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EssentialHealth Assessment 2nd Edition
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by Janice M Thompson, Chapter 1 - 24
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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
B B B B B B B 149
Chapter 09 Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
B B B B B B B B 188
Chapter 10 Assessing the Ears
B B B B 229
Chapter 11 Assessing the Eyes
B B B B 250
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
B B B B B B B B B B 363
Chapter 16 Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 17 Assessing the Neurological System
B B B B B 417
Chapter 18 Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System
B B B B B B B B B 451
Chapter 19 Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
B B B B B B B B 477
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
B B B B B B 555
Chapter 23 Assessing the Pregnant Woman
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Chapter 24 Assessing the Older Adult
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Chapter1: Understanding Health AssessmentB B B B
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health for All.‖ The goal
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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. B B B B B B B
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1. This is incorrect. ―Health for All‖ does not mean that all individuals get the same health
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care throughout their life spans.
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2. This is incorrect. ―Health for All‖ does not mean the government will supply money to care
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2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This essential skill requires registered
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nurses (RNs) to:
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1. Diagnose and treat patients. B B B
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings. B B B B
3. Referpatients with abnormal findings.
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4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs. B B B B
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Feedback
1. This is incorrect. The role of the RN is not to diagnose and treat patients.
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2. This is correct. Assessing patients and being able to identify normal from abnormal
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4. This is incorrect. RNs do counsel patients, but it is not the essential and foundational role in
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health assessment.
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3. You are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. There is a police presence
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outside his door because the patient is a known drug dealer in the community. You know that nurses must
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treat all patients as persons. This is called:
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1. Caring.
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3. Person-centered care(PCC). B B
4. Standards of care. B B
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1. This is incorrect. Caring is displaying a concern for patients.
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2. This is incorrect. The holistic caring process is a relational process; the nurse
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3. This is correct. The new movement in health care is person-centered care (PCC), which
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emphasizes the intrinsic value of treating all patients as persons.
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4. This is incorrect. Standards of care identify standards of professional nursing
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4. The science-based framework updated every 10 years by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
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Services that has set national goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention is:
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1. HealthyPeople. B
2. HealthyPeople 2020. B B
3. U.S. Preventive Task Force.
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4. WorldHealthOrganization. B B
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1. This is incorrect. Healthy People is the general title for the nation’s federal initiative.
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2. This is correct. Healthy People 2020 specifically identifies science-based, national goals and
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objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide national health promotion and disease
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prevention efforts to improve the health of all people in the United States.
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3. This is incorrect. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s goal is to use evidence- based
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medicine to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based
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Brecommendationsabout clinical preventive services such asscreenings, counseling B B B B B B B B
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4. This is incorrect. The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the
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EssentialHealth Assessment 2nd Edition
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by Janice M Thompson, Chapter 1 - 24
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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
B B B B B B B B 11
Chapter 03 Taking the Health History
B B B B B 40
Chapter 04 Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements
B B B B B B 61
Chapter 05 Assessment Techniques
B B B 88
Chapter 06 General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs
B B B B B B B 99
Chapter 07 Assessing Pain
B B B 128
Chapter 08 Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
B B B B B B B 149
Chapter 09 Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
B B B B B B B B 188
Chapter 10 Assessing the Ears
B B B B 229
Chapter 11 Assessing the Eyes
B B B B 250
Chapter 12 Assessing the Respiratory System
B B B B B 281
Chapter 13 Assessing the Cardiovascular System
B B B B B 308
Chapter 14 Assessing the Abdomen
B B B B 335
Chapter 15 Assessing the Peripheral Vascular System and Regional Lymphatic System
B B B B B B B B B B 363
Chapter 16 Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
B B B B B 391
Chapter 17 Assessing the Neurological System
B B B B B 417
Chapter 18 Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System
B B B B B B B B B 451
Chapter 19 Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
B B B B B B B B 477
Chapter 20 Assessing the Anus and Rectum
B B B B B B 501
Chapter 21 Assessing the Newborn
B B B B 517
Chapter 22 Assessing the Child and Adolescent
B B B B B B 555
Chapter 23 Assessing the Pregnant Woman
B B B B B 583
Chapter 24 Assessing the Older Adult
B B B B B 612
,B Test Bank - Essential Health Assessment, 2nd edition (Thompson, 2023)
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Chapter1: Understanding Health AssessmentB B B B
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health for All.‖ The goal
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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. B B B B B B B
ANS: 3 B
Page: 1 B
Feedback
1. This is incorrect. ―Health for All‖ does not mean that all individuals get the same health
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care throughout their life spans.
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2. This is incorrect. ―Health for All‖ does not mean the government will supply money to care
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for all the people in the world.
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3. This is correct. ―Health for All‖ means that resources for health care are evenly
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Bdistributed and accessible to everyone. B B B B
4. This is incorrect. ―Health for All‖ does not mean that health-care providers can deny
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Bpatients health care. B B
2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This essential skill requires registered
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nurses (RNs) to:
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1. Diagnose and treat patients. B B B
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings. B B B B
3. Referpatients with abnormal findings.
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4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs. B B B B
ANS: 2 B
Page: 5-6 B
Feedback
1. This is incorrect. The role of the RN is not to diagnose and treat patients.
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2. This is correct. Assessing patients and being able to identify normal from abnormal
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Bfindings is an essential role of the RN. B B B B B B B
3. This is incorrect. RNs in collaboration with the health-care providers do refer
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Bpatients. This is not the essential and foundational role in health assessment.
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4. This is incorrect. RNs do counsel patients, but it is not the essential and foundational role in
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health assessment.
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3|Page
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, B Test Bank - Essential Health Assessment, 2nd edition (Thompson, 2023)
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3. You are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. There is a police presence
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outside his door because the patient is a known drug dealer in the community. You know that nurses must
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treat all patients as persons. This is called:
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1. Caring.
2. Holisticprocess. B
3. Person-centered care(PCC). B B
4. Standards of care. B B
ANS: 3 B
Page: 2 B
Feedback
1. This is incorrect. Caring is displaying a concern for patients.
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2. This is incorrect. The holistic caring process is a relational process; the nurse
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Bcollaborates with the individual to pursue goals for health and well-being.
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3. This is correct. The new movement in health care is person-centered care (PCC), which
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emphasizes the intrinsic value of treating all patients as persons.
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4. This is incorrect. Standards of care identify standards of professional nursing
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Bpractice.
4. The science-based framework updated every 10 years by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
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Services that has set national goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention is:
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1. HealthyPeople. B
2. HealthyPeople 2020. B B
3. U.S. Preventive Task Force.
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4. WorldHealthOrganization. B B
ANS: 2 B
Page: 2 B
Feedback
1. This is incorrect. Healthy People is the general title for the nation’s federal initiative.
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2. This is correct. Healthy People 2020 specifically identifies science-based, national goals and
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objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide national health promotion and disease
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prevention efforts to improve the health of all people in the United States.
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3. This is incorrect. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s goal is to use evidence- based
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medicine to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based
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Brecommendationsabout clinical preventive services such asscreenings, counseling B B B B B B B B
Bservices, and preventive medications.
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4. This is incorrect. The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the
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BUnited Nations working to improve the health of the world’s people.
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