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Physical Examination and Health Assessment
4th Canadian Edition (Jarvis, 2024)
All Chapters 1 - 31
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1; dx
Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment
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MULTIPLE CHOICE dx
1. Which type of data is collected by obtaining vital signs?
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a. Objective
b. Reflecting
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANSWER: a dx
Objective data are what the health professional observesby
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inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during t dx dx dx dx dx dx
he physical examination. Subjective data are what the perso
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n says about themselves during history taking. The terms ref
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lective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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PTS: 1 dx
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management ofCare
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2.During an assessment, a patient describes feeling wa
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rm, nauseated, and nervous. Which type of data iscolle
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cted?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANSWER: c dx
Subjective data are what the person says about themselves d dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
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uring history taking. Objective data are whatthe health prof
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essional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. The terms refl
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ective anddx