TEST BANK FOR
HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN NURSING 7TH EDITION
BY WEBER CHAPTERS 1 – 34 || ALL CHAPTERS COVERED
,Answers are at the end of each chapter
CHAPTER 1: NURSE’S ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA
1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy (gall
bladder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for this client?
A) Collecting accurate data
B) Assisting the primary care provider
C) Validating previous data
D) Making clinical judgments
2. A client has presented to the emergency department (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?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED nurse
C) Admissions clerk
D) Diagnostic technician
,3. The 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?
A) Each step is independent of the others.
B) It is ongoing and continuous.
C) It is used primarily in acute care settings. N
D) It involves independent nursing actions.
4. 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?
A) Review the client's medical record.
B) Obtain basic biographic data.
C) Consult clinical resources explaining the client's diagnosis.
D) Validate information with the client.
5. Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an emergency
assessment?
A) A pediatric client with severe sunburn
B) A client needing an employment physical
C) A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
D) A distraught client who wants a pregnancy test
10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health problems
that stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has then reflected on her personal
, 6. In Bresponse Bto Ba Bclient's Bquery, Bthe Bnurse Bis Bexplaining Bthe Bdifferences Bbetween Bthe
Bphysician'sBmedical Bexam Band Bthe Bcomprehensive Bhealth Bassessment Bperformed Bby Bthe Bnurse. BThe
Bnurse Bshould Bdescribe Bthe Bfact Bthat Bthe Bnursing Bassessment Bfocuses Bon Bwhich Baspect Bof Bthe
Bclient's Bsituation?
A) Current Bphysiologic Bstatus
B) Effect Bof Bhealth Bon Bfunctional Bstatus
C) Past Bmedical Bhistory
D) Motivation Bfor Badherence Bto Btreatment
7. After Bteaching Ba Bgroup Bof Bstudents Babout Bthe Bphases Bof Bthe Bnursing Bprocess, Bthe
Binstructor Bdetermines Bthat Bthe Bteaching Bwas Bsuccessful Bwhen Bthe Bstudents Bidentify Bwhich
Bphase Bas Bbeing Bfoundational Bto Ball Bother Bpha Bses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The Bnurse Bhas Bcompleted Bthe Bcomprehensive Bhealth Bassessment Bof Ba Bclient Bwho Bhas
Bbeen Badmitted Bfor Bthe Btreatment Bof Bcommunity-acquired Bpneumonia. BFollowing Bthe
Bcompletion Bof BthisBassessment, Bthe Bnurse Bperiodically Bperforms Ba Bpartial Bassessment Bprimarily
Bfor Bwhich Breason?
A) Reassess Bpreviously BdeteNcted Bproblems
B) Provide Binformation Bfor Bthe Bclient's Brecord
C) Address Bareas Bpreviously Bomitted
D) Determine Bthe Bneed Bfor Bcrisis Bintervention
HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN NURSING 7TH EDITION
BY WEBER CHAPTERS 1 – 34 || ALL CHAPTERS COVERED
,Answers are at the end of each chapter
CHAPTER 1: NURSE’S ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA
1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy (gall
bladder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for this client?
A) Collecting accurate data
B) Assisting the primary care provider
C) Validating previous data
D) Making clinical judgments
2. A client has presented to the emergency department (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?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED nurse
C) Admissions clerk
D) Diagnostic technician
,3. The 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?
A) Each step is independent of the others.
B) It is ongoing and continuous.
C) It is used primarily in acute care settings. N
D) It involves independent nursing actions.
4. 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?
A) Review the client's medical record.
B) Obtain basic biographic data.
C) Consult clinical resources explaining the client's diagnosis.
D) Validate information with the client.
5. Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an emergency
assessment?
A) A pediatric client with severe sunburn
B) A client needing an employment physical
C) A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
D) A distraught client who wants a pregnancy test
10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health problems
that stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has then reflected on her personal
, 6. In Bresponse Bto Ba Bclient's Bquery, Bthe Bnurse Bis Bexplaining Bthe Bdifferences Bbetween Bthe
Bphysician'sBmedical Bexam Band Bthe Bcomprehensive Bhealth Bassessment Bperformed Bby Bthe Bnurse. BThe
Bnurse Bshould Bdescribe Bthe Bfact Bthat Bthe Bnursing Bassessment Bfocuses Bon Bwhich Baspect Bof Bthe
Bclient's Bsituation?
A) Current Bphysiologic Bstatus
B) Effect Bof Bhealth Bon Bfunctional Bstatus
C) Past Bmedical Bhistory
D) Motivation Bfor Badherence Bto Btreatment
7. After Bteaching Ba Bgroup Bof Bstudents Babout Bthe Bphases Bof Bthe Bnursing Bprocess, Bthe
Binstructor Bdetermines Bthat Bthe Bteaching Bwas Bsuccessful Bwhen Bthe Bstudents Bidentify Bwhich
Bphase Bas Bbeing Bfoundational Bto Ball Bother Bpha Bses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The Bnurse Bhas Bcompleted Bthe Bcomprehensive Bhealth Bassessment Bof Ba Bclient Bwho Bhas
Bbeen Badmitted Bfor Bthe Btreatment Bof Bcommunity-acquired Bpneumonia. BFollowing Bthe
Bcompletion Bof BthisBassessment, Bthe Bnurse Bperiodically Bperforms Ba Bpartial Bassessment Bprimarily
Bfor Bwhich Breason?
A) Reassess Bpreviously BdeteNcted Bproblems
B) Provide Binformation Bfor Bthe Bclient's Brecord
C) Address Bareas Bpreviously Bomitted
D) Determine Bthe Bneed Bfor Bcrisis Bintervention
