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CHAPTERm1:mNURSE’SmROLEmINmHEALTHmASSESSMENT:mCOLLECTINGmANDmANALYZINGmDATA
1. Amnursemonmampostsurgicalmunitmismadmittingmamclientmfollowingmthemclient'smcholecystectomy
m(gallmbladdermremoval).mWhatmismthemoverallmpurposemofmassessmentmformthismclient?
A) Collectingmaccuratemdata
B) Assistingmthemprimarymcaremprovider
C) Validatingmpreviousmdata
D) Makingmclinicalmjudgments
2. Amclientmhasmpresentedmtomthememergencymdepartmentm(ED)mwithmcomplaintsmofmabdominalm
pain.mWhichmmembermofmthemcaremteammwouldmmostmlikelymbemresponsiblemformcollectingmthemsubjecti
vemdatamonmthemclientmduringmtheminitialmcomprehensivemassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) EDmnurse
C) Admissionsmclerk
D) Diagnosticmtechnician
,3. Themnursemhasmcompletedmanminitialmassessmentmofmamnewlymadmittedmclientmandmismapplyingm
themnursingmprocessmtomplanmthemclient'smcare.mWhatmprinciplemshouldmthemnursemapplymwhenmusingmt
hemnursingmprocess?
A) Eachmstepmismindependentmofmthemothers.
B) Itmismongoingmandmcontinuous.
C) Itmismusedmprimarilyminmacutemcaremsettings.mN
D) Itminvolvesmindependentmnursingmactions.
4. Themnursemwhomprovidesmcarematmanmambulatorymclinicmismpreparingmtommeetmamclientmandmperf
ormmamcomprehensivemhealthmassessment.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemperformm
first?
A) Reviewmthemclient'smmedicalmrecord.
B) Obtainmbasicmbiographicmdata.
C) Consultmclinicalmresourcesmexplainingmthemclient'smdiagnosis.
D) Validateminformationmwithmthemclient.
5. Whichmofmthemfollowingmclientmsituationsmwouldmthemnurseminterpretmasmrequiringmanmemerg
encymassessment?
A) Ampediatricmclientmwithmseveremsunburn
B) Amclientmneedingmanmemploymentmphysical
C) Amclientmwhomoverdosedmonmacetaminophen
D) Amdistraughtmclientmwhomwantsmampregnancymtest
10.mAmnursemhasmcompletedmgatheringmsomembasicmdatamaboutmamclientmwhomhasmmultiplemhealthmpro
blemsmthatmstemmfrommheavymalcoholmuse.mThemnursemhasmthenmreflectedmonmhermpersonal
, 6. Inmresponsemtomamclient'smquery,mthemnursemismexplainingmthemdifferencesmbetweenmthemphysi
cian'smmedicalmexammandmthemcomprehensivemhealthmassessmentmperformedmbymthemnurse.mThemnurs
emshouldmdescribemthemfactmthatmthemnursingmassessmentmfocusesmonmwhichmaspectmofmthemclient'smsit
uation?
A) Currentmphysiologicmstatus
B) Effectmofmhealthmonmfunctionalmstatus
C) Pastmmedicalmhistory
D) Motivationmformadherencemtomtreatment
7. Aftermteachingmamgroupmofmstudentsmaboutmthemphasesmofmthemnursingmprocess,mtheminstr
uctormdeterminesmthatmthemteachingmwasmsuccessfulmwhenmthemstudentsmidentifymwhichmphasemas
mbeingmfoundationalmtomallmothermphamses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. Themnursemhasmcompletedmthemcomprehensivemhealthmassessmentmofmamclientmwhomhasm
beenmadmittedmformthemtreatmentmofmcommunity-
acquiredmpneumonia.mFollowingmthemcompletionmofmthismassessment,mthemnursemperiodicallymperf
ormsmampartialmassessmentmprimarilymformwhichmreason?
A) ReassessmpreviouslymdeteNctedmproblems
B) Provideminformationmformthemclient'smrecord
C) Addressmareasmpreviouslymomitted
D) Determinemthemneedmformcrisismintervention