Test jBank jfor jHealth jAssessment jin jNursing j7th
jEdition jby jJanet jR jWeber jand jJane jH jKelley
jFullyjCovered
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, 1 jA jnurse jon ja jpostsurgical junit j is jadmitting ja jclient jfollowing jthe j client's
jcholecystectomy j(gall jbladder jremoval). jWhat jis jthe joverall jpurpose jof jassessment
jforthisjclient?
A) Collecting jaccurate jdata
B) Assisting jthe jprimary jcare jprovider
C) Validating jprevious jdata
D) Making jclinical jjudgments
2. A jclient jhas jpresented jto jthe jemergency jdepartment j(ED) jwith jcomplaints jof
jabdominaljpain. jWhich jmember jof jthe jcare jteam jwould jmost jlikely jbe jresponsible
jfor jcollecting jthe jsubjective jdata jon jthe jclient j during jthe j initial jcomprehensive
jassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED jnurse
C) Admissions jclerk
D) Diagnostic jtechnician
3. The jnurse jhas jcompleted jan jinitial jassessment jof ja jnewly jadmitted jclient jand jis
japplying jthe jnursing jprocess jto jplan jthe jclient's jcare. jWhat jprinciple jshould jthe jnurse
japply jwhenjusing jthe jnursing jprocess?
A) Each jstep jis jindependent jof jthe jothers.
B) It jis jongoing jand jcontinuous.
C) It jis jused jprimarily jin jacute jcare jsettings.
D) It jinvolves jindependent jnursing jactions.
4. The jnurse jwho jprovides jcare jat jan jambulatory jclinic jis jpreparing jto jmeet ja jclient
jand jperform ja jcomprehensive jhealth jassessment. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jactions
jshould jthejnurse jperform jfirst?
A) Review jthe jclient's jmedical jrecord.
B) Obtain jbasic jbiographic jdata.
C) Consult jclinical jresources jexplaining jthe jclient's jdiagnosis.
D) Validate jinformation jwith jthe jclient.
5. Which jof jthe jfollowing jclient jsituations jwould jthe jnurse jinterpret jas jrequiring
janjemergency jassessment?
A) A jpediatric jclient jwith jsevere jsunburn
B) A jclient jneeding jan jemployment jphysical
C) A jclient jwho joverdosed jon jacetaminophen
D) A jdistraught jclient jwho jwants ja jpregnancy jtest
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,6. In jresponse jto ja jclient's jquery, jthe jnurse jis jexplaining jthe jdifferences jbetween jthe
jphysician's jmedical jexam jand jthe jcomprehensive jhealth jassessment jperformed jby
jthe jnurse. jThe jnurse jshould jdescribe jthe jfact jthat jthe jnursing jassessment jfocuses
jon jwhichjaspect jof jthe jclient's jsituation?
A) Current jphysiologic jstatus
B) Effect jof jhealth jon jfunctional jstatus
C) Past jmedical jhistory
D) Motivation jfor jadherence jto jtreatment
7. After jteaching ja jgroup jof jstudents jabout jthe jphases jof jthe jnursing jprocess, jthe
j instructorjdetermines jthat jthe jteaching jwas jsuccessful jwhen jthe jstudents jidentify
jwhich jphase jas jbeing j foundational jto j all jother jphases?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The jnurse jhas jcompleted jthe jcomprehensive jhealth jassessment jof ja jclient jwho jhas
jbeenjadmitted jfor jthe jtreatment jof jcommunity-acquired jpneumonia. jFollowing jthe
jcompletion jof jthis jassessment, jthe jnurse jperiodically jperforms ja jpartial jassessment
jprimarily jfor jwhich jreason?
A) Reassess jpreviously jdetected jproblems
B) Provide jinformation jfor jthe jclient's jrecord
C) Address jareas jpreviously jomitted
D) Determine jthe jneed jfor jcrisis jintervention
9. The jnurse jis jworking jin jan jambulatory jcare jclinic jthat jis jlocated jin ja jbusy,
jinner-cityjneighborhood. jWhich jclient jwould jthe jnurse jdetermine jto jbe jin jmost
jneed jof jan jemergency jassessment?
A) A j14-year-old jgirl jwho jis jcrying jbecause jshe jthinks jshe jis jpregnant
B) A j45-year-old jman jwith jchest jpain jand jdiaphoresis jfor j1 jhour
C) A j3-year-old jchild jwith jfever, jrash, jand jsore jthroat
D) A j20-year-old jman jwith ja j3-inch jshallow jlaceration jon jhis jleg
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, 10. A jnurse jhas jcompleted jgathering jsome jbasic jdata jabout ja jclient jwho jhas jmultiple
jhealthjproblems jthat jstem jfrom jheavy jalcohol juse. jThe jnurse jhas jthen jreflected jon
jher jpersonaljfeelings jabout jthe jclient jand jhis jcircumstances. jThe jnurse jdoes jthis
jprimarily jto jaccomplish jwhich jof jthe j following?
