Which does the nurse use to begin a client admission?
1. Evaluating vital signs, height, and weight
2. Obtaining a list of the client's medications
3. Assessing general appearance and responses
4. Conducting a head-to-toe physical assessment
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3. The nurse begins a client admission with a general overview of the client to serve as a foundation for the remainder of the admission. Depending on the client's condition and cooperation, the nurse determines which questions to ask, how to perform the examination, and the dependability of the data.
1, 2, and 4. The remaining tasks are all valid components of a client admission to in-clude after the initial overview because each provides information that is more spe-cific.
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