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Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition by Weber
Chapters 1 - 34
,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 response dto da dclient's dquery, dthe dnurse dis dexplaining dthe ddifferences dbetween
dthe dphysician's d medical dexam dand dthe dcomprehensive dhealth dassessment dperformed dby
dthe dnurse. dThe dnurse dshould d describe dthe dfact dthat dthe dnursing dassessment dfocuses don
dwhich daspect dof dthe dclient's dsituation?
A) Current dphysiologic dstatus
B) Effect dof dhealth don dfunctional dstatus
C) Past dmedical dhistory
D) Motivation dfor dadherence dto dtreatment
7. After dteaching da dgroup dof dstudents dabout dthe dphases dof dthe dnursing dprocess,
dthe dinstructor d determines dthat dthe dteaching dwas dsuccessful dwhen dthe d students didentify
dwhich dphase das dbeing d foundational dto dall dother dpha dses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The dnurse dhas dcompleted dthe dcomprehensive dhealth dassessment dof da dclient
dwho dhas dbeen d admitted dfor dthe dtreatment dof dcommunity-acquired dpneumonia.
d Following d the dcompletion dof dthis d assessment, dthe dnurse dperiodically dperforms da
dpartial dassessment dprimarily dfor dwhich dreason?
A) Reassess dpreviously ddeteNcted dproblems
B) Provide dinformation dfor dthe dclient's drecord
C) Address dareas dpreviously domitted
D) Determine dthe dneed dfor dcrisis dintervention
Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition by Weber
Chapters 1 - 34
,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 response dto da dclient's dquery, dthe dnurse dis dexplaining dthe ddifferences dbetween
dthe dphysician's d medical dexam dand dthe dcomprehensive dhealth dassessment dperformed dby
dthe dnurse. dThe dnurse dshould d describe dthe dfact dthat dthe dnursing dassessment dfocuses don
dwhich daspect dof dthe dclient's dsituation?
A) Current dphysiologic dstatus
B) Effect dof dhealth don dfunctional dstatus
C) Past dmedical dhistory
D) Motivation dfor dadherence dto dtreatment
7. After dteaching da dgroup dof dstudents dabout dthe dphases dof dthe dnursing dprocess,
dthe dinstructor d determines dthat dthe dteaching dwas dsuccessful dwhen dthe d students didentify
dwhich dphase das dbeing d foundational dto dall dother dpha dses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The dnurse dhas dcompleted dthe dcomprehensive dhealth dassessment dof da dclient
dwho dhas dbeen d admitted dfor dthe dtreatment dof dcommunity-acquired dpneumonia.
d Following d the dcompletion dof dthis d assessment, dthe dnurse dperiodically dperforms da
dpartial dassessment dprimarily dfor dwhich dreason?
A) Reassess dpreviously ddeteNcted dproblems
B) Provide dinformation dfor dthe dclient's drecord
C) Address dareas dpreviously domitted
D) Determine dthe dneed dfor dcrisis dintervention