A) Determine jif jpertinent j data jhas jbeen jomitted
B) Identify jthe jneed jfor jreferral
C) Avoid jbiases jand jjudgments
D) Construct ja jplan jof jcare
11. The jnurse jis jcollecting jdata jfrom ja jclient jwho jhas jrecently jbeen jdiagnosed jwith jtype
j1 jdiabetes jand jwho jwill jbegin jan jeducational jprogram. jThe jnurse jis jcollecting
jsubjective jand jobjective jdata. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jwould jthe jnurse jcategorize jas
jobjective jdata?
A) Family jhistory
B) Occupation
C) Appearance
D) History jof jpresent j health jconcern
12. An jolder jadult jclient jhas jbeen jadmitted jto jthe jhospital jwith jfailure jto jthrive
jresulting jfrom jcomplications jof jdiabetes. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jwould jthe jnurse
jimplement j injresponse jto j a jcollaborative jproblem?
A) Encourage jthe jclient jto jincrease joral jfluid jintake.
B) Provide jthe jclient jwith ja jbedtime jprotein jsnack.
C) Assist jthe jclient jwith jpersonal jhygiene.
D) Measure jthe jclient's jblood jglucose jfour jtimes jdaily.
13. The jnurse jat ja jbusy jprimary jcare jclinic jis janalyzing jthe jdata jobtained jfrom jthe
jfollowing jclients. jFor jwhich jclients jwould jthe jnurse jmost jlikely jexpect jto
jfacilitate jajreferral?
A) An j80-year-old jclient jwho jlives jwith jher jdaughter
B) A j50-year-old jclient jnewly jdiagnosed jwith jdiabetes
C) An jadult jpresenting jfor jan jinfluenza jvaccination
D) A jteenager jseeking jinformation jabout jcontraception
14. An jinstructor jis jreviewing jthe jevolution jof jthe jnurse's jrole jin jhealth jassessment.
jThe jinstructor jdetermines jthat jthe jteaching jwas jsuccessful jwhen jthe j students
jidentify jwhichjof jthe jfollowing jas jthe jmajor jmethod jused jby jnurses jearly jin jthe
jhistory jof jthe jprofession?
A) Natural jsenses
B) Biomedical jknowledge
C) Simple jtechnology
D) Critical jpathways
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jEdition jby jJanet jR jWeber jand jJane jH jKelley
jFullyjCovered
Page
j1
, 1 jA jnurse jon ja jpostsurgical junit j is jadmitting ja jclient jfollowing jthe j client's
jcholecystectomy j(gall jbladder jremoval). jWhat jis jthe joverall jpurpose jof jassessment
jforthisjclient?
A) Collecting jaccurate jdata
B) Assisting jthe jprimary jcare jprovider
C) Validating jprevious jdata
D) Making jclinical jjudgments
2. A jclient jhas jpresented jto jthe jemergency jdepartment j(ED) jwith jcomplaints jof
jabdominaljpain. jWhich jmember jof jthe jcare jteam jwould jmost jlikely jbe jresponsible
jfor jcollecting jthe jsubjective jdata jon jthe jclient j during jthe j initial jcomprehensive
jassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED jnurse
C) Admissions jclerk
D) Diagnostic jtechnician
3. The jnurse jhas jcompleted jan jinitial jassessment jof ja jnewly jadmitted jclient jand jis
japplying jthe jnursing jprocess jto jplan jthe jclient's jcare. jWhat jprinciple jshould jthe jnurse
japply jwhenjusing jthe jnursing jprocess?
A) Each jstep jis jindependent jof jthe jothers.
B) It jis jongoing jand jcontinuous.
C) It jis jused jprimarily jin jacute jcare jsettings.
D) It jinvolves jindependent jnursing jactions.
4. The jnurse jwho jprovides jcare jat jan jambulatory jclinic jis jpreparing jto jmeet ja jclient
jand jperform ja jcomprehensive jhealth jassessment. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jactions
jshould jthejnurse jperform jfirst?
A) Review jthe jclient's jmedical jrecord.
B) Obtain jbasic jbiographic jdata.
C) Consult jclinical jresources jexplaining jthe jclient's jdiagnosis.
D) Validate jinformation jwith jthe jclient.
5. Which jof jthe jfollowing jclient jsituations jwould jthe jnurse jinterpret jas jrequiring
janjemergency jassessment?
