ESSENTIAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2 ND EDITION
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, Table cof cContents
Chapter c1: cUnderstanding cHealth cAssessment
Chapter c2: cInterviewing cthe cPatient cfor cthe cHealth
cHistory cChapter c3: cTaking cthe cHealth cHistory
Chapter c4: cAssessing cNutrition cand cAnthropometric cMeasurements
cChapter c5: cAssessment cTechniques
Chapter c6: cGeneral cSurvey cand cAssessing cVital cSigns
cChapter c7: cAssessing cPain
Chapter c8: cAssessing cthe cSkin, cHair, cand cNails
Chapter c9: cAssessing cthe cHead, cFace, cMouth, cand cNeck
cChapter c10: cAssessing cthe cEars
Chapter c11: cAssessing cthe cEyes
Chapter c12: cAssessing cthe cRespiratory cSystem
cChapter c13: cAssessing cthe cCardiovascular
cSystem cChapter c14: cAssessing cthe cAbdomen
Chapter c15: cAssessing cthe cPeripheral cVascular cSystem cand cRegional cLymphatic
cSystem cChapter c16: cAssessing cthe cMusculoskeletal cSystem
Chapter c17: cAssessing cthe cNeurological cSystem
Chapter c18: cAssessing cthe cFemale cBreasts, cAxillae, cand cReproductive cSystem
cChapter c19: cAssessing cthe cMale cBreasts cand cReproductive cSystem
Chapter c20: cAssessing cthe cAnus cand cRectum
cChapter c21: cAssessing cthe cNewborn
Chapter c22: cAssessing cthe cChild cand cAdolescent
cChapter c23 cAssessing cthe cPregnant cWoman
cChapter c24: cAssessing cthe cOlder cAdult
,Chapter c1: cUnderstanding cHealth cAssessment
1. The cWorld cHealth cOrganization c(WHO) cestablished ca cglobal cstrategy ccalled c“Health cfor
cAll.” cThe cgoal cfor cthis cstrategy cis:
1. All cindividuals cto cget cthe csame chealth ccare cthroughout ctheir clife cspans.
2. The cgovernment cto csupply cmoney cto ccare cfor call cthe cpeople cin cthe cworld.
3. Resources cfor chealth ccare cto cbe cevenly cdistributed cand caccessible.
4. Health-care cproviders ccan cnever cdeny cpatients chealth ccare.
2. Health cassessment cis ca cfoundational cand cpriority cnursing cskill. cThis cessential cskill
crequires cregistered cnurses c(RNs) cto:
1. Diagnose cand ctreat cpatients.
2. Identify cnormal cand cabnormal cfindings.
3. Refer cpatients cwith cabnormal cfindings.
4. Counsel cpatients cwith cpsychosocial cneeds.
3. You care cassessing ca cpatient cwith cfive cgunshot cwounds con ca ctrauma cunit. cThere cis
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ca cpolice cpresence coutside chis cdoor cbecause cthe cpatient cis ca cknown cdrug cdealer cin cthe
ccommunity. cYou cknow cthat cnurses cmust ctreat call cpatients cas cpersons. cThis cis ccalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holistic cprocess.
3. Person-centered ccare c(PCC).
4. Standards cof ccare.
4. The cscience-based cframework cupdated cevery c10 cyears cby cthe cU.S. cDepartment cof
cHealth cand cHuman cServices cthat chas cset cnational cgoals cand cobjectives cfor chealth
cpromotion cand cdisease cprevention cis:
1. Healthy cPeople.
2. Healthy cPeople c2020.
3. U.S. cPreventive cTask cForce.
4. World cHealth cOrganization.
5. A c38-year-old cmale chas ca cfamily chistory cof ccolon ccancer. cHis cfather cdied cof ccolon ccancer cat cage
48. cThe cdoctor crecommended cthat cthis cpatient chave ca ccolonoscopy cthis cyear. cThis cis can
cexample cof:
1. Primary chealth cprevention.
, 2. Secondary chealth cprevention.
