ATI Health Assessment Final Exam 2020

Upgrade to Quizlet Plus jeszoequiz 30 terms Vanessa_Gonzalez49 Health Assessment ATI EXAM 1 STUDY LEARN FLASHCARDS WRITE SPELL TEST PLAY MATCH GRAVITY Upgrade to remove ads Only $1/month SORT A nurse is introducing herself to a client as the first step of a comprehensive physical examination. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use with this client? (select all that apply) A. Address the client with the appropriate title and her last name. B. Use a mix of open- and close-ended questions. C. Reduce environmental noise. D. Have the client complete a health history form. E. Perform the general survey before the examination. B, C, E Rationale: B. Open-ended questions help the client tell her story in her own way. Closed-ended questions are useful for clarifying and verifying information the nurse gathers from the client's story C. quiet, comfortable environment eliminates distractions and helps the client focus on the important aspects of the interview. E. The general survey is noninvasive and, along with the health history and vital sign measurement, can help put the client at ease before the more sensitive parts of the process, such as the examination A nurse in a provider's office is documenting his findings following an examination he performed for a client new to the practice. Which of the following parameters should he include as part of the general survey? (Select all that apply.) A. Posture B. Skin lesions C. Speech D. Allergies. E. immunization status A, B, C Rationale: A. Posture is part of the body structure or general appearance portion of the general survey. B. Skin lesions are part of the body structure or general appearance portion of the general survey. C. Speech is part of the behavior portion of the general survey A nurse is collecting data for a client's comprehensive physical examination. after the nurse inspects the client's abdomen, which of the following skills of the physical examination process should she perform next? A.olfaction B.auscultation C.Palpation D.Percussion B Rationale: B. Because palpation and percussion can alter the frequency and intensity of bowel sounds, the nurse should auscultate the abdomen next and before using those two techniques A nurse is performing a comprehensive physical examination of an older adult