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Physical Examination and Health Assessment
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3rd Edition by Carolyn Jarvis,
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All Chapters 1 - 31
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment n n n
MULTIPLE CHOICE n
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and
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his 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 n
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating
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during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during history
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taking. 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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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 n
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are what
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the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical
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examination. 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. n
, b. Admitting data.
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Physical Examination and Health Assessment
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3rd Edition by Carolyn Jarvis,
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All Chapters 1 - 31
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment n n n
MULTIPLE CHOICE n
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and
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his 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 n
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating
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during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during history
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taking. 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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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 n
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are what
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the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical
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examination. 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. n
, b. Admitting data.
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