Test Bank for Health Assessment in Nursing, 6th Edition by Weber – Comprehensive Practice Questions & Answers

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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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CHAPTERu1:uNURSE’SuROLEuINuHEALTHuASSESSMENT:uCOLLECTINGuANDuANALYZINGuDATA



1. Aunurseuonuaupostsurgicaluunituisuadmittinguauclientufollowingutheuclient'sucholecystectomyu(gal
lubladderuremoval).uWhatuisutheuoverallupurposeuofuassessmentuforuthisuclient?

A) Collectinguaccurateudata

B) Assistingutheuprimaryucareuprovider

C) Validatingupreviousudata

D) Makinguclinicalujudgments




2. Auclientuhasupresentedutoutheuemergencyudepartmentu(ED)uwithucomplaintsuofuabdominalupain.u
Whichumemberuofutheucareuteamuwouldumostulikelyubeuresponsibleuforucollectingutheusubjectiveudatauo
nutheuclientuduringutheuinitialucomprehensiveuassessment?

A) Gastroenterologist

B) EDunurse

C) Admissionsuclerk

D) Diagnosticutechnician

,3. Theunurseuhasucompleteduanuinitialuassessmentuofuaunewlyuadmitteduclientuanduisuapplyingutheu
nursinguprocessutouplanutheuclient'sucare.uWhatuprincipleushouldutheunurseuapplyuwhenuusingutheunursin
guprocess?

A) Eachustepuisuindependentuofutheuothers.

B) Ituisuongoinguanducontinuous.

C) Ituisuuseduprimarilyuinuacuteucareusettings.uN

D) Ituinvolvesuindependentunursinguactions.




4. Theunurseuwhouprovidesucareuatuanuambulatoryuclinicuisupreparingutoumeetuauclientuanduperformu
aucomprehensiveuhealthuassessment.uWhichuofutheufollowinguactionsushouldutheunurseuperformufirst?

A) Reviewutheuclient'sumedicalurecord.

B) Obtainubasicubiographicudata.

C) Consultuclinicaluresourcesuexplainingutheuclient'sudiagnosis.

D) Validateuinformationuwithutheuclient.



5. Whichuofutheufollowinguclientusituationsuwouldutheunurseuinterpretuasurequiringuanuemergenc
yuassessment?

A) Aupediatricuclientuwithusevereusunburn

B) Auclientuneedinguanuemploymentuphysical

C) Auclientuwhouoverdoseduonuacetaminophen

D) Audistraughtuclientuwhouwantsuaupregnancyutest




10.uAunurseuhasucompletedugatheringusomeubasicudatauaboutuauclientuwhouhasumultipleuhealthuproblem
suthatustemufromuheavyualcoholuuse.uTheunurseuhasuthenureflecteduonuherupersonal

, 6. Inuresponseutouauclient'suquery,utheunurseuisuexplainingutheudifferencesubetweenutheuphysician'
sumedicaluexamuandutheucomprehensiveuhealthuassessmentuperformedubyutheunurse.uTheunurseushouldu
describeutheufactuthatutheunursinguassessmentufocusesuonuwhichuaspectuofutheuclient'susituation?

A) Currentuphysiologicustatus

B) Effectuofuhealthuonufunctionalustatus

C) Pastumedicaluhistory

D) Motivationuforuadherenceutoutreatment




7. Afteruteachinguaugroupuofustudentsuaboututheuphasesuofutheunursinguprocess,utheuinstructo
rudeterminesuthatutheuteachinguwasusuccessfuluwhenutheustudentsuidentifyuwhichuphaseuasubeingufo
undationalutoualluotheruphauses?

A) Assessment

B) Planning

C) Implementation

D) Evaluation




8. Theunurseuhasucompletedutheucomprehensiveuhealthuassessmentuofuauclientuwhouhasubee
nuadmitteduforutheutreatmentuofucommunity-
acquiredupneumonia.uFollowingutheucompletionuofuthisuassessment,utheunurseuperiodicallyuperfor
msuaupartialuassessmentuprimarilyuforuwhichureason?

A) ReassessupreviouslyudeteNcteduproblems

B) Provideuinformationuforutheuclient'surecord

C) Addressuareasupreviouslyuomitted

D) Determineutheuneeduforucrisisuintervention