3. Tertiary chealth cprevention.
6. A cpatient cin cthe chospital cputs con chis ccall clight cand ctells cthe cperson canswering cthat che
c“thinks che cis crunning ca cfever cand chas cstomach cdiscomfort.” cYou care cthe cregistered cnurse
cin ccharge. cWhat cshould cyou cdo?
1. Ask cthe cmedical cassistant cto cgo cto cthe cpatient’s croom cand cassess chis ccomplaints.
2. Go ccheck cto csee cif cthe cpatient chas can corder cfor cTylenol cfor ca cfever.
3. Page cthe cresident con ccall cimmediately cto cassess cthe cpatient.
4. Go cto cthe cpatient’s croom cand cassess cfor cfever cand cthe cepigastric cdiscomfort.
7. You care cleading can cinterdisciplinary cteam cconference cto cdiscuss chow cto cprovide cbetter
ccare cfor ca cchallenging cpatient cwho chas cbehavioral cproblems. cThere care cseveral careas cthat
cneed cto cbe cproblem csolved cand cnew cideas cformulated cto ccreate can cimproved cplan cof
ccare. cWhat ccognitive cskills care cyou cusing?
1. Critical cthinking
2. Clinical cdecision cmaking
3. Intuitive cthinking
4. Clinical creasoning
8. Best cpractice cassessment ctechniques cand cinstruments chave cbeen cvalidated cby:
1. American cNurses cAssociation.
2. Code cof cEthics cfor cNurses cWith cInterpretive cStatements.
3. Research cand cevidence-based cpractice.
4. Patient cProtection cand cAffordable cCare cAct.
9. Health cand cillness care cdetermined cby cmany cfactors. cWhat care cthe cdeterminants cof chealth
identified cby cthe cCenters cfor cDisease cControl cand cPrevention c(CDC)? cSelect call cthat capply.
1. Genetics cand cbiology
2. Gender cand coccupation
3. Individual cbehavior
4. Social cenvironment
5. Physical cenvironment
6. Health cservices
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, Table cof cContents
Chapter c1: cUnderstanding cHealth cAssessment
Chapter c2: cInterviewing cthe cPatient cfor cthe cHealth
cHistory cChapter c3: cTaking cthe cHealth cHistory
Chapter c4: cAssessing cNutrition cand cAnthropometric cMeasurements
cChapter c5: cAssessment cTechniques
Chapter c6: cGeneral cSurvey cand cAssessing cVital cSigns
cChapter c7: cAssessing cPain
Chapter c8: cAssessing cthe cSkin, cHair, cand cNails
Chapter c9: cAssessing cthe cHead, cFace, cMouth, cand cNeck
cChapter c10: cAssessing cthe cEars
Chapter c11: cAssessing cthe cEyes
Chapter c12: cAssessing cthe cRespiratory cSystem
cChapter c13: cAssessing cthe cCardiovascular
cSystem cChapter c14: cAssessing cthe cAbdomen
Chapter c15: cAssessing cthe cPeripheral cVascular cSystem cand cRegional cLymphatic
cSystem cChapter c16: cAssessing cthe cMusculoskeletal cSystem
Chapter c17: cAssessing cthe cNeurological cSystem
Chapter c18: cAssessing cthe cFemale cBreasts, cAxillae, cand cReproductive cSystem
cChapter c19: cAssessing cthe cMale cBreasts cand cReproductive cSystem
Chapter c20: cAssessing cthe cAnus cand cRectum
cChapter c21: cAssessing cthe cNewborn
Chapter c22: cAssessing cthe cChild cand cAdolescent
cChapter c23 cAssessing cthe cPregnant cWoman
cChapter c24: cAssessing cthe cOlder cAdult
,Chapter c1: cUnderstanding cHealth cAssessment
1. The cWorld cHealth cOrganization c(WHO) cestablished ca cglobal cstrategy ccalled c“Health cfor
cAll.” cThe cgoal cfor cthis cstrategy cis:
