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Nursing Health Assessment The Foundation of Clinical Practice,
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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 ssChoice
Identify ssthe sschoice ssthat ssbest sscompletes ssthe ssstatement ssor ssanswers ssthe ssquestion.
1. Which sscritical ssthinking ssskill ssallows ssthe ssnurse ssto ssthink ssoutside ssof ssthe ssbox sswhen ssassessing ssa sspatient?
1) Divergent ssthinking
2) Reasoning
3) Creativity
4) Reflection
2. The ssprimary sslevel ssof sspreventive sshealth sscare ssfocuses sson sswhich sstopic?
1) Health sspromotion
2) Early ssdetection
3) Promotion ssintervention
4) End-of-life sscare
3. The ssnurse ssis ssprioritizing ssdata sscollected ssduring ssthe sshealth ssassessment. ssWhich ssdata ssis ssprimary?
1) Pain ssrating ssof ss4 sson ssa ss1 ssto ss10 ssnumeric ssscale
2) New ssdiagnosis ssof sstype ss2 ssdiabetes ssmellitus ss(DM)
3) Blood sspressure ssof ss130/90 ssmmHg
4) Pulse ssoximetry ssreading ssof ss73%
4. Which sstype ssof ssskill ssis ssmost ssimportant sswhen ssperforming ssa ssphysical ssassessment?
1) Psychomotor
2) Interpersonal
3) Ethical
4) Affective
5. Which ssactivity ssis ssan ssexample ssof sssecondary ssprevention?
1) Wound ssdébridement
2) Immunization
3) Preoperative ssteaching
4) Long-term ssnasogastric ssfeedings
6. Which ssassessment ssdata ssis ssconsidered ssa sssymptom?
1) Rapid ssrespirations
2) Sweaty sspalms
3) Belching
4) Feelings ssof ssanxiety
7. Who ssor sswhat ssis ssconsidered ssthe ssprimary ssdata sssource ssfor ssa sstoddler-age sspatient?
1) The sstoddler
2) A ssparent
3) The ssmedical ssrecord
4) Other sshealthcare ssproviders
8. Which sspart ssof ssthe ssassessment ssprovides ssthe ssmost sssubjective ssdata?
1) Health sshistory
2) Physical ssassessment
3) Review ssof ssmedical ssrecords
4) Medication ssrecord