Test Bank for Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition
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by Janet R Weber and Jane H Kelley Fully Covered
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, 1 gA gnurse gon ga gpostsurgical gunit gis gadmitting ga gclient gfollowing gthe gclient's
gcholecystectomy g(gall gbladder gremoval). gWhat gis gthe goverall gpurpose gof gassessment
gforthis gclient?
A) Collecting gaccurate gdata
B) Assisting gthe gprimary gcare gprovider
C) Validating gprevious gdata
D) Making gclinical gjudgments
2. A gclient ghas gpresented gto gthe gemergency gdepartment g(ED) gwith gcomplaints gof
gabdominal gpain. gWhich gmember gof gthe gcare gteam gwould gmost glikely gbe gresponsible
gfor gcollecting gthe gsubjective gdata gon gthe gclient gduring gthe ginitial gcomprehensive
gassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED gnurse
C) Admissions gclerk
D) Diagnostic gtechnician
3. The gnurse ghas gcompleted gan ginitial gassessment gof ga gnewly gadmitted gclient gand gis
gapplying gthe gnursing gprocess gto gplan gthe gclient's gcare. gWhat gprinciple gshould gthe gnurse
gapply gwhen gusing gthe gnursing gprocess?
A) Each gstep gis gindependent gof gthe gothers.
B) It gis gongoing gand gcontinuous.
C) It gis gused gprimarily gin gacute gcare gsettings.
D) It ginvolves gindependent gnursing gactions.
4. The gnurse gwho gprovides gcare gat gan gambulatory gclinic gis gpreparing gto gmeet ga gclient
gand gperform ga gcomprehensive ghealth gassessment. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gactions
gshould gthe gnurse gperform gfirst?
A) Review gthe gclient's gmedical grecord.
B) Obtain gbasic gbiographic gdata.
C) Consult gclinical gresources gexplaining gthe gclient's gdiagnosis.
D) Validate ginformation gwith gthe gclient.
5. Which gof gthe gfollowing gclient gsituations gwould gthe gnurse ginterpret gas grequiring
gan gemergency gassessment?
A) A gpediatric gclient gwith gsevere gsunburn
B) A gclient gneeding gan gemployment gphysical
C) A gclient gwho goverdosed gon gacetaminophen
D) A gdistraught gclient gwho gwants ga gpregnancy gtest
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,6. In gresponse gto ga gclient's gquery, gthe gnurse gis gexplaining gthe gdifferences gbetween gthe
gphysician's gmedical gexam gand gthe gcomprehensive ghealth gassessment gperformed gby
gthe gnurse. gThe gnurse gshould gdescribe gthe gfact gthat gthe gnursing gassessment gfocuses gon
gwhich gaspect gof gthe gclient's gsituation?
A) Current gphysiologic gstatus
B) Effect gof ghealth gon gfunctional gstatus
C) Past gmedical ghistory
D) Motivation gfor gadherence gto gtreatment
7. After gteaching ga ggroup gof gstudents gabout gthe gphases gof gthe gnursing gprocess, gthe
ginstructor gdetermines gthat gthe gteaching gwas gsuccessful gwhen gthe gstudents gidentify
gwhich gphase gas gbeing gfoundational gto gall gother gphases?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The gnurse ghas gcompleted gthe gcomprehensive ghealth gassessment gof ga gclient gwho ghas
gbeen gadmitted gfor gthe gtreatment gof gcommunity-acquired gpneumonia. gFollowing gthe
gcompletion gof gthis gassessment, gthe gnurse gperiodically gperforms ga gpartial gassessment
gprimarily gfor gwhich greason?
A) Reassess gpreviously gdetected gproblems
B) Provide ginformation gfor gthe gclient's grecord
C) Address gareas gpreviously gomitted
D) Determine gthe gneed gfor gcrisis gintervention
9. The gnurse gis gworking gin gan gambulatory gcare gclinic gthat gis glocated gin ga gbusy, ginner-
city gneighborhood. gWhich gclient gwould gthe gnurse gdetermine gto gbe gin gmost gneed gof
gan gemergency gassessment?
A) A g14-year-old ggirl gwho gis gcrying gbecause gshe gthinks gshe gis gpregnant
B) A g45-year-old gman gwith gchest gpain gand gdiaphoresis gfor g1 ghour
C) A g3-year-old gchild gwith gfever, grash, gand gsore gthroat
D) A g20-year-old gman gwith ga g3-inch gshallow glaceration gon ghis gleg
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, 10. A gnurse ghas gcompleted ggathering gsome gbasic gdata gabout ga gclient gwho ghas gmultiple
ghealth gproblems gthat gstem gfrom gheavy galcohol guse. gThe gnurse ghas gthen greflected gon gher
gpersonal gfeelings gabout gthe gclient gand ghis gcircumstances. gThe gnurse gdoes gthis gprimarily
gto gaccomplish gwhich gof gthe gfollowing?
