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Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition
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by Weber Chapters 1 - 34
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,Answers are at the end of each chapter
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CHAPTER t1: tNURSE’S tROLE tIN tHEALTH tASSESSMENT: tCOLLECTING tAND tANALYZING tDATA
1. A tnurse ton ta tpostsurgical tunit tis tadmitting ta tclient tfollowing tthe tclient's tcholecystectomy
t(galltbladder tremoval). tWhat tis tthe toverall tpurpose tof tassessment tfor tthis tclient?
A) Collecting taccurate tdata
B) Assisting tthe tprimary tcare tprovider
C) Validating tprevious tdata
D) Making tclinical tjudgments
2. A tclient thas tpresented tto tthe temergency tdepartment t(ED) twith tcomplaints tof tabdominal
tpain.tWhich tmember tof tthe tcare tteam twould tmost tlikely tbe tresponsible tfor tcollecting tthe tsubjective
tdata tontthe tclient tduring tthe tinitial tcomprehensive tassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED tnurse
C) Admissions tclerk
D) Diagnostic ttechnician
,3. The tnurse thas tcompleted tan tinitial tassessment tof ta tnewly tadmitted tclient tand tis tapplying
tthe tnursing tprocess tto tplan tthe tclient's tcare. tWhat tprinciple tshould tthe tnurse tapply twhen tusing tthe
tnursingtprocess?
A) Each tstep tis tindependent tof tthe tothers.
B) It tis tongoing tand tcontinuous.
C) It tis tused tprimarily tin tacute tcare tsettings. tN
D) It tinvolves tindependent tnursing tactions.
4. The tnurse twho tprovides tcare tat tan tambulatory tclinic tis tpreparing tto tmeet ta tclient tand
tperform tatcomprehensive thealth tassessment. tWhich tof tthe tfollowing tactions tshould tthe tnurse
tperform tfirst?
A) Review tthe tclient's tmedical trecord.
B) Obtain tbasic tbiographic tdata.
C) Consult tclinical tresources texplaining tthe tclient's tdiagnosis.
D) Validate tinformation twith tthe tclient.
5. Which tof tthe tfollowing tclient tsituations twould tthe tnurse tinterpret tas trequiring tan
temergencytassessment?
A) A tpediatric tclient twith tsevere tsunburn
B) A tclient tneeding tan temployment tphysical
C) A tclient twho toverdosed ton tacetaminophen
D) A tdistraught tclient twho twants ta tpregnancy ttest
10. tA tnurse thas tcompleted tgathering tsome tbasic tdata tabout ta tclient twho thas tmultiple thealth
tproblemstthat tstem tfrom theavy talcohol tuse. tThe tnurse thas tthen treflected ton ther tpersonal
, 6. In tresponse tto ta tclient's tquery, tthe tnurse tis texplaining tthe tdifferences tbetween tthe
tphysician'stmedical texam tand tthe tcomprehensive thealth tassessment tperformed tby tthe tnurse. tThe
tnurse tshould tdescribe tthe tfact tthat tthe tnursing tassessment tfocuses ton twhich taspect tof tthe tclient's
tsituation?
A) Current tphysiologic tstatus
B) Effect tof thealth ton tfunctional tstatus
C) Past tmedical thistory
D) Motivation tfor tadherence tto ttreatment
7. After tteaching ta tgroup tof tstudents tabout tthe tphases tof tthe tnursing tprocess, tthe
tinstructortdetermines tthat tthe tteaching twas tsuccessful twhen tthe tstudents tidentify twhich tphase
tas tbeing tfoundational tto tall tother tpha tses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The tnurse thas tcompleted tthe tcomprehensive thealth tassessment tof ta tclient twho thas
tbeen tadmitted tfor tthe ttreatment tof tcommunity-acquired tpneumonia. tFollowing tthe
tcompletion tof tthis tassessment, tthe tnurse tperiodically tperforms ta tpartial tassessment tprimarily
tfor twhich treason?
