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Nursing Practice 7th Edition by Wilson
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,ChapterI01:IIntroductionItoIHealthIAssessment
MULTIPLEICHOICE
1. AIpatientIcomesItoItheIemergencyIdepartmentIandItellsItheItriageI nurseIthatI heIisI“
havingIaIheartIattack.”IWhatIisItheInurse’sItopIpriorityIatIthisItime?
a. DetermineItheIpatient’sIpersonalIdataIandIinsu
ranceIcoverage.
b. AskItheIpatientItoItakeIaIseatIinItheIwaitingIroo
m untilI hisInameIisIcalled.
c. RequestIthatIaInurseIcollectIdataIfor
aIcomprehensiveIhistory.
d. AskIaInurseItoIstartIaIfocusedIassessment
ofIthisIpatientInow.
ANSWER:I D
TheInurseIneedsItoIbeginIanIassessmentIasIsoonIasIpossibleIthatIisIfocusedIonIthisIpatient’sIcard
iovascularIsystem.ITheItypeIofIhealthIassessmentIperformedIbyItheInurseIisIalsoIdrivenIbyIpatie
ntIneed.IPersonalIdataIandIinsuranceIinformationIwillIbeIobtained,IbutIinIthisIsituation,ItheseIda
taIcanIwaitIuntilIafterItheIpatientIisIassessed.IBasedIalsoIonIMaslow’sIhierarchyIofIneeds,Iphysi
ologicIneedsItakeIprecedence.IRatherIthanIaskingItheIpatientItoIwait,ItheInurseIneedsItoIbeginId
ataIcollection,IsuchIasIvitalIsigns,IimmediatelyItoIdetermineItheIpatient’sIhealthIstatus.ICompli
cationsIcanIbeIpreventedIifIanIimmediateIassessmentIisImadeItoIanalyzeItheIpatient’sIsymptom
s.IAIcomprehensiveIhistoryIisInotIindicatedIinIthisIsituationIatIthisItime.ISomeIsubjectiveIdataI
willIbeIcollected,IsuchIasIallergiesIandImedicalIhistoryIrelatedItoIcardiovascularIdisease.IEyes,I
ears,IorIaIcompleteImusculoskeletalIorImentalI healthIassessmentIisInotIaIpriorityIatIthisItime.
DIF:III CognitiveILevel:IApply REF:IBoxI1-
3I|Ip.I3ITOP:INursingIProcess:IAssessment
MSC:INCLEXIPatientINeeds:ISafeIandIEffectiveICareIEnvironment:IManagementIofICare:IEstablishin
gIPriorities
2. WhichIsituationIillustratesIaI screeningIassessment?
a. AIpatientIvisitsIanIobstetricIclinicIforItheIfirstIt
imeIandItheInurseIconductsIaIdetailedIhistoryIa
ndIphysicalIexamination.
b. AIhospitalIsponsorsIaIhealthIfairIatIaIlocalIm
allIandIprovidesIcholesterolIandIbloodIpres
sureIchecksItoImallIpatrons.
c. TheInurseIinIanIurgentIcareIcenterIchecksIth
eIvitalIsignsIofIaIpatientIwhoIisIcomplainin
gIofIlegIpain.
, d. AIpatientI newlyIdiagnosedIwithIdiabetesI
mellitusIcomesItoItestIhisIfastingIbloodIgl
ucoseIlevel.
ANSWER:IB
AIhealthIfairIatIaIlocalImallIthatIprovidesIcholesterolIandIbloodIpressureIchecksIisIanIexampleIo
fIaIscreeningIassessmentIfocusedIonIdiseaseIdetection.IAIdetailedIhistoryIandIphysicalIexamin
ationIconductedIduringIaIfirst-
timeIvisitItoIanIobstetricIclinicIisIanIexampleIofIaIcomprehensiveIassessment.IAssessingIaIpatie
ntIcomplainingIofIlegIpainIinItheItriageIareaIofIanIurgentIcareIcenterIisIanIexampleIofIaIproblem
-
based/focusedIassessment.IAIpatient’sIreturnIappointmentI1ImonthIafterItoday’sIofficeIvisitItoI
reportIfastingIbloodIglucoseIlevelsIisIanIexampleIofIanIepisodicIorIfollow-upIassessment.
DIF:III CognitiveILevel:IUnderstand REF:IBoxI1-
3I|Ip.I3ITOP:INursingIProcess:IAssessment
MSC:INCLEXIPatientI Needs:I HealthIPromotionIandIMaintenance:IHealthIScreening
3. ForIwhichIpersonIisIaIscreeningIassessmentIindicated?
a. TheIpersonIwhoIhadIabdominalIsurgeryIy
esterday
b. TheIpersonIwhoIisIunawareIofIhisIhighIs
erumIglucoseIlevels
c. TheIpersonIwhoIisIbeingIadmittedItoIaIlo
ng-termIcareIfacility
d. TheIpersonIwhoIisIbeginningIrehabilitationIaft
erIaIkneeIreplacement
ANSWER:IB
AIscreeningIassessmentIisIperformedIforItheIpurposeIofIdiseaseIdetection.IInIthisIcaseIthisIper
sonImayIhaveIdiabetesImellitus.IAIshiftIassessmentIisImostIappropriateIforItheIpersonIwhoIisIr
ecoveringIinItheIhospitalIfromIsurgery.IAIcomprehensiveIassessmentIisIperformedIduringIad
missionItoIaIfacilityItoIobtainIaIdetailedIhistoryIandIcompleteIphysicalIexamination.IAnIepiso
dicIorIfollow-
upIassessmentIisIperformedIafterIkneeIreplacementItoIevaluateItheIoutcomeIofItheIprocedure.
