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CHAPTERu1:uNURSE’SuROLEuINuHEALTHuASSESSMENT:uCOLLECTINGuANDuANALYZINGuDATA
1. Aunurseuonuaupostsurgicaluunituisuadmittinguauclientufollowingutheuclient'sucholecystectomyu(gal
lubladderuremoval).uWhatuisutheuoverallupurposeuofuassessmentuforuthisuclient?
A) Collectinguaccurateudata
B) Assistingutheuprimaryucareuprovider
C) Validatingupreviousudata
D) Makinguclinicalujudgments
2. Auclientuhasupresentedutoutheuemergencyudepartmentu(ED)uwithucomplaintsuofuabdominalupain.u
Whichumemberuofutheucareuteamuwouldumostulikelyubeuresponsibleuforucollectingutheusubjectiveudatauo
nutheuclientuduringutheuinitialucomprehensiveuassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) EDunurse
C) Admissionsuclerk
D) Diagnosticutechnician
,3. Theunurseuhasucompleteduanuinitialuassessmentuofuaunewlyuadmitteduclientuanduisuapplyingutheu
nursinguprocessutouplanutheuclient'sucare.uWhatuprincipleushouldutheunurseuapplyuwhenuusingutheunursin
guprocess?
A) Eachustepuisuindependentuofutheuothers.
B) Ituisuongoinguanducontinuous.
C) Ituisuuseduprimarilyuinuacuteucareusettings.uN
D) Ituinvolvesuindependentunursinguactions.
4. Theunurseuwhouprovidesucareuatuanuambulatoryuclinicuisupreparingutoumeetuauclientuanduperformu
aucomprehensiveuhealthuassessment.uWhichuofutheufollowinguactionsushouldutheunurseuperformufirst?
A) Reviewutheuclient'sumedicalurecord.
B) Obtainubasicubiographicudata.
C) Consultuclinicaluresourcesuexplainingutheuclient'sudiagnosis.
D) Validateuinformationuwithutheuclient.
5. Whichuofutheufollowinguclientusituationsuwouldutheunurseuinterpretuasurequiringuanuemergenc
yuassessment?
A) Aupediatricuclientuwithusevereusunburn
B) Auclientuneedinguanuemploymentuphysical
C) Auclientuwhouoverdoseduonuacetaminophen
D) Audistraughtuclientuwhouwantsuaupregnancyutest
10.uAunurseuhasucompletedugatheringusomeubasicudatauaboutuauclientuwhouhasumultipleuhealthuproblem
suthatustemufromuheavyualcoholuuse.uTheunurseuhasuthenureflecteduonuherupersonal
, 6. Inuresponseutouauclient'suquery,utheunurseuisuexplainingutheudifferencesubetweenutheuphysician'
sumedicaluexamuandutheucomprehensiveuhealthuassessmentuperformedubyutheunurse.uTheunurseushouldu
describeutheufactuthatutheunursinguassessmentufocusesuonuwhichuaspectuofutheuclient'susituation?
A) Currentuphysiologicustatus
B) Effectuofuhealthuonufunctionalustatus
C) Pastumedicaluhistory
D) Motivationuforuadherenceutoutreatment
7. Afteruteachinguaugroupuofustudentsuaboututheuphasesuofutheunursinguprocess,utheuinstructo
rudeterminesuthatutheuteachinguwasusuccessfuluwhenutheustudentsuidentifyuwhichuphaseuasubeingufo
undationalutoualluotheruphauses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. Theunurseuhasucompletedutheucomprehensiveuhealthuassessmentuofuauclientuwhouhasubee
nuadmitteduforutheutreatmentuofucommunity-
acquiredupneumonia.uFollowingutheucompletionuofuthisuassessment,utheunurseuperiodicallyuperfor
msuaupartialuassessmentuprimarilyuforuwhichureason?
