A client comes to her health care provider's office because she ...

[pepyto]

A client comes to her health care provider's office because she is having abdominal pain. She has been seen for this problem before. What type of assessment would the nurse do?
 
  A) Initial assessment
  B) Focused assessment
  C) Emergency assessment
  D) Time-lapsed assessment

Question 2

The nurse completes a health history and physical assessment on a client who has been admitted to the hospital for surgery. What is the purpose of this initial assessment?
 
  A) To gather data about a specific and current health problem
  B) To identify life-threatening problems that require immediate attention
  C) To compare and contrast current health status to baseline data
  D) To establish a database to identify problems and strengths

[joneynes]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B

A focused assessment is completed by the nurse to gather data about a specific problem that has already been identified. It is also used to identify new or overlooked problems.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D

An initial assessment is performed shortly after the client is admitted to a health care agency or service. The purpose of the initial assessment is to establish a complete database for problem identification and care planning.

[pepyto]

TYSM

Excellent