DIF:III CognitiveILevel:IUnderstand REF:IBoxI1-
3I|Ip.I3ITOP:INursingIProcess:IAssessment
MSC:INCLEXIPatientINeeds:ISafeIandIEffectiveICareIEnvironment:IManagementIofICare:IEstablishin
gIPriorities
4. ForIwhichIpersonIisIaIshiftIassessmentIindicated?
a. TheIpersonIwhoIhadIabdominalIsurgeryIy
esterday
b. TheIpersonIwhoIisIunawareIofIhisIhighIs
erumIglucoseIlevels
c. TheIpersonIwhoIisIbeingIadmittedItoIa
long-termIcareIfacility
d. TheIpersonIwhoIisIbeginningIrehabilitationIa
fterIaIkneeIreplacement
ANSWER:I A
AIshiftIassessmentIisImostIappropriateIforItheIpersonIwhoIisIrecoveringIinItheIhospitalIfromIsur
gery.IAIscreeningIassessmentIisIperformedIforItheIpurposeIofIdiseaseIdetection,IinIthisIcaseIdia
betesImellitus.I AIcomprehensiveIassessmentIisIperformedIduringIadmissionItoIa
, facilityItoIobtainIaIdetailedIhistoryIandIcompleteIphysicalIexamination.IAnIepisodicIorIfollo
w-
upIassessmentIisIperformedIafterIkneeIreplacementItoIevaluateItheIoutcomeIofItheIprocedure.
DIF:III CognitiveILevel:IUnderstand REF:IBoxI1-
3I|Ip.I4ITOP:INursingIProcess:IAssessment
MSC:INCLEXIPatientINeeds:ISafeIandIEffectiveICareIEnvironment:IManagementIofICare:IEstablishin
gIPriorities
5. ForIwhichIpersonIisIaIcomprehensiveIassessmentIindicated?
a. TheIpersonIwhoIhadIabdominalIsurgeryIy
esterday
b. TheIpersonIwhoIisIunawareIofIhisIhighIs
erumIglucoseIlevels
c. TheIpersonIwhoIisIbeingIadmittedItoIaIlo
ng-termIcareIfacility
d. TheIpersonIwhoIisIbeginningIrehabilitationIaft
erIaIkneeIreplacement
ANSWER:IC
AIcomprehensiveIassessmentIisIperformedIduringIadmissionItoIaIfacilityItoIobtainIa
detailedIhistoryIandIcompleteIphysicalIexamination.IAIshiftIassessmentIisImostIappropriateIfor
ItheIpersonIwhoIisIrecoveringIinItheIhospitalIfromIsurgery.IAIscreeningIassessmentIisIperform
edIforItheIpurposeIofIdiseaseIdetection,IinIthisIcaseIdiabetesImellitus.IAnIepisodicIorIfollow-
upIassessmentIisIperformedIafterIkneeIreplacementItoIevaluateItheIoutcomeIofItheIprocedure.
DIF:III CognitiveILevel:IUnderstand REF:IBoxI1-
3I|Ip.I3ITOP:INursingIProcess:IAssessment
MSC:INCLEXIPatientINeeds:ISafeIandIEffectiveICareIEnvironment:IManagementIofICare:IEstablishin
gIPriorities
6. ForIwhichIpersonIisIanIepisodicIorIfollow-upIassessmentIindicated?
a. TheIpersonIwhoIhadIabdominalIsurgeryIy
esterday
b. TheIpersonIwhoIisIunawareIofIhisIhighIs
erumIglucoseIlevels
c. TheIpersonIwhoIisIbeingIadmittedItoIa
long-termIcareIfacility
d. TheIpersonIwhoIisIbeginningIrehabilitationIaft
erIaIkneeIreplacement
ANSWER:I D
AnIepisodicIorIfollow-
upIassessmentIisIperformedIafterItheIkneeIreplacementItoIevaluateItheIoutcomeIofItheIprocedu
re.IAIshiftIassessmentIisImostIappropriateIforItheIpersonIwhoIisIrecoveringIinItheIhospitalIfromI
surgery.IAIscreeningIassessmentIisIperformedIforItheIpurposeIofIdiseaseIdetection,IinIthisIcaseI
diabetesImellitus.IAIcomprehensiveIassessmentIisIperformedIduringIadmissionItoIaIfacilityItoI
obtainIaIdetailedIhistoryIandIcompleteIphysicalIexamination.
DIF:III CognitiveILevel:IUnderstand REF:IBoxI1-
3I|Ip.I3ITOP:INursingIProcess:IAssessment