Test Bank for Health Assessment
Nursing Practice Test Bank
Susan F. Wilson Test Bank
Jean F. Giddens Test Bank
Health Assessment 5th Edition
Test Bank Nursing Practice
Health Assessment Chapters 1-24
5th Edition Nursing Test Bank
Health Assessment Study Guide
Nursing Practice Susan F. Wils...
Test Bank
Health Assessment for Nursing Practice
5 Edition by Susan F. Wilson and Jean F. Giddens
All Chapters 1-24 Covered
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I. Foundations for Health Assessment
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1. Importance of Health Assessment
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2. Interviewing Patients to Obtain a Health History
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3. Techniques and Equipment for Physical Assessment
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4. General Inspection and Measurement of Vital Signs
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5. Ethnic, Cultural, and Spiritual Considerations
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6. Pain Assessment
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7. Mental Health and Abusive Behavior Assessment
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8. Nutritional Assessment
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II. Health Assessment of the Adult
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9. Skin, Hair, and Nails
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10. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
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11. Lungs and Respiratory System
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12. Heart and Peripheral Vascular System
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13. Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System
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14. Musculoskeletal System
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15. Neurologic System
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16. Breasts and Axillae
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17. Reproductive System and the Perineum
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III. Health Assessment Across the Life Span
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18. Developmental Assessment Throughout the Life Span
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19. Assessment of the Infant, Child, and Adolescent
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20. Assessment of the Pregnant Patient
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21. Assessment of the Older Adult
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IV. Synthesis and Application of Health Assessment
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22. Conducting a Head-to-Toe Examination
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,23. Documenting the Head-to-Toe Health Assessment
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24. Adapting Health Assessment to an Ill Patient
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Chapter 1: Importance of Health Assessment
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MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Abpatientbcomesbtobthebemergencybdepartmentbandbtellsbthebtriagebnursebthatbhebisb“havingb
abheartbattack.”bWhatbisbthebnurse’sbtopbprioritybatbthisbtime?
a. Determinebthebpatient’sbpersonalbdatabandbinsurancebcoverage.
b. Askbthebpatientbtobtakebabseatbinbthebwaitingbroombuntilbhisbnamebisbcalled.
c. Requestbthatbabnursebcollectbdatabforbabcomprehensivebhistory.
d. Askbabnursebtobstartbabfocusedbassessmentbofbthisbpatientbnow.
ANS:b D
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A Personalbdatabandbinsurancebinformationbwillbbebobtained,bbutbinbthisbsituation,bthe
sebdatabcanbwaitbuntilbafterbthebpatientbisbassessed.
B Ratherbthanbaskingbthebpatientbtobwait,bthebnursebneedsbtobbeginbdatabcollection,bs
uchbasbvitalbsigns,bimmediatelybtobdeterminebthebpatient’sbhealthbstatus.
C Abcomprehensivebhistorybisbnotbindicatedbinbthisbsituationbatbthisbtime.bSomebsubje
ctivebdatabwillbbebcollected,bsuchbasballergiesbandbmedicalbhistorybrelatedbtobcardio
vascularbdisease.
D Thebnursebneedsbtobbeginbanbassessmentbasbsoonbasbpossiblebthatbisbfocusedbon
thisbpatient’sbcardiovascularbsystem.bThebtypebofbhealthbassessmentbperformedbby
bthebnursebisbalsobdrivenbbybpatientbneed.
2. Whichbsituationbillustratesbabscreeningbassessment?
a. Abpatientbvisitsbanbobstetricbclinicbforbthebfirstbtimebandbthebnursebconductsba
detailedbhistorybandbphysicalbexamination.
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b. Abhospitalbsponsorsbabhealthbfairbatbablocalbmallbandbprovidesbcholesterolbandbbloo
dbpressurebchecksbtobmallbpatrons.
c. Thebnursebinbanburgentbcarebcenterbchecksbthebvitalbsignsbofbabpatientbwhobis
bcomplainingbofblegbpain.
d. Abpatientbnewlybdiagnosedbwithbdiabetesbmellitusbcomesbtobtestbhisbfastingbbloo
dbglucoseblevel.
ANS:b B
Feedback
A Abdetailedbhistorybandbphysicalbexaminationbconductedbduringbabfirst-
timebvisitbtobanbobstetricbclinicbisbanbexamplebofbabcomprehensivebassessment.
B Abhealthbfairbatbablocalbmallbthatbprovidesbcholesterolbandbbloodbpressurebchecks
bisbanbexamplebofbabscreeningbassessmentbfocusedbonbdiseasebdetection.
C Assessingbabpatientbcomplainingbofblegbpainbinbthebtriagebareabofbanburgentbcarebcen
terbisbanbexamplebofbabproblem-based/focusedbassessment.
D Abpatient’sbreturnbappointmentb1bmonthbafterbtoday’sbofficebvisitbtobreportbfastingbb
loodbglucoseblevelsbisbanbexamplebofbanbepisodicborbfollow-upbassessment.
3. Forbwhichbpersonbisbabscreeningbassessmentbindicated?
a. Thebpersonbwhobhadbabdominalbsurgerybyesterday
b. Thebpersonbwhobisbunawarebofbhisbhighbserumbglucoseblevels
c. Thebpersonbwhobisbbeingbadmittedbtobablong-termbcarebfacility
d. Thebpersonbwhobisbbeginningbrehabilitationbafterbabkneebreplacement
ANS:b B
Feedback
A Abshiftbassessmentbisbmostbappropriatebforbthebpersonbwhobisbrecoveringbinbthebho
spitalbfrombsurgery.
B Abscreeningbassessmentbisbperformedbforbthebpurposebofbdiseasebdetection.bInbthis
bcasebthisbpersonbmaybhavebdiabetesbmellitus.
C Abcomprehensivebassessmentbisbperformedbduringbadmissionbtobabfacilitybtobobt
ainbabdetailedbhistorybandbcompletebphysicalbexamination.
D Anbepisodicborbfollow-
upbassessmentbisbperformedbafterbkneebreplacementbtobevaluatebtheboutcomebofbt
hebprocedure.
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