PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 9TH
EDITION BY CAROLYN JARVIS, ANN ECKHARDT TEST
BANK ALL CHAPTERS 1-32 FULL COMPLETE 2026!!!!
TEST BANK x
,TABLE OF CONTENT
x x
Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment .................................................................................................... 3
x x x
Chapter 02: Cultural Assessment ............................................................................................................... 12
x x x
Chapter 03: The Interview.......................................................................................................................... 23
x x x
Chapter 04: The Complete Health History ................................................................................................. 39
x x x x x
Chapter 05: Mental Status Assessment ...................................................................................................... 51
x x x x
Chapter 06: Substance Use Assessment ..................................................................................................... 66
x x x x
Chapter 07: Family Violence and Human Trafficking ............................................................................... 72
x x x x x x
Chapter 08: Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting .................................................... 78
x x x x x x x x x
Chapter 09: General Survey and Measurement .......................................................................................... 93
x x x x x
Chapter 10: Vital Signs .............................................................................................................................. 98
x x x
Chapter 11: Pain Assessment ................................................................................................................... 112
x x x
Chapter 12: Nutrition Assessment ............................................................................................................ 119
x x x
Chapter 13: Skin, Hair, and Nails ............................................................................................................ 131
x x x x x
Chapter 14: Head, Face, and Neck, and Regional Lymphatics ................................................................ 149
x x x x x x x x
Chapter 15: Eyes ...................................................................................................................................... 163
x x
Chapter 16: Ears ....................................................................................................................................... 177
x x
Chapter 17: Nose, Mouth, and Throat ...................................................................................................... 192
x x x x x
Chapter 18: Breasts, Axillae, and Regional Lymphatics .......................................................................... 207
x x x x x x
Chapter 19: Thorax and Lungs ................................................................................................................. 223
x x x x
Chapter 20: Heart and Neck Vessels ........................................................................................................ 239
x x x x x
Chapter 21: Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System ............................................................ 254
x x x x x x x
Chapter 22: Abdomen .............................................................................................................................. 268
x x
Chapter 23: Musculoskeletal System ....................................................................................................... 280
x x x
Chapter 24: Neurologic System ............................................................................................................... 297
x x x
Chapter 25: Male Genitourinary System .................................................................................................. 318
x x x x
Chapter 26: Anus, Rectum, and Prostate.................................................................................................. 332
x x x x x
Chapter 27: Female Genitourinary System .............................................................................................. 343
x x x x
Chapter 28: The Complete Health Assessment: Adult ............................................................................. 361
x x x x x x
Chapter 29: The Complete Physical Assessment: Infant, Young Child, and Adolescent ........................ 366
x x x x x x x x x x
Chapter 30: Bedside Assessment and Electronic Documentation ............................................................ 368
x x x x x x
Chapter 31: Pregnancy ............................................................................................................................. 373
x x
Chapter 32: Functional Assessment of the Older Adult ........................................................................... 384
x x x x x x x
,Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
x x x
Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 9th Edition
x x x x x x x
MULTIPLE CHOICE x
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. What type of assessment data is this?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS: A x
Objective data is what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating,
x x x x x x x x x x x
and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
about him or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
to describe data.
x x x
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) x x x
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
x x x x x x x x x x
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, nauseous, and ―feels hot.‖ What type of
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x assessment data is this? x x x
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS: C x
Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
data is what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
x x x x x x x x x x x x
auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not
x x x x x x x x x x x x
used to describe data.
x x x x
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) x x x
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
x x x x x x x x x x
3. What do the patient‘s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective datacombine
x x x x x x x x x x x
to form?
x x
a. Database
b. Admitting data x
c. Financial statement x
d. Discharge summary x
ANS: A x
The objective and subjective data together with the patient‘s record and laboratory studies,
x x x x x x x x x x x x
form the database. The other items are not part of the patient‘s record, laboratory studies, or
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
data.
x
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) x x x
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
x x x x x x x x x x
, 4. When listening to a patient‘s breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that isheard.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
xWhich action would the nurse take next?
x x x x x x
a. Notify the patient‘s physician. x x x
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard. x x x x x x x
c. Validate the data by asking another nurse to listen to the breath sounds.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
ANS: C x
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patient‘s breath sounds, the nurse validates
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
the data to ensure accuracy by either repeating the assessment themselves or asking another
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
nurse to assess the breath sounds. If the nurse has less experience analyzing breath sounds,
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
then he or she should ask an expert to listen. When unsure of a sound heard while listening to
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a patient‘s breath sounds, the nurse should validate the data before documenting to ensure
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
accuracy and before notifying the patient‘s physician. To validate that data, the nurse either
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
repeats the assessment himself or herself or asks another nurse to assess the breath sounds.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) x x x
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
x x x x x x x x x x
5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. While teaching the class, what would
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
the nurse keep in mind regarding what novice nurses, without a background of skills and
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
experience from which to draw upon, are more likely to base their decisions on?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Intuition
b. A set of rules x x x
c. Articles in journals x x
d. Advice from supervisors x x
ANS: B x
Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured rules to make decisions. It takes time,
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
perhaps a few years, in similar clinical situations to achieve competency and it is functioning
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
at the level of an expert practitioner when intuition is included in making clinical decisions.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
While information in journal articles and advice from supervisors may assist in making
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
decisions, novice nurses do not typically base their decisions on them. It would also be
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
important that if information from journal articles and advice from supervisors were used, that
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
they were evidence based.
