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QuizletsName:slei_achacoso
1. Asnursesonsaspostsurgicalsunitsissadmittingsasclientsfollowingsthesclient'sscholecystecto
mys(gallsbladdersremoval).sWhatsissthesoverallspurposesofsassessmentsforsthissclient?
A) Collectingsaccuratesdata
B) Assistingsthesprimaryscaresprovider
C) Validatingsprevioussdata
D) Makingsclinicalsjudgments
D)sMakingsclinicalsjudgments
2. Asclientshasspresentedstosthesemergencysdepartments(ED)swithscomplaintssofsabdomina
lspain.sWhichsmembersofsthescaresteamswouldsmostslikelysbesresponsiblesforscollectingsthes
subjectivesdatasonsthesclientsduringsthesinitialscomprehensivesassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) EDsnurse
C) Admissionssclerk
D) Diagnosticstechnician
B)sEDsnurse
3. Thesnurseshasscompletedsansinitialsassessmentsofsasnewlysadmittedsclientsandsissappl
yingsthesnursingsprocessstosplansthesclient'sscare.sWhatsprinciplesshouldsthesnursesapplys
whensusingsthesnursingsprocess?
A) Eachsstepsissindependentsofsthesothers.
B) Itsissongoingsandscontinuous.
C) Itsissusedsprimarilysinsacutescaressettings.
D) Itsinvolvessindependentsnursingsactions.
B)sItsissongoingsandscontinuous.
4. Thesnurseswhosprovidesscaresatsansambulatorysclinicsisspreparingstosmeetsasclientsandspe
rformsascomprehensiveshealthsassessment.sWhichsofsthesfollowingsactionssshouldsthesnurs
esperformsfirst?
A) Reviewsthesclient'ssmedicalsrecord.
B) Obtainsbasicsbiographicsdata.
C) Consultsclinicalsresourcessexplainingsthesclient'ssdiagnosis.
D) Validatesinformationswithsthesclient.
A)sReviewsthesclient'ssmedicalsrecord.
5. Whichsofsthesfollowingsclientssituationsswouldsthesnursesinterpretsassrequiringsanse
mergencysassessment?
A) Aspediatricsclientswithsseveressunburn
B) Asclientsneedingsansemploymentsphysical
C) Asclientswhosoverdosedsonsacetaminophen
D) Asdistraughtsclientswhoswantssaspregnancystest
C)sAsclientswhosoverdosedsonsacetaminophen
6. Insresponsestosasclient'ssquery,sthesnursesissexplainingsthesdifferencessbetweensthesphy
sician'ssmedicalsexamsandsthescomprehensiveshealthsassessmentsperformedsbysthesnurs
e.sThesnursesshouldsdescribesthesfactsthatsthesnursingsassessmentsfocusessonswhichsasp
ectsofsthesclient'sssituation?
A) Currentsphysiologicsstatus
B) Effectsofshealthsonsfunctionalsstatus
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C) Pastsmedicalshistory
D) Motivationsforsadherencestostreatment
B)sEffectsofshealthsonsfunctionalsstatus
7. Aftersteachingsasgroupsofsstudentssaboutsthesphasessofsthesnursingsprocess,sthesinstruc
torsdeterminessthatsthesteachingswasssuccessfulswhensthesstudentssidentifyswhichsphasesa
ssbeingsfoundationalstosallsothersphases?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
A)sAssessment
8. Thesnurseshasscompletedsthescomprehensiveshealthsassessmentsofsasclientswhoshassb
eensadmittedsforsthestreatmentsofscommunity-
acquiredspneumonia.sFollowingsthescompletionsofsthissassessment,sthesnursesperiodicall
ysperformssaspartialsassessmentsprimarilysforswhichsreason?
A) Reassessspreviouslysdetectedsproblems
B) Providesinformationsforsthesclient'ssrecord
C) Addresssareasspreviouslysomitted
D) Determinesthesneedsforscrisissintervention
A)sReassessspreviouslysdetectedsproblems
9. Thesnursesissworkingsinsansambulatoryscaresclinicsthatsisslocatedsinsasbusy,sinner-
citysneighborhood.sWhichsclientswouldsthesnursesdeterminestosbesinsmostsneedsofsanseme
rgencysassessment?
