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Health Assessment Fundamentals (Questions 1-25)
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has
charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per
minute. These types of data would be:
A. Objective
B. Reflective
C. Subjective
D. Introspective
,,answer,,,,: A. Objective
,Rationale: Objective data are measurable, observable facts gathered
through physical examination, vital signs, and laboratory findings .
Respirations and pulse rate are directly measured by the examiner.
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated and feels
hot. These types of data would be:
A. Objective
B. Reflective
C. Subjective
D. Introspective
,,answer,,,,: C. Subjective
Rationale: Subjective data are sensations or symptoms perceived by the
patient and reported during the health history interview. Nervousness,
nausea, and feeling hot are only known to the patient .
3. The patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data combine to form the:
A. Data base
B. Admitting data
C. Financial Statement
D. Discharge Summary
,,answer,,,,: A. Data base
,Rationale: The database is the totality of information available about the
patient, including the health history, physical examination findings, and
diagnostic test results .
4. When listening to a patient's breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a
sound that is heard. The nurse's next action should be to:
A. Immediately notify the patient's physician
B. Document the sound exactly as it was heard
C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to breath sounds
D. Assess it again in 20 minutes
,,answer,,,,: C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to breath
sounds
Rationale: When uncertain about a finding, validation with another
examiner confirms accuracy before documentation or intervention .
5. Novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from
which to draw, are more likely to make their decisions using:
A. Intuition
B. A set of rules
C. Articles in journals
D. Advice from supervisors
,,answer,,,,: B. A set of rules
, Rationale: Novice practitioners use rule-based, analytic reasoning
because they lack the experiential framework for intuitive pattern
recognition .
6. Expert nurses learn to attend to patterns of assessment data and act
without consciously labeling responses. These responses are referred to
as:
A. Intuition
B. The nursing process
C. Clinical knowledge
D. Diagnostic reasoning
,,answer,,,,: A. Intuition
Rationale: Intuition in expert practice is the ability to recognize patterns
and respond without deliberate analytic steps .
7. Which statement best reflects Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)?
A. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices
B. EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques
C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinician's
experience
D. The patient's own preferences are not important with EBP
,,answer,,,,: C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the
clinician's experience