A) A jpediatric jclient jwith jsevere jsunburn
B) A jclient jneeding jan jemployment jphysical
C) A jclient jwho joverdosed jon jacetaminophen
D) A jdistraught jclient jwho jwants ja jpregnancy jtest
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j1
,6. In jresponse jto ja jclient's jquery, jthe jnurse jis jexplaining jthe jdifferences jbetween jthe
jphysician's jmedical jexam jand jthe jcomprehensive jhealth jassessment jperformed jby
jthe jnurse. jThe jnurse jshould jdescribe jthe jfact jthat jthe jnursing jassessment jfocuses
jon jwhichjaspect jof jthe jclient's jsituation?
A) Current jphysiologic jstatus
B) Effect jof jhealth jon jfunctional jstatus
C) Past jmedical jhistory
D) Motivation jfor jadherence jto jtreatment
7. After jteaching ja jgroup jof jstudents jabout jthe jphases jof jthe jnursing jprocess, jthe
j instructorjdetermines jthat jthe jteaching jwas jsuccessful jwhen jthe jstudents jidentify
jwhich jphase jas jbeing j foundational jto j all jother jphases?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The jnurse jhas jcompleted jthe jcomprehensive jhealth jassessment jof ja jclient jwho jhas
jbeenjadmitted jfor jthe jtreatment jof jcommunity-acquired jpneumonia. jFollowing jthe
jcompletion jof jthis jassessment, jthe jnurse jperiodically jperforms ja jpartial jassessment
jprimarily jfor jwhich jreason?
A) Reassess jpreviously jdetected jproblems
B) Provide jinformation jfor jthe jclient's jrecord
C) Address jareas jpreviously jomitted
D) Determine jthe jneed jfor jcrisis jintervention
9. The jnurse jis jworking jin jan jambulatory jcare jclinic jthat jis jlocated jin ja jbusy,
jinner-cityjneighborhood. jWhich jclient jwould jthe jnurse jdetermine jto jbe jin jmost
jneed jof jan jemergency jassessment?
A) A j14-year-old jgirl jwho jis jcrying jbecause jshe jthinks jshe jis jpregnant
B) A j45-year-old jman jwith jchest jpain jand jdiaphoresis jfor j1 jhour
C) A j3-year-old jchild jwith jfever, jrash, jand jsore jthroat
D) A j20-year-old jman jwith ja j3-inch jshallow jlaceration jon jhis jleg
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, 10. A jnurse jhas jcompleted jgathering jsome jbasic jdata jabout ja jclient jwho jhas jmultiple
jhealthjproblems jthat jstem jfrom jheavy jalcohol juse. jThe jnurse jhas jthen jreflected jon
jher jpersonaljfeelings jabout jthe jclient jand jhis jcircumstances. jThe jnurse jdoes jthis
jprimarily jto jaccomplish jwhich jof jthe j following?
A) Determine jif jpertinent j data jhas jbeen jomitted
B) Identify jthe jneed jfor jreferral
C) Avoid jbiases jand jjudgments
D) Construct ja jplan jof jcare
11. The jnurse jis jcollecting jdata jfrom ja jclient jwho jhas jrecently jbeen jdiagnosed jwith jtype
j1 jdiabetes jand jwho jwill jbegin jan jeducational jprogram. jThe jnurse jis jcollecting
jsubjective jand jobjective jdata. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jwould jthe jnurse jcategorize jas
jobjective jdata?
A) Family jhistory
B) Occupation
C) Appearance
D) History jof jpresent j health jconcern
12. An jolder jadult jclient jhas jbeen jadmitted jto jthe jhospital jwith jfailure jto jthrive
jresulting jfrom jcomplications jof jdiabetes. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jwould jthe jnurse
jimplement j injresponse jto j a jcollaborative jproblem?
A) Encourage jthe jclient jto jincrease joral jfluid jintake.
B) Provide jthe jclient jwith ja jbedtime jprotein jsnack.
C) Assist jthe jclient jwith jpersonal jhygiene.
D) Measure jthe jclient's jblood jglucose jfour jtimes jdaily.
13. The jnurse jat ja jbusy jprimary jcare jclinic jis janalyzing jthe jdata jobtained jfrom jthe
jfollowing jclients. jFor jwhich jclients jwould jthe jnurse jmost jlikely jexpect jto
jfacilitate jajreferral?
A) An j80-year-old jclient jwho jlives jwith jher jdaughter
B) A j50-year-old jclient jnewly jdiagnosed jwith jdiabetes
C) An jadult jpresenting jfor jan jinfluenza jvaccination
D) A jteenager jseeking jinformation jabout jcontraception
14. An jinstructor jis jreviewing jthe jevolution jof jthe jnurse's jrole jin jhealth jassessment.
jThe jinstructor jdetermines jthat jthe jteaching jwas jsuccessful jwhen jthe j students
jidentify jwhichjof jthe jfollowing jas jthe jmajor jmethod jused jby jnurses jearly jin jthe
jhistory jof jthe jprofession?
A) Natural jsenses
B) Biomedical jknowledge
C) Simple jtechnology
D) Critical jpathways
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