A) As14-year-oldsgirlswhosisscryingsbecausesshesthinkssshesisspregnant
B) As45-year-oldsmanswithschestspainsandsdiaphoresissfors1shour
C) As3-year-oldschildswithsfever,srash,sandssoresthroat
D) As20-year-oldsmanswithsas3-inchsshallowslacerationsonshissleg
B)sAs45-year-oldsmanswithschestspainsandsdiaphoresissfors1shour
10. Asnurseshasscompletedsgatheringssomesbasicsdatasaboutsasclientswhoshassmultipleshe
althsproblemssthatsstemsfromsheavysalcoholsuse.sThesnurseshassthensreflectedsonsherspers
onalsfeelingssaboutsthesclientsandshisscircumstances.sThesnursesdoessthissprimarilystosacc
omplishswhichsofsthesfollowing?
A) Determinesifspertinentsdatashassbeensomitted
B) Identifysthesneedsforsreferral
C) Avoidsbiasessandsjudgments
D) Constructsasplansofscare
C)sAvoidsbiasessandsjudgments
11. Thesnursesisscollectingsdatasfromsasclientswhoshassrecentlysbeensdiagnosedswithstypes1s
diabetessandswhoswillsbeginsanseducationalsprogram.sThesnursesisscollectingssubjectivesan
dsobjectivesdata.sWhichsofsthesfollowingswouldsthesnursescategorizesassobjectivesdata?
A) Familyshistory
B) Occupation
C) Appearance
D) Historysofspresentshealthsconcern
C)sAppearance
12. Ansoldersadultsclientshassbeensadmittedstostheshospitalswithsfailurestosthrivesresultingsfr
omscomplicationssofsdiabetes.sWhichsofsthesfollowingswouldsthesnursesimplementsinsrespo
nsestosascollaborativesproblem?
A) Encouragesthesclientstosincreasesoralsfluidsintake.
B) Providesthesclientswithsasbedtimesproteinssnack.
C) Assiststhesclientswithspersonalshygiene.
D) Measuresthesclient'ssbloodsglucosesfourstimessdaily.
D)sMeasuresthesclient'ssbloodsglucosesfourstimessdaily.
13. Thesnursesatsasbusysprimaryscaresclinicsissanalyzingsthesdatasobtainedsfromsthesfol
lowingsclients.sForswhichsclientsswouldsthesnursesmostslikelysexpectstosfacilitatesasrefer
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A) Ans80-year-oldsclientswhoslivesswithshersdaughter
B) As50-year-oldsclientsnewlysdiagnosedswithsdiabetes
C) Ansadultspresentingsforsansinfluenzasvaccination
D) Asteenagersseekingsinformationsaboutscontraception
B)sAs50-year-oldsclientsnewlysdiagnosedswithsdiabetes
14. Ansinstructorsissreviewingsthesevolutionsofsthesnurse'ssrolesinshealthsassessment.sThesin
structorsdeterminessthatsthesteachingswasssuccessfulswhensthesstudentssidentifyswhichsofst
hesfollowingsassthesmajorsmethodsusedsbysnursessearlysinstheshistorysofsthesprofession?
A) Naturalssenses
B) Biomedicalsknowledge
C) Simplestechnology
D) Criticalspathways
A)sNaturalssenses
15. Whensdescribingsthesexpansionsofsthesdepthsandsscopesofsnursingsassessmentsoversth
espastsseveralsdecades,swhichsofsthesfollowingswouldsthesnursesidentifysassbeingsthesprim
arysforce?
A) Documentation
B) Informatics
C) Diversification
D) Technology
D)sPublicsmistrustsofsphysicians
16. Asgroupsofsnursessaresreviewingsinformationsaboutsthespotentialsopportunitiessforsnur
sesswhoshavesadvancedsassessmentsskills.sWhensdiscussingsphenomenasthatshavescontr
ibutedstosthesesincreasedsopportunities,swhatsshouldsthesnursessidentify?
