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y MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations ar
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e eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
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Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscul
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tating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself durin
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g history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot. These types of data woul
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d be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: C j$
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data ar
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e what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during t
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he physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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, CHAPTER
1 Foundations for Clinical Proficienc
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y MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations ar
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e eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: A j$
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscul
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tating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself durin
j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$
g history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$ j$
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot. These types of data woul
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d be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: C j$
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data ar
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e what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during t
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he physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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