Chapter 1: Nurse's Role in Health Assessment: Collecting and Analyzing Data 1. An instructor is describing a comprehensive nursing health assessment to a group of students. The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as the overall purpose? A) Collect accurate data C) Validate previous data B) Assist the physician D) Make a clinical judgment 2. Which individual typically would be responsible for collecting the subjective data on a client during the initial comprehensive assessment? A) Physician B) Nurse C) Secretary D) Technician 3. When discussing the nursing process with a group of students, which of the following statements best describes it? A) Each step is independent of the others. B) It is ongoing and continuous. C) It is used primarily in acute care settings. D) It involves independent nursing actions. 4. Before meeting the client and performing a comprehensive health assessment, which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do? A) Review the client's medical record. C) Consult essential resources. B) Obtain basic biographic data. D) Validate information with the client. 5. Which of the following client situations would the nurse interpret as requiring an emergency assessment? A) A client with severe sunburn B) A client needing an employment physical C) A client who took a drug overdose D) A client who wants a pregnancy test 6. In comparison with the physician's medical exam, the comprehensive health assessment performed by the nurse focuses on which aspect? A) Current physiologic status C) Past medical history B) Effect of health on lifestyle D) Motivation for compliance 7. After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which phase as most important? A) Assessment B) Planning C) Implementation D) Evaluation
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