PA Study Guide Ch. 1
8. Before beginning a comprehensive health assessment of an adult client, the nurse should explain to the client that the purpose of the assessment is to
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7. The nurse is preparing to meet a client in the clinc for the first time. After reviewing the client's record, the nurse should
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9. To arrive at a nursing diagnosis or collaborative problem, the nurse goes through the steps of analysis of data. After proposing possible nursing diagnosis, the nurse should next
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4. When a client first enters the hospital for an elective surgical procedure, the nurse should perform an assessment termed
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2. The result of a nursing assessment is the
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3. Although the assessment phase of the nursing process precedes the other phases, the assessment phase is
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1. A medical examination differs from a comprehensive nursing examination in that the medical examination focuses primarily on the client's
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5. An assessment of a client who already has a complete recorded database in the system and returns to the health care agency with a specific health concern is referred to as an
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10. The depth and scope of nursing assessment has expanded significantly over the past several decades primarily because of
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6. To prepare for the assessment of a client visiting a neighborhood health care clinic, the nurse should first
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