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Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition
by Weber Chapters 1 - 34
,Answers are at the end of each chapter
CHAPTER 1: NURSE’S ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA
1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy (gall
bladder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for this client?
A) Collecting accurate data
B) Assisting the primary care provider
C) Validating previous data
D) Making clinical judgments
2. A client has presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of abdominal pain.
Which member of the care team would most likely be responsible for collecting the subjective data on
the client during the initial comprehensive assessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED nurse
C) Admissions clerk
D) Diagnostic technician
,3. The nurse has completed an initial assessment of a newly admitted client and is applying the
nursing process to plan the client's care. What principle should the nurse apply when using the nursing
process?
A) Each step is independent of the others.
B) It is ongoing and continuous.
C) It is used primarily in acute care settings. N
D) It involves independent nursing actions.
4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and perform a
comprehensive health assessment. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
A) Review the client's medical record.
B) Obtain basic biographic data.
C) Consult clinical resources explaining the client's diagnosis.
D) Validate information with the client.
5. Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an emergency
assessment?
A) A pediatric client with severe sunburn
B) A client needing an employment physical
C) A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
D) A distraught client who wants a pregnancy test
10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health problems
that stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has then reflected on her personal
, 6. In xresponse xto xa xclient's xquery, xthe xnurse xis xexplaining xthe xdifferences xbetween xthe
xphysician'sxmedical xexam xand xthe xcomprehensive xhealth xassessment xperformed xby xthe xnurse.
xThe xnurse xshould xdescribe xthe xfact xthat xthe xnursing xassessment xfocuses xon xwhich xaspect xof
xthe xclient's xsituation?
A) Current xphysiologic xstatus
B) Effect xof xhealth xon xfunctional xstatus
C) Past xmedical xhistory
D) Motivation xfor xadherence xto xtreatment
7. After xteaching xa xgroup xof xstudents xabout xthe xphases xof xthe xnursing xprocess, xthe
xinstructorxdetermines xthat xthe xteaching xwas xsuccessful xwhen xthe xstudents xidentify xwhich
xphase xas xbeing xfoundational xto xall xother xpha xses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The xnurse xhas xcompleted xthe xcomprehensive xhealth xassessment xof xa xclient xwho
xhas xbeen xadmitted xfor xthe xtreatment xof xcommunity-acquired xpneumonia. xFollowing xthe
xcompletion xof xthis xassessment, xthe xnurse xperiodically xperforms xa xpartial xassessment
xprimarily xfor xwhich xreason?
A) Reassess xpreviously xdeteNcted xproblems
B) Provide xinformation xfor xthe xclient's xrecord
C) Address xareas xpreviously xomitted
D) Determine xthe xneed xfor xcrisis xintervention
Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition
by Weber Chapters 1 - 34
,Answers are at the end of each chapter
CHAPTER 1: NURSE’S ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA
1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy (gall
bladder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for this client?
A) Collecting accurate data
B) Assisting the primary care provider
C) Validating previous data
D) Making clinical judgments
2. A client has presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of abdominal pain.
Which member of the care team would most likely be responsible for collecting the subjective data on
the client during the initial comprehensive assessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED nurse
C) Admissions clerk
D) Diagnostic technician
,3. The nurse has completed an initial assessment of a newly admitted client and is applying the
nursing process to plan the client's care. What principle should the nurse apply when using the nursing
process?
A) Each step is independent of the others.
B) It is ongoing and continuous.
C) It is used primarily in acute care settings. N
D) It involves independent nursing actions.
4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and perform a
comprehensive health assessment. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
A) Review the client's medical record.
B) Obtain basic biographic data.
C) Consult clinical resources explaining the client's diagnosis.
D) Validate information with the client.
5. Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an emergency
assessment?
A) A pediatric client with severe sunburn
B) A client needing an employment physical
C) A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
D) A distraught client who wants a pregnancy test
10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health problems
that stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has then reflected on her personal
, 6. In xresponse xto xa xclient's xquery, xthe xnurse xis xexplaining xthe xdifferences xbetween xthe
xphysician'sxmedical xexam xand xthe xcomprehensive xhealth xassessment xperformed xby xthe xnurse.
xThe xnurse xshould xdescribe xthe xfact xthat xthe xnursing xassessment xfocuses xon xwhich xaspect xof
xthe xclient's xsituation?
A) Current xphysiologic xstatus
B) Effect xof xhealth xon xfunctional xstatus
C) Past xmedical xhistory
D) Motivation xfor xadherence xto xtreatment
7. After xteaching xa xgroup xof xstudents xabout xthe xphases xof xthe xnursing xprocess, xthe
xinstructorxdetermines xthat xthe xteaching xwas xsuccessful xwhen xthe xstudents xidentify xwhich
xphase xas xbeing xfoundational xto xall xother xpha xses?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The xnurse xhas xcompleted xthe xcomprehensive xhealth xassessment xof xa xclient xwho
xhas xbeen xadmitted xfor xthe xtreatment xof xcommunity-acquired xpneumonia. xFollowing xthe
xcompletion xof xthis xassessment, xthe xnurse xperiodically xperforms xa xpartial xassessment
xprimarily xfor xwhich xreason?
A) Reassess xpreviously xdeteNcted xproblems
B) Provide xinformation xfor xthe xclient's xrecord
C) Address xareas xpreviously xomitted
D) Determine xthe xneed xfor xcrisis xintervention
