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HealthAssessmentinNursing7thEdition
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byWeberChapters1-34
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CHAPTER 1:NURSE’SROLEIN HEALTH ASSESSMENT:COLLECTINGAND ANALYZINGDATA
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1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy (gall
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bladder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for this client?
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A) Collecting accurate data v v
B) Assistingthe primary careprovider v v v v
C) Validatingprevious data v v
D) Making clinicaljudgments v v
2. A client has presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of abdominal pain.
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Which member of the care team would most likely be responsible for collecting the subjective data on the
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client during the initialcomprehensive assessment?
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A) Gastroenterologist
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C) Admissions clerk v
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, 3. The nurse has completed an initial assessment of a newly admitted client and is applying the nursing
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process to plan the client's care. What principle should the nurse apply when using the nursingprocess?
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A) Each stepis independent of the others.
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B) It is ongoing and continuous.
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C) It is used primarily in acute care settings. N
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D) It involves independent nursing actions.
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4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and perform a
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comprehensive health assessment. Whichof the following actions should the nurse perform first?
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A) Review the client's medical record. v v v v
B) Obtainbasic biographic data. v v v
C) Consult clinicalresources explaining the client'sdiagnosis.
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D) Validate information with the client. v v v v
5. Which ofthe following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an emergency
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assessment?
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A) A pediatric client with severe sunburn
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B) A client needing an employment physical
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C) A client who overdosed onacetaminophen
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D) A distraught client who wants a pregnancy test
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10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health problemsthat
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stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has thenreflected on her personal
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