TEST BANK FOR Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition by Weber Chapters 1 - 34 

TEST BANK FOR
Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition
by Weber Chapters 1 - 34

,CHAPTER051:05NURSE’S05ROLE05IN05HEALTH05ASSESSMENT:05COLLECTING05AND05ANALYZING05D
ATA



1. A05nurse05on05a05postsurgical05unit05is05admitting05a05client05following05the05client
's05cholecystectomy05(gall05bladder05removal).05What05is05the05overall05purpose05of05assess
ment05for05this05client?

A) Collecting05accurate05data

B) Assisting05the05primary05care05provider

C) Validating05previous05data

D) Making05clinical05judgments




2. A05client05has05presented05to05the05emergency05department05(ED)05with05complaints
05of05abdominal05pain.05Which05member05of05the05care05team05would05most05likely05be05r
esponsible05for05collecting05the05subjective05data05on05the05client05during05the05initial05com
prehensive05assessment?

A) Gastroenterologist

B) ED05nurse

C) Admissions05clerk

D) Diagnostic05technician

,3. The05nurse05has05completed05an05initial05assessment05of05a05newly05admitted05client
05and05is05applying05the05nursing05process05to05plan05the05client's05care.05What05principle0
5should05the05nurse05apply05when05using05the05nursing05process?

A) Each05step05is05independent05of05the05others.

B) It05is05ongoing05and05continuous.

C) It05is05used05primarily05in05acute05care05settings.05N

D) It05involves05independent05nursing05actions.




4. The05nurse05who05provides05care05at05an05ambulatory05clinic05is05preparing05to05mee
t05a05client05and05perform05a05comprehensive05health05assessment.05Which05of05the05followin
g05actions05should05the05nurse05perform05first?

A) Review05the05client's05medical05record.

B) Obtain05basic05biographic05data.

C) Consult05clinical05resources05explaining05the05client's05diagnosis.

D) Validate05information05with05the05client.



5. Which05of05the05following05client05situations05would05the05nurse05interpret05as05re
quiring05an05emergency05assessment?

A) A05pediatric05client05with05severe05sunburn

B) A05client05needing05an05employment05physical

C) A05client05who05overdosed05on05acetaminophen

D) A05distraught05client05who05wants05a05pregnancy05test




10.05A05nurse05has05completed05gathering05some05basic05data05about05a05client05who05has
05multiple05health05problems05that05stem05from05heavy05alcohol05use.05The05nurse05has05th
en05reflected05on05her05personal

, 6. In05response05to05a05client's05query,05the05nurse05is05explaining05the05differences05
between05the05physician's05medical05exam05and05the05comprehensive05health05assessment05p
erformed05by05the05nurse.05The05nurse05should05describe05the05fact05that05the05nursing05a
ssessment05focuses05on05which05aspect05of05the05client's05situation?

A) Current05physiologic05status

B) Effect05of05health05on05functional05status

C) Past05medical05history

D) Motivation05for05adherence05to05treatment




7. After05teaching05a05group05of05students05about05the05phases05of05the05nursing0
5process,05the05instructor05determines05that05the05teaching05was05successful05when05the
05students05identify05which05phase05as05being05foundational05to05all05other05pha05ses?

A) Assessment

B) Planning

C) Implementation

D) Evaluation




8. The05nurse05has05completed05the05comprehensive05health05assessment05of05a05
client05who05has05been05admitted05for05the05treatment05of05community-
acquired05pneumonia.05Following05the05completion05of05this05assessment,05the05nurse05p
eriodically05performs05a05partial05assessment05primarily05for05which05reason?

A) Reassess05previously05deteNcted05problems

B) Provide05information05for05the05client's05record

C) Address05areas05previously05omitted

D) Determine05the05need05for05crisis05intervention