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by Weber Chapters 1 - 34
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CHAPTER 1: NURSE’S ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA
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1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy
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A) Collecting accurate data d d
B) Assisting the primary care provider
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C) Validating previous data d d
D) Making clinical judgments
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2. A client has presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of abdominal
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pain. Which member of the care team would most likely be responsible for collecting the subjective
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A) Gastroenterologist
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,3. The nurse has completed an initial assessment of a newly admitted client and is applying the
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nursing process to plan the client's care. What principle should the nurse apply when using the
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4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and
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A) A pediatric client with severe sunburn
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B) A client needing an employment physical
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C) A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
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D) A distraught client who wants a pregnancy test
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physician'smedical exam and the comprehensive health assessment performed by the nurse. The
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nurse should describe the fact that the nursing assessment focuses on which aspect of the client's
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situation?
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7. After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the
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as being foundational to all other pha ses?
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A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
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beenadmitted for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. Following the completion
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of this assessment, the nurse periodically performs a partial assessment primarily for which
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