Nurses' Handbook of Health
Assessment Tenth, North American Edition –
Test Bank
by Janet R Weber (Author)
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit 1 Nursing Data Collection, Documentation, and Analysis
o Chapter 1 Obtaining a Nursing Health History: Guidelines and
Frameworks
o Chapter 2 Performing the Physical Assessment: Skills and Techniques
o Chapter 3 Validating, Analyzing, Documenting, and Communicating
Data
Unit 2 Integrative Holistic Nursing Assessment
o Chapter 4 Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral Development
o Chapter 5 Assessing Mental Status and Substance Abuse
o Chapter 6 Assessing General Health Status and Vital Signs
o Chapter 7 Assessing Pain
o Chapter 8 Assessing for Violence
o Chapter 9 Assessing Nutritional Status
UNIT 3 Nursing Assessment of Physical Systems
o Chapter 10 Assessing Skin, Hair, and Nails
o Chapter 11 Assessing Head and Neck
o Chapter 12 Assessing Eyes
o Chapter 13 Assessing Ears
o Chapter 14 Assessing Mouth, Throat, Nose, and Sinuses
o Chapter 15 Assessing Thorax and Lungs
o Chapter 16 Assessing Breasts and Lymphatic System
o Chapter 17 Assessing Heart and Neck Vessels
o Chapter 18 Assessing Peripheral Vascular System
o Chapter 19 Assessing Abdomen
o Chapter 20 Assessing Musculoskeletal System
o Chapter 21 Assessing Neurologic System
o Chapter 22 Assessing Male Genitalia and Rectum
o Chapter 23 Assessing Female Genitalia and Rectum
UNIT 4 Nursing Assessment of Special Groups
o Chapter 24 Assessing Childbearing Women
o Chapter 25 Assessing Newborns and Infants
o Chapter 26 Assessing Older Adults
,Nurses' Handbook of Health
Assessment Tenth, North American Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE – {Answer Keys After Every 30 Questions}
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 forthis 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.
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
6. In response to a client's query, the NURSE is explaining the differences between the
physician's medical exam and the comprehensive health assessment performed by the NURSE.
The NURSE should describe the fact that the nursing assessment focuses on which aspect of the
client's situation?
A) Current physiologic status
B) Effect of health on functional status
C) Past medical history
D) Motivation for adherence to treatment
7. After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which phase
as being foundational to all other phases?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
Assessment Tenth, North American Edition –
Test Bank
by Janet R Weber (Author)
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit 1 Nursing Data Collection, Documentation, and Analysis
o Chapter 1 Obtaining a Nursing Health History: Guidelines and
Frameworks
o Chapter 2 Performing the Physical Assessment: Skills and Techniques
o Chapter 3 Validating, Analyzing, Documenting, and Communicating
Data
Unit 2 Integrative Holistic Nursing Assessment
o Chapter 4 Assessing Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Moral Development
o Chapter 5 Assessing Mental Status and Substance Abuse
o Chapter 6 Assessing General Health Status and Vital Signs
o Chapter 7 Assessing Pain
o Chapter 8 Assessing for Violence
o Chapter 9 Assessing Nutritional Status
UNIT 3 Nursing Assessment of Physical Systems
o Chapter 10 Assessing Skin, Hair, and Nails
o Chapter 11 Assessing Head and Neck
o Chapter 12 Assessing Eyes
o Chapter 13 Assessing Ears
o Chapter 14 Assessing Mouth, Throat, Nose, and Sinuses
o Chapter 15 Assessing Thorax and Lungs
o Chapter 16 Assessing Breasts and Lymphatic System
o Chapter 17 Assessing Heart and Neck Vessels
o Chapter 18 Assessing Peripheral Vascular System
o Chapter 19 Assessing Abdomen
o Chapter 20 Assessing Musculoskeletal System
o Chapter 21 Assessing Neurologic System
o Chapter 22 Assessing Male Genitalia and Rectum
o Chapter 23 Assessing Female Genitalia and Rectum
UNIT 4 Nursing Assessment of Special Groups
o Chapter 24 Assessing Childbearing Women
o Chapter 25 Assessing Newborns and Infants
o Chapter 26 Assessing Older Adults
,Nurses' Handbook of Health
Assessment Tenth, North American Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE – {Answer Keys After Every 30 Questions}
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 forthis 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.
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
6. In response to a client's query, the NURSE is explaining the differences between the
physician's medical exam and the comprehensive health assessment performed by the NURSE.
The NURSE should describe the fact that the nursing assessment focuses on which aspect of the
client's situation?
A) Current physiologic status
B) Effect of health on functional status
C) Past medical history
D) Motivation for adherence to treatment
7. After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which phase
as being foundational to all other phases?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
