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

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

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CHAPTER 1: NURSE’S ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA
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1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy (gallbl
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adder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for this client?
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A) Collecting accurate data dx dx




B) Assisting the primary care provider dx dx dx dx




C) Validating previous data dx dx




D) Making clinical judgments dx dx




2. A client has presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of abdominal pain.W
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hich member of the care team would most likely be responsible for collecting the subjective data onthe
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client during the initial comprehensive assessment?
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A) Gastroenterologist

B) ED nurse
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D) Diagnostic technician dx

,3. The nurse has completed an initial assessment of a newly admitted client and is applying the nur
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sing process to plan the client's care. What principle should the nurse apply when using the nursingproc
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ess?

A) Each step is independent of the others.
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B) It is ongoing and continuous.
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C) It is used primarily in acute care settings. N
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D) It involves independent nursing actions.
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4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and perform ac
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omprehensive health assessment. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
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A) Review the client's medical record.
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B) Obtain basic biographic data.
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C) Consult clinical resources explaining the client's diagnosis.
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D) Validate information with the client. dx dx dx dx




5. Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an emergencyas
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sessment?

A) A pediatric client with severe sunburn
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B) A client needing an employment physical
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C) A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
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D) A distraught client who wants a pregnancy test
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10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health problemsth
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at stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has then reflected on her personal
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, 6. In response to a client's query, the nurse is explaining the differences between the physician's
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medical exam and the comprehensive health assessment performed by the nurse. The nurse should de
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scribe the fact that the nursing assessment focuses on which aspect of the client's situation?
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A) Current physiologic status dx dx




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C) Past medical history dx dx




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7. After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the instructord
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etermines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which phase as being found
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ational to all other pha ses?
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A) Assessment

B) Planning

C) Implementation

D) Evaluation




8. The nurse has completed the comprehensive health assessment of a client who has beena
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dmitted for the treatment of community-
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acquired pneumonia. Following the completion of thisassessment, the nurse periodically performs
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a partial assessment primarily for which reason?
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A) Reassess previously deteNcted problems dx dx dx




B) Provide information for the client's record dx dx dx dx dx




C) Address areas previously omitted dx dx dx




D) Determine the need for crisis intervention dx dx dx dx dx