Health Assessment

The nurse is analyzing the data obtained from the following clients. Which client would the nurse expect to facilitate a referral?

A 50-year-old client newly diagnosed with diabetes

When assisting a client with health promotion, what must the nurse also nurture?

A healthy environment

After a health assessment the nurse determines that a client would benefit from health promotion interventions. Which item should the nurse refer to when determining the best actions for the client?

Healthy People 2020

Staff are talking to the hospital educator and ask about "a government project that is meant to improve the health of people in the United States." The educator bases her response on the knowledge of

Healthy People 2020

An instructor is reviewing the evolution of the nurse's role in health assessment. The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as the major method used by nurses early in the history of the profession?

Natural senses

An older adult client had hip replacement surgery 2 days ago. The nurse enters the client's room and encourages the client to use the incentive spirometer ten times every hour. What is this action an example of?

Nursing intervention

After receiving morning report the nurse prepares to assess a client who was admitted the day before. Which type of assessment will the nurse complete at this time?

Ongoing

The nurse has completed the comprehensive health assessment of a client who has been admitted for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. Following the completion of this assessment, the nurse periodically performs a partial assessment primarily for which reason?

Reassess previously detected problems

While assessing a client, the nurse notes that the client is more quiet and subdued after a visit from her sister. The nurse would note this under what facet of the assessment process?

emotional

The nurse is completing a health assessment with a newly admitted client. What should the nurse do after completing the health history?

perform a physical examination