Health Assessment inNursing 7th Edition
by Weber Chapters 1 - 34
,Answers are at the end of each chapter
CHAPTERX1:XNURSE’SXROLEXINXHEALTHXASSESSMENT:XCOLLECTINGXANDXANALYZINGXDATA
1. AXnurseXonXaXpostsurgicalXunitXisXadmittingXaXclientXfollowingXtheXclient'sXcholecystecto
myX(gallXbladderXremoval).XWhatXisXtheXoverallXpurposeXofXassessmentXforXthisXclient?
A) CollectingXaccurateXdata
B) AssistingXtheXprimaryXcareXprovider
C) ValidatingXpreviousXdata
D) MakingXclinicalXjudgments
2. AXclientXhasXpresentedXtoXtheXemergencyXdepartmentX(ED)XwithXcomplaintsXofXabdominal
Xpain.XWhichXmemberXofXtheXcareXteamXwouldXmostXlikelyXbeXresponsibleXforXcollectingXtheXsubj
ectiveXdataXonXtheXclientXduringXtheXinitialXcomprehensiveXassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) EDXnurse
C) AdmissionsXclerk
D) DiagnosticXtechnician
,3. TheXnurseXhasXcompletedXanXinitialXassessmentXofXaXnewlyXadmittedXclientXandXisXapplyin
gXtheXnursingXprocessXtoXplanXtheXclient'sXcare.XWhatXprincipleXshouldXtheXnurseXapplyXwhenXusi
ngXtheXnursingXprocess?
A) EachXstepXisXindependentXofXtheXothers.
B) ItXisXongoingXandXcontinuous.
C) ItXisXusedXprimarilyXinXacuteXcareXsettings.XN
D) ItXinvolvesXindependentXnursingXactions.
4. TheXnurseXwhoXprovidesXcareXatXanXambulatoryXclinicXisXpreparingXtoXmeetXaXclientXandXp
erformXaXcomprehensiveXhealthXassessment.XWhichXofXtheXfollowingXactionsXshouldXtheXnurseXperf
ormXfirst?
A) ReviewXtheXclient'sXmedicalXrecord.
B) ObtainXbasicXbiographicXdata.
C) ConsultXclinicalXresourcesXexplainingXtheXclient'sXdiagnosis.
D) ValidateXinformationXwithXtheXclient.
5. WhichXofXtheXfollowingXclientXsituationsXwouldXtheXnurseXinterpretXasXrequiringXanXeme
rgencyXassessment?
A) AXpediatricXclientXwithXsevereXsunburn
B) AXclientXneedingXanXemploymentXphysical
C) AXclientXwhoXoverdosedXonXacetaminophen
D) AXdistraughtXclientXwhoXwantsXaXpregnancyXtest
10.XAXnurseXhasXcompletedXgatheringXsomeXbasicXdataXaboutXaXclientXwhoXhasXmultipleXhealthXp
roblemsXthatXstemXfromXheavyXalcoholXuse.XTheXnurseXhasXthenXreflectedXonXherXpersonal
, 6. InXresponseXtoXaXclient'sXquery,XtheXnurseXisXexplainingXtheXdifferencesXbetweenXtheXphy
sician'sXmedicalXexamXandXtheXcomprehensiveXhealthXassessmentXperformedXbyXtheXnurse.XTheXn
urseXshouldXdescribeXtheXfactXthatXtheXnursingXassessmentXfocusesXonXwhichXaspectXofXtheXclien
t'sXsituation?
A) CurrentXphysiologicXstatus
B) EffectXofXhealthXonXfunctionalXstatus
C) PastXmedicalXhistory
D) MotivationXforXadherenceXtoXtreatment
7. AfterXteachingXaXgroupXofXstudentsXaboutXtheXphasesXofXtheXnursingXprocess,XtheXins
tructorXdeterminesXthatXtheXteachingXwasXsuccessfulXwhenXtheXstudentsXidentifyXwhichXphase
XasXbeingXfoundationalXtoXallXotherXphaXses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. TheXnurseXhasXcompletedXtheXcomprehensiveXhealthXassessmentXofXaXclientXwhoXha
sXbeenXadmittedXforXtheXtreatmentXofXcommunity-
acquiredXpneumonia.XFollowingXtheXcompletionXofXthisXassessment,XtheXnurseXperiodicallyXpe
rformsXaXpartialXassessmentXprimarilyXforXwhichXreason?
A) ReassessXpreviouslyXdeteNctedXproblems
B) ProvideXinformationXforXtheXclient'sXrecord
C) AddressXareasXpreviouslyXomitted
D) DetermineXtheXneedXforXcrisisXintervention