1. All cindividuals cto cget cthe csame chealth ccare cthroughout ctheir clife cspans.
2. The cgovernment cto csupply cmoney cto ccare cfor call cthe cpeople cin cthe cworld.
3. Resources cfor chealth ccare cto cbe cevenly cdistributed cand caccessible.
4. Health-care cproviders ccan cnever cdeny cpatients chealth ccare.
2. Health cassessment cis ca cfoundational cand cpriority cnursing cskill. cThis cessential cskill
crequires cregistered cnurses c(RNs) cto:
1. Diagnose cand ctreat cpatients.
2. Identify cnormal cand cabnormal cfindings.
3. Refer cpatients cwith cabnormal cfindings.
4. Counsel cpatients cwith cpsychosocial cneeds.
3. You care cassessing ca cpatient cwith cfive cgunshot cwounds con ca ctrauma cunit. cThere cis
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ca cpolice cpresence coutside chis cdoor cbecause cthe cpatient cis ca cknown cdrug cdealer cin cthe
ccommunity. cYou cknow cthat cnurses cmust ctreat call cpatients cas cpersons. cThis cis ccalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holistic cprocess.
3. Person-centered ccare c(PCC).
4. Standards cof ccare.
4. The cscience-based cframework cupdated cevery c10 cyears cby cthe cU.S. cDepartment cof
cHealth cand cHuman cServices cthat chas cset cnational cgoals cand cobjectives cfor chealth
cpromotion cand cdisease cprevention cis:
1. Healthy cPeople.
2. Healthy cPeople c2020.
3. U.S. cPreventive cTask cForce.
4. World cHealth cOrganization.
5. A c38-year-old cmale chas ca cfamily chistory cof ccolon ccancer. cHis cfather cdied cof ccolon ccancer cat cage
48. cThe cdoctor crecommended cthat cthis cpatient chave ca ccolonoscopy cthis cyear. cThis cis can
cexample cof:
1. Primary chealth cprevention.
, 2. Secondary chealth cprevention.
3. Tertiary chealth cprevention.
6. A cpatient cin cthe chospital cputs con chis ccall clight cand ctells cthe cperson canswering cthat che
c“thinks che cis crunning ca cfever cand chas cstomach cdiscomfort.” cYou care cthe cregistered cnurse
cin ccharge. cWhat cshould cyou cdo?
1. Ask cthe cmedical cassistant cto cgo cto cthe cpatient’s croom cand cassess chis ccomplaints.
2. Go ccheck cto csee cif cthe cpatient chas can corder cfor cTylenol cfor ca cfever.
3. Page cthe cresident con ccall cimmediately cto cassess cthe cpatient.
4. Go cto cthe cpatient’s croom cand cassess cfor cfever cand cthe cepigastric cdiscomfort.
7. You care cleading can cinterdisciplinary cteam cconference cto cdiscuss chow cto cprovide cbetter
ccare cfor ca cchallenging cpatient cwho chas cbehavioral cproblems. cThere care cseveral careas cthat
cneed cto cbe cproblem csolved cand cnew cideas cformulated cto ccreate can cimproved cplan cof
ccare. cWhat ccognitive cskills care cyou cusing?
1. Critical cthinking
2. Clinical cdecision cmaking
3. Intuitive cthinking
4. Clinical creasoning
8. Best cpractice cassessment ctechniques cand cinstruments chave cbeen cvalidated cby:
1. American cNurses cAssociation.
2. Code cof cEthics cfor cNurses cWith cInterpretive cStatements.
3. Research cand cevidence-based cpractice.
4. Patient cProtection cand cAffordable cCare cAct.
9. Health cand cillness care cdetermined cby cmany cfactors. cWhat care cthe cdeterminants cof chealth
identified cby cthe cCenters cfor cDisease cControl cand cPrevention c(CDC)? cSelect call cthat capply.
1. Genetics cand cbiology
2. Gender cand coccupation
3. Individual cbehavior
4. Social cenvironment
5. Physical cenvironment
6. Health cservices
