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CHAPTERm1:mNURSE’SmROLEmINmHEALTHmASSESSMENT:mCOLLECTINGmANDmANALYZINGmDATA
1. Amnursemonmampostsurgicalmunitmismadmittingmamclientmfollowingmthemclient'smcholecystecto
mym(gallmbladdermremoval).mWhatmismthemoverallmpurposemofmassessmentmformthismclient?
A) Collectingmaccuratemdata
B) Assistingmthemprimarymcaremprovider
C) Validatingmpreviousmdata
D) Makingmclinicalmjudgments
2. Amclientmhasmpresentedmtomthememergencymdepartmentm(ED)mwithmcomplaintsmofmabdomina
lmpain.mWhichmmembermofmthemcaremteammwouldmmostmlikelymbemresponsiblemformcollectingmthemsub
jectivemdatamonmthemclientmduringmtheminitialmcomprehensivemassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) EDmnurse
C) Admissionsmclerk
D) Diagnosticmtechnician
,3. Themnursemhasmcompletedmanminitialmassessmentmofmamnewlymadmittedmclientmandmismapplyin
gmthemnursingmprocessmtomplanmthemclient'smcare.mWhatmprinciplemshouldmthemnursemapplymwhenmusi
ngmthemnursingmprocess?
A) Eachmstepmismindependentmofmthemothers.
B) Itmismongoingmandmcontinuous.
C) Itmismusedmprimarilyminmacutemcaremsettings.mN
D) Itminvolvesmindependentmnursingmactions.
4. Themnursemwhomprovidesmcarematmanmambulatorymclinicmismpreparingmtommeetmamclientmandmp
erformmamcomprehensivemhealthmassessment.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemperf
ormmfirst?
A) Reviewmthemclient'smmedicalmrecord.
B) Obtainmbasicmbiographicmdata.
C) Consultmclinicalmresourcesmexplainingmthemclient'smdiagnosis.
D) Validateminformationmwithmthemclient.
5. Whichmofmthemfollowingmclientmsituationsmwouldmthemnurseminterpretmasmrequiringmanmeme
rgencymassessment?
A) Ampediatricmclientmwithmseveremsunburn
B) Amclientmneedingmanmemploymentmphysical
C) Amclientmwhomoverdosedmonmacetaminophen
D) Amdistraughtmclientmwhomwantsmampregnancymtest
10.mAmnursemhasmcompletedmgatheringmsomembasicmdatamaboutmamclientmwhomhasmmultiplemhealthmp
roblemsmthatmstemmfrommheavymalcoholmuse.mThemnursemhasmthenmreflectedmonmhermpersonal
, 6. Inmresponsemtomamclient'smquery,mthemnursemismexplainingmthemdifferencesmbetweenmthemph
ysician'smmedicalmexammandmthemcomprehensivemhealthmassessmentmperformedmbymthemnurse.mThem
nursemshouldmdescribemthemfactmthatmthemnursingmassessmentmfocusesmonmwhichmaspectmofmthemclie
nt'smsituation?
A) Currentmphysiologicmstatus
B) Effectmofmhealthmonmfunctionalmstatus
C) Pastmmedicalmhistory
D) Motivationmformadherencemtomtreatment
7. Aftermteachingmamgroupmofmstudentsmaboutmthemphasesmofmthemnursingmprocess,mthemin
structormdeterminesmthatmthemteachingmwasmsuccessfulmwhenmthemstudentsmidentifymwhichmphas
emasmbeingmfoundationalmtomallmothermphamses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. Themnursemhasmcompletedmthemcomprehensivemhealthmassessmentmofmamclientmwhomha
smbeenmadmittedmformthemtreatmentmofmcommunity-
acquiredmpneumonia.mFollowingmthemcompletionmofmthismassessment,mthemnursemperiodicallymp
erformsmampartialmassessmentmprimarilymformwhichmreason?
A) ReassessmpreviouslymdeteNctedmproblems
B) Provideminformationmformthemclient'smrecord
C) Addressmareasmpreviouslymomitted
D) Determinemthemneedmformcrisismintervention