Test Bank Essential Health Assessment 2nd Edition Thompson 24 Chapters

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Chapter ss1: ssUnderstanding ssHealth ssAssessment
Chapter ss2: ssInterviewing ssthe ssPatient ssfor ssthe ssHealth ssHistory
ss Chapter ss3: ssTaking ssthe ssHealth ssHistory
Chapter ss4: ssAssessing ssNutrition ssand ssAnthropometric
Measurements ssChapter ss5: ssAssessment ssTechniques
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Chapter ss6: ssGeneral ssSurvey ssand ssAssessing ssVital ssSigns
ss Chapter ss7: ssAssessing ssPain
Chapter ss8: ssAssessing ssthe ssSkin, ssHair, ssand ssNails
Chapter ss9: ssAssessing ssthe ssHead, ssFace, ssMouth, ssand ssNeck
ss Chapter ss10: ssAssessing ssthe ssEars
Chapter ss11: ssAssessing ssthe ssEyes
Chapter ss12: ssAssessing ssthe ssRespiratory ssSystem
ss Chapter ss13: ssAssessing ssthe ssCardiovascular ssSystem
ss Chapter ss14: ssAssessing ssthe ssAbdomen
Chapter ss15: ssAssessing ssthe ssPeripheral ssVascular ssSystem ssand ssRegional ssLymphatic ssSystem
ss Chapter ss16: ssAssessing ssthe ssMusculoskeletal ssSystem
Chapter ss17: ssAssessing ssthe ssNeurological ssSystem
Chapter ss18: ssAssessing ssthe ssFemale ssBreasts, ssAxillae, ssand ssReproductive ssSystem
ss Chapter ss19: ssAssessing ssthe ssMale ssBreasts ssand ssReproductive ssSystem
Chapter ss20: ssAssessing ssthe ssAnus ssand ssRectum
ss Chapter ss21: ssAssessing ssthe ssNewborn
Chapter ss22: ssAssessing ssthe ssChild ssand ssAdolescent
ss Chapter ss23 ssAssessing ssthe ssPregnant ssWoman
ss Chapter ss24: ssAssessing ssthe ssOlder ssAdult

,Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment
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1. The ssWorld ssHealth ssOrganization ss(WHO) ssestablished ssa ssglobal ssstrategy sscalled ss―Health ssfor
ssAll.‖ ssThe ssgoal ssfor ssthis ssstrategy ssis:

1. All ssindividuals ssto ssget ssthe sssame sshealth sscare ssthroughout sstheir sslife ssspans.
2. The ssgovernment ssto sssupply ssmoney ssto sscare ssfor ssall ssthe sspeople ssin ssthe ssworld.
3. Resources ssfor sshealth sscare ssto ssbe ssevenly ssdistributed ssand ssaccessible.
4. Health-care ssproviders sscan ssnever ssdeny sspatients sshealth sscare.



2. Health ssassessment ssis ssa ssfoundational ssand sspriority ssnursing ssskill. ssThis ssessential ssskill
ssrequires ssregistered ssnurses ss(RNs) ssto:

1. Diagnose ssand sstreat sspatients.
2. Identify ssnormal ssand ssabnormal ssfindings.
3. Refer sspatients sswith ssabnormal ssfindings.
4. Counsel sspatients sswith sspsychosocial ssneeds.



3. You ssare ssassessing ssa sspatient sswith ssfive ssgunshot sswounds sson ssa sstrauma ssunit. ssThere ssis ssa
sspolice sspresence ssoutside sshis ssdoor ssbecause ssthe sspatient ssis ssa ssknown ssdrug ssdealer ssin ssthe

sscommunity. ssYou ssknow ssthat ssnurses ssmust sstreat ssall sspatients ssas sspersons. ssThis ssis sscalled:

1. Caring.
2. Holistic ssprocess.
3. Person-centered sscare ss(PCC).
4. Standards ssof sscare.



4. The ssscience-based ssframework ssupdated ssevery ss10 ssyears ssby ssthe ssU.S. ssDepartment ssof ssHealth
ssand ssHuman ssServices ssthat sshas ssset ssnational ssgoals ssand ssobjectives ssfor sshealth sspromotion ssand

ssdisease ssprevention ssis:

1. Healthy ssPeople.
2. Healthy ssPeople ss2020.
3. U.S. ssPreventive ssTask ssForce.
4. World ssHealth ssOrganization.



5. A ss38-year-old ssmale sshas ssa ssfamily sshistory ssof sscolon sscancer. ssHis ssfather ssdied ssof sscolon sscancer ssat ssage
48. ssThe ssdoctor ssrecommended ssthat ssthis sspatient sshave ssa sscolonoscopy ssthis ssyear. ssThis ssis ssan
ssexample ssof:

1. Primary sshealth ssprevention.

, 2. Secondary sshealth ssprevention.
3. Tertiary sshealth ssprevention.




6. A sspatient ssin ssthe sshospital ssputs sson sshis sscall sslight ssand sstells ssthe ssperson ssanswering ssthat sshe ss―thinks
sshe ssis ssrunning ssa ssfever ssand sshas ssstomach ssdiscomfort.‖ ssYou ssare ssthe ssregistered ssnurse ssin

sscharge. ssWhat ssshould ssyou ssdo?

1. Ask ssthe ssmedical ssassistant ssto ssgo ssto ssthe sspatient‘s ssroom ssand ssassess sshis sscomplaints.
2. Go sscheck ssto sssee ssif ssthe sspatient sshas ssan ssorder ssfor ssTylenol ssfor ssa ssfever.
3. Page ssthe ssresident sson sscall ssimmediately ssto ssassess ssthe sspatient.
4. Go ssto ssthe sspatient‘s ssroom ssand ssassess ssfor ssfever ssand ssthe ssepigastric ssdiscomfort.



7. You ssare ssleading ssan ssinterdisciplinary ssteam ssconference ssto ssdiscuss sshow ssto ssprovide ssbetter sscare
ssfor ssa sschallenging sspatient sswho sshas ssbehavioral ssproblems. ssThere ssare ssseveral ssareas ssthat ssneed

ssto ssbe ssproblem sssolved ssand ssnew ssideas ssformulated ssto sscreate ssan ssimproved ssplan ssof sscare.

ssWhat sscognitive ssskills ssare ss you ssusing?

1. Critical ssthinking
2. Clinical ssdecision ssmaking
3. Intuitive ssthinking
4. Clinical ssreasoning



8. Best sspractice ssassessment sstechniques ssand ssinstruments sshave ssbeen ssvalidated ssby:
1. American ssNurses ssAssociation.
2. Code ssof ssEthics ssfor ssNurses ssWith ssInterpretive ssStatements.
3. Research ssand ssevidence-based sspractice.
4. Patient ssProtection ssand ssAffordable ssCare ssAct.



9. Health ssand ssillness ssare ssdetermined ssby ssmany ssfactors. ss What ssare ssthe ssdeterminants ssof sshealth
identified ssby ssthe ssCenters ssfor ssDisease ssControl ssand ssPrevention ss(CDC)? ssSelect ssall ssthat ssapply.
1. Genetics ssand ssbiology
2. Gender ssand ssoccupation
3. Individual ssbehavior
4. Social ssenvironment
5. Physical ssenvironment
6. Health ssservices