Test Bank for
Nursing Health Assessment The Foundation of Clinical Practice,
3rd Edition, Patricia M. Dillon
,Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Assessment
2. Assessing the Integumentary System
3. Assessing the Head, Face and Neck
4. Assessing Eyes and the Ears
5. Assessing the Respiratory System
6. Assessing the Cardiovascular System
7. Assessing the Peripheral -Vascular and Lymphatic Systems
8. Assessing the Breasts
9. Assessing the Abdomen
10. Assessing the Female Genitourinary
11. Assessing the Male Genitourinary
12. vAssessing vthe vMotor vMusculoskeletal vSystem
13. vAssessing vthe vSensory vNeurological vSystem
14. vAssessing vthe vMother vto vBe
15. vAssessing vthe vNewborn vand vInfant
16. vAssessing vthe vToddler vand vPreschooler
17. vAssessing vthe vSchool-Age vChild vand vAdolescent
18. vAssessing vthe vOlder vAdult
19. vAssessing vthe vHomeless vPerson
20. vAssessing vPain
,21. vApproach vto vthe vMental vHealth vAssessment
22. vAssessing vNutrition
23. vAssessing vSpirituality
24. vAssessing vCulture
25. vAssessing vthe vPatient’s vEnvironment
26. vAssessing vAbuse
27. vAssessing vthe vDying vPatient—new
, Chapter v01: vThe vComplete vHealth vAssessment
Multiple vChoice
Identify vthe vchoice vthat vbest vcompletes vthe vstatement vor vanswers vthe vquestion.
1. Which vcritical vthinking vskill vallows vthe vnurse vto vthink voutside vof vthe vbox vwhen vassessing va vpatient?
1) Divergent vthinking
2) Reasoning
3) Creativity
4) Reflection
2. The vprimary vlevel vof vpreventive vhealth vcare vfocuses von vwhich vtopic?
1) Health vpromotion
2) Early vdetection
3) Promotion vintervention
4) End-of-life vcare
3. The vnurse vis vprioritizing vdata vcollected vduring vthe vhealth vassessment. vWhich vdata vis vprimary?
1) Pain vrating vof v4 von va v1 vto v10 vnumeric vscale
2) New vdiagnosis vof vtype v2 vdiabetes vmellitus v(DM)
3) Blood vpressure vof v130/90 vmmHg
4) Pulse voximetry vreading vof v73%
4. Which vtype vof vskill vis vmost vimportant vwhen vperforming va vphysical vassessment?
1) Psychomotor
2) Interpersonal
3) Ethical
4) Affective
5. Which vactivity vis van vexample vof vsecondary vprevention?
1) Wound vdébridement
2) Immunization
3) Preoperative vteaching
4) Long-term vnasogastric vfeedings
6. Which vassessment vdata vis vconsidered va vsymptom?
1) Rapid vrespirations
2) Sweaty vpalms
3) Belching
4) Feelings vof vanxiety
7. Who vor vwhat vis vconsidered vthe vprimary vdata vsource vfor va vtoddler-age vpatient?
1) The vtoddler
2) A vparent
3) The vmedical vrecord
4) Other vhealthcare vproviders
8. Which vpart vof vthe vassessment vprovides vthe vmost vsubjective vdata?
1) Health vhistory
2) Physical vassessment
3) Review vof vmedical vrecords
4) Medication vrecord
Nursing Health Assessment The Foundation of Clinical Practice,
3rd Edition, Patricia M. Dillon
,Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Assessment
2. Assessing the Integumentary System
3. Assessing the Head, Face and Neck
4. Assessing Eyes and the Ears
5. Assessing the Respiratory System
6. Assessing the Cardiovascular System
7. Assessing the Peripheral -Vascular and Lymphatic Systems
8. Assessing the Breasts
9. Assessing the Abdomen
10. Assessing the Female Genitourinary
11. Assessing the Male Genitourinary
12. vAssessing vthe vMotor vMusculoskeletal vSystem
13. vAssessing vthe vSensory vNeurological vSystem
14. vAssessing vthe vMother vto vBe
15. vAssessing vthe vNewborn vand vInfant
16. vAssessing vthe vToddler vand vPreschooler
17. vAssessing vthe vSchool-Age vChild vand vAdolescent
18. vAssessing vthe vOlder vAdult
19. vAssessing vthe vHomeless vPerson
20. vAssessing vPain
,21. vApproach vto vthe vMental vHealth vAssessment
22. vAssessing vNutrition
23. vAssessing vSpirituality
24. vAssessing vCulture
25. vAssessing vthe vPatient’s vEnvironment
26. vAssessing vAbuse
27. vAssessing vthe vDying vPatient—new
, Chapter v01: vThe vComplete vHealth vAssessment
Multiple vChoice
Identify vthe vchoice vthat vbest vcompletes vthe vstatement vor vanswers vthe vquestion.
1. Which vcritical vthinking vskill vallows vthe vnurse vto vthink voutside vof vthe vbox vwhen vassessing va vpatient?
1) Divergent vthinking
2) Reasoning
3) Creativity
4) Reflection
2. The vprimary vlevel vof vpreventive vhealth vcare vfocuses von vwhich vtopic?
1) Health vpromotion
2) Early vdetection
3) Promotion vintervention
4) End-of-life vcare
3. The vnurse vis vprioritizing vdata vcollected vduring vthe vhealth vassessment. vWhich vdata vis vprimary?
1) Pain vrating vof v4 von va v1 vto v10 vnumeric vscale
2) New vdiagnosis vof vtype v2 vdiabetes vmellitus v(DM)
3) Blood vpressure vof v130/90 vmmHg
4) Pulse voximetry vreading vof v73%
4. Which vtype vof vskill vis vmost vimportant vwhen vperforming va vphysical vassessment?
1) Psychomotor
2) Interpersonal
3) Ethical
4) Affective
5. Which vactivity vis van vexample vof vsecondary vprevention?
1) Wound vdébridement
2) Immunization
3) Preoperative vteaching
4) Long-term vnasogastric vfeedings
6. Which vassessment vdata vis vconsidered va vsymptom?
1) Rapid vrespirations
2) Sweaty vpalms
3) Belching
4) Feelings vof vanxiety
7. Who vor vwhat vis vconsidered vthe vprimary vdata vsource vfor va vtoddler-age vpatient?
1) The vtoddler
2) A vparent
3) The vmedical vrecord
4) Other vhealthcare vproviders
8. Which vpart vof vthe vassessment vprovides vthe vmost vsubjective vdata?
1) Health vhistory
2) Physical vassessment
3) Review vof vmedical vrecords
4) Medication vrecord
