Test Bank - Health Assessment in Nursing 6th Edition (Weber, 2018)
TEST BANK
Health Assessment in Nursing
Janet R. Weber, Jane H. Kelley
6th Edition
, Test Bank - Health Assessment in Nursing 6th Edition (Weber, 2018)
Table of Contents
Unit I. Conceptual Overview of Nursing Health Assessment
Chapter 1 Nurse's Role in Health Assessment: Collecting and Analyzing Data
Chapter 2 Client in Context: Culture, Spirituality, Family, and Community
Unit II. Nursing Data Collection, Documentation, and Analysis
Chapter 3 Collecting Subjective Data
Chapter 4 Collecting Objective Data
Chapter 5 Validating and Documenting Data
Chapter 6 Analyzing the Data: Using Diagnostic Reasoning Skills
Unit III. Nursing Assessment of the Adult
Chapter 7 General Survey
Chapter 8 Pain Assessment
Chapter 9 Nutritional Assessment
Chapter 10 Spiritual Assessment
Chapter 11 Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment
Chapter 12 Head and Neck Assessment
Chapter 13 Eye Assessment
Chapter 14 Ear Assessment
Chapter 15 Mouth, Throat, Nose, and Sinus Assessment
Chapter 16 Thoracic and Lung Assessment
Chapter 17 Breast and Lymphatic Assessment
Chapter 18 Heart and Neck Vessel Assessment
Chapter 19 Peripheral Vascular Assessment
Chapter 20 Abdominal Assessment
Chapter 21 Female Genitalia Assessment
Chapter 22 Male Genitalia Assessment
Chapter 23 Anus, Rectum, and Prostate Assessment
Chapter 24 Musculoskeletal Assessment
Chapter 25 Neurological Assessment
Chapter 26 Pulling It All Together
Unit IV. Nursing Assessment of Special Groups
Chapter 27 Assessment of the Childbearing Woman
Chapter 28 Assessment of the Newborn and Infant
Chapter 29 Assessment of Children: Toddlers Through Adolescents
Chapter 30 Assessment of the Frail Elderly
Chapter 31 Assessment of the Family
Chapter 32 Assessment of Families Using Violence
Chapter 33 Assessment of the Community
, Test Bank - Health Assessment in Nursing 6th Edition (Weber, 2018)
CHAPTER 1: NURSE’S ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA
1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's
cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for
this client?
A) Collecting accurate data
B) Assisting the primary care provider
C) Validating previous data
D) Making clinical judgments
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 initial comprehensive assessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED nurse
C) Admissions clerk
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 nursing process?
A) Each step is independent of the others.
B) It is ongoing and continuous.
C) It is used primarily in acute care settings.
D) It involves independent nursing actions.
4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and
perform a comprehensive health assessment. Which of the following actions should the
nurse perform first?
A) Review the client's medical record.
B) Obtain basic biographic data.
C) Consult clinical resources explaining the client's diagnosis.
D) Validate information with the client.
5. Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an
emergency assessment?
A) A pediatric client with severe sunburn
B) A client needing an employment physical
C) A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
D) A distraught client who wants a pregnancy test
, Test Bank - Health Assessment in Nursing 6th Edition (Weber, 2018)
10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health
problems that stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has then reflected on her personal
6. In response to a client's query, the nurse is explaining the differences between the
physician's medical exam and the comprehensive health assessment performed by the
nurse. The nurse should describe the fact that the nursing assessment focuses on which
aspect of the client's situation?
A) Current physiologic status
B) Effect of health on functional status
C) Past medical history
D) Motivation for adherence to treatment
7. After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which
phase as being foundational to all other 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, the nurse periodically performs a partial assessment
primarily for which reason?
A) Reassess previously detected problems
B) Provide information for the client's record
C) Address areas previously omitted
D) Determine the need for crisis intervention
9. The nurse is working in an ambulatory care clinic that is located in a busy, inner-
city neighborhood. Which client would the nurse determine to be in most need of an
emergency assessment?
A) A 14-year-old girl who is crying because she thinks she is pregnant
B) A 45-year-old man with chest pain and diaphoresis for 1 hour
C) A 3-year-old child with fever, rash, and sore throat
D) A 20-year-old man with a 3-inch shallow laceration on his leg
10. feelings about the client and his circumstances. The nurse does this primarily
to accomplish which of the following?
A) Determine if pertinent data has been omitted
B) Identify the need for referral
C) Avoid biases and judgments
D) Construct a plan of care
11. The nurse is collecting data from a client who has recently been diagnosed with type 1
diabetes and who will begin an educational program. The nurse is collecting subjective
and objective data. Which of the following would the nurse categorize as objective data?
