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Test Bank for Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis & Ann Eckhardt | Study Guide & Practice Questions

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Ace your nursing exams with this comprehensive test bank for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 9th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis & Ann Eckhardt. Featuring chapter-by-chapter practice questions, detailed rationales, and clinical scenarios, this resource is designed to reinforce key assessment skills and prepare students for the NCLEX and real-world patient evaluations.

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Carolyn Jarvis, Ann Eckhardt / All Chapters 1-32 / Full Complete
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, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 9TH EDITION JARVIS TEST BANK Test
Bank - Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9e (by Jarvis) 2



Chapterj01:jEvidence-BasedjAssessment
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ulsejisj58jbeatsjperjminute.jThesejtypesjofjdatajwouldjbe:


a. Objective.


b. Reflective.


c. Subjective.


d. Introspective.


ANS:jA

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ngjthejphysicaljexamination.jSubjectivejdatajisjwhatjthejpersonjsaysjaboutjhimjorjherselfjduringjhistoryjtaking.jThe
jtermsjreflectivejandjintrospectivejarejnotjusedjtojdescribejdata.


DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jUnderstandingj(Comprehension)

MSC:jClientjNeeds:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment:jManagementjofjCare

2.jAjpatientjtellsjthejnursejthatjhejisjveryjnervous,jisjnausea.CteOdM,jandjfeelsjhot.jThesejtypesjofjdatajwouldjbe:

a. Objective.


b. Reflective.


c. Subjective.


d. Introspective.


ANS:jC

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thjprofessionaljobservesjbyjinspecting,jpercussing,jpalpating,jandjauscultatingjduringjthejphysicaljexamination.jTh
ejtermsjreflectivejandjintrospectivejarejnotjusedjtojdescribejdata.

DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jUnderstandingj(Comprehension)

MSC:jClientjNeeds:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment:jManagementjofjCare

3.jThejpatientsjrecord,jlaboratoryjstudies,jobjectivejdata,jandjsubjectivejdatajcombinejtojformjthe:


a. Datajbase.

, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 9TH EDITION JARVIS TEST BANK Test
Bank - Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9e (by Jarvis) 3


b. Admittingjdata.

c. Financialjstatement.


d. Dischargejsummary.


ANS:jA

Togetherjwithjthejpatientsjrecordjandjlaboratoryjstudies,jthejobjectivejandjsubjectivejdatajformjthejdatajbase.jThe
jotherjitemsjarejnotjpartjofjthejpatientsjrecord,jlaboratoryjstudies,jorjdata.


DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jRememberingj(Knowledge)

MSC:jClientjNeeds:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment:jManagementjofjCare

4.jWhenjlisteningjtojajpatientsjbreathjsounds,jthejnursejisjunsurejofjajsoundjthatjisjheard.jThejnursesjnextjactionjs
houldjbejto:


a. Immediatelyjnotifyjthejpatientsjphysician.


b. Documentjthejsoundjexactlyjasjitjwasjheard.


c. Validatejthejdatajbyjaskingjajcoworkerjtojlistenjtojthejbreathjsounds.


d. Assessjagainjinj20jminutesjtojnotejwhetherjthejsoundjisjstilljpresent.


ANS:jC

Whenjunsurejofjajsoundjheardjwhilejlisteningjtojajpatientsjbreathjsounds,jthejnursejvalidatesjthejdatajtojensurejaccur
acy.jIfjthejnursejhasjlessjexperiencejinjanjarea,jthenjhejorjshejasksjanjexpertjtojlisten.

DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jAnalyzingj(Analysis)

MSC:jClientjNeeds:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment:jManagementjofjCare

5.jThejnursejisjconductingjajclassjforjnewjgraduatejnurses.jDuringjthejteachingjsession,jthejnursejshouldjkeepjinjmi
ndjthatjnovicejnurses,jwithoutjajbackgroundjofjskillsjandjexperiencejfromjwhichjtojdraw,jarejmorejlikelyjtojmakejth
eirjdecisionsjusing:


a. Intuition.


b. Ajsetjofjrules.


c. Articlesjinjjournals.


d. Advicejfromjsupervisors.


ANS:jB

, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 9TH EDITION JARVIS TEST BANK Test
Bank - Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9e (by Jarvis) 4


Novicejnursesjoperatejfromjajsetjofjdefined,jstructuredjrules.jThejexpertjpractitionerjusesjintuitivejlinks.

DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jUnderstandingj(Comprehension)

MSC:jClientjNeeds:jGeneral

6.jThejnursejisjreviewingjinformationjaboutjevidence-basedjpracticej(EBP).jWhichjstatementjbestjreflectsjEBP?


a. EBPjreliesjonjtraditionjforjsupportNoUfRbesSINtjpGrTacBt.iCceOsM.


b. EBPjisjsimplyjthejusejofjbestjpracticejtechniquesjforjthejtreatmentjofjpatients.


c. EBPjemphasizesjthejusejofjbestjevidencejwithjthejcliniciansjexperience.


d. ThejpatientsjownjpreferencesjarejnotjimportantjwithjEBP.


ANS:jC

EBPjisjajsystematicjapproachjtojpracticejthatjemphasizesjthejusejofjbestjevidencejinjcombinationjwithjthejclin
iciansjexperience,jasjwelljasjpatientjpreferencesjandjvalues,jwhenjmakingjdecisionsjaboutjcarejandjtreatment.j
EBPjisjmorejthanjsimplyjusingjthejbestjpracticejtechniquesjtojtreatjpatients,jandjquestioningjtraditionjisjimpor
tantjwhenjnojcompellingjandjsupportivejresearchjevidencejexists.

DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jApplyingj(Application)

MSC:jClientjNeeds:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment:jManagementjofjCare

7.jExpertjnursesjlearnjtojattendjtojajpatternjofjassessmentjdatajandjactjwithoutjconsciouslyjlabelingjit.jThesejresp
onsesjarejreferredjtojas:


a. Intuition.


b. Thejnursingjprocess.


c. Clinicaljknowledge.


d. Diagnosticjreasoning.


ANS:jA

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ithoutjconsciouslyjlabelingjit.jThejotherjoptionsjarejnotjcorrect.

DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jUnderstandingj(Comprehension)

MSC:jClientjNeeds:jGeneral

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