Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis

Test Bank Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition by Carolyn JarvisChapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 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? Objective Reflective Subjective IntrospectiveMSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, nauseous, and “feels hot.” What type of assessment data is this? Objective Reflective Subjective IntrospectiveClient Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care What do the patient’s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form? Database Admitting data Financial statement Discharge summaryMSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care When listening to a patient’s breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard. Which action should the nurse take next? Notify the patient’s physician. Document the sound exactly as it was heard. Validate the data by asking another nurse to listen to the breath sounds. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.