A) Expansionsofshealthscaresnetworks
B) Decreasesinsclientsparticipationsinscare
C) Thesshrinkingscostsofsmedicalscare
D) Publicsmistrustsofsphysicians
A)sExpansionsofshealthscaresnetworks
17. Asnurseshassdocumentedsthesfindingssofsascomprehensivesassessmentsofsasnewscl
ient.sWhatsissthesprimarysrationalesthatsthesnursesshouldsidentifysforsaccuratesandsthor
oughsdocumentation?
A) Guaranteeingsascontinualsassessmentsprocess
B) Identifyingsabnormalsdata
C) Assuringsvalidsconclusionssfromsanalyzedsdata
D) Allowingsforsdrawingsinferencessandsidentifyingsproblems
C)sAssuringsvalidsconclusionssfromsanalyzedsdata
18. Asnurseshassreceivedsasreportsonsasclientswhoswillssoonsbesadmittedstosthesmedicalsun
itsfromsthesemergencysdepartment.sWhenspreparingsforsthesassessmentsphasesofsthesnurs
ingsprocess,swhichsofsthesfollowingsshouldsthesnursesdosfirst?
A) Collectsobjectivesdata.
B) Validatesimportantsdata.
C) Collectssubjectivesdata.
D) Documentsthesdata.
C)sCollectssubjectivesdata.
19. Ascommunityshealthsnursesissassessingsansoldersadultsclientsinsthesclient'sshome.sW
hensthesnursesissgatheringssubjectivesdata,swhichsofsthesfollowingswouldsthesnursesiden
tify?
A) Thesclient'ssfeelingssofshappiness
B) Thesclient'ssposture
C) Thesclient'ssaffect
D) Thesclient'ssbehavior
A)sThesclient'ssfeelingssofshappiness
20. Asnursesonstheshospital'sssubacutesmedicalsunitsissplanningstosperformsasclient'ssfo
cusedsassessment.sWhichsofsthesfollowingsstatementssshouldsinformsthesnurse'sspra
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34-flash-scards/
QuizletsName:slei_achacoso
1. Asnursesonsaspostsurgicalsunitsissadmittingsasclientsfollowingsthesclient'sscholecystecto
mys(gallsbladdersremoval).sWhatsissthesoverallspurposesofsassessmentsforsthissclient?
A) Collectingsaccuratesdata
B) Assistingsthesprimaryscaresprovider
C) Validatingsprevioussdata
D) Makingsclinicalsjudgments
D)sMakingsclinicalsjudgments
2. Asclientshasspresentedstosthesemergencysdepartments(ED)swithscomplaintssofsabdomina
lspain.sWhichsmembersofsthescaresteamswouldsmostslikelysbesresponsiblesforscollectingsthes
subjectivesdatasonsthesclientsduringsthesinitialscomprehensivesassessment?
A) Gastroenterologist
B) EDsnurse
C) Admissionssclerk
D) Diagnosticstechnician
B)sEDsnurse
3. Thesnurseshasscompletedsansinitialsassessmentsofsasnewlysadmittedsclientsandsissappl
yingsthesnursingsprocessstosplansthesclient'sscare.sWhatsprinciplesshouldsthesnursesapplys
whensusingsthesnursingsprocess?
A) Eachsstepsissindependentsofsthesothers.
B) Itsissongoingsandscontinuous.
C) Itsissusedsprimarilysinsacutescaressettings.
D) Itsinvolvessindependentsnursingsactions.
B)sItsissongoingsandscontinuous.
4. Thesnurseswhosprovidesscaresatsansambulatorysclinicsisspreparingstosmeetsasclientsandspe
rformsascomprehensiveshealthsassessment.sWhichsofsthesfollowingsactionssshouldsthesnurs
esperformsfirst?
A) Reviewsthesclient'ssmedicalsrecord.
B) Obtainsbasicsbiographicsdata.
C) Consultsclinicalsresourcessexplainingsthesclient'ssdiagnosis.
D) Validatesinformationswithsthesclient.
A)sReviewsthesclient'ssmedicalsrecord.
