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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
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, Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
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MULTIPLE TWCHOICE
1. After TWcompleting TWan TWinitial TWassessment TWof TWa TWpatient, TWthe TWnurse TWhas TWcharted TWthat TWhis
TWrespirations TWare TWeupneic TWand TWhis TWpulse TWis TW58 TWbeats TWper TWminute. TWThese TWtypes TWof TWdata
TWwould TWbe:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: TWA
Objective TWdata TWare TWwhat TWthe TWhealth TWprofessional TWobserves TWby TWinspecting, TWpercussing, TWpalpating,
TWand TWauscultating TWduring TWthe TWphysical TWexamination. TWSubjective TWdata TWis TWwhat TWthe TWperson TWsays
TWabout TWhim TWor TWherself TWduring TWhistory TWtaking. TWThe TWterms TWreflective TWand TWintrospective TWare TWnot
TWused TWto TWdescribe TWdata.
DIF: TWCognitive TWLevel: TWUnderstanding TW(Comprehension)
MSC: TWClient TWNeeds: TWSafe TWand TWEffective TWCare TWEnvironment: TWManagement TW of TWCare
2. A TWpatient TWtells TWthe TWnurse TWthat TWhe TWis TWvery TWnervous, TWis TWnTWaTWuTWse TWa. TWCtTWeOdTWM
, T W and TWfeels TWhot. TWThese TWtypes
TWof TWdata TWwould TWbe:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: TWC
Subjective TWdata TWare TWwhat TWthe TWperson TWsays TWabout TWhim TWor TWherself TWduring TWhistory TWtaking.
TWObjective TWdata TWare TWwhat TWthe TWhealth TWprofessional TWobserves TWby TWinspecting, TWpercussing, TWpalpating,
TWand TWauscultating TWduring TWthe TWphysical TWexamination. TWThe TWterms TWreflective TWand TWintrospective TWare
TWnot TWused TWto TWdescribe TWdata.
DIF: TWCognitive TWLevel: TWUnderstanding TW(Comprehension)
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, MSC: TWClient TWNeeds: TWSafe TWand TWEffective TWCare TWEnvironment: TWManagement TW of TWCare
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