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,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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Multiple tChoice
Identify tthe tchoice tthat tbest tcompletes tthe tstatement tor tanswers tthe tquestion.
1. Which tcritical tthinking tskill tallows tthe tnurse tto tthink toutside tof tthe tbox twhen tassessing ta tpatient?
1) Divergent tthinking
2) Reasoning
3) Creativity
4) Reflection
2. The tprimary tlevel tof tpreventive thealth tcare tfocuses ton twhich ttopic?
1) Health tpromotion
2) Early tdetection
3) Promotion tintervention
4) End-of-life tcare
3. The tnurse tis tprioritizing tdata tcollected tduring tthe thealth tassessment. tWhich tdata tis tprimary?
1) Pain trating tof t4 ton ta t1 tto t10 tnumeric tscale
2) New tdiagnosis tof ttype t2 tdiabetes tmellitus t(DM)
3) Blood tpressure tof t130/90 tmmHg
4) Pulse toximetry treading tof t73%
4. Which ttype tof tskill tis tmost timportant twhen tperforming ta tphysical tassessment?
1) Psychomotor
2) Interpersonal
3) Ethical
4) Affective
5. Which tactivity tis tan texample tof tsecondary tprevention?
1) Wound tdébridement
2) Immunization
3) Preoperative tteaching
4) Long-term tnasogastric tfeedings
6. Which tassessment tdata tis tconsidered ta tsymptom?
1) Rapid trespirations
2) Sweaty tpalms
3) Belching
4) Feelings tof tanxiety
7. Who tor twhat tis tconsidered tthe tprimary tdata tsource tfor ta ttoddler-age tpatient?
1) The ttoddler
2) A tparent
3) The tmedical trecord
4) Other thealthcare tproviders
8. Which tpart tof tthe tassessment tprovides tthe tmost tsubjective tdata?
1) Health thistory
2) Physical tassessment
3) Review tof tmedical trecords
4) Medication trecord