A) ReassessupreviouslyudeteNcteduproblems
B) Provideuinformationuforutheuclient'surecord
C) Addressuareasupreviouslyuomitted
D) Determineutheuneeduforucrisisuintervention
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Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition
u u u u u
by Weber Chapters 1 - 34
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,Answers are at the end of each chapter
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CHAPTERu1:uNURSE’SuROLEuINuHEALTHuASSESSMENT:uCOLLECTINGuANDuANALYZINGuDATA
1. Aunurseuonuaupostsurgicaluunituisuadmittinguauclientufollowingutheuclient'sucholecystectomyu(gal
lubladderuremoval).uWhatuisutheuoverallupurposeuofuassessmentuforuthisuclient?
A) Collectinguaccurateudata
B) Assistingutheuprimaryucareuprovider
C) Validatingupreviousudata
D) Makinguclinicalujudgments
2. Auclientuhasupresentedutoutheuemergencyudepartmentu(ED)uwithucomplaintsuofuabdominalupain.u
Whichumemberuofutheucareuteamuwouldumostulikelyubeuresponsibleuforucollectingutheusubjectiveudatauo
nutheuclientuduringutheuinitialucomprehensiveuassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) EDunurse
C) Admissionsuclerk
D) Diagnosticutechnician
,3. Theunurseuhasucompleteduanuinitialuassessmentuofuaunewlyuadmitteduclientuanduisuapplyingutheu
nursinguprocessutouplanutheuclient'sucare.uWhatuprincipleushouldutheunurseuapplyuwhenuusingutheunursin
guprocess?
A) Eachustepuisuindependentuofutheuothers.
B) Ituisuongoinguanducontinuous.
C) Ituisuuseduprimarilyuinuacuteucareusettings.uN
D) Ituinvolvesuindependentunursinguactions.
4. Theunurseuwhouprovidesucareuatuanuambulatoryuclinicuisupreparingutoumeetuauclientuanduperformu
aucomprehensiveuhealthuassessment.uWhichuofutheufollowinguactionsushouldutheunurseuperformufirst?
A) Reviewutheuclient'sumedicalurecord.
B) Obtainubasicubiographicudata.
C) Consultuclinicaluresourcesuexplainingutheuclient'sudiagnosis.
D) Validateuinformationuwithutheuclient.
5. Whichuofutheufollowinguclientusituationsuwouldutheunurseuinterpretuasurequiringuanuemergenc
yuassessment?
A) Aupediatricuclientuwithusevereusunburn
B) Auclientuneedinguanuemploymentuphysical
C) Auclientuwhouoverdoseduonuacetaminophen
D) Audistraughtuclientuwhouwantsuaupregnancyutest
10.uAunurseuhasucompletedugatheringusomeubasicudatauaboutuauclientuwhouhasumultipleuhealthuproblem
suthatustemufromuheavyualcoholuuse.uTheunurseuhasuthenureflecteduonuherupersonal
, 6. Inuresponseutouauclient'suquery,utheunurseuisuexplainingutheudifferencesubetweenutheuphysician'
sumedicaluexamuandutheucomprehensiveuhealthuassessmentuperformedubyutheunurse.uTheunurseushouldu
describeutheufactuthatutheunursinguassessmentufocusesuonuwhichuaspectuofutheuclient'susituation?
A) Currentuphysiologicustatus
B) Effectuofuhealthuonufunctionalustatus
C) Pastumedicaluhistory
D) Motivationuforuadherenceutoutreatment
7. Afteruteachinguaugroupuofustudentsuaboututheuphasesuofutheunursinguprocess,utheuinstructo
rudeterminesuthatutheuteachinguwasusuccessfuluwhenutheustudentsuidentifyuwhichuphaseuasubeingufo
undationalutoualluotheruphauses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. Theunurseuhasucompletedutheucomprehensiveuhealthuassessmentuofuauclientuwhouhasubee
nuadmitteduforutheutreatmentuofucommunity-
acquiredupneumonia.uFollowingutheucompletionuofuthisuassessment,utheunurseuperiodicallyuperfor
msuaupartialuassessmentuprimarilyuforuwhichureason?
A) ReassessupreviouslyudeteNcteduproblems
B) Provideuinformationuforutheuclient'surecord
C) Addressuareasupreviouslyuomitted
D) Determineutheuneeduforucrisisuintervention
