A nurse has begun to implement the nursing process by performing a comprehensive assessment of a new client. Which of the following is the best example of assessment?
A) Monitoring behavior and mental status after administering an antipsychotic
B) Determining if the client has benefited from stress management education
C) Asking the wife of a comatose client if the client has a history of diabetes
D) Teaching the client to self-monitor heart rate with aerobic activity
Ans: C
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Assessment is defined as the act of gathering, classifying, categorizing, analyzing, and documenting information about a client's health status. Evaluations such as determining the efficacy of a medication are forms of assessment as well, but follow-up assessments are usually categorized as evaluation.
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