Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment Test Bank 2021 Questions And Answers 2021

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. 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. 3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the: a. Data base. b . Admitting data. c. Financial statement. d . Discharge summary. 4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard. The nurses next action should be to: a. Immediately notify the patients physician. b . Document the sound exactly as it was heard. c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds. d . Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present. This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :41:32 GMT -05:00 JARVIS PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT TEST BANK 2021 5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching session, the nurse should keep in mind that 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. 6. Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as: a. Intuition. b . The nursing process. c. Clinical knowledge. d . Diagnostic reasoning. 7. The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which statement best reflects EBP? a. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices. b . EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of patients. c. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experience. d . The patients own preferences are not important with EBP. 8. The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new graduate nurses. Which is an example of a first-level priority problem? a. Patient with postoperative pain b . Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching c. Individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot d . Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress When considering priototy setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that second-level priority problems include which of these aspects? This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :41:32 GMT -05:00 a. Low self-esteem b . Lack of knowledge c. Abnormal laboratory values d . Severely abnormal vital signs 10. Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse see relationships among the data? a. Validation b . Clustering related cues c. Identifying gaps in data d . Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant 11. The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient relies on the appropriateness of the __________ diagnosis. a. Nursing b . Medical c. Admission d . Collaborative 12. The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use and includes which steps? a. Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, and follow-up b . Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning c. Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, and discharge planning d . Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation 13. A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is having difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems? a. Breathing, pain, and sleep b Breathing, sleep, and pain This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :41:32 GMT -05:00 . c. Sleep, breathing, and pain d . Sleep, pain, and breathing 14. Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning? a. Nursing diagnosis b . Medical diagnosis c. Diagnostic hypothesis d . Diagnostic assessment 15. Barriers to incorporating EBP include: a. Nurses lack of research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies. b . Lack of significant research studies. c. Insufficient clinical skills of nurses. d . Inadequate physical assessment skills. 16. What step of the nursing process includes da