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Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition
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by Weber Chapters 1 - 34
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,Answers are at the end of each chapter
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CHAPTER v1: vNURSE’S vROLE vIN vHEALTH vASSESSMENT: vCOLLECTING vAND vANALYZING vDATA
1. A vnurse von va vpostsurgical vunit vis vadmitting va vclient vfollowing vthe vclient's vcholecystectomy
v(gallvbladder vremoval). vWhat vis vthe voverall vpurpose vof vassessment vfor vthis vclient?
A) Collecting vaccurate vdata
B) Assisting vthe vprimary vcare vprovider
C) Validating vprevious vdata
D) Making vclinical vjudgments
2. A vclient vhas vpresented vto vthe vemergency vdepartment v(ED) vwith vcomplaints vof vabdominal
vpain. vWhich vmember vof vthe vcare vteam vwould vmost vlikely vbe vresponsible vfor vcollecting vthe
vsubjective vdata vonvthe vclient vduring vthe vinitial vcomprehensive vassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED vnurse
C) Admissions vclerk
D) Diagnostic vtechnician
,3. The vnurse vhas vcompleted van vinitial vassessment vof va vnewly vadmitted vclient vand vis vapplying
vthe vnursing vprocess vto vplan vthe vclient's vcare. vWhat vprinciple vshould vthe vnurse vapply vwhen vusing
vthe vnursingvprocess?
A) Each vstep vis vindependent vof vthe vothers.
B) It vis vongoing vand vcontinuous.
C) It vis vused vprimarily vin vacute vcare vsettings. vN
D) It vinvolves vindependent vnursing vactions.
4. The vnurse vwho vprovides vcare vat van vambulatory vclinic vis vpreparing vto vmeet va vclient vand
vperform vavcomprehensive vhealth vassessment. vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vactions vshould vthe vnurse
vperform vfirst?
A) Review vthe vclient's vmedical vrecord.
B) Obtain vbasic vbiographic vdata.
C) Consult vclinical vresources vexplaining vthe vclient's vdiagnosis.
D) Validate vinformation vwith vthe vclient.
5. Which vof vthe vfollowing vclient vsituations vwould vthe vnurse vinterpret vas vrequiring van
vemergencyvassessment?
A) A vpediatric vclient vwith vsevere vsunburn
B) A vclient vneeding van vemployment vphysical
C) A vclient vwho voverdosed von vacetaminophen
D) A vdistraught vclient vwho vwants va vpregnancy vtest
10. vA vnurse vhas vcompleted vgathering vsome vbasic vdata vabout va vclient vwho vhas vmultiple vhealth
vproblemsvthat vstem vfrom vheavy valcohol vuse. vThe vnurse vhas vthen vreflected von vher vpersonal
, 6. In vresponse vto va vclient's vquery, vthe vnurse vis vexplaining vthe vdifferences vbetween vthe
vphysician'svmedical vexam vand vthe vcomprehensive vhealth vassessment vperformed vby vthe vnurse. vThe
vnurse vshould vdescribe vthe vfact vthat vthe vnursing vassessment vfocuses von vwhich vaspect vof vthe
vclient's vsituation?
A) Current vphysiologic vstatus
B) Effect vof vhealth von vfunctional vstatus
C) Past vmedical vhistory
D) Motivation vfor vadherence vto vtreatment
7. After vteaching va vgroup vof vstudents vabout vthe vphases vof vthe vnursing vprocess, vthe
vinstructorvdetermines vthat vthe vteaching vwas vsuccessful vwhen vthe vstudents videntify vwhich
vphase vas vbeing vfoundational vto vall vother vpha vses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The vnurse vhas vcompleted vthe vcomprehensive vhealth vassessment vof va vclient vwho vhas
vbeen vadmitted vfor vthe vtreatment vof vcommunity-acquired vpneumonia. vFollowing vthe
vcompletion vof vthis vassessment, vthe vnurse vperiodically vperforms va vpartial vassessment vprimarily
vfor vwhich vreason?
