Test Bank - Essential Health Assessment, 1st edition
(Thompson, 2026)
Janice M Thompson
1st Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Understanding Health Assessment ___________________ 1
Chapter 02 Interviewing the Patient for the Health History ________ 11
Chapter 03 Taking the Health History _________________________ 40
Chapter 04 Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements 61
Chapter 05 Assessment Techniques ____________________________ 88
Chapter 06 General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs ____________ 99
Chapter 07 Assessing Pain __________________________________ 128
Chapter 08 Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails _________________ 149
Chapter 09 Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck __________ 188
Chapter 10 Assessing the Ears _______________________________ 229
Chapter 11 Assessing the Eyes _______________________________ 250
Chapter 12 Assessing the Respiratory System __________________ 281
Chapter 13 Assessing the Cardiovascular System _______________ 308
Chapter 14 Assessing the Abdomen___________________________ 335
Chapter 15 Assessing the Peripheral Vascular System and Regional
Lymphatic System _________________________________________ 363
Chapter 16 Assessing the Musculoskeletal System _______________ 391
Chapter 17 Assessing the Neurological System__________________ 417
Chapter 18 Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive
System __________________________________________________ 451
Chapter 19 Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System __ 477
Chapter 20 Assessing the Anus and Rectum ____________________ 501
Chapter 21 Assessing the Newborn ___________________________ 517
Chapter 22 Assessing the Child and Adolescent _________________ 555
Chapter 23 Assessing the Pregnant Woman ____________________ 583
Chapter 24 Assessing the Older Adult ________________________ 612
, Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy
called “Health for All.” The goal for this strategy is:
1. All individuals to get the same health care throughout their life spans.
2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and accessible.
4. Health-care providers can never deny patients health care.
2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This
essential skill requires registered nurses (RNs) to:
1. Diagnose and treat patients.
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings.
3. Refer patients with abnormal findings.
4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs.
3. You are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma
unit. There is a police presence outside his door because the patient is a
known drug dealer in the community. You know that nurses must treat
all patients as persons. This is called:
1. Caring.
2. Holistic process.
3. Person-centered care (PCC).
4. Standards of care.
4. The science-based framework updated every 10 years by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services that has set national goals
and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention is:
1. Healthy People.
2. Healthy People 2020.
3. U.S. Preventive Task Force.
4. World Health Organization.
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, 5. A 38-year-old male has a family history of colon cancer. His father died of
colon cancer at age
48. The doctor recommended that this patient have a colonoscopy this year. This
is an example of:
1. Primary health prevention.
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(Thompson, 2026)
Janice M Thompson
1st Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Understanding Health Assessment ___________________ 1
Chapter 02 Interviewing the Patient for the Health History ________ 11
Chapter 03 Taking the Health History _________________________ 40
Chapter 04 Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements 61
Chapter 05 Assessment Techniques ____________________________ 88
Chapter 06 General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs ____________ 99
Chapter 07 Assessing Pain __________________________________ 128
Chapter 08 Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails _________________ 149
Chapter 09 Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck __________ 188
Chapter 10 Assessing the Ears _______________________________ 229
Chapter 11 Assessing the Eyes _______________________________ 250
Chapter 12 Assessing the Respiratory System __________________ 281
Chapter 13 Assessing the Cardiovascular System _______________ 308
Chapter 14 Assessing the Abdomen___________________________ 335
Chapter 15 Assessing the Peripheral Vascular System and Regional
Lymphatic System _________________________________________ 363
Chapter 16 Assessing the Musculoskeletal System _______________ 391
Chapter 17 Assessing the Neurological System__________________ 417
Chapter 18 Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive
System __________________________________________________ 451
Chapter 19 Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System __ 477
Chapter 20 Assessing the Anus and Rectum ____________________ 501
Chapter 21 Assessing the Newborn ___________________________ 517
Chapter 22 Assessing the Child and Adolescent _________________ 555
Chapter 23 Assessing the Pregnant Woman ____________________ 583
Chapter 24 Assessing the Older Adult ________________________ 612
, Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment
1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy
called “Health for All.” The goal for this strategy is:
1. All individuals to get the same health care throughout their life spans.
2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and accessible.
4. Health-care providers can never deny patients health care.
2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This
essential skill requires registered nurses (RNs) to:
1. Diagnose and treat patients.
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings.
3. Refer patients with abnormal findings.
4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs.
3. You are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma
unit. There is a police presence outside his door because the patient is a
known drug dealer in the community. You know that nurses must treat
all patients as persons. This is called:
1. Caring.
2. Holistic process.
3. Person-centered care (PCC).
4. Standards of care.
4. The science-based framework updated every 10 years by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services that has set national goals
and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention is:
1. Healthy People.
2. Healthy People 2020.
3. U.S. Preventive Task Force.
4. World Health Organization.
https://www.stuvia.com/user/Lectdavian 1|Page
, 5. A 38-year-old male has a family history of colon cancer. His father died of
colon cancer at age
48. The doctor recommended that this patient have a colonoscopy this year. This
is an example of:
1. Primary health prevention.
https://www.stuvia.com/user/Lectdavian 2|Page
