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CHAPTERm1:mNURSE’SmROLEmINmHEALTHmASSESSMENT:mCOLLECTINGmANDmANALYZINGmDAT
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1. Amnursemonmampostsurgicalmunitmismadmittingmamclientmfollowingmthemclient'smcholecystectomym(
gallm bladdermremoval).mWhatmismthemoverallmpurposemofmassessmentmformthismclient?
A) Collectingmaccuratemdata
B) Assistingmthemprimarymcaremprovider
C) Validatingmpreviousmdata
D) Makingmclinicalmjudgments
2. Amclientmhasmpresentedmtomthememergencymdepartmentm(ED)mwithmcomplaintsmofmabdominalm
pain.m Whichmmembermofmthemcaremteammwouldmmostmlikelymbemresponsiblemformcollectingmthemsubjec
tivemdatamonm themclientmduringmtheminitialmcomprehensivemassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) EDmnurse
C) Admissionsmclerk
D) Diagnosticmtechnician
,3. Themnursemhasmcompletedmanminitialmassessmentmofmamnewlymadmittedmclientmandmismapplying
mthem nursingmprocessmtomplanmthemclient'smcare.mWhatmprinciplemshouldmthemnursemapplymwhenmusingmt
hemnursingm process?
A) Eachmstepmismindependentmofmthemothers.
B) Itmismongoingmandmcontinuous.
C) Itmismusedmprimarilyminmacutemcaremsettings.mN
D) Itminvolvesmindependentmnursingmactions.
4. Themnursemwhomprovidesmcarematmanmambulatorymclinicmismpreparingmtommeetmamclientmandmper
formmam comprehensivemhealthmassessment.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemperformm
first?
A) Reviewmthemclient'smmedicalmrecord.
B) Obtainmbasicmbiographicmdata.
C) Consultmclinicalmresourcesmexplainingmthemclient'smdiagnosis.
D) Validateminformationmwithmthemclient.
5. Whichmofmthemfollowingmclientmsituationsmwouldmthemnurseminterpretmasmrequiringmanmemerg
encym assessment?
A) Ampediatricmclientmwithmseveremsunburn
B) Amclientmneedingmanmemploymentmphysical
C) Amclientmwhomoverdosedmonmacetaminophen
D) Amdistraughtmclientmwhomwantsmampregnancymtest
10.mAmnursemhasmcompletedmgatheringmsomembasicmdatamaboutmamclientmwhomhasmmultiplemhealthmpro
blemsm thatmstemmfrommheavymalcoholmuse.mThemnursemhasmthenmreflectedmonmhermpersonal
, 6. Inmresponsemtomamclient'smquery,mthemnursemismexplainingmthemdifferencesmbetweenmthemphysic
ian'sm medicalmexammandmthemcomprehensivemhealthmassessmentmperformedmbymthemnurse.mThemnurs
emshouldm describemthemfactmthatmthemnursingmassessmentmfocusesmonmwhichmaspectmofmthemclient'smsitu
ation?
A) Currentmphysiologicmstatus
B) Effectmofmhealthmonmfunctionalmstatus
C) Pastmmedicalmhistory
D) Motivationmformadherencemtomtreatment
7. Aftermteachingmamgroupmofmstudentsmaboutmthemphasesmofmthemnursingmprocess,mtheminstru
ctorm determinesmthatmthemteachingmwasmsuccessfulmwhenmthemstudentsmidentifymwhichmphasemasmb
eingm foundationalmtomallmothermphamses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. Themnursemhasmcompletedmthemcomprehensivemhealthmassessmentmofmamclientmwhomhasmb
eenm admittedmformthemtreatmentmofmcommunity-
acquiredmpneumonia.mFollowingmthemcompletionmofmthism assessment,mthemnursemperiodicallympe
rformsmampartialmassessmentmprimarilymformwhichmreason?
