Chapter 3 Health Assessment in Nursing 5th Edition

Chapter 3  Health Assessment in Nursing 5th Edition

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

1. A client has presented to the clinic for the treatment of an ovarian cyst. Which of the
following would be most important for the nurse to do immediately before performing
this woman’s physical exam?
A) Explain the purpose of the interview to the client.
B) Construct the client’s family genogram.
C) Establish the client’s reliability as historian.
D) Collect necessary equipment essential to the exam.

2. A young adult client has come to the clinic for her scheduled Pap (Papanicolaou) test
and pelvic examination. The nurse is implementing actions to help reduce a client’s
anxiety during the physical exam. Which of the following would be most appropriate?
A) Ensuring client’s privacy by providing an examination gown
B) Providing a comfortable, warm room temperature
C) Arranging exam equipment on a bedside tray table
D) Explaining why standard precautions are being used

3. A nurse is admitting a new client to the subacute medical unit and is completing a
comprehensive assessment. The nurse is appropriately applying standard precautions by
performing which of the following actions?
A) Performing hand hygiene between examinations of each body part
B) Discarding in the trash can the safety pin that was used to assess sensory perception
C) Wearing gloves to palpate the tongue and buccal membranes
D) Wearing a gown, gloves, and mask during the physical exam

4. The nurse is using a Wood’s light for a client who has complaints of itching, burning,
and peeling of the skin between his toes. The nurse is assessing for what etiology of the
client’s symptoms?
A) Parasitic infection
B) Fungal infection
C) Bacterial infection
D) Allergic reaction

5. A nurse has gathered the necessary equipment for the physical assessment of an adult
client. For which of the following assessments would it be most appropriate for a nurse
to use a centimeter-scale ruler for measurement?
A) Mid-arm circumference
B) Client’s height
C) Skin lesion size
D) Pupillary size

Answer Key

1. D
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. C