Test Bank for Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition (Wolters Kluwer Health )by Janet R. Weber and Jane H. Kelley, ISBN No; 9781975172572, all Chapters Covered (NEWEST 2025)

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1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecyste
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ctomy (gall bladder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for this clie
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nt?
A) Collecting accurate data n3 n3


B) Assisting the primary care provider n3 n3 n3 n3


C) Validating previous data n3 n3


D) Making clinical judgments n3 n3




2. A client has presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of abdomin
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al pain. Which member of the care team would most likely be responsible for collect
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ing the subjective data on the client during the initial comprehensive assessment?
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A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED nurse n3


C) Admissions clerk n3


D) Diagnostic technician n3




3. The nurse has completed an initial assessment of a newly admitted client and is applyi
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ng the nursing process to plan the client's care. What principle should the nurse apply
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3when using the nursing process?
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A) Each step is independent of the others.
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B) It is ongoing and continuous.
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C) It is used primarily in acute care settings.
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D) It involves independent nursing actions.
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4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client an
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d perform a comprehensive health assessment. Which of the following actions should
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the nurse perform first?
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A) Review the client's medical record. n3 n3 n3 n3


B) Obtain basic biographic data. n3 n3 n3


C) Consult clinical resources explaining the client's diagnosis.
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D) Validate information with the client. n3 n3 n3 n3




5. Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring
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an emergency assessment?
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A) A pediatric client with severe sunburn
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B) A client needing an employment physical
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C) A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
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D) A distraught client who wants a pregnancy test
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6. In response to a client's query, the nurse is explaining the differences between the p
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hysician's medical exam and the comprehensive health assessment performed by the
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nurse. The nurse should describe the fact that the nursing assessment focuses on whi
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ch aspect of the client's situation?
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A) Current physiologic status n3 n3


B) Effect of health on functional status n3 n3 n3 n3 n3


C) Past medical history n3 n3


D) Motivation for adherence to treatment n3 n3 n3 n3




7. After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the instruct
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or determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which phas
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e as being foundational to all other phases?
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A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation


8. The nurse has completed the comprehensive health assessment of a client who has be
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en admitted for the treatment of community-
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acquired pneumonia. Following the completion of this assessment, the nurse periodic
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ally performs a partial assessment primarily for which reason?
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A) Reassess previously detected problems n3 n3 n3


B) Provide information for the client's record n3 n3 n3 n3 n3


C) Address areas previously omitted n3 n3 n3


D) Determine the need for crisis intervention n3 n3 n3 n3 n3




9. The nurse is working in an ambulatory care clinic that is located in a busy, inner-
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city neighborhood. Which client would the nurse determine to be in most need of
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3an emergency assessment?
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A) A 14-year-old girl who is crying because she thinks she is pregnant
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B) A 45-year-old man with chest pain and diaphoresis for 1 hour
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C) A 3-year-old child with fever, rash, and sore throat
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D) A 20-year-old man with a 3-inch shallow laceration on his leg
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