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Chapter 01 Understanding Health Assessment
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Chapter 02 Interviewing the Patient for the Health History
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Chapter 03 Taking the Health History
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Chapter 04 Assessing Nutrition and AnthropometricMeasurements
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Chapter05Assessment T echniques
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Chapter 06 General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs
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Chapter 07 Assessing Pain
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Chapter 08 Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
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Chapter 09 Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
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Chapter 10 Assessing the Ears
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Chapter 11 Assessing the Eyes
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Chapter 12 Assessing the Respiratory System
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Chapter 13 Assessing theCardiovascular System
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Chapter 14 Assessing the Abdomen
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Chapter 15 Assessing thePeripheralVascular System and Regional Lymphatic System
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Chapter 16 Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 17 Assessing the NeurologicalSystem
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Chapter 18 Assessing theFemale Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System
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Chapter 19 Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
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Chapter 20 Assessing the Anus and Rectum
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Chapter 21 Assessing the Newborn
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Chapter 22 Assessing the Child and Adolescent
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Chapter 23 Assessing thePregnant Woman
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Chapter 24 Assessing the Older Adult
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ESSENTIALS HEALTH
ASSESMENT.
,Table of Contents
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Chapter 01 Understanding Health Assessment
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Chapter 02 Interviewing the Patient for the Health History
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Chapter 03 Taking the Health History
SS SS SS SS SS 40
Chapter 04 Assessing Nutrition and AnthropometricMeasurements
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Chapter05Assessment T echniques
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Chapter 06 General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs
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Chapter 07 Assessing Pain
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Chapter 08 Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
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Chapter 09 Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
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Chapter 10 Assessing the Ears
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Chapter 11 Assessing the Eyes
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Chapter 12 Assessing the Respiratory System
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Chapter 13 Assessing theCardiovascular System
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Chapter 14 Assessing the Abdomen
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Chapter 15 Assessing thePeripheralVascular System and Regional Lymphatic System
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Chapter 16 Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 17 Assessing the NeurologicalSystem
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Chapter 18 Assessing theFemale Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System
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Chapter 19 Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
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Chapter 20 Assessing the Anus and Rectum
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Chapter 21 Assessing the Newborn
SS SS SS SS 517
Chapter 22 Assessing the Child and Adolescent
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Chapter 23 Assessing thePregnant Woman
SS SS SS S SS 583
Chapter 24 Assessing the Older Adult
SS SS SS SS SS 612
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Essential Health Assessment, 2nd edition (Thompson, 2023)
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Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment
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1.TheWorldHealth Organization(WHO)established a global strategy c alled“Health for All.” The goal
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forthisstrategy is:
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1. Allindividualstogetthe same health care throughout their life spans.
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2. Thegovernment to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
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3. Resourcesforhealthcare to b e evenly distributedand accessible.
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4. Health-careproviderscann ever deny patients h ealth care. S S S SS SS SS SS
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1. Thisisincorrect.“Health for All”does not mean that all individuals get the same health
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carethroughouttheirlife spans. S S S SS
2. Thisisincorrect.“Health for All”does not mean t he g overnment will supply money to care
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for all the people in the world.
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3. Thisiscorrect. “Health for All”means that resources for health care are evenly distrib
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utedandaccessibleto everyone. S S S SS
4. Thisisincorrect.“Health for All”does not mean that h ealth-
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careproviderscandeny patients health care.
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2.Healthassessment is a foundationaland priority nursing skill. This essential s killrequires registered nur
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ses(RNs)to:
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1. Diagnoseandtreatpatients. S S S
2. Identifynormalandabnormal findings. S S S SS
3. Referpatientswithabnormalfindings.
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4. Counselpatientswithpsychosocialn eeds. S S S S
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1. This isincorrect. The role of the RN is not to diagnose and treat patients.
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2. Thisiscorrect.Assessing patients and being able to identify normal from abnormal findin
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3. Thisisincorrect.RNsin collaborationwiththe health-
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careprovidersdorefer patients. This is not the essential and foundational rolein he
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4. althaissessment.
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healthassessment. S
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dehisdoorb ecause the patient is a known drug dealer in the c ommunity. You know that nurses must treat
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all patients as persons. This is called:
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1. Caring.
2. Holisticprocess. S
3. Person-centeredcare(PCC). S S
4. Standardsofcare. S S
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1. Thisisincorrect. Caring is displaying a concern for patients.
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2. Thisisincorrect.The h olistic caring process is a relational process; the nurse collab
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orateswiththe individual to pursue goals for health and well-being.
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3. Thisiscorrect.The new movement in health care is p erson-
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centeredcare(PCC), which emphasizes the intrinsic value o f treating all patients as per
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4. sons.isincorrect.Standardsof careidentify standards ofprofessional nursing practi
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4.Thescience-
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basedframeworkupdated every 1 0 years by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that has s
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1. Thisisincorrect. Healthy People isthe general title for the nation’s federal initiative.
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2. Thisiscorrect. Healthy People 2020 specifically identifies s cience-
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based,national goalsando bjectives with 10- S S S S S SS SS
yeartargetsdesignedtoguide nationalh ealthpromotion and disease prevention e fforts to i
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mprovethehealth of all people in the United States. S S SS SS SS SS SS SS SSS S S S
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based recommendationsaboutclinicalpreventiveservices such as screenings, counseling
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services,andpreventive medications. S S S
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