NURS 507 (Health Assessment) Exam #1 Questions
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A Nurse on a post surgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy
(gall bladder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for this client?
Making Clinical Judgement
A client has presented to the ED with complaints of abdominal pain. Which member of the
care team would most likely be responsible for collecting the subjective data on the client
during the initial comprehensive assessment?
ED Nurse
A nurse has completed an initial assessment of a newly admitted client and is applying the
nursing process to plan the client's care. What principle should the nurse apply when using
the nursing process?
It is ongoing and continuous
The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and
perform a comprehensive health assessment. Which of the following actions should the
nurse perform first?
Review the clients Medical Record
Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an
emergency assessment?
A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
, In response to a client's query, the nurse is explaining the differences between the
physician's medical exam and the comprehensive health assessment performed by the
nurse. The nurse should describe the fact that the nursing assessment focuses on which
aspect of the client's situation?
Effect of health on functional status
After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which phase as
being foundational to all other phases?
Assessment
The nurse has completed the comprehensive health assessment of a client who has been
admitted for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. Following the completion of
this assessment, the nurse periodically performs a partial assessment primarily for which
reason?
Reassess previously detected problems
The nurse is working in an ambulatory care clinic that is located in a busy, inner-city
neighborhood. Which client would the nurse determine to be in most need of an emergency
assessment?
a 45-year-old man with chest pain and diaphoresis for 1 hour
The nurse is collecting data from a client who has recently been diagnosed with type 1
diabetes and who will begin an educational program. The nurse is collecting subjective and
objective data. Which of the following would the nurse categorize as objective data?
with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest
Update 2026!!
A Nurse on a post surgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy
(gall bladder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for this client?
Making Clinical Judgement
A client has presented to the ED with complaints of abdominal pain. Which member of the
care team would most likely be responsible for collecting the subjective data on the client
during the initial comprehensive assessment?
ED Nurse
A nurse has completed an initial assessment of a newly admitted client and is applying the
nursing process to plan the client's care. What principle should the nurse apply when using
the nursing process?
It is ongoing and continuous
The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and
perform a comprehensive health assessment. Which of the following actions should the
nurse perform first?
Review the clients Medical Record
Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an
emergency assessment?
A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
, In response to a client's query, the nurse is explaining the differences between the
physician's medical exam and the comprehensive health assessment performed by the
nurse. The nurse should describe the fact that the nursing assessment focuses on which
aspect of the client's situation?
Effect of health on functional status
After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which phase as
being foundational to all other phases?
Assessment
The nurse has completed the comprehensive health assessment of a client who has been
admitted for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. Following the completion of
this assessment, the nurse periodically performs a partial assessment primarily for which
reason?
Reassess previously detected problems
The nurse is working in an ambulatory care clinic that is located in a busy, inner-city
neighborhood. Which client would the nurse determine to be in most need of an emergency
assessment?
a 45-year-old man with chest pain and diaphoresis for 1 hour
The nurse is collecting data from a client who has recently been diagnosed with type 1
diabetes and who will begin an educational program. The nurse is collecting subjective and
objective data. Which of the following would the nurse categorize as objective data?
