Test Bank for Health Assessment in Nursing 6th Edition by Weber – Complete Chapter 1-20 Q&A, Answer Keys Included

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CHAPTERk1:kNURSE’SkROLEkINkHEALTHkASSESSMENT:kCOLLECTINGkANDkANALYZINGkDATA



1. Aknursekonkakpostsurgicalkunitkiskadmittingkakclientkfollowingkthekclient'skcholecystectomyk(gallk
bladderkremoval).kWhatkiskthekoverallkpurposekofkassessmentkforkthiskclient?

A) Collectingkaccuratekdata

B) Assistingkthekprimarykcarekprovider

C) Validatingkpreviouskdata

D) Makingkclinicalkjudgments




2. Akclientkhaskpresentedktokthekemergencykdepartmentk(ED)kwithkcomplaintskofkabdominalkpain.k
Whichkmemberkofkthekcarekteamkwouldkmostklikelykbekresponsiblekforkcollectingktheksubjectivekdatakonk
thekclientkduringkthekinitialkcomprehensivekassessment?

A) Gastroenterologist

B) EDknurse

C) Admissionskclerk

D) Diagnosticktechnician

,3. Theknursekhaskcompletedkankinitialkassessmentkofkaknewlykadmittedkclientkandkiskapplyingkthekn
ursingkprocessktokplankthekclient'skcare.kWhatkprinciplekshouldktheknursekapplykwhenkusingktheknursingkp
rocess?

A) Eachkstepkiskindependentkofkthekothers.

B) Itkiskongoingkandkcontinuous.

C) Itkiskusedkprimarilykinkacutekcareksettings.kN

D) Itkinvolveskindependentknursingkactions.




4. Theknursekwhokprovideskcarekatkankambulatorykclinickiskpreparingktokmeetkakclientkandkperformkak
comprehensivekhealthkassessment.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkactionskshouldktheknursekperformkfirst?

A) Reviewkthekclient'skmedicalkrecord.

B) Obtainkbasickbiographickdata.

C) Consultkclinicalkresourceskexplainingkthekclient'skdiagnosis.

D) Validatekinformationkwithkthekclient.



5. Whichkofkthekfollowingkclientksituationskwouldktheknursekinterpretkaskrequiringkankemergencyk
assessment?

A) Akpediatrickclientkwithksevereksunburn

B) Akclientkneedingkankemploymentkphysical

C) Akclientkwhokoverdosedkonkacetaminophen

D) Akdistraughtkclientkwhokwantskakpregnancyktest




10. Aknursekhaskcompletedkgatheringksomekbasickdatakaboutkakclientkwhokhaskmultiplekhealthkproblemsk
thatkstemkfromkheavykalcoholkuse.kTheknursekhaskthenkreflectedkonkherkpersonal

,6. Inkresponsektokakclient'skquery,ktheknursekiskexplainingkthekdifferenceskbetweenkthekphysician'sk
medicalkexamkandkthekcomprehensivekhealthkassessmentkperformedkbyktheknurse.kTheknursekshouldkd
escribekthekfactkthatktheknursingkassessmentkfocuseskonkwhichkaspectkofkthekclient'sksituation?

A) Currentkphysiologickstatus

B) Effectkofkhealthkonkfunctionalkstatus

C) Pastkmedicalkhistory

D) Motivationkforkadherencektoktreatment




7. Afterkteachingkakgroupkofkstudentskaboutkthekphaseskofktheknursingkprocess,kthekinstructork
determineskthatkthekteachingkwasksuccessfulkwhenkthekstudentskidentifykwhichkphasekaskbeingkfou
ndationalktokallkotherkphakses?

A) Assessment

B) Planning

C) Implementation

D) Evaluation




8. Theknursekhaskcompletedkthekcomprehensivekhealthkassessmentkofkakclientkwhokhaskbeenk
admittedkforkthektreatmentkofkcommunity-
acquiredkpneumonia.kFollowingkthekcompletionkofkthiskassessment,ktheknursekperiodicallykperfor
mskakpartialkassessmentkprimarilykforkwhichkreason?

A) ReassesskpreviouslykdeteNctedkproblems

B) Providekinformationkforkthekclient'skrecord

C) Addresskareaskpreviouslykomitted

D) Determinekthekneedkforkcrisiskintervention

, 9. Theknursekiskworkingkinkankambulatorykcarekclinickthatkisklocatedkinkakbusy,kinner-
citykneighborhood.kWhichkclientkwouldktheknursekdeterminektokbekinkmostkneedkofkankemerge
ncykassessment?

A) Ak14-year-oldkgirlkwhokiskcryingkbecausekshekthinkskshekiskpregnant

B) Ak45-year-oldkmankwithkchestkpainkandkdiaphoresiskfork1khour

C) Ak3-year-oldkchildkwithkfever,krash,kandksorekthroat

D) Ak20-year-oldkmankwithkak3-inchkshallowklacerationkonkhiskleg




feelingskaboutkthekclientkandkhiskcircumstances.kTheknursekdoeskthiskprimarilyktokaccomplishkwhichkofkthekfollo
wing?

A) Determinekifkpertinentkdatakhaskbeenkomitted

B) Identifykthekneedkforkreferral

C) Avoidkbiaseskandkjudgments

D) Constructkakplankofkcare



11. Theknursekiskcollectingkdatakfromkakclientkwhokhaskrecentlykbeenkdiagnosedkwithktypek1kdiabetesk
andkwhokwillkbeginkankeducationalkprogram.kTheknursekiskcollectingksubjectivekandkobjectivekdata.kWhichk
ofkthekfollowingkwouldktheknursekcategorizekaskobjectivekdata?

A) Familykhistory

B) Occupation

C) Appearance

D) Historykofkpresentkhealthkconcern




12. Ankolderkadultkclientkhaskbeenkadmittedktokthekhospitalkwithkfailurektokthrivekresultingkfromk
complicationskofkdiabetes.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkwouldktheknursekimplementkinkresponsektokakcoll
aborativekproblem?