A nurse caring for a client admitted to the intensive care unit with a stroke assesses the client's vital signs, pupils, and orientation every few minutes. The nurse is performing which type of assessment?
A) Initial assessment
B) Focused assessment
C) Time-lapsed reassessment
D) Emergency assessment

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The nurse is performing a focused assessment, which is a specific assessment of a particular problem or body system. The nurse is assessing the client's vital signs, pupils, and orientation related to the stroke the client experienced. An initial assessment is performed upon admission to gather baseline data, time-lapsed reassessment is performed at a predetermined time interval to evaluate progress, and an emergency assessment is performed in response to an urgent or life-threatening situation.

A Nurse Caring for a Client Admitted to the Intensive