5. Whichsofsthesfollowingsclientssituationsswouldsthesnursesinterpretsassrequiringsanse
mergencysassessment?
A) Aspediatricsclientswithsseveressunburn
B) Asclientsneedingsansemploymentsphysical
C) Asclientswhosoverdosedsonsacetaminophen
D) Asdistraughtsclientswhoswantssaspregnancystest
C)sAsclientswhosoverdosedsonsacetaminophen
6. Insresponsestosasclient'ssquery,sthesnursesissexplainingsthesdifferencessbetweensthesphy
sician'ssmedicalsexamsandsthescomprehensiveshealthsassessmentsperformedsbysthesnurs
e.sThesnursesshouldsdescribesthesfactsthatsthesnursingsassessmentsfocusessonswhichsasp
ectsofsthesclient'sssituation?
A) Currentsphysiologicsstatus
B) Effectsofshealthsonsfunctionalsstatus
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C) Pastsmedicalshistory
D) Motivationsforsadherencestostreatment
B)sEffectsofshealthsonsfunctionalsstatus
7. Aftersteachingsasgroupsofsstudentssaboutsthesphasessofsthesnursingsprocess,sthesinstruc
torsdeterminessthatsthesteachingswasssuccessfulswhensthesstudentssidentifyswhichsphasesa
ssbeingsfoundationalstosallsothersphases?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
A)sAssessment
8. Thesnurseshasscompletedsthescomprehensiveshealthsassessmentsofsasclientswhoshassb
eensadmittedsforsthestreatmentsofscommunity-
acquiredspneumonia.sFollowingsthescompletionsofsthissassessment,sthesnursesperiodicall
ysperformssaspartialsassessmentsprimarilysforswhichsreason?
A) Reassessspreviouslysdetectedsproblems
B) Providesinformationsforsthesclient'ssrecord
C) Addresssareasspreviouslysomitted
D) Determinesthesneedsforscrisissintervention
A)sReassessspreviouslysdetectedsproblems
9. Thesnursesissworkingsinsansambulatoryscaresclinicsthatsisslocatedsinsasbusy,sinner-
citysneighborhood.sWhichsclientswouldsthesnursesdeterminestosbesinsmostsneedsofsanseme
rgencysassessment?
A) As14-year-oldsgirlswhosisscryingsbecausesshesthinkssshesisspregnant
B) As45-year-oldsmanswithschestspainsandsdiaphoresissfors1shour
C) As3-year-oldschildswithsfever,srash,sandssoresthroat
D) As20-year-oldsmanswithsas3-inchsshallowslacerationsonshissleg
B)sAs45-year-oldsmanswithschestspainsandsdiaphoresissfors1shour
10. Asnurseshasscompletedsgatheringssomesbasicsdatasaboutsasclientswhoshassmultipleshe
althsproblemssthatsstemsfromsheavysalcoholsuse.sThesnurseshassthensreflectedsonsherspers
onalsfeelingssaboutsthesclientsandshisscircumstances.sThesnursesdoessthissprimarilystosacc
omplishswhichsofsthesfollowing?
A) Determinesifspertinentsdatashassbeensomitted
B) Identifysthesneedsforsreferral
C) Avoidsbiasessandsjudgments
D) Constructsasplansofscare
C)sAvoidsbiasessandsjudgments
11. Thesnursesisscollectingsdatasfromsasclientswhoshassrecentlysbeensdiagnosedswithstypes1s
diabetessandswhoswillsbeginsanseducationalsprogram.sThesnursesisscollectingssubjectivesan
dsobjectivesdata.sWhichsofsthesfollowingswouldsthesnursescategorizesassobjectivesdata?
A) Familyshistory
B) Occupation
C) Appearance
D) Historysofspresentshealthsconcern
C)sAppearance
12. Ansoldersadultsclientshassbeensadmittedstostheshospitalswithsfailurestosthrivesresultingsfr
omscomplicationssofsdiabetes.sWhichsofsthesfollowingswouldsthesnursesimplementsinsrespo
nsestosascollaborativesproblem?
A) Encouragesthesclientstosincreasesoralsfluidsintake.