A) Reassess tpreviously tdeteNcted tproblems
B) Provide tinformation tfor tthe tclient's trecord
C) Address tareas tpreviously tomitted
D) Determine tthe tneed tfor tcrisis tintervention
t t
Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition
t t t t t
by Weber Chapters 1 - 34
t t t t t
,Answers are at the end of each chapter
t t t t t t t
CHAPTER t1: tNURSE’S tROLE tIN tHEALTH tASSESSMENT: tCOLLECTING tAND tANALYZING tDATA
1. A tnurse ton ta tpostsurgical tunit tis tadmitting ta tclient tfollowing tthe tclient's tcholecystectomy
t(galltbladder tremoval). tWhat tis tthe toverall tpurpose tof tassessment tfor tthis tclient?
A) Collecting taccurate tdata
B) Assisting tthe tprimary tcare tprovider
C) Validating tprevious tdata
D) Making tclinical tjudgments
2. A tclient thas tpresented tto tthe temergency tdepartment t(ED) twith tcomplaints tof tabdominal
tpain.tWhich tmember tof tthe tcare tteam twould tmost tlikely tbe tresponsible tfor tcollecting tthe tsubjective
tdata tontthe tclient tduring tthe tinitial tcomprehensive tassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED tnurse
C) Admissions tclerk
D) Diagnostic ttechnician
,3. The tnurse thas tcompleted tan tinitial tassessment tof ta tnewly tadmitted tclient tand tis tapplying
tthe tnursing tprocess tto tplan tthe tclient's tcare. tWhat tprinciple tshould tthe tnurse tapply twhen tusing tthe
tnursingtprocess?
A) Each tstep tis tindependent tof tthe tothers.
B) It tis tongoing tand tcontinuous.
C) It tis tused tprimarily tin tacute tcare tsettings. tN
D) It tinvolves tindependent tnursing tactions.
4. The tnurse twho tprovides tcare tat tan tambulatory tclinic tis tpreparing tto tmeet ta tclient tand
tperform tatcomprehensive thealth tassessment. tWhich tof tthe tfollowing tactions tshould tthe tnurse
tperform tfirst?
A) Review tthe tclient's tmedical trecord.
B) Obtain tbasic tbiographic tdata.
C) Consult tclinical tresources texplaining tthe tclient's tdiagnosis.
D) Validate tinformation twith tthe tclient.
5. Which tof tthe tfollowing tclient tsituations twould tthe tnurse tinterpret tas trequiring tan
temergencytassessment?
A) A tpediatric tclient twith tsevere tsunburn
B) A tclient tneeding tan temployment tphysical
C) A tclient twho toverdosed ton tacetaminophen
D) A tdistraught tclient twho twants ta tpregnancy ttest
10. tA tnurse thas tcompleted tgathering tsome tbasic tdata tabout ta tclient twho thas tmultiple thealth
tproblemstthat tstem tfrom theavy talcohol tuse. tThe tnurse thas tthen treflected ton ther tpersonal
, 6. In tresponse tto ta tclient's tquery, tthe tnurse tis texplaining tthe tdifferences tbetween tthe
tphysician'stmedical texam tand tthe tcomprehensive thealth tassessment tperformed tby tthe tnurse. tThe
tnurse tshould tdescribe tthe tfact tthat tthe tnursing tassessment tfocuses ton twhich taspect tof tthe tclient's
tsituation?
A) Current tphysiologic tstatus
B) Effect tof thealth ton tfunctional tstatus
C) Past tmedical thistory
D) Motivation tfor tadherence tto ttreatment
7. After tteaching ta tgroup tof tstudents tabout tthe tphases tof tthe tnursing tprocess, tthe
tinstructortdetermines tthat tthe tteaching twas tsuccessful twhen tthe tstudents tidentify twhich tphase
tas tbeing tfoundational tto tall tother tpha tses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The tnurse thas tcompleted tthe tcomprehensive thealth tassessment tof ta tclient twho thas
tbeen tadmitted tfor tthe ttreatment tof tcommunity-acquired tpneumonia. tFollowing tthe
tcompletion tof tthis tassessment, tthe tnurse tperiodically tperforms ta tpartial tassessment tprimarily
tfor twhich treason?
A) Reassess tpreviously tdeteNcted tproblems
B) Provide tinformation tfor tthe tclient's trecord
C) Address tareas tpreviously tomitted
D) Determine tthe tneed tfor tcrisis tintervention