A) ReassessmpreviouslymdeteNctedmproblems
B) Provideminformationmformthemclient'smrecord
C) Addressmareasmpreviouslymomitted
D) Determinemthemneedmformcrisismintervention
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Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition by Weber Chapters
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CHAPTERm1:mNURSE’SmROLEmINmHEALTHmASSESSMENT:mCOLLECTINGmANDmANALYZINGmDAT
A
1. Amnursemonmampostsurgicalmunitmismadmittingmamclientmfollowingmthemclient'smcholecystectomym(
gallm bladdermremoval).mWhatmismthemoverallmpurposemofmassessmentmformthismclient?
A) Collectingmaccuratemdata
B) Assistingmthemprimarymcaremprovider
C) Validatingmpreviousmdata
D) Makingmclinicalmjudgments
2. Amclientmhasmpresentedmtomthememergencymdepartmentm(ED)mwithmcomplaintsmofmabdominalm
pain.m Whichmmembermofmthemcaremteammwouldmmostmlikelymbemresponsiblemformcollectingmthemsubjec
tivemdatamonm themclientmduringmtheminitialmcomprehensivemassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) EDmnurse
C) Admissionsmclerk
D) Diagnosticmtechnician
,3. Themnursemhasmcompletedmanminitialmassessmentmofmamnewlymadmittedmclientmandmismapplying
mthem nursingmprocessmtomplanmthemclient'smcare.mWhatmprinciplemshouldmthemnursemapplymwhenmusingmt
hemnursingm process?
A) Eachmstepmismindependentmofmthemothers.
B) Itmismongoingmandmcontinuous.
C) Itmismusedmprimarilyminmacutemcaremsettings.mN
D) Itminvolvesmindependentmnursingmactions.
4. Themnursemwhomprovidesmcarematmanmambulatorymclinicmismpreparingmtommeetmamclientmandmper
formmam comprehensivemhealthmassessment.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemperformm
first?
A) Reviewmthemclient'smmedicalmrecord.
B) Obtainmbasicmbiographicmdata.
C) Consultmclinicalmresourcesmexplainingmthemclient'smdiagnosis.
D) Validateminformationmwithmthemclient.
5. Whichmofmthemfollowingmclientmsituationsmwouldmthemnurseminterpretmasmrequiringmanmemerg
encym assessment?
A) Ampediatricmclientmwithmseveremsunburn
B) Amclientmneedingmanmemploymentmphysical
C) Amclientmwhomoverdosedmonmacetaminophen
D) Amdistraughtmclientmwhomwantsmampregnancymtest
10.mAmnursemhasmcompletedmgatheringmsomembasicmdatamaboutmamclientmwhomhasmmultiplemhealthmpro
blemsm thatmstemmfrommheavymalcoholmuse.mThemnursemhasmthenmreflectedmonmhermpersonal
, 6. Inmresponsemtomamclient'smquery,mthemnursemismexplainingmthemdifferencesmbetweenmthemphysic
ian'sm medicalmexammandmthemcomprehensivemhealthmassessmentmperformedmbymthemnurse.mThemnurs
emshouldm describemthemfactmthatmthemnursingmassessmentmfocusesmonmwhichmaspectmofmthemclient'smsitu
ation?
A) Currentmphysiologicmstatus
B) Effectmofmhealthmonmfunctionalmstatus
C) Pastmmedicalmhistory
D) Motivationmformadherencemtomtreatment
7. Aftermteachingmamgroupmofmstudentsmaboutmthemphasesmofmthemnursingmprocess,mtheminstru
ctorm determinesmthatmthemteachingmwasmsuccessfulmwhenmthemstudentsmidentifymwhichmphasemasmb
eingm foundationalmtomallmothermphamses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. Themnursemhasmcompletedmthemcomprehensivemhealthmassessmentmofmamclientmwhomhasmb
eenm admittedmformthemtreatmentmofmcommunity-
acquiredmpneumonia.mFollowingmthemcompletionmofmthism assessment,mthemnursemperiodicallympe
rformsmampartialmassessmentmprimarilymformwhichmreason?
A) ReassessmpreviouslymdeteNctedmproblems
B) Provideminformationmformthemclient'smrecord
C) Addressmareasmpreviouslymomitted
D) Determinemthemneedmformcrisismintervention
