TEST BANK FOR Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition by Weber Chapters 1 - 34

TEST BANK FOR
Health Assessment inNursing 7th Edition
by Weber Chapters 1 - 34

,Answers are at the end of each chapter
CHAPTERX1:XNURSE’SXROLEXINXHEALTHXASSESSMENT:XCOLLECTINGXANDXANALYZINGXDATA



1. AXnurseXonXaXpostsurgicalXunitXisXadmittingXaXclientXfollowingXtheXclient'sXcholecystecto
myX(gallXbladderXremoval).XWhatXisXtheXoverallXpurposeXofXassessmentXforXthisXclient?

A) CollectingXaccurateXdata

B) AssistingXtheXprimaryXcareXprovider

C) ValidatingXpreviousXdata

D) MakingXclinicalXjudgments




2. AXclientXhasXpresentedXtoXtheXemergencyXdepartmentX(ED)XwithXcomplaintsXofXabdominal
Xpain.XWhichXmemberXofXtheXcareXteamXwouldXmostXlikelyXbeXresponsibleXforXcollectingXtheXsubj
ectiveXdataXonXtheXclientXduringXtheXinitialXcomprehensiveXassessment?

A) Gastroenterologist

B) EDXnurse

C) AdmissionsXclerk

D) DiagnosticXtechnician

,3. TheXnurseXhasXcompletedXanXinitialXassessmentXofXaXnewlyXadmittedXclientXandXisXapplyin
gXtheXnursingXprocessXtoXplanXtheXclient'sXcare.XWhatXprincipleXshouldXtheXnurseXapplyXwhenXusi
ngXtheXnursingXprocess?

A) EachXstepXisXindependentXofXtheXothers.

B) ItXisXongoingXandXcontinuous.

C) ItXisXusedXprimarilyXinXacuteXcareXsettings.XN

D) ItXinvolvesXindependentXnursingXactions.




4. TheXnurseXwhoXprovidesXcareXatXanXambulatoryXclinicXisXpreparingXtoXmeetXaXclientXandXp
erformXaXcomprehensiveXhealthXassessment.XWhichXofXtheXfollowingXactionsXshouldXtheXnurseXperf
ormXfirst?

A) ReviewXtheXclient'sXmedicalXrecord.

B) ObtainXbasicXbiographicXdata.

C) ConsultXclinicalXresourcesXexplainingXtheXclient'sXdiagnosis.

D) ValidateXinformationXwithXtheXclient.



5. WhichXofXtheXfollowingXclientXsituationsXwouldXtheXnurseXinterpretXasXrequiringXanXeme
rgencyXassessment?

A) AXpediatricXclientXwithXsevereXsunburn

B) AXclientXneedingXanXemploymentXphysical

C) AXclientXwhoXoverdosedXonXacetaminophen

D) AXdistraughtXclientXwhoXwantsXaXpregnancyXtest




10.XAXnurseXhasXcompletedXgatheringXsomeXbasicXdataXaboutXaXclientXwhoXhasXmultipleXhealthXp
roblemsXthatXstemXfromXheavyXalcoholXuse.XTheXnurseXhasXthenXreflectedXonXherXpersonal

, 6. InXresponseXtoXaXclient'sXquery,XtheXnurseXisXexplainingXtheXdifferencesXbetweenXtheXphy
sician'sXmedicalXexamXandXtheXcomprehensiveXhealthXassessmentXperformedXbyXtheXnurse.XTheXn
urseXshouldXdescribeXtheXfactXthatXtheXnursingXassessmentXfocusesXonXwhichXaspectXofXtheXclien
t'sXsituation?

A) CurrentXphysiologicXstatus

B) EffectXofXhealthXonXfunctionalXstatus

C) PastXmedicalXhistory

D) MotivationXforXadherenceXtoXtreatment




7. AfterXteachingXaXgroupXofXstudentsXaboutXtheXphasesXofXtheXnursingXprocess,XtheXins
tructorXdeterminesXthatXtheXteachingXwasXsuccessfulXwhenXtheXstudentsXidentifyXwhichXphase
XasXbeingXfoundationalXtoXallXotherXphaXses?

A) Assessment

B) Planning

C) Implementation

D) Evaluation




8. TheXnurseXhasXcompletedXtheXcomprehensiveXhealthXassessmentXofXaXclientXwhoXha
sXbeenXadmittedXforXtheXtreatmentXofXcommunity-
acquiredXpneumonia.XFollowingXtheXcompletionXofXthisXassessment,XtheXnurseXperiodicallyXpe
rformsXaXpartialXassessmentXprimarilyXforXwhichXreason?

A) ReassessXpreviouslyXdeteNctedXproblems

B) ProvideXinformationXforXtheXclient'sXrecord

C) AddressXareasXpreviouslyXomitted

D) DetermineXtheXneedXforXcrisisXintervention