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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 fto fa fclient's fquery, fthe fnurse fis fexplaining fthe fdifferences fbetween fthe
fphysician's f medical fexam fand fthe fcomprehensive fhealth fassessment fperformed fby fthe
fnurse. fThe fnurse fshould f describe fthe ffact fthat fthe fnursing fassessment ffocuses fon fwhich
faspect fof fthe fclient's fsituation?
A) Current fphysiologic fstatus
B) Effect fof fhealth fon ffunctional fstatus
C) Past fmedical fhistory
D) Motivation ffor fadherence fto ftreatment
7. After fteaching fa fgroup fof fstudents fabout fthe fphases fof fthe fnursing fprocess, fthe
finstructor f determines fthat fthe fteaching fwas fsuccessful fwhen fthe fstudents fidentify fwhich
fphase fas fbeing f foundational fto fall fother fpha fses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The fnurse fhas fcompleted fthe fcomprehensive fhealth fassessment fof fa fclient fwho
fhas fbeen f admitted ffor fthe ftreatment fof fcommunity-acquired fpneumonia. fFollowing fthe
fcompletion fof fthis f assessment, fthe fnurse fperiodically fperforms fa fpartial fassessment
fprimarily ffor fwhich freason?
A) Reassess fpreviously fdeteNcted fproblems
B) Provide finformation ffor fthe fclient's frecord
C) Address fareas fpreviously fomitted
D) Determine fthe fneed ffor fcrisis fintervention
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 fto fa fclient's fquery, fthe fnurse fis fexplaining fthe fdifferences fbetween fthe
fphysician's f medical fexam fand fthe fcomprehensive fhealth fassessment fperformed fby fthe
fnurse. fThe fnurse fshould f describe fthe ffact fthat fthe fnursing fassessment ffocuses fon fwhich
faspect fof fthe fclient's fsituation?
A) Current fphysiologic fstatus
B) Effect fof fhealth fon ffunctional fstatus
C) Past fmedical fhistory
D) Motivation ffor fadherence fto ftreatment
7. After fteaching fa fgroup fof fstudents fabout fthe fphases fof fthe fnursing fprocess, fthe
finstructor f determines fthat fthe fteaching fwas fsuccessful fwhen fthe fstudents fidentify fwhich
fphase fas fbeing f foundational fto fall fother fpha fses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The fnurse fhas fcompleted fthe fcomprehensive fhealth fassessment fof fa fclient fwho
fhas fbeen f admitted ffor fthe ftreatment fof fcommunity-acquired fpneumonia. fFollowing fthe
fcompletion fof fthis f assessment, fthe fnurse fperiodically fperforms fa fpartial fassessment
fprimarily ffor fwhich freason?
A) Reassess fpreviously fdeteNcted fproblems
B) Provide finformation ffor fthe fclient's frecord
C) Address fareas fpreviously fomitted
D) Determine fthe fneed ffor fcrisis fintervention
