TEST BANK FOR TAYLOR’S CLINICAL SKILLS A NURSING PROCESS APPROACH 3RD EDITION LYNN

TABLE OF CONTENTS Unit I: ACTIONS BASIC TO NURSING CARE • Chapter 1: Vital Signs • Chapter 2: Health Assessment • Chapter 3: Safety • Chapter 4: Asepsis and Infection Control • Chapter 5: Medications • Chapter 6: Perioperative Nursing Unit II: PROMOTING HEALTHY PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES • Chapter 7: Hygiene • Chapter 8: Skin Integrity and Wound Care • Chapter 9: Activity • Chapter 10: Comfort • Chapter 11: Nutrition • Chapter 12: Urinary Elimination • Chapter 13: Bowel Elimination • Chapter 14: Oxygenation • Chapter 15: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance • Chapter 16: Cardiovascular Care • Chapter 17: Neurological Care • Chapter 18: Laboratory Specimen Collection 1. A nurse performs a general survey on a patient who is being admitted to the hospital for COPD. Which of the following are components of this type of assessment? Select all that apply. A) Vital signs B) Gait C) Lab tests D) Behavior E) BMI F) Breathing patterns 2. A nurse calculates the BMI of a patient during a general survey as 26. Under which of the following categories would this patient fall? A) Underweight B) Normal C) Overweight D) Obesity Class I 3. During a general survey, the nurse documents the waist circumference of an overweight female patient as 36 inches. This patient is at high risk for which of the following diseases? A) Type 2 diabetes B) Arthritis C) Osteoporosis D) Crohn's disease 4. A nurse performs an assessment on a patient who has been admitted to a long-term care facility for physical rehabilitation. What is the term for this type of assessment? A) Ongoing assessment B) Comprehensive assessment C) Emergency assessment D) Focused assessment 5. During a health history, a patient complains to the nurse about severe allergies that he is experiencing for the first time. The nurse asks the patient if he knows what triggers the allergies. What component of the mnemonic ìPQRSTî is this nurse exploring? A) Provocative or palliative B) Quality or quantity C) Region or radiation D) Timing