A) Reassess vpreviously vdeteNcted vproblems
B) Provide vinformation vfor vthe vclient's vrecord
C) Address vareas vpreviously vomitted
D) Determine vthe vneed vfor vcrisis vintervention
v v
Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition
v v v v v
by Weber Chapters 1 - 34
v v v v v
,Answers are at the end of each chapter
v v v v v v v
CHAPTER v1: vNURSE’S vROLE vIN vHEALTH vASSESSMENT: vCOLLECTING vAND vANALYZING vDATA
1. A vnurse von va vpostsurgical vunit vis vadmitting va vclient vfollowing vthe vclient's vcholecystectomy
v(gallvbladder vremoval). vWhat vis vthe voverall vpurpose vof vassessment vfor vthis vclient?
A) Collecting vaccurate vdata
B) Assisting vthe vprimary vcare vprovider
C) Validating vprevious vdata
D) Making vclinical vjudgments
2. A vclient vhas vpresented vto vthe vemergency vdepartment v(ED) vwith vcomplaints vof vabdominal
vpain. vWhich vmember vof vthe vcare vteam vwould vmost vlikely vbe vresponsible vfor vcollecting vthe
vsubjective vdata vonvthe vclient vduring vthe vinitial vcomprehensive vassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED vnurse
C) Admissions vclerk
D) Diagnostic vtechnician
,3. The vnurse vhas vcompleted van vinitial vassessment vof va vnewly vadmitted vclient vand vis vapplying
vthe vnursing vprocess vto vplan vthe vclient's vcare. vWhat vprinciple vshould vthe vnurse vapply vwhen vusing
vthe vnursingvprocess?
A) Each vstep vis vindependent vof vthe vothers.
B) It vis vongoing vand vcontinuous.
C) It vis vused vprimarily vin vacute vcare vsettings. vN
D) It vinvolves vindependent vnursing vactions.
4. The vnurse vwho vprovides vcare vat van vambulatory vclinic vis vpreparing vto vmeet va vclient vand
vperform vavcomprehensive vhealth vassessment. vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vactions vshould vthe vnurse
vperform vfirst?
A) Review vthe vclient's vmedical vrecord.
B) Obtain vbasic vbiographic vdata.
C) Consult vclinical vresources vexplaining vthe vclient's vdiagnosis.
D) Validate vinformation vwith vthe vclient.
5. Which vof vthe vfollowing vclient vsituations vwould vthe vnurse vinterpret vas vrequiring van
vemergencyvassessment?
A) A vpediatric vclient vwith vsevere vsunburn
B) A vclient vneeding van vemployment vphysical
C) A vclient vwho voverdosed von vacetaminophen
D) A vdistraught vclient vwho vwants va vpregnancy vtest
10. vA vnurse vhas vcompleted vgathering vsome vbasic vdata vabout va vclient vwho vhas vmultiple vhealth
vproblemsvthat vstem vfrom vheavy valcohol vuse. vThe vnurse vhas vthen vreflected von vher vpersonal
, 6. In vresponse vto va vclient's vquery, vthe vnurse vis vexplaining vthe vdifferences vbetween vthe
vphysician'svmedical vexam vand vthe vcomprehensive vhealth vassessment vperformed vby vthe vnurse. vThe
vnurse vshould vdescribe vthe vfact vthat vthe vnursing vassessment vfocuses von vwhich vaspect vof vthe
vclient's vsituation?
A) Current vphysiologic vstatus
B) Effect vof vhealth von vfunctional vstatus
C) Past vmedical vhistory
D) Motivation vfor vadherence vto vtreatment
7. After vteaching va vgroup vof vstudents vabout vthe vphases vof vthe vnursing vprocess, vthe
vinstructorvdetermines vthat vthe vteaching vwas vsuccessful vwhen vthe vstudents videntify vwhich
vphase vas vbeing vfoundational vto vall vother vpha vses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The vnurse vhas vcompleted vthe vcomprehensive vhealth vassessment vof va vclient vwho vhas
vbeen vadmitted vfor vthe vtreatment vof vcommunity-acquired vpneumonia. vFollowing vthe
vcompletion vof vthis vassessment, vthe vnurse vperiodically vperforms va vpartial vassessment vprimarily
vfor vwhich vreason?
A) Reassess vpreviously vdeteNcted vproblems
B) Provide vinformation vfor vthe vclient's vrecord
C) Address vareas vpreviously vomitted
D) Determine vthe vneed vfor vcrisis vintervention
