TEST BANK ESSENTIAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2nd edition, Janice Thompson 2024/2025{chapter1-24}

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Essential Health Assessment
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by Janice M Thompson, Chapter 1 - 24
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter u01 uUnderstanding uHealth uAssessment 1
Chapter u02 uInterviewing uthe uPatient ufor uthe uHealth uHistory 11
Chapter u03 uTaking uthe uHealth uHistory 40
Chapter u04 uAssessing uNutrition uand uAnthropometric uMeasurements 61
Chapter u05 uAssessment uTechniques 88
Chapter u06 uGeneral uSurvey uand uAssessing uVital uSigns 99
Chapter u07 uAssessing uPain 128
Chapter u08 uAssessing uthe uSkin, uHair, uand uNails 149
Chapter u09 uAssessing uthe uHead, uFace, uMouth, uand uNeck 188
Chapter u10 uAssessing uthe uEars 229
Chapter u11 uAssessing uthe uEyes 250
Chapter u12 uAssessing uthe uRespiratory uSystem 281
Chapter u13 uAssessing uthe uCardiovascular uSystem 308
Chapter u14 uAssessing uthe uAbdomen 335
Chapter u15 uAssessing uthe uPeripheral uVascular uSystem uand uRegional uLymphatic uSystem 363
Chapter u16 uAssessing uthe uMusculoskeletal uSystem 391
Chapter u17 uAssessing uthe uNeurological uSystem 417
Chapter u18 uAssessing uthe uFemale uBreasts, uAxillae, uand uReproductive uSystem 451
Chapter u19 uAssessing uthe uMale uBreasts uand uReproductive uSystem 477
Chapter u20 uAssessing uthe uAnus uand uRectum 501
Chapter u21 uAssessing uthe uNewborn 517
Chapter u22 uAssessing uthe uChild uand uAdolescent 555
Chapter u23 uAssessing uthe uPregnant uWoman 583
Chapter u24 uAssessing uthe uOlder uAdult 612

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Chapter u1: uUnderstanding uHealth uAssessment



1. uThe uWorld uHealth uOrganization u(WHO)uestablished ua uglobal ustrategy ucalled u“Health ufor uAll.”
u The ugoal ufor uthis ustrategy uis:

1. All uindividuals uto uget uthe usame uhealth ucare uthroughout utheir ulifeuspans.
2. The ugovernment uto usupply umoney uto ucare ufor uall uthe upeople uin uthe uworld.
3. Resources ufor uhealth ucare uto ube uevenlyudistributed uand uaccessible.
4. Health-care uproviders ucan unever udeny upatients uhealth ucare.

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1. This uis uincorrect. u“Health ufor uAll” udoes unot umean uthat uall uindividuals uget utheusame
u health ucare uthroughout utheir ulife uspans.

2. This uis uincorrect. u“Health ufor uAll” udoes unot umean uthe ugovernment uwill usupply umoney
u to ucare ufor uall uthe upeople uin uthe uworld.

3. This uis ucorrect. u“Health ufor uAll” umeans uthat uresources ufor uhealth ucare uare uevenly
u distributed uand uaccessible uto ueveryone.

4. This uis uincorrect. u“Health ufor uAll” udoes unot umean uthatuhealth-care uproviders ucan udeny
u patients uhealth ucare.




2. uHealth uassessment uis ua ufoundational uand upriority unursing uskill. uThis uessential uskill urequires
u registered unurses u(RNs) uto:

1. Diagnose uand utreat upatients.
2. Identify unormal uand uabnormal ufindings.
3. Refer upatients uwith uabnormal ufindings.
4. Counsel upatients uwith upsychosocial uneeds.

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1. This uis uincorrect. uThe urole uof uthe uRN uis unot uto udiagnose uand utreat upatients.
2. This uis ucorrect. uAssessing upatientsuand ubeing uable uto uidentifyunormal ufrom uabnormal
u findings uis uan uessential urole uof uthe uRN.

3. This uis uincorrect. uRNs uin ucollaboration uwith uthe uhealth-care uproviders udo urefer
u patients. uThis uis unot uthe uessential uand ufoundational urole uin uhealth uassessment.

4. This uis uincorrect. uRNs udo ucounsel upatients, ubut uit uis unot uthe uessential uand ufoundational
u role uin uhealth uassessment.




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3. uYou uare uassessing ua upatient uwith ufive ugunshot uwounds uon ua utrauma uunit. uThere uis ua upolice
u presence uoutside uhis udoor ubecause uthe upatient uis ua uknown udrug udealer uin uthe ucommunity. uYou

uknow u that unurses umust utreat uall upatients uas upersons. uThis uis ucalled:

1. Caring.
2. Holistic uprocess.
3. Person-centered ucare u(PCC).
4. Standards uof ucare.

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1. This uis uincorrect. uCaring uis udisplaying ua uconcern ufor upatients.
2. This uis uincorrect. uThe uholistic ucaring uprocess uis ua urelational uprocess; uthe unurse
u collaborates uwith uthe uindividual uto upursue ugoals ufor uhealth uand uwell-being.

3. This uis ucorrect. uThe unew umovement uin uhealth ucare uis uperson-centereducare u(PCC),
u which uemphasizes uthe uintrinsic uvalue uof utreating uall upatients uas upersons.

4. This uis uincorrect. uStandards uof ucare uidentify ustandards uof uprofessional unursing
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4. uThe uscience-based uframework uupdated uevery u10 uyears uby uthe uU.S. uDepartment uof uHealth uand
u Human uServices uthat uhas uset unational ugoals uand uobjectives ufor uhealth upromotion uand udisease

u prevention uis:

1. Healthy uPeople.
2. Healthy uPeopleu2020.
3. U.S. uPreventiveuTask uForce.
4. World uHealth uOrganization.

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1. This uis uincorrect. uHealthy uPeople uis uthe ugeneral utitle ufor utheunation’s ufederal uinitiative.
2. This uis ucorrect. uHealthy uPeople u2020 uspecifically uidentifies uscience-based, unational u goals
uand uobjectives uwith u10-year utargets udesigned uto uguide unational uhealth upromotion u and

udisease uprevention uefforts uto uimprove uthe uhealth uof uall upeople uin uthe uUnited u u u States.



3. This uis uincorrect. uThe uU.S. uPreventiveuServicesuTask uForce’s ugoal uis uto uuse uevidence-
u based umedicine uto uimprove uthe uhealth uof uall uAmericans uby umaking uevidence-based

u recommendations uabout uclinical upreventive uservices usuch uas uscreenings, ucounseling

u services, uand upreventive umedications.

4. This uis uincorrect. uThe uWorld uHealth uOrganization uis ua uspecialized uagency uof uthe
u United uNations uworking uto uimprove uthe uhealth uof uthe uworld’s upeople.




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