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,Chapterh1:hUnderstandinghHealthhAssessment
1. hThehWorldhHealthhOrganizationh(WHO)hestablishedhahglobalhstrategyhcalledh“HealthhforhAll.”h
Thehgoalhforhthishstrategyhis:
1. Allhindividualshtohgeththehsamehhealthhcarehthroughouththeirhlifehspans.
2. Thehgovernmenthtohsupplyhmoneyhtohcarehforhallhthehpeoplehinhthehworld.
3. Resourceshforhhealthhcarehtohbehevenlyhdistributedhandhaccessible.
4. Health-carehprovidershcanhneverhdenyhpatientshhealthhcare.
2. Healthhassessmenthishahfoundationalhandhpriorityhnursinghskill.hThishessentialhskillhrequireshr
egisteredhnursesh(RNs)hto:
1. Diagnosehandhtreathpatients.
2. Identifyhnormalhandhabnormalhfindings.
3. Referhpatientshwithhabnormalhfindings.
4. Counselhpatientshwithhpsychosocialhneeds.
3. Youharehassessinghahpatienthwithhfivehgunshothwoundshonhahtraumahunit.hTherehishahpolicehpr
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esencehoutsidehhishdoorhbecausehthehpatient hishahknownhdrughdealerhinhthehcommunity.hYouhkn
owhthathnurseshmusthtreathallhpatientshashpersons.hThishishcalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holistichprocess.
3. Person-centeredhcareh(PCC).
4. Standardshofhcare.
4. Thehscience-
basedhframeworkhupdatedheveryh10hyearshbyhthehU.S.hDepartmenthofhHealthhandhHumanhServices
hthathhashsethnationalhgoalshandhobjectiveshforhhealthhpromotionhandhdiseasehpreventionhis:
1. HealthyhPeople.
2. HealthyhPeopleh2020.
3. U.S.hPreventivehTaskhForce.
4. WorldhHealthhOrganization.
5. Ah38-year-oldhmalehhashahfamilyhhistoryhofhcolonhcancer.hHishfatherhdiedhofhcolonhcancerhathage
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48. Thehdoctorhrecommendedhthaththishpatienthhavehahcolonoscopyhthishyear.hThishishanhexampleho
f:
1. Primaryhhealthhprevention.
2. Secondaryhhealthhprevention.
3. Tertiaryhhealthhprevention.
6. Ahpatienthinhthehhospitalhputshonhhishcallhlighthandhtellshthehpersonhansweringhthathheh“thinkshhehis
hrunninghahfeverhandhhashstomachhdiscomfort.”hYouharehthehregisteredhnursehinhcharge.hWhathshoul
dhyouhdo?
1. Askhthehmedicalhassistanthtohgohtohthehpatient’shroomhandhassesshhishcomplaints.
2. GohcheckhtohseehifhthehpatienthhashanhorderhforhTylenolhforhahfever.
3. Pagehthehresidenthonhcallhimmediatelyhtohassesshthehpatient.
4. Gohtohthehpatient’shroomhandhassesshforhfeverhandhthehepigastrichdiscomfort.
7. Youharehleadinghanhinterdisciplinaryhteamhconferencehtohdiscusshhowhtohprovidehbetterhcarehforha
hchallenginghpatienthwhohhashbehavioralhproblems.hThereharehseveralhareashthathneedhtohbehproble
mhsolvedhandhnewhideashformulatedhtohcreatehanhimprovedhplanhofhcare.hWhathcognitivehskillshareh
youhusing?
1. Criticalhthinking
2. Clinicalhdecisionhmaking
3. Intuitivehthinking
4. Clinicalhreasoning
8. Besthpracticehassessmenthtechniqueshandhinstrumentshhavehbeenhvalidatedhby:
1. AmericanhNurseshAssociation.
2. CodehofhEthicshforhNurseshWithhInterpretivehStatements.
3. Researchhandhevidence-basedhpractice.
4. PatienthProtectionhandhAffordablehCarehAct.
9. Healthhandhillnessharehdeterminedhbyhmanyhfactors.hWhatharehthehdeterminantshofhhealthhi
dentifiedhbyhthehCentershforhDiseasehControlhandhPreventionh(CDC)?hSelecthallhthathapply.
1. Geneticshandhbiology
2. Genderhandhoccupation
3. Individualhbehavior
4. Socialhenvironment
5. Physicalhenvironment
6. Healthhservices
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10. ThehU.S.hhealth-
carehsystemhishevolving,handhcarehishbecominghmorehfocusedhonhwhichhofhthehfollowing?hSelecthallh
thathapply.
1. Wellness
2. Functionalhstatus
3. Diseasehprevention
4. Healthhpromotion
5. Acutehillnesshmanagement
11. Youharehperforminghahhealthhassessmenthonhah32-year-
oldhfemalehpatienthwhohreportsh“feelinghfatiguedhallhthehtime.”hShehstates,h“Ihhavehnothhadhahphysica
lhinhoverh8hyearshbecausehIhdidhnothhavehmedicalhinsurance.”hThehpatienthwillhbehhavinghahphysicalht
oday.hWhathwillhbehparthofhthehhealthhassessment?hSelecthallhthathapply.
1. Collectinghdatahonhpasthhealth
2. Collectinghdatahonhpresenthhealth
3. Collectinghdatahonhsignificanthother’shhealth
4. Assessinghfactorshinfluencinghhealth
5. Performinghahphysicalhexamination
12. Youharehworkinghwithhahpatienthashahcopartnerhinhcare.hThehpatienthhashmultiplehmedicalhprobl
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ems.hPuththehfollowinghstepshofhthehnursing hprocesshinhthehcorrecthorderh(1–
5).h(Enterhthehnumberhofheachhstephinhthehproperhsequence;hdohnothusehpunctuationhorhspaces.hExa
mple:h1234.)
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
5. Diagnosis
13. Youharehworkinghonhahmedicalhsurgicalhunithandharehcaringhforhah24-year-
oldhpatienthwhohish3hhourshpost-
op.hThehpatienthseemshconfusedhandhrestlesshsincehyouhassessedhherhanhhourhago.hYouhhavehahguthfee
linghthathsomethinghishveryhwrong.hThishishanhexamplehofh
hthinking.
14. Thehfourhtechniqueshofhhealthhassessmenthincludehinspection,hpalpation,hpercussion,hand
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