Health Assessment in Nursing 7th Edition
by Weber Chapters 1 - 34
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CHAPTER 1: NURSE’S ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA
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1. A nurse on a postsurgical unit is admitting a client following the client's cholecystectomy (gallbl
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adder removal). What is the overall purpose of assessment for this client?
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A) Collecting accurate data dx dx
B) Assisting the primary care provider dx dx dx dx
C) Validating previous data dx dx
D) Making clinical judgments dx dx
2. A client has presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of abdominal pain.W
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hich member of the care team would most likely be responsible for collecting the subjective data onthe
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client during the initial comprehensive assessment?
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A) Gastroenterologist
B) ED nurse
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,3. The nurse has completed an initial assessment of a newly admitted client and is applying the nur
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sing process to plan the client's care. What principle should the nurse apply when using the nursingproc
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ess?
A) Each step is independent of the others.
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B) It is ongoing and continuous.
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C) It is used primarily in acute care settings. N
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D) It involves independent nursing actions.
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4. The nurse who provides care at an ambulatory clinic is preparing to meet a client and perform ac
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omprehensive health assessment. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
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A) Review the client's medical record.
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B) Obtain basic biographic data.
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C) Consult clinical resources explaining the client's diagnosis.
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D) Validate information with the client. dx dx dx dx
5. Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an emergencyas
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sessment?
A) A pediatric client with severe sunburn
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B) A client needing an employment physical
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C) A client who overdosed on acetaminophen
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D) A distraught client who wants a pregnancy test
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10. A nurse has completed gathering some basic data about a client who has multiple health problemsth
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at stem from heavy alcohol use. The nurse has then reflected on her personal
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, 6. In response to a client's query, the nurse is explaining the differences between the physician's
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medical exam and the comprehensive health assessment performed by the nurse. The nurse should de
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scribe the fact that the nursing assessment focuses on which aspect of the client's situation?
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A) Current physiologic status dx dx
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7. After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the instructord
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etermines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which phase as being found
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ational to all other pha ses?
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A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
8. The nurse has completed the comprehensive health assessment of a client who has beena
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dmitted for the treatment of community-
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acquired pneumonia. Following the completion of thisassessment, the nurse periodically performs
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a partial assessment primarily for which reason?
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A) Reassess previously deteNcted problems dx dx dx
B) Provide information for the client's record dx dx dx dx dx
C) Address areas previously omitted dx dx dx
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