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EssentialHealth Assessment 2 Editio
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n Thompson Test Bank
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, Table of Contents fr fr
Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment fr fr fr fr
Chapter 2: Interviewing the Patient for the Health History Ch
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apter 3: Taking the Health History
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Chapter 4: Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements Chapt
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er 5: Assessment Techniques
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Chapter 6: General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs Chapter
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fr 7: Assessing Pain
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Chapter 8: Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
Chapter 9: Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck Chap
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ter 10: Assessing the Ears
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Chapter 11: Assessing the Eyes fr fr fr fr
Chapter 12: Assessing the Respiratory System Cha
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pter 13: Assessing the Cardiovascular System Chapt
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er 14: Assessing the Abdomen
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Chapter 15: Assessing the Peripheral Vascular System and Regional Lymphatic System Cha
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pter 16: Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 17: Assessing the Neurological System fr fr fr fr fr
Chapter 18: Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System Chapter
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r 19: Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
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Chapter 20: Assessing the Anus and Rectum Chapte
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r 21: Assessing the Newborn
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Chapter 22: Assessing the Child and Adolescent Cha
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pter 23 Assessing the Pregnant Woman Chapter 24
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: Assessing the Older Adult
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,Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment fr fr fr fr
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health for All.‖ T
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he goal for this strategy is:
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1. All individuals to get the same health care throughout their life spans.
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2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
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3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and accessible.
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4. Health-care providers can never deny patients health care. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This essential skill requires r
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egistered nurses (RNs) to: fr fr fr
1. Diagnose and treat patients. fr fr fr
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings. fr fr fr fr
3. Refer patients with abnormal findings.
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4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs. fr fr fr fr
3. You are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. There is a police p
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resence outside his door because the patient is a known drug dealer in the community. You kn
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ow that nurses must treat all patients as persons. This is called:
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1. Caring.
2. Holistic process. fr
3. Person-centered care (PCC). fr fr
4. Standards of care. fr fr
4. The science- fr
based framework updated every 10 years by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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that has set national goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention is:
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1. Healthy People. fr
2. Healthy People 2020. fr fr
3. U.S. Preventive Task Force.fr fr fr
4. World Health Organization. fr fr
5. A 38-year-old male has a family history of colon cancer. His father died of colon cancer at age
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48. The doctor recommended that this patient have a colonoscopy this year. This is an example of:
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1. Primary health prevention. fr fr
, 2. Secondary health prevention. fr fr
3. Tertiary health prevention. fr fr
6. A patient in the hospital puts on his call light and tells the person answering that he ―thinks he is
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running a fever and has stomach discomfort.‖ You are the registered nurse in charge. What shou
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ld you do?
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1. Ask the medical assistant to go to the patient‘s room and assess his complaints.
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2. Go check to see if the patient has an order for Tylenol for a fever.
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3. Page the resident on call immediately to assess the patient.
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4. Go to the patient‘s room and assess for fever and the epigastric discomfort.
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7. You are leading an interdisciplinary team conference to discuss how to provide better care for a
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challenging patient who has behavioral problems. There are several areas that need to be proble
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m solved and new ideas formulated to create an improved plan of care. What cognitive skills are
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you using?
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1. Critical thinking fr
2. Clinical decision making fr fr
3. Intuitive thinking fr
4. Clinical reasoning fr
8. Best practice assessment techniques and instruments have been validated by:
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1. American Nurses Association. fr fr
2. Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements.
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3. Research and evidence-based practice. fr fr fr
4. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. fr fr fr fr fr
9. Health and illness are determined by many factors. What are the determinants of health
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identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? Select all that apply.
