Nursing Process in Health Assessment

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What is the first and most critical phase of the nursing process?

  • Assessment (correct)
  • Planning
  • Diagnosis
  • Implementation

What is the purpose of the nursing diagnosis phase?

  • Analyzing subjective and objective data to make a professional nursing judgement (correct)
  • Assessing whether outcome-criteria have been and revising the plan as necessary
  • Carrying out the plan
  • Determining outcome criteria and developing a plan

What are the main roles of the nurse in the assessment process?

  • Analyzing subjective and objective data to make a professional nursing judgement
  • Carrying out the plan and assessing whether outcome-criteria have been met
  • Obtaining the patient's health history and performing a physical assessment (correct)
  • Determining outcome criteria and developing a plan

Which of the following is not a key skill involved in the nursing assessment process?

<p>Communication skills (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the evaluation phase in the nursing process?

<p>Assessing whether outcome-criteria have been met and revising the plan as necessary (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of nursing assessment according to the text?

<p>Collection of subjective data about the client’s perception of health (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is a focused or problem-oriented assessment typically done?

<p>For a patient with a specific problem (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of an initial comprehensive health assessment?

<p>Establishing a holistic view of the client's health (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of assessment involves providing prompt treatment in a life-threatening situation?

<p>Emergency assessment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an ongoing partial assessment consist of?

<p>Data collection after establishing the comprehensive database (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes an emergency assessment?

<p>Very rapid assessment in life-threatening situations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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