A) Determine gif gpertinent gdata ghas gbeen gomitted
B) Identify gthe gneed gfor greferral
C) Avoid gbiases gand gjudgments
D) Construct ga gplan gof gcare
11. The gnurse gis gcollecting gdata gfrom ga gclient gwho ghas grecently gbeen gdiagnosed gwith gtype
g1 gdiabetes gand gwho gwill gbegin gan geducational gprogram. gThe gnurse gis gcollecting
gsubjective gand gobjective gdata. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gwould gthe gnurse gcategorize gas
gobjective gdata?
A) Family ghistory
B) Occupation
C) Appearance
D) History gof gpresent ghealth gconcern
12. An golder gadult gclient ghas gbeen gadmitted gto gthe ghospital gwith gfailure gto gthrive
gresulting gfrom gcomplications gof gdiabetes. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gwould gthe gnurse
gimplement gin gresponse gto ga gcollaborative gproblem?
A) Encourage gthe gclient gto gincrease goral gfluid gintake.
B) Provide gthe gclient gwith ga gbedtime gprotein gsnack.
C) Assist gthe gclient gwith gpersonal ghygiene.
D) Measure gthe gclient's gblood gglucose gfour gtimes gdaily.
13. The gnurse gat ga gbusy gprimary gcare gclinic gis ganalyzing gthe gdata gobtained gfrom gthe
gfollowing gclients. gFor gwhich gclients gwould gthe gnurse gmost glikely gexpect gto gfacilitate
ga greferral?
A) An g80-year-old gclient gwho glives gwith gher gdaughter
B) A g50-year-old gclient gnewly gdiagnosed gwith gdiabetes
C) An gadult gpresenting gfor gan ginfluenza gvaccination
D) A gteenager gseeking ginformation gabout gcontraception
14. An ginstructor gis greviewing gthe gevolution gof gthe gnurse's grole gin ghealth gassessment. gThe
ginstructor gdetermines gthat gthe gteaching gwas gsuccessful gwhen gthe gstudents gidentify
gwhich gof gthe gfollowing gas gthe gmajor gmethod gused gby gnurses gearly gin gthe ghistory gof
gthe gprofession?
A) Natural gsenses
B) Biomedical gknowledge
C) Simple gtechnology
D) Critical gpathways
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by Janet R Weber and Jane H Kelley Fully Covered
g g g g g g g g g g
Page
1
, 1 gA gnurse gon ga gpostsurgical gunit gis gadmitting ga gclient gfollowing gthe gclient's
gcholecystectomy g(gall gbladder gremoval). gWhat gis gthe goverall gpurpose gof gassessment
gforthis gclient?
A) Collecting gaccurate gdata
B) Assisting gthe gprimary gcare gprovider
C) Validating gprevious gdata
D) Making gclinical gjudgments
2. A gclient ghas gpresented gto gthe gemergency gdepartment g(ED) gwith gcomplaints gof
gabdominal gpain. gWhich gmember gof gthe gcare gteam gwould gmost glikely gbe gresponsible
gfor gcollecting gthe gsubjective gdata gon gthe gclient gduring gthe ginitial gcomprehensive
gassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED gnurse
C) Admissions gclerk
D) Diagnostic gtechnician
3. The gnurse ghas gcompleted gan ginitial gassessment gof ga gnewly gadmitted gclient gand gis
gapplying gthe gnursing gprocess gto gplan gthe gclient's gcare. gWhat gprinciple gshould gthe gnurse
gapply gwhen gusing gthe gnursing gprocess?
A) Each gstep gis gindependent gof gthe gothers.
B) It gis gongoing gand gcontinuous.
C) It gis gused gprimarily gin gacute gcare gsettings.
D) It ginvolves gindependent gnursing gactions.
4. The gnurse gwho gprovides gcare gat gan gambulatory gclinic gis gpreparing gto gmeet ga gclient
gand gperform ga gcomprehensive ghealth gassessment. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gactions
gshould gthe gnurse gperform gfirst?
A) Review gthe gclient's gmedical grecord.
B) Obtain gbasic gbiographic gdata.
C) Consult gclinical gresources gexplaining gthe gclient's gdiagnosis.
D) Validate ginformation gwith gthe gclient.
5. Which gof gthe gfollowing gclient gsituations gwould gthe gnurse ginterpret gas grequiring
gan gemergency gassessment?