x x x x
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) x x x MSC: Client Needs: General x x x
6. The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which statement
x x x x x x x x x x
best reflects EBP?
x x x
a. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices.
x x x x x x x x
b. EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of patients.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
c. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinician‘s experience.
x x x x x x x x x x
d. EBP does not consider the patient‘s own preferences as important.
x x x x x x x x x
ANS: C x
EDITION BY CAROLYN JARVIS, ANN ECKHARDT TEST
BANK ALL CHAPTERS 1-32 FULL COMPLETE 2026!!!!
TEST BANK x
,TABLE OF CONTENT
x x
Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment .................................................................................................... 3
x x x
Chapter 02: Cultural Assessment ............................................................................................................... 12
x x x
Chapter 03: The Interview.......................................................................................................................... 23
x x x
Chapter 04: The Complete Health History ................................................................................................. 39
x x x x x
Chapter 05: Mental Status Assessment ...................................................................................................... 51
x x x x
Chapter 06: Substance Use Assessment ..................................................................................................... 66
x x x x
Chapter 07: Family Violence and Human Trafficking ............................................................................... 72
x x x x x x
Chapter 08: Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting .................................................... 78
x x x x x x x x x
Chapter 09: General Survey and Measurement .......................................................................................... 93
x x x x x
Chapter 10: Vital Signs .............................................................................................................................. 98
x x x
Chapter 11: Pain Assessment ................................................................................................................... 112
x x x
Chapter 12: Nutrition Assessment ............................................................................................................ 119
x x x
Chapter 13: Skin, Hair, and Nails ............................................................................................................ 131
x x x x x
Chapter 14: Head, Face, and Neck, and Regional Lymphatics ................................................................ 149
x x x x x x x x
Chapter 15: Eyes ...................................................................................................................................... 163
x x
Chapter 16: Ears ....................................................................................................................................... 177
x x
Chapter 17: Nose, Mouth, and Throat ...................................................................................................... 192
x x x x x
Chapter 18: Breasts, Axillae, and Regional Lymphatics .......................................................................... 207
x x x x x x
Chapter 19: Thorax and Lungs ................................................................................................................. 223
x x x x
Chapter 20: Heart and Neck Vessels ........................................................................................................ 239
x x x x x
Chapter 21: Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System ............................................................ 254
x x x x x x x
Chapter 22: Abdomen .............................................................................................................................. 268
x x
Chapter 23: Musculoskeletal System ....................................................................................................... 280
x x x
Chapter 24: Neurologic System ............................................................................................................... 297
x x x
Chapter 25: Male Genitourinary System .................................................................................................. 318
x x x x
Chapter 26: Anus, Rectum, and Prostate.................................................................................................. 332
x x x x x
Chapter 27: Female Genitourinary System .............................................................................................. 343
x x x x
Chapter 28: The Complete Health Assessment: Adult ............................................................................. 361
x x x x x x
Chapter 29: The Complete Physical Assessment: Infant, Young Child, and Adolescent ........................ 366
x x x x x x x x x x
Chapter 30: Bedside Assessment and Electronic Documentation ............................................................ 368
x x x x x x
Chapter 31: Pregnancy ............................................................................................................................. 373
x x
Chapter 32: Functional Assessment of the Older Adult ........................................................................... 384
x x x x x x x
,Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
x x x
Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 9th Edition
x x x x x x x
MULTIPLE CHOICE x
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. What type of assessment data is this?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS: A x
Objective data is what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating,
x x x x x x x x x x x
and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
about him or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
to describe data.
x x x
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) x x x
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
x x x x x x x x x x
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, nauseous, and ―feels hot.‖ What type of
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x assessment data is this? x x x
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS: C x
Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
data is what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
x x x x x x x x x x x x
auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not
x x x x x x x x x x x x
used to describe data.
x x x x
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) x x x
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
x x x x x x x x x x
3. What do the patient‘s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective datacombine
x x x x x x x x x x x
to form?
x x
a. Database
b. Admitting data x
c. Financial statement x
d. Discharge summary x
ANS: A x
The objective and subjective data together with the patient‘s record and laboratory studies,
x x x x x x x x x x x x
form the database. The other items are not part of the patient‘s record, laboratory studies, or
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
data.
x
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) x x x
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
x x x x x x x x x x
, 4. When listening to a patient‘s breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that isheard.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
xWhich action would the nurse take next?
x x x x x x
a. Notify the patient‘s physician. x x x
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard. x x x x x x x
c. Validate the data by asking another nurse to listen to the breath sounds.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
ANS: C x
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patient‘s breath sounds, the nurse validates
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
the data to ensure accuracy by either repeating the assessment themselves or asking another
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
nurse to assess the breath sounds. If the nurse has less experience analyzing breath sounds,
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
then he or she