Pre-Lecture Quiz

Chapter 1: Nurse’s Role in Health Assessment: Collecting and Analyzing Data

True/False

1. The purpose of health assessment is to collect subjective and objective data to

determine client’s overall functioning.

2. Family history gathered by the nurse during assessment is a major part of subjective

data.

3. An initial comprehensive assessment of the client consists of data collection that occurs

after a comprehensive data base is established.

4. Body function is an example of objective data directly observed by the examiner.

5. The purpose of data analysis is to reach a conclusion on the client’s health.

Fill-in-the-Blank

1. _________ is the first and most critical phase of the nursing process.

2. In a hospital setting, the _________ usually performs a total physical examination

when the client is admitted.

3. A(n) _________ assessment is a very rapid assessment performed in life-threatening

situations.

4. _________ data are sensations or symptoms, feelings, perceptions, desires,

preferences, beliefs, ideas, values, and personal information that can be elicited and

verified by the client.

5. Nursing health assessment courses with informatics content are becoming the norm in

_________ programs.
True/False

1. True

2. True

3. False

4. True

5. True

Fill-in-the-Blank

1. Assessment

2. Physician

3. Emergency

4. Subjective

5. Baccalaureate