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Nursing Health Assessment The Foundation of Clinical Practice,
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f# 3rd Edition, Patricia M. Dillon
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,Table of Contents
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1. Introduction to Assessment
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2. Assessing the Integumentary System
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3. Assessing the Head, Face and Neck
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4. Assessing Eyes and the Ears
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5. Assessing the Respiratory System
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6. Assessing the Cardiovascular System
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7. Assessing the Peripheral -Vascular and Lymphatic Systems
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8. Assessing the Breasts
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9. Assessing the Abdomen
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10. Assessing the Female Genitourinary
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11. Assessing the Male Genitourinary
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12. Assessing the Motor Musculoskeletal System
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13. Assessing the Sensory Neurological System
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14. Assessing the Mother to Be
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15. Assessing the Newborn and Infant
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16. Assessing the Toddler and Preschooler
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17. Assessing the School-Age Child and Adolescent
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18. Assessing the Older Adult
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19. Assessing the Homeless Person
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,20. Assessing Pain
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21. Approach to the Mental Health Assessment
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22. Assessing Nutrition
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23. Assessing Spirituality
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24. Assessing Culture
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25. Assessing the Patient’s Environment
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26. Assessing Abuse
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27. Assessing the Dying Patient—new
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, Chapter 01: The Complete Health Assessment
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Multiple f#Choice
Identify f#the f#choice f#that f#best f#completes f#the f#statement f#or f#answers f#the f#question.
1. Which f#critical f#thinking f#skill f#allows f#the f#nurse f#to f#think f#outside f#of f#the f#box f#when f#assessing f#a f#patient?
1) Divergent f#thinking
2) Reasoning
3) Creativity
4) Reflection
2. The f#primary f#level f#of f#preventive f#health f#care f#focuses f#on f#which f#topic?
1) Health f#promotion
2) Early f#detection
3) Promotion f#intervention
4) End-of-life f#care
3. The f#nurse f#is f#prioritizing f#data f#collected f#during f#the f#health f#assessment. f#Which f#data f#is f#primary?
1) Pain f#rating f#of f#4 f#on f#a f#1 f#to f#10 f#numeric f#scale
2) New f#diagnosis f#of f#type f#2 f#diabetes f#mellitus f#(DM)
3) Blood f#pressure f#of f#130/90 f#mmHg
4) Pulse f#oximetry f#reading f#of f#73%
4. Which f#type f#of f#skill f#is f#most f#important f#when f#performing f#a f#physical f#assessment?
1) Psychomotor
2) Interpersonal
3) Ethical
4) Affective
5. Which f#activity f#is f#an f#example f#of f#secondary f#prevention?
1) Wound f#débridement
2) Immunization
3) Preoperative f#teaching
4) Long-term f#nasogastric f#feedings
6. Which f#assessment f#data f#is f#considered f#a f#symptom?
1) Rapid f#respirations
2) Sweaty f#palms
3) Belching
4) Feelings f#of f#anxiety
7. Who f#or f#what f#is f#considered f#the f#primary f#data f#source f#for f#a f#toddler-age f#patient?
1) The f#toddler
2) A f#parent
3) The f#medical f#record
4) Other f#healthcare f#providers
8. Which f#part f#of f#the f#assessment f#provides f#the f#most f#subjective f#data?
1) Health f#history
2) Physical f#assessment
3) Review f#of f#medical f#records
4) Medication f#record