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byWeberChapters1-34
,Answersareatthe endofeachchapter
CHAPTER 1:NURSE’SROLEIN HEALTHASSESSMENT:COLLECTINGAND ANALYZINGDATA
1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy (gall
bladder removal).What is the overallpurposeof assessment forthis client?
A) Collectingaccurate data
B) Assistingthe primary careprovider
C) Validatingprevious data
D) Makingclinicaljudgments
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 initialcomprehensive assessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED nurse
C) Admissionsclerk
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 nursingprocess?
A) Each stepis independentof the others.
B) It isongoing andcontinuous.
C) It is used primarilyin acute care settings. N
D) It involves independent nursingactions.
4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and perform a
comprehensive health assessment. Whichofthe followingactions shouldthe nurse perform first?
A) Review the client'smedical record.
B) Obtainbasic biographic data.
C) Consult clinicalresourcesexplainingthe client'sdiagnosis.
D) Validate information with the client.
5. Which ofthe following client situations wouldthe nurse interpret asrequiringanemergency
assessment?
A) A pediatric clientwith severe sunburn
B) Aclient needinganemployment physical
C) A client who overdosedonacetaminophen
D) Adistraught clientwho wants a pregnancy test
10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health problemsthat
stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has thenreflectedon her personal
, 6. In response to a client's query, the nurse is explaining the differences between the physician's
medical exam andthe comprehensive health assessment performed by the nurse. Thenurse should
describe the fact thatthe nursing assessment focuses onwhich aspectofthe client'ssituation?
A) Current physiologicstatus
B) Effectof healthonfunctionalstatus
C) Pastmedical history
D) Motivation for adherencetotreatment
7. After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successfulwhen the students identify which phaseas being
foundationaltoallother 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,thenurse periodically performsa partialassessment primarily for whichreason?
A) Reassess previouslydeteNctedproblems
B) Provide information for theclient's record
C) Address areaspreviously omitted
D) Determine theneed forcrisisintervention
HealthAssessmentinNursing7thEdition
byWeberChapters1-34
,Answersareatthe endofeachchapter
CHAPTER 1:NURSE’SROLEIN HEALTHASSESSMENT:COLLECTINGAND ANALYZINGDATA
1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy (gall
bladder removal).What is the overallpurposeof assessment forthis client?
A) Collectingaccurate data
B) Assistingthe primary careprovider
C) Validatingprevious data
D) Makingclinicaljudgments
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 initialcomprehensive assessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED nurse
C) Admissionsclerk
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 nursingprocess?
A) Each stepis independentof the others.
B) It isongoing andcontinuous.
C) It is used primarilyin acute care settings. N
D) It involves independent nursingactions.
4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and perform a
comprehensive health assessment. Whichofthe followingactions shouldthe nurse perform first?
A) Review the client'smedical record.
B) Obtainbasic biographic data.
C) Consult clinicalresourcesexplainingthe client'sdiagnosis.
D) Validate information with the client.
5. Which ofthe following client situations wouldthe nurse interpret asrequiringanemergency
assessment?
A) A pediatric clientwith severe sunburn
B) Aclient needinganemployment physical
C) A client who overdosedonacetaminophen
D) Adistraught clientwho wants a pregnancy test
10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health problemsthat
stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has thenreflectedon her personal
, 6. In response to a client's query, the nurse is explaining the differences between the physician's
medical exam andthe comprehensive health assessment performed by the nurse. Thenurse should
describe the fact thatthe nursing assessment focuses onwhich aspectofthe client'ssituation?
A) Current physiologicstatus
B) Effectof healthonfunctionalstatus
C) Pastmedical history
D) Motivation for adherencetotreatment
7. After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successfulwhen the students identify which phaseas being
foundationaltoallother 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,thenurse periodically performsa partialassessment primarily for whichreason?
A) Reassess previouslydeteNctedproblems
B) Provide information for theclient's record
C) Address areaspreviously omitted
D) Determine theneed forcrisisintervention
