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Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition by Weber
Chapters 1 - 34
,Answers are at the end of each chapter
CHAPTER 1: NURSE’S ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA
1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy
(gall bladder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for this client?
A) Collecting accurate data
B) Assisting the primary care provider
C) Validating previous data
D) Making clinical judgments
2. A client has presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of abdominal
pain. Which member of the care team would most likely be responsible for collecting the
subjective data on the client during the initial comprehensive assessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED nurse
C) Admissions clerk
D) Diagnostic technician
,3. The nurse has completed an initial assessment of a newly admitted client and is applying
the nursing process to plan the client's care. What principle should the nurse apply when using
the nursing process?
A) Each step is independent of the others.
B) It is ongoing and continuous.
C) It is used primarily in acute care settings. N
D) It involves independent nursing actions.
4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and
perform a comprehensive health assessment. Which of the following actions should the nurse
perform first?
A) Review the client's medical record.
B) Obtain basic biographic data.
C) Consult clinical resources explaining the client's diagnosis.
D) Validate information with the client.
5. Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an
emergency assessment?
A) A pediatric client with severe sunburn
B) A client needing an employment physical
C) A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
D) A distraught client who wants a pregnancy test
10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health
problems that stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has then reflected on her personal
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Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition by Weber
Chapters 1 - 34
,Answers are at the end of each chapter
CHAPTER 1: NURSE’S ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA
1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy
(gall bladder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for this client?
A) Collecting accurate data
B) Assisting the primary care provider
C) Validating previous data
D) Making clinical judgments
2. A client has presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of abdominal
pain. Which member of the care team would most likely be responsible for collecting the
subjective data on the client during the initial comprehensive assessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED nurse
C) Admissions clerk
D) Diagnostic technician
,3. The nurse has completed an initial assessment of a newly admitted client and is applying
the nursing process to plan the client's care. What principle should the nurse apply when using
the nursing process?
A) Each step is independent of the others.
B) It is ongoing and continuous.
C) It is used primarily in acute care settings. N
D) It involves independent nursing actions.
4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and
perform a comprehensive health assessment. Which of the following actions should the nurse
perform first?
A) Review the client's medical record.
B) Obtain basic biographic data.
C) Consult clinical resources explaining the client's diagnosis.
D) Validate information with the client.
5. Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an
emergency assessment?
A) A pediatric client with severe sunburn
B) A client needing an employment physical
C) A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
D) A distraught client who wants a pregnancy test
10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health
problems that stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has then reflected on her personal
, 6. In response ato aa aclient's aquery, athe anurse ais aexplaining athe adifferences abetween
athe aphysician's a medical aexam aand athe acomprehensive ahealth aassessment aperformed aby
athe anurse. aThe anurse ashould a describe athe afact athat athe anursing aassessment afocuses aon
awhich aaspect aof athe aclient's asituation?
A) Current aphysiologic astatus
B) Effect aof ahealth aon afunctional astatus
C) Past amedical ahistory
D) Motivation afor aadherence ato atreatment
7. After ateaching aa agroup aof astudents aabout athe aphases aof athe anursing aprocess,
athe ainstructor a determines athat athe ateaching awas asuccessful awhen athe a students aidentify
awhich aphase aas abeing a foundational ato aall aother apha ases?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The anurse ahas acompleted athe acomprehensive ahealth aassessment aof aa aclient
awho ahas abeen a admitted afor athe atreatment aof acommunity-acquired apneumonia.
a Following a the acompletion aof athis a assessment, athe anurse aperiodically aperforms aa
apartial aassessment aprimarily afor awhich areason?
A) Reassess apreviously adeteNcted aproblems
B) Provide ainformation afor athe aclient's arecord
C) Address aareas apreviously aomitted
D) Determine athe aneed afor acrisis aintervention