A) A gpediatric gclient gwith gsevere gsunburn
B) A gclient gneeding gan gemployment gphysical
C) A gclient gwho goverdosed gon gacetaminophen
D) A gdistraught gclient gwho gwants ga gpregnancy gtest
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,6. In gresponse gto ga gclient's gquery, gthe gnurse gis gexplaining gthe gdifferences gbetween gthe
gphysician's gmedical gexam gand gthe gcomprehensive ghealth gassessment gperformed gby
gthe gnurse. gThe gnurse gshould gdescribe gthe gfact gthat gthe gnursing gassessment gfocuses gon
gwhich gaspect gof gthe gclient's gsituation?
A) Current gphysiologic gstatus
B) Effect gof ghealth gon gfunctional gstatus
C) Past gmedical ghistory
D) Motivation gfor gadherence gto gtreatment
7. After gteaching ga ggroup gof gstudents gabout gthe gphases gof gthe gnursing gprocess, gthe
ginstructor gdetermines gthat gthe gteaching gwas gsuccessful gwhen gthe gstudents gidentify
gwhich gphase gas gbeing gfoundational gto gall gother gphases?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The gnurse ghas gcompleted gthe gcomprehensive ghealth gassessment gof ga gclient gwho ghas
gbeen gadmitted gfor gthe gtreatment gof gcommunity-acquired gpneumonia. gFollowing gthe
gcompletion gof gthis gassessment, gthe gnurse gperiodically gperforms ga gpartial gassessment
gprimarily gfor gwhich greason?
A) Reassess gpreviously gdetected gproblems
B) Provide ginformation gfor gthe gclient's grecord
C) Address gareas gpreviously gomitted
D) Determine gthe gneed gfor gcrisis gintervention
9. The gnurse gis gworking gin gan gambulatory gcare gclinic gthat gis glocated gin ga gbusy, ginner-
city gneighborhood. gWhich gclient gwould gthe gnurse gdetermine gto gbe gin gmost gneed gof
gan gemergency gassessment?
A) A g14-year-old ggirl gwho gis gcrying gbecause gshe gthinks gshe gis gpregnant
B) A g45-year-old gman gwith gchest gpain gand gdiaphoresis gfor g1 ghour
C) A g3-year-old gchild gwith gfever, grash, gand gsore gthroat
D) A g20-year-old gman gwith ga g3-inch gshallow glaceration gon ghis gleg
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, 10. A gnurse ghas gcompleted ggathering gsome gbasic gdata gabout ga gclient gwho ghas gmultiple
ghealth gproblems gthat gstem gfrom gheavy galcohol guse. gThe gnurse ghas gthen greflected gon gher
gpersonal gfeelings gabout gthe gclient gand ghis gcircumstances. gThe gnurse gdoes gthis gprimarily
gto gaccomplish gwhich gof gthe gfollowing?
A) Determine gif gpertinent gdata ghas gbeen gomitted
B) Identify gthe gneed gfor greferral
C) Avoid gbiases gand gjudgments
D) Construct ga gplan gof gcare
11. The gnurse gis gcollecting gdata gfrom ga gclient gwho ghas grecently gbeen gdiagnosed gwith gtype
g1 gdiabetes gand gwho gwill gbegin gan geducational gprogram. gThe gnurse gis gcollecting
gsubjective gand gobjective gdata. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gwould gthe gnurse gcategorize gas
gobjective gdata?
A) Family ghistory
B) Occupation
C) Appearance
D) History gof gpresent ghealth gconcern
12. An golder gadult gclient ghas gbeen gadmitted gto gthe ghospital gwith gfailure gto gthrive
gresulting gfrom gcomplications gof gdiabetes. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gwould gthe gnurse
gimplement gin gresponse gto ga gcollaborative gproblem?
A) Encourage gthe gclient gto gincrease goral gfluid gintake.
B) Provide gthe gclient gwith ga gbedtime gprotein gsnack.
C) Assist gthe gclient gwith gpersonal ghygiene.
D) Measure gthe gclient's gblood gglucose gfour gtimes gdaily.
13. The gnurse gat ga gbusy gprimary gcare gclinic gis ganalyzing gthe gdata gobtained gfrom gthe
gfollowing gclients. gFor gwhich gclients gwould gthe gnurse gmost glikely gexpect gto gfacilitate
ga greferral?
A) An g80-year-old gclient gwho glives gwith gher gdaughter
B) A g50-year-old gclient gnewly gdiagnosed gwith gdiabetes
C) An gadult gpresenting gfor gan ginfluenza gvaccination
D) A gteenager gseeking ginformation gabout gcontraception
14. An ginstructor gis greviewing gthe gevolution gof gthe gnurse's grole gin ghealth gassessment. gThe
ginstructor gdetermines gthat gthe gteaching gwas gsuccessful gwhen gthe gstudents gidentify
gwhich gof gthe gfollowing gas gthe gmajor gmethod gused gby gnurses gearly gin gthe ghistory gof
gthe gprofession?
A) Natural gsenses
B) Biomedical gknowledge
C) Simple gtechnology
D) Critical gpathways
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