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TEST BANK FOR ESSENTIAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT 1ST EDITION

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Essential Health Assessment 2e

A practical, real-world approach—focus on what’s normal to identify abnormal. Here are all of the how-tos, what-tos, when-tos, and why-tos you need to master in a well-organized, well-illustrated text that makes the material easier to learn now… and reference later. First, it focuses on t...

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TEST BANK ’

Essential Health Assessment 2nd Edition
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by Janice M Thompson, Chapter 1 - 24
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,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

,‘ Test’Bank’-’Essential’Health’Assessment,’2nd’edition’(Thompson,’2023)’

Chapter’1:’Understanding’Health’Assessment

1.’The’World’Health’Organization’(WHO)’established’a’global’strategy’called’“Health’for’All.”‘ The’goal’f
or’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.

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1. This’is’incorrect.’“Health’for’All”‘does’not’mean’that’all’individuals’get’the’same’ health’c
are’throughout’their’life’spans.
2. This’is’incorrect.’“Health’for’All”‘does’not’mean’the’government’will’supply’money’ to’care’
for’all’the’people’in’the’world.
3. This’is’correct.’“Health’for’All”‘means’that’resources’for’health’care’are’evenly’ distrib
uted’and’accessible’to’everyone.
4. This’is’incorrect.’“Health’for’All”‘does’not’mean’that’health-
care’providers’can’deny’ patients’health’care.

2.’Health’assessment’is’a’foundational’and’priority’nursing’skill.’This’essential’skill’requires’ registered’nurs
es’(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.

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1. This’is’incorrect.’The’role’of’the’RN’is’not’to’diagnose’and’treat’patients.
2. This’is’correct.’Assessing’patients’and’being’able’to’identify’normal’from’abnormal’ findin
gs’is’an’essential’role’of’the’RN.
3. This’is’incorrect.’RNs’in’collaboration’with’the’health-
care’providers’do’refer’ patients.’This’is’not’the’essential’and’foundational’role’in’he
4. alth
Thisassessment.
’is’incorrect.’RNs’do’counsel’patients,’but’it’is’not’the’essential’and’foundational’ role’in’
health’assessment.

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3.’You’are’assessing’a’patient’with’five’gunshot’wounds’on’a’trauma’unit.’There’is’a’police’ presence’outsid
e’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.

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1. This’is’incorrect.’Caring’is’displaying’a’concern’for’patients.
2. This’is’incorrect.’The’holistic’caring’process’is’a’relational’process;’the’nurse’ collabo
rates’with’the’individual’to’pursue’goals’for’health’and’well-being.
3. This’is’correct.’The’new’movement’in’health’care’is’person-
centered’care’(PCC),’ which’emphasizes’the’intrinsic’value’of’treating’all’patients’as’pers
4. ons. ’is’incorrect.’Standards’of’care’identify’standards’of’professional’nursing’ practi
This
ce.

4.’The’science-
based’framework’updated’every’10’years’by’the’U.S.’Department’of’Health’and’ Human’Services’that’has’s
et’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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1. This’is’incorrect.’Healthy’People’is’the’general’title’for’the’nation’s’federal’initiative.
2. This’is’correct.’Healthy’People’2020’specifically’identifies’science-
based,’national’ goals’and’objectives’with’10-
year’targets’designed’to’guide’national’health’promotion’ and’disease’prevention’efforts’to’im
prove’the’health’of’all’people’in’the’United’’ ’ States.
3. This’is’incorrect.’The’U.S.’Preventive’Services’Task’Force’s’goal’is’to’use’evidence-
’ based’medicine’to’improve’the’health’of’all’Americans’by’making’evidence-
based’ recommendations’about’clinical’preventive’services’such’as’screenings,’counseling’ s
ervices,’and’preventive’medications.
4. This’is’incorrect.’The’World’Health’Organization’is’a’specialized’agency’of’the’ United’
Nations’working’to’improve’the’health’of’the’world’s’people.

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