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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 |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 |to |a |client's |query, |the |nurse |is |explaining |the |differences |between |the
|physician's|medical |exam |and |the |comprehensive |health |assessment |performed |by |the |nurse. |The
|nurse |should |describe |the |fact |that |the |nursing |assessment |focuses |on |which |aspect |of |the |client's
|situation?
A) Current |physiologic |status
B) Effect |of |health |on |functional |status
C) Past |medical |history
D) Motivation |for |adherence |to |treatment
7. After |teaching |a |group |of |students |about |the |phases |of |the |nursing |process, |the
|instructor|determines |that |the |teaching |was |successful |when |the |students |identify |which |phase
|as |being |foundational |to |all |other |pha |ses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The |nurse |has |completed |the |comprehensive |health |assessment |of |a |client |who |has
|been |admitted |for |the |treatment |of |community-acquired |pneumonia. |Following |the
|completion |of |this |assessment, |the |nurse |periodically |performs |a |partial |assessment |primarily
|for |which |reason?
A) Reassess |previously |deteNcted |problems
B) Provide |information |for |the |client's |record
C) Address |areas |previously |omitted
D) Determine |the |need |for |crisis |intervention
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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 |to |a |client's |query, |the |nurse |is |explaining |the |differences |between |the
|physician's|medical |exam |and |the |comprehensive |health |assessment |performed |by |the |nurse. |The
|nurse |should |describe |the |fact |that |the |nursing |assessment |focuses |on |which |aspect |of |the |client's
|situation?
A) Current |physiologic |status
B) Effect |of |health |on |functional |status
C) Past |medical |history
D) Motivation |for |adherence |to |treatment
7. After |teaching |a |group |of |students |about |the |phases |of |the |nursing |process, |the
|instructor|determines |that |the |teaching |was |successful |when |the |students |identify |which |phase
|as |being |foundational |to |all |other |pha |ses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The |nurse |has |completed |the |comprehensive |health |assessment |of |a |client |who |has
|been |admitted |for |the |treatment |of |community-acquired |pneumonia. |Following |the
|completion |of |this |assessment, |the |nurse |periodically |performs |a |partial |assessment |primarily
|for |which |reason?
A) Reassess |previously |deteNcted |problems
B) Provide |information |for |the |client's |record
C) Address |areas |previously |omitted
D) Determine |the |need |for |crisis |intervention