B) Providesthesclientswithsasbedtimesproteinssnack.
C) Assiststhesclientswithspersonalshygiene.
D) Measuresthesclient'ssbloodsglucosesfourstimessdaily.
D)sMeasuresthesclient'ssbloodsglucosesfourstimessdaily.
13. Thesnursesatsasbusysprimaryscaresclinicsissanalyzingsthesdatasobtainedsfromsthesfol
lowingsclients.sForswhichsclientsswouldsthesnursesmostslikelysexpectstosfacilitatesasrefer
, 3
A) Ans80-year-oldsclientswhoslivesswithshersdaughter
B) As50-year-oldsclientsnewlysdiagnosedswithsdiabetes
C) Ansadultspresentingsforsansinfluenzasvaccination
D) Asteenagersseekingsinformationsaboutscontraception
B)sAs50-year-oldsclientsnewlysdiagnosedswithsdiabetes
14. Ansinstructorsissreviewingsthesevolutionsofsthesnurse'ssrolesinshealthsassessment.sThesin
structorsdeterminessthatsthesteachingswasssuccessfulswhensthesstudentssidentifyswhichsofst
hesfollowingsassthesmajorsmethodsusedsbysnursessearlysinstheshistorysofsthesprofession?
A) Naturalssenses
B) Biomedicalsknowledge
C) Simplestechnology
D) Criticalspathways
A)sNaturalssenses
15. Whensdescribingsthesexpansionsofsthesdepthsandsscopesofsnursingsassessmentsoversth
espastsseveralsdecades,swhichsofsthesfollowingswouldsthesnursesidentifysassbeingsthesprim
arysforce?
A) Documentation
B) Informatics
C) Diversification
D) Technology
D)sPublicsmistrustsofsphysicians
16. Asgroupsofsnursessaresreviewingsinformationsaboutsthespotentialsopportunitiessforsnur
sesswhoshavesadvancedsassessmentsskills.sWhensdiscussingsphenomenasthatshavescontr
ibutedstosthesesincreasedsopportunities,swhatsshouldsthesnursessidentify?
A) Expansionsofshealthscaresnetworks
B) Decreasesinsclientsparticipationsinscare
C) Thesshrinkingscostsofsmedicalscare
D) Publicsmistrustsofsphysicians
A)sExpansionsofshealthscaresnetworks
17. Asnurseshassdocumentedsthesfindingssofsascomprehensivesassessmentsofsasnewscl
ient.sWhatsissthesprimarysrationalesthatsthesnursesshouldsidentifysforsaccuratesandsthor
oughsdocumentation?
A) Guaranteeingsascontinualsassessmentsprocess
B) Identifyingsabnormalsdata
C) Assuringsvalidsconclusionssfromsanalyzedsdata
D) Allowingsforsdrawingsinferencessandsidentifyingsproblems
C)sAssuringsvalidsconclusionssfromsanalyzedsdata
18. Asnurseshassreceivedsasreportsonsasclientswhoswillssoonsbesadmittedstosthesmedicalsun
itsfromsthesemergencysdepartment.sWhenspreparingsforsthesassessmentsphasesofsthesnurs
ingsprocess,swhichsofsthesfollowingsshouldsthesnursesdosfirst?
A) Collectsobjectivesdata.
B) Validatesimportantsdata.
C) Collectssubjectivesdata.
D) Documentsthesdata.
C)sCollectssubjectivesdata.
19. Ascommunityshealthsnursesissassessingsansoldersadultsclientsinsthesclient'sshome.sW
hensthesnursesissgatheringssubjectivesdata,swhichsofsthesfollowingswouldsthesnursesiden
tify?
A) Thesclient'ssfeelingssofshappiness
B) Thesclient'ssposture
C) Thesclient'ssaffect
D) Thesclient'ssbehavior
A)sThesclient'ssfeelingssofshappiness
20. Asnursesonstheshospital'sssubacutesmedicalsunitsissplanningstosperformsasclient'ssfo
cusedsassessment.sWhichsofsthesfollowingsstatementssshouldsinformsthesnurse'sspra