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1. Genetics and biology fr fr
2. Gender and occupation fr fr
3. Individual behavior fr
4. Social environment fr
5. Physical environment fr
6. Health services fr
EssentialHealth Assessment 2 Editio
fr fr fr fr
n Thompson Test Bank
fr fr fr
, Table of Contents fr fr
Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment fr fr fr fr
Chapter 2: Interviewing the Patient for the Health History Ch
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
apter 3: Taking the Health History
fr fr fr fr fr
Chapter 4: Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements Chapt
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er 5: Assessment Techniques
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Chapter 6: General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs Chapter
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fr 7: Assessing Pain
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Chapter 8: Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
Chapter 9: Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck Chap
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ter 10: Assessing the Ears
fr fr fr fr
Chapter 11: Assessing the Eyes fr fr fr fr
Chapter 12: Assessing the Respiratory System Cha
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pter 13: Assessing the Cardiovascular System Chapt
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er 14: Assessing the Abdomen
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Chapter 15: Assessing the Peripheral Vascular System and Regional Lymphatic System Cha
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pter 16: Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 17: Assessing the Neurological System fr fr fr fr fr
Chapter 18: Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System Chapter
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r 19: Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
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Chapter 20: Assessing the Anus and Rectum Chapte
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r 21: Assessing the Newborn
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Chapter 22: Assessing the Child and Adolescent Cha
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pter 23 Assessing the Pregnant Woman Chapter 24
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: Assessing the Older Adult
fr fr fr fr
,Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment fr fr fr fr
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health for All.‖ T
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
he goal for this strategy is:
fr fr fr fr fr
1. All individuals to get the same health care throughout their life spans.
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and accessible.
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
4. Health-care providers can never deny patients health care. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This essential skill requires r
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
egistered nurses (RNs) to: fr fr fr
1. Diagnose and treat patients. fr fr fr
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings. fr fr fr fr
3. Refer patients with abnormal findings.
fr fr fr fr
4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs. fr fr fr fr
3. You are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. There is a police p
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
resence outside his door because the patient is a known drug dealer in the community. You kn
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
ow that nurses must treat all patients as persons. This is called:
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
1. Caring.
2. Holistic process. fr
3. Person-centered care (PCC). fr fr
4. Standards of care. fr fr
4. The science- fr
based framework updated every 10 years by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
that has set national goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention is:
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
1. Healthy People. fr
2. Healthy People 2020. fr fr
3. U.S. Preventive Task Force.fr fr fr
4. World Health Organization. fr fr
5. A 38-year-old male has a family history of colon cancer. His father died of colon cancer at age
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
48. The doctor recommended that this patient have a colonoscopy this year. This is an example of:
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
1. Primary health prevention. fr fr
, 2. Secondary health prevention. fr fr
3. Tertiary health prevention. fr fr
6. A patient in the hospital puts on his call light and tells the person answering that he ―thinks he is
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr f
running a fever and has stomach discomfort.‖ You are the registered nurse in charge. What shou
r fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
ld you do?
fr fr
1. Ask the medical assistant to go to the patient‘s room and assess his complaints.
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
2. Go check to see if the patient has an order for Tylenol for a fever.
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
3. Page the resident on call immediately to assess the patient.
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
4. Go to the patient‘s room and assess for fever and the epigastric discomfort.
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
7. You are leading an interdisciplinary team conference to discuss how to provide better care for a
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
challenging patient who has behavioral problems. There are several areas that need to be proble
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
m solved and new ideas formulated to create an improved plan of care. What cognitive skills are
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
you using?
fr
1. Critical thinking fr
2. Clinical decision making fr fr
3. Intuitive thinking fr
4. Clinical reasoning fr
8. Best practice assessment techniques and instruments have been validated by:
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
1. American Nurses Association. fr fr
2. Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements.
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
3. Research and evidence-based practice. fr fr fr
4. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. fr fr fr fr fr
9. Health and illness are determined by many factors. What are the determinants of health
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? Select all that apply.
fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
1. Genetics and biology fr fr
2. Gender and occupation fr fr
3. Individual behavior fr
4. Social environment fr
5. Physical environment fr
6. Health services fr
