandcevidence-basedcpractice.
4. PatientcProtectioncandcAffordablecCarecAct.
9. Healthcandcillnesscarecdeterminedcbycmanycfactors.cWhatcarecthecdeterminantscofchealth
identifiedcbycthecCenterscforcDiseasecControlcandcPreventionc(CDC)?cSelectcallcthatcapply.
1. Geneticscandcbiology
2. Gendercandcoccupation
3. Individualcbehavior
4. Socialcenvironment
5. Physicalcenvironment
6. Healthcservices
c c c c
on Thompson Test Bank
c c c
, Table of Contents
c c
Chapterc1:cUnderstandingcHealthcAssessment
Chapterc2:cInterviewingcthecPatientcforcthecHealthcHistorycCh
apterc3:cTakingcthecHealthcHistory
Chapterc4:cAssessingcNutritioncandcAnthropometriccMeasurementscChapt
erc5:cAssessmentcTechniques
Chapterc6:cGeneralcSurveycandcAssessingcVitalcSignscChapte
rc7:cAssessingcPain
Chapterc8:cAssessingcthecSkin,cHair,candcNails
Chapterc9:cAssessingcthecHead,cFace,cMouth,candcNeckcChap
terc10:cAssessingcthecEars
Chapterc11:cAssessingcthecEyes
Chapterc12:cAssessingcthecRespiratorycSystemcCha
pterc13:cAssessingcthecCardiovascularcSystemcChapt
erc14:cAssessingcthecAbdomen
Chapterc15:cAssessingcthecPeripheralcVascularcSystemcandcRegionalcLymphaticcSystemcCha
pterc16:cAssessingcthecMusculoskeletalcSystem
Chapterc17:cAssessingcthecNeurologicalcSystem
Chapterc18:cAssessingcthecFemalecBreasts,cAxillae,candcReproductivecSystemcChapter
19:cAssessingcthecMalecBreastscandcReproductivecSystem
c
Chapterc20:cAssessingcthecAnuscandcRectumcChapte
rc21:cAssessingcthecNewborn
Chapterc22:cAssessingcthecChildcandcAdolescentcCh
apterc23cAssessingcthecPregnantcWomancChapterc2
4:cAssessingcthecOldercAdult
,Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment
c c c c
1. ThecWorldcHealthcOrganizationc(WHO)cestablishedcacglobalcstrategyccalledc“HealthcforcAll.”cT
hecgoalcforcthiscstrategycis:
1. Allcindividualsctocgetcthecsamechealthccarecthroughoutctheirclifecspans.
2. Thecgovernmentctocsupplycmoneyctoccarecforcallcthecpeoplecincthecworld.
3. Resourcescforchealthccarectocbecevenlycdistributedcandcaccessible.
4. Health-carecprovidersccancnevercdenycpatientschealthccare.
2. Healthcassessmentciscacfoundationalcandcprioritycnursingcskill.cThiscessentialcskillcrequirescre
gisteredcnursesc(RNs)cto:
1. Diagnosecandctreatcpatients.
2. Identifycnormalcandcabnormalcfindings.
3. Refercpatientscwithcabnormalcfindings.
4. Counselcpatientscwithcpsychosocialcneeds.
3. Youcarecassessingcacpatientcwithcfivecgunshotcwoundsconcactraumacunit.cThereciscacpolicecpr
GRADESMORE.COM
esencecoutsidechiscdoorcbecausecthecpatient ciscacknowncdrugcdealercinctheccommunity. cYouckno
wcthatcnursescmustctreatcallcpatientscascpersons.cThiscisccalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holisticcprocess.
3. Person-centeredccarec(PCC).
4. Standardscofccare.
4. Thecscience-
basedcframeworkcupdatedceveryc10cyearscbycthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcHealthcandcHumancServicesc
thatchascsetcnationalcgoalscandcobjectivescforchealthcpromotioncandcdiseasecpreventioncis:
1. HealthycPeople.
2. HealthycPeoplec2020.
3. U.S.cPreventivecTaskcForce.
4. WorldcHealthcOrganization.
5. Ac38-year-oldcmalechascacfamilychistorycofccolonccancer.cHiscfathercdiedcofccolonccancercatcage
48.cThecdoctorcrecommendedcthatcthiscpatientchavecaccolonoscopycthiscyear.cThisciscancexamplecof:
1. Primarychealthcprevention.
, 2. Secondarychealthcprevention.
3. Tertiarychealthcprevention.
6. Acpatientcincthechospitalcputsconchisccallclightcandctellscthecpersoncansweringcthatchec“thinkscheciscr
unningcacfevercandchascstomachcdiscomfort.”cYoucarecthecregisteredcnursecinccharge.cWhatcshouldc
youcdo?
1. Askcthecmedicalcassistantctocgoctocthecpatient’scroomcandcassesschisccomplaints.
2. GoccheckctocseecifcthecpatientchascancordercforcTylenolcforcacfever.
3. Pagecthecresidentconccallcimmediatelyctocassesscthecpatient.
4. Goctocthecpatient’scroomcandcassesscforcfevercandcthecepigastriccdiscomfort.
7. Youcarecleadingcancinterdisciplinarycteamcconferencectocdiscusschowctocprovidecbetterccarecforcac
challengingcpatientcwhochascbehavioralcproblems.cTherecarecseveralcareascthatcneedctocbecproblemc
solvedcandcnewcideascformulatedctoccreatecancimprovedcplancofccare.cWhatccognitivecskillscarecyouc
using?
1. Criticalcthinking
2. Clinicalcdecisioncmaking
3. Intuitivecthinking
4. Clinicalcreasoning
8. Bestcpracticecassessmentctechniquescandcinstrumentschavecbeencvalidatedcby:
1. AmericancNursescAssociation.
2. CodecofcEthicscforcNursescWithcInterpretivecStatements.
3. Researchcandcevidence-basedcpractice.
4. PatientcProtectioncandcAffordablecCarecAct.
9. Healthcandcillnesscarecdeterminedcbycmanycfactors.cWhatcarecthecdeterminantscofchealth
identifiedcbycthecCenterscforcDiseasecControlcandcPreventionc(CDC)?cSelectcallcthatcapply.
1. Geneticscandcbiology
2. Gendercandcoccupation
3. Individualcbehavior
4. Socialcenvironment
5. Physicalcenvironment
6. Healthcservices
