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Essential Health Assessment
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Janice Thompson
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1st Edition
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 01 Understanding Health Assessment
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Chapter 02 Interviewing the Patient for the Health History
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Chapter 03 Taking the Health History
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Chapter 04 Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements
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Chapter 05 Assessment Techniques
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Chapter 06 General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs
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Chapter 07 Assessing Pain
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Chapter 08 Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
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Chapter 09 Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
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Chapter 10 Assessing the Ears
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Chapter 11 Assessing the Eyes
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Chapter 12 Assessing the Respiratory System
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Chapter 13 Assessing the Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 14 Assessing the Abdomen
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Chapter 15 Assessing the Peripheral Vascular System and Regional Lymphatic System
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Chapter 16 Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 17 Assessing the Neurological System
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Chapter 18 Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System
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Chapter 19 Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
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Chapter 20 Assessing the Anus and Rectum
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Chapter 21 Assessing the Newborn
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Chapter 22 Assessing the Child and Adolescent
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Chapter 23 Assessing the Pregnant Woman
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Chapter 24 Assessing the Older Adult
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Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment
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1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health for
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All.‖ The 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.
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2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This essential skill re
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quires registered nurses (RNs) to:
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1. Diagnose and treat patients. x@ x@ x@
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings.
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3. Refer patients with abnormal findings.
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4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs.
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3. You are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. There is a poli
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ce presence outside his door because the patient is a known drug dealer in the community.
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You know that nurses must treat all patients as persons. This is called:
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1. Caring.
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TEST BANK
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Essential Health Assessment
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Janice Thompson
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1st Edition
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 01 Understanding Health Assessment
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Chapter 02 Interviewing the Patient for the Health History
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ 11
Chapter 03 Taking the Health History
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Chapter 04 Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ 61
Chapter 05 Assessment Techniques
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Chapter 06 General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ 99
Chapter 07 Assessing Pain
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Chapter 08 Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ 149
Chapter 09 Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ 188
Chapter 10 Assessing the Ears
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Chapter 11 Assessing the Eyes
x@ x@ x@ x@ 250
Chapter 12 Assessing the Respiratory System
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ 281
Chapter 13 Assessing the Cardiovascular System
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ 308
Chapter 14 Assessing the Abdomen
x@ x@ x@ x@ 335
Chapter 15 Assessing the Peripheral Vascular System and Regional Lymphatic System
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ 363
Chapter 16 Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ 391
Chapter 17 Assessing the Neurological System
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ 417
Chapter 18 Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ 451
Chapter 19 Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ 477
Chapter 20 Assessing the Anus and Rectum
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ 501
Chapter 21 Assessing the Newborn
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Chapter 22 Assessing the Child and Adolescent
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Chapter 23 Assessing the Pregnant Woman
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Chapter 24 Assessing the Older Adult
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Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment
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1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health for
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x
All.‖ The 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.
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This essential skill re
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
quires registered nurses (RNs) to:
x@ x@ x@ x@
1. Diagnose and treat patients. x@ x@ x@
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings.
x@ x@ x@ x@
3. Refer patients with abnormal findings.
x@ x@ x@ x@
4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs.
x@ x@ x@ x@
3. You are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. There is a poli
x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@
ce presence outside his door because the patient is a known drug dealer in the community.
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You know that nurses must treat all patients as persons. This is called:
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1. Caring.
2. Holistic process. x@
3. Person-centered care (PCC). x@ x@
4. Standards of care. x@ x@
4. The science-x@
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