HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN NURSING CHAPTER 1 REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
A 16 year old male arrives to the hospital status post motor vehicle crash with a
major head laceration, multiple contusions and abrasions, and a compound
fracture of the left femur. His blood pressure is 100/65 and his heart rate is
pounding. What type of assessment will this patient receive?
a. Initial Comprehensive Assessment because he is a new patient to the
emergency room.
b. Ongoing or Partial Assessment because he has been seen at the hospital for a
past football injury.
c. Focused or Problem-oriented Assessment because he has major head
laceration and compound fracture.
d. Emergency Assessment because he arrived with multiple trauma injuries.
correct answer Emergency Assessment because he arrived with multiple trauma
injuries.
A 75 year old women is admitted to the hospital with lung cancer that requires
frequent assessment of lung sounds, the nurse is focusing on the color and
temperature of the extremities to determine level of oxygenation. What type of
nursing assessment is being completed?
a. Comprehensive Assessment
, b. Ongoing or Partial Assessment
c. Focused or Problem-oriented Assessment
d. Emergency Assessment correct answer Ongoing or Partial Assessment
A clinical instructor is teaching a nursing student group about organizing data
when documenting and communicating assessment findings. The clinical
instructor knows that the method being taught promotes critical thinking and
clustering of similar data. The instructor is teaching about which type of
assessment? correct answer Body systems
A medical examination differs from a comprehensive nursing examination in that
the medical examination focuses primarily on the client's
a. physiologic status.
b. holistic wellness status.
c. developmental history.
d. level of functioning. correct answer physiologic status.
A nurse provides care for a client with impaired respiratory function. The nurse
frequently assesses the client's skin color and the temperature of the extremities.
What is the purpose of this ongoing or partial assessment? correct answer
Determine any changes from the baseline data
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
A 16 year old male arrives to the hospital status post motor vehicle crash with a
major head laceration, multiple contusions and abrasions, and a compound
fracture of the left femur. His blood pressure is 100/65 and his heart rate is
pounding. What type of assessment will this patient receive?
a. Initial Comprehensive Assessment because he is a new patient to the
emergency room.
b. Ongoing or Partial Assessment because he has been seen at the hospital for a
past football injury.
c. Focused or Problem-oriented Assessment because he has major head
laceration and compound fracture.
d. Emergency Assessment because he arrived with multiple trauma injuries.
correct answer Emergency Assessment because he arrived with multiple trauma
injuries.
A 75 year old women is admitted to the hospital with lung cancer that requires
frequent assessment of lung sounds, the nurse is focusing on the color and
temperature of the extremities to determine level of oxygenation. What type of
nursing assessment is being completed?
a. Comprehensive Assessment
, b. Ongoing or Partial Assessment
c. Focused or Problem-oriented Assessment
d. Emergency Assessment correct answer Ongoing or Partial Assessment
A clinical instructor is teaching a nursing student group about organizing data
when documenting and communicating assessment findings. The clinical
instructor knows that the method being taught promotes critical thinking and
clustering of similar data. The instructor is teaching about which type of
assessment? correct answer Body systems
A medical examination differs from a comprehensive nursing examination in that
the medical examination focuses primarily on the client's
a. physiologic status.
b. holistic wellness status.
c. developmental history.
d. level of functioning. correct answer physiologic status.
A nurse provides care for a client with impaired respiratory function. The nurse
frequently assesses the client's skin color and the temperature of the extremities.
What is the purpose of this ongoing or partial assessment? correct answer
Determine any changes from the baseline data
