NUR2092 Health Assessment - Online – 202 TB-Complete Test Bank

NUR2092 Health Assessment - Online – 2021 TB-Complete Test Bank 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. What type of assessment data is this? a. Objective b. Reflective c. Subjective d. IntrospectiveA patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, nauseous, and “feels hot.” What type of assessment data is this? a. Objective b. Reflective c. Subjective d. IntrospectiveWhat do the patient’s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form? a. Database b. Admitting data c. Financial statement d. Discharge summaryWhen listening to a patient’s breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard. Which action should the nurse take next? a. Notify the patient’s physician. b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard. c. Validate the data by asking another nurse to listen to the breath sounds. d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present. ANS: C When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patient’s breath sounds, the nurseThe nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. While teaching the class, what should the nurse keep in mind regarding what novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from which to draw upon, are more likely to base their decisions on? a. Intuition b. A set of rules c. Articles in journals d. Advice from supervisors