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CHAPTER 1:NURSE’SROLEINHEALTHASSESSMENT:COLLECTINGAND ANALYZINGDATA
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1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy (gall
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bladder removal).What is the overall purposeof assessment forthis client?
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A) Collectingaccurate data t t
B) Assistingthe primary careprovider t t t t
C) Validatingprevious data t t
D) Making clinicaljudgments t t
2. A client has presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of abdominal pain.
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Which member of the care team would most likely be responsible for collecting the subjective data on the
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client during the initialcomprehensive assessment?
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A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED nurse t
C) Admissionsclerk t
D) Diagnostic technician t
,3. The nurse has completed an initial assessment of a newly admitted client and is applying the nursing
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process to plan the client's care. What principle should the nurse apply when using the nursingprocess?
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A) Each stepis independentof the others.
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B) It isongoing and continuous.
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C) It is used primarilyin acutecare settings. N
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D) It involves independent nursingactions.
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4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and perform a
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comprehensive health assessment. Whichof the following actions shouldthe nurse perform first?
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A) Review the client'smedical record. t t t t
B) Obtainbasicbiographicdata. t t t
C) Consult clinicalresourcesexplainingthe client'sdiagnosis.
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D) Validate informationwith the client. t t t t
5. Which ofthe followingclient situations wouldthenurse interpret asrequiringanemergency
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assessment?
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A) A pediatric clientwith severe sunburn
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B) Aclient needinganemployment physical
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C) A client who overdosed onacetaminophen
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D) Adistraught clientwho wants a pregnancy test
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10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health problemsthat
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stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has thenreflectedon her personal
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, 6. In response to a client's query, the nurse is explaining the differences between the physician's
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medical exam and the comprehensive health assessment performed by the nurse. The nurse should
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describe the fact thatthe nursing assessmentfocuses onwhich aspectoftheclient's situation?
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A) Current physiologicstatus t t
B) Effectof healthonfunctionalstatus t t t t t
C) Pastmedical history t t
D) Motivationfor adherenceto treatment t t t t
7. After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the instructor
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determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which phase as being
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foundationalto allother pha ses?
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A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The nurse has completed the comprehensive health assessment of a client who has been
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admitted for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. Following the completion of this
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assessment,the nurse periodically performsa partialassessment primarily for whichreason?
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A) Reassess previouslydeteNctedproblems t t t
B) Provide information for theclient's record t t t t t
C) Address areaspreviously omitted t t t
D) Determine theneed forcrisisintervention t t t t t
