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1. ThegWorldgHealthgOrganizationg(WHO)gestablishedgagglobalgstrategygcalledg“HealthgforgAll.”g
Theggoalgforgthisgstrategygis:
1. Allgindividualsgtoggetgthegsameghealthgcaregthroughoutgtheirglifegspans.
2. Theggovernmentgtogsupplygmoneygtogcaregforgallgthegpeoplegingthegworld.
3. Resourcesgforghealthgcaregtogbegevenlygdistributedgandgaccessible.
4. Health-caregprovidersgcangnevergdenygpatientsghealthgcare.



2. Healthgassessmentgisgagfoundationalgandgprioritygnursinggskill.gThisgessentialgskillgrequiresgr
egisteredgnursesg(RNs)gto:
1. Diagnosegandgtreatgpatients.
2. Identifygnormalgandgabnormalgfindings.
3. Refergpatientsgwithgabnormalgfindings.
4. Counselgpatientsgwithgpsychosocialgneeds.



3. Yougaregassessinggagpatientgwithgfiveggunshotgwoundsgongagtraumagunit.gTheregisgagpolicegpr
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esencegoutsideghisgdoorgbecausegthegpatient gisgagknowngdruggdealergingthegcommunity.gYougkn

owgthatgnursesgmustgtreatgallgpatientsgasgpersons.gThisgisgcalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holisticgprocess.
3. Person-centeredgcareg(PCC).
4. Standardsgofgcare.



4. Thegscience-
basedgframeworkgupdatedgeveryg10gyearsgbygthegU.S.gDepartmentgofgHealthgandgHumangServices
gthatghasgsetgnationalggoalsgandgobjectivesgforghealthgpromotiongandgdiseasegpreventiongis:

1. HealthygPeople.
2. HealthygPeopleg2020.
3. U.S.gPreventivegTaskgForce.
4. WorldgHealthgOrganization.



5. Ag38-year-oldgmaleghasgagfamilyghistorygofgcolongcancer.gHisgfathergdiedgofgcolongcancergatgage

,48. Thegdoctorgrecommendedgthatgthisgpatientghavegagcolonoscopygthisgyear.gThisgisgangexamplego
f:
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2. Secondaryghealthgprevention.
3. Tertiaryghealthgprevention.




6. Agpatientgingtheghospitalgputsgonghisgcallglightgandgtellsgthegpersongansweringgthatgheg“thinksghegis
grunninggagfevergandghasgstomachgdiscomfort.”gYougaregthegregisteredgnursegingcharge.gWhatgshoul

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2. GogcheckgtogseegifgthegpatientghasgangordergforgTylenolgforgagfever.
3. Pagegthegresidentgongcallgimmediatelygtogassessgthegpatient.
4. Gogtogthegpatient’sgroomgandgassessgforgfevergandgthegepigastricgdiscomfort.



7. Yougaregleadingganginterdisciplinarygteamgconferencegtogdiscussghowgtogprovidegbettergcaregforga
gchallenginggpatientgwhoghasgbehavioralgproblems.gTheregaregseveralgareasgthatgneedgtogbegproble

mgsolvedgandgnewgideasgformulatedgtogcreategangimprovedgplangofgcare.gWhatgcognitivegskillsgareg
yougusing?
1. Criticalgthinking
2. Clinicalgdecisiongmaking
3. Intuitivegthinking
4. Clinicalgreasoning GRADESMORE.COM


8. Bestgpracticegassessmentgtechniquesgandginstrumentsghavegbeengvalidatedgby:
1. AmericangNursesgAssociation.
2. CodegofgEthicsgforgNursesgWithgInterpretivegStatements.
3. Researchgandgevidence-basedgpractice.
4. PatientgProtectiongandgAffordablegCaregAct.



9. Healthgandgillnessgaregdeterminedgbygmanygfactors.gWhatgaregthegdeterminantsgofghealthgi
dentifiedgbygthegCentersgforgDiseasegControlgandgPreventiong(CDC)?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
1. Geneticsgandgbiology
2. Gendergandgoccupation
3. Individualgbehavior
4. Socialgenvironment
5. Physicalgenvironment
6. Healthgservices