TEST BANK
Physical Examination and Health Assessment
3rd Edition by Carolyn Jarvis,
All Chapters 1 - 31
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment dx dx dx
MULTIPLE CHOICE dx
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his
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pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: A dx
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating duri
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ng the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during history taking. The
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terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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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 n a u s e a. Ct eOd M
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: C dx
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are what the he
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alth professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination.
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The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
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a. Data base. dx
, b. Admitting data.
dx
Physical Examination and Health Assessment
3rd Edition by Carolyn Jarvis,
All Chapters 1 - 31
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
dx dx
,Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment dx dx dx
MULTIPLE CHOICE dx
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: A dx
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating duri
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
ng the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during history taking. The
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
dx dx dx dx
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is n a u s e a. Ct eOd M
dx dx , and feels hot. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: C dx
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are what the he
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
alth professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination.
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx d
The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
x dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
dx dx dx dx
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
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a. Data base. dx
, b. Admitting data.
dx
