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Chapter 06- General Survey and Vital Signs Assessment

Nursing Health Assessment A Best Practice Approach 1st edition by Jensen

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Chapter 06- General Survey and Vital Signs Assessment

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

 

1. As part of the general survey, the nurse should shake hands with the patient when first meeting him or her as long as doing so is culturally appropriate. Why is this action so important?
  A) The handshake portrays caring
  B) The handshake shows how professional the nurse is
  C) The handshake allows the nurse to get physically close to the patient in a nonthreatening way
  D) The handshake allows the nurse to assess how nervous the patient is

 

2. The nurse is caring for a newly admitted adult patient. When performing the general survey of this patient, the nurse knows that accurate measurements provide critical information about what?
  A)  Safety    B)  State of health    C)  Growth pattern    D)  Past surgeries

 

3. What is the importance of assessing vital signs? (Mark all that apply.)
  A) To identify pending problems
  B) To plan how to improve a patient’s condition
  C) To establish a baseline
  D) To monitor risks for alterations in health
  E) To evaluate the patient’s responses to treatment

 

4. The nurse’s aide reports to the nurse that a 98-year-old patient has abnormal vital signs. What is important to remember in this type of situation?
  A) At this patient’s age, abnormal vital signs are an indication of something serious
  B) Normal readings get lower with advanced age
  C) Normal readings get higher with advanced age
  D) Normal readings vary according to age

 

5. How does the nurse use critical thinking when accurately assessing vital signs?
  A) Evaluating assessment techniques C) Monitoring evaluations
  B) Developing nursing diagnoses D) Planning assessment techniques

 

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

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