A) Family history
B) Occupation
C) Appearance
D) History of present health concern
TEST BANK
Health Assessment in Nursing
Janet R. Weber, Jane H. Kelley
6th Edition
, Test Bank - Health Assessment in Nursing 6th Edition (Weber, 2018)
Table of Contents
Unit I. Conceptual Overview of Nursing Health Assessment
Chapter 1 Nurse's Role in Health Assessment: Collecting and Analyzing Data
Chapter 2 Client in Context: Culture, Spirituality, Family, and Community
Unit II. Nursing Data Collection, Documentation, and Analysis
Chapter 3 Collecting Subjective Data
Chapter 4 Collecting Objective Data
Chapter 5 Validating and Documenting Data
Chapter 6 Analyzing the Data: Using Diagnostic Reasoning Skills
Unit III. Nursing Assessment of the Adult
Chapter 7 General Survey
Chapter 8 Pain Assessment
Chapter 9 Nutritional Assessment
Chapter 10 Spiritual Assessment
Chapter 11 Skin, Hair, and Nail Assessment
Chapter 12 Head and Neck Assessment
Chapter 13 Eye Assessment
Chapter 14 Ear Assessment
Chapter 15 Mouth, Throat, Nose, and Sinus Assessment
Chapter 16 Thoracic and Lung Assessment
Chapter 17 Breast and Lymphatic Assessment
Chapter 18 Heart and Neck Vessel Assessment
Chapter 19 Peripheral Vascular Assessment
Chapter 20 Abdominal Assessment
Chapter 21 Female Genitalia Assessment
Chapter 22 Male Genitalia Assessment
Chapter 23 Anus, Rectum, and Prostate Assessment
Chapter 24 Musculoskeletal Assessment
Chapter 25 Neurological Assessment
Chapter 26 Pulling It All Together
Unit IV. Nursing Assessment of Special Groups
Chapter 27 Assessment of the Childbearing Woman
Chapter 28 Assessment of the Newborn and Infant
Chapter 29 Assessment of Children: Toddlers Through Adolescents
Chapter 30 Assessment of the Frail Elderly
Chapter 31 Assessment of the Family
Chapter 32 Assessment of Families Using Violence
Chapter 33 Assessment of the Community
, Test Bank - Health Assessment in Nursing 6th Edition (Weber, 2018)
CHAPTER 1: NURSE’S ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA
1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's
cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for
this client?
A) Collecting accurate data
B) Assisting the primary care provider
C) Validating previous data
D) Making clinical judgments
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 initial comprehensive assessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED nurse
C) Admissions clerk
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 nursing process?
A) Each step is independent of the others.
B) It is ongoing and continuous.
C) It is used primarily in acute care settings.
D) It involves independent nursing actions.
4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and
perform a comprehensive health assessment. Which of the following actions should the
nurse perform first?
A) Review the client's medical record.
B) Obtain basic biographic data.
C) Consult clinical resources explaining the client's diagnosis.
D) Validate information with the client.
5. Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an
emergency assessment?
A) A pediatric client with severe sunburn
B) A client needing an employment physical
C) A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
D) A distraught client who wants a pregnancy test
, Test Bank - Health Assessment in Nursing 6th Edition (Weber, 2018)
10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health
problems that stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has then reflected on her personal
6. In response to a client's query, the nurse is explaining the differences between the
physician's medical exam and the comprehensive health assessment performed by the
nurse. The nurse should describe the fact that the nursing assessment focuses on which
aspect of the client's situation?
A) Current physiologic status
B) Effect of health on functional status
C) Past medical history
D) Motivation for adherence to treatment
7. After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which
phase as being foundational to all other 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, the nurse periodically performs a partial assessment
primarily for which reason?
A) Reassess previously detected problems
B) Provide information for the client's record
C) Address areas previously omitted
D) Determine the need for crisis intervention
9. The nurse is working in an ambulatory care clinic that is located in a busy, inner-
city neighborhood. Which client would the nurse determine to be in most need of an
emergency assessment?
A) A 14-year-old girl who is crying because she thinks she is pregnant
B) A 45-year-old man with chest pain and diaphoresis for 1 hour
C) A 3-year-old child with fever, rash, and sore throat
D) A 20-year-old man with a 3-inch shallow laceration on his leg
10. feelings about the client and his circumstances. The nurse does this primarily
to accomplish which of the following?
A) Determine if pertinent data has been omitted
B) Identify the need for referral
C) Avoid biases and judgments
D) Construct a plan of care
11. The nurse is collecting data from a client who has recently been diagnosed with type 1
diabetes and who will begin an educational program. The nurse is collecting subjective
and objective data. Which of the following would the nurse categorize as objective data?
A) Family history
B) Occupation
C) Appearance
D) History of present health concern
