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

,CHAPTER031:03NURSE’S03ROLE03IN03HEALTH03ASSESSMENT:03COLLECTING03AND03ANALYZING03DATA



1. A03nurse03on03a03postsurgical03unit03is03admitting03a03client03following03the03client's03chol
ecystectomy03(gall03bladder03removal).03What03is03the03overall03purpose03of03assessment03for03this0
3client?


A) Collecting03accurate03data

B) Assisting03the03primary03care03provider

C) Validating03previous03data

D) Making03clinical03judgments




2. A03client03has03presented03to03the03emergency03department03(ED)03with03complaints03of03a
bdominal03pain.03Which03member03of03the03care03team03would03most03likely03be03responsible03for03
collecting03the03subjective03data03on03the03client03during03the03initial03comprehensive03assessment?

A) Gastroenterologist

B) ED03nurse

C) Admissions03clerk

D) Diagnostic03technician

,3. The03nurse03has03completed03an03initial03assessment03of03a03newly03admitted03client03and03
is03applying03the03nursing03process03to03plan03the03client's03care.03What03principle03should03the03nu
rse03apply03when03using03the03nursing03process?

A) Each03step03is03independent03of03the03others.

B) It03is03ongoing03and03continuous.

C) It03is03used03primarily03in03acute03care03settings.03N

D) It03involves03independent03nursing03actions.




4. The03nurse03who03provides03care03at03an03ambulatory03clinic03is03preparing03to03meet03a03cli
ent03and03perform03a03comprehensive03health03assessment.03Which03of03the03following03actions03sho
uld03the03nurse03perform03first?

A) Review03the03client's03medical03record.

B) Obtain03basic03biographic03data.

C) Consult03clinical03resources03explaining03the03client's03diagnosis.

D) Validate03information03with03the03client.



5. Which03of03the03following03client03situations03would03the03nurse03interpret03as03requiring0
3an03emergency03assessment?


A) A03pediatric03client03with03severe03sunburn

B) A03client03needing03an03employment03physical

C) A03client03who03overdosed03on03acetaminophen

D) A03distraught03client03who03wants03a03pregnancy03test




10.03A03nurse03has03completed03gathering03some03basic03data03about03a03client03who03has03multipl
e03health03problems03that03stem03from03heavy03alcohol03use.03The03nurse03has03then03reflected03on0
3her03personal

, 6. In03response03to03a03client's03query,03the03nurse03is03explaining03the03differences03between
03the03physician's03medical03exam03and03the03comprehensive03health03assessment03performed03by03
the03nurse.03The03nurse03should03describe03the03fact03that03the03nursing03assessment03focuses03on
03which03aspect03of03the03client's03situation?


A) Current03physiologic03status

B) Effect03of03health03on03functional03status

C) Past03medical03history

D) Motivation03for03adherence03to03treatment




7. After03teaching03a03group03of03students03about03the03phases03of03the03nursing03proces
s,03the03instructor03determines03that03the03teaching03was03successful03when03the03students03ide
ntify03which03phase03as03being03foundational03to03all03other03pha03ses?

A) Assessment

B) Planning

C) Implementation

D) Evaluation




8. The03nurse03has03completed03the03comprehensive03health03assessment03of03a03client03
who03has03been03admitted03for03the03treatment03of03community-
acquired03pneumonia.03Following03the03completion03of03this03assessment,03the03nurse03periodi
cally03performs03a03partial03assessment03primarily03for03which03reason?

A) Reassess03previously03deteNcted03problems

B) Provide03information03for03the03client's03record

C) Address03areas03previously03omitted

D) Determine03the03need03for03crisis03intervention