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Test Bank Chapter 01- Evidence-Based
Assessment
Physical Assessment in Healthcare (Keiser University)
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Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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.
ANS: A
Objective data are what the health professional observes by
inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about
him or herself during history taking. The
terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
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.
ANS: C
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself
during history taking. Objective data are what the health
professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
auscultating during the physical examination. The
terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and
subjective data combine to form the:
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a. Data base.
Test Bank Chapter 01- Evidence-Based
Assessment
Physical Assessment in Healthcare (Keiser University)
, lOMoARcPSD|3013804
Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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.
ANS: A
Objective data are what the health professional observes by
inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about
him or herself during history taking. The
terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
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.
ANS: C
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself
during history taking. Objective data are what the health
professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
auscultating during the physical examination. The
terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and
subjective data combine to form the:
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a. Data base.
