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CHAPTER 1 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
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1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has ch
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arted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per mi
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nute. These types of data would be:
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c. Subjective.
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Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspectin
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g, percussing, palpating,
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and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is w
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hat the person says about
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him or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and introspe
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Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during
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to describe data.
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3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjecti
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b. Admitting data.
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c. Financial statement.
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d. Discharge summary.
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Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objectiv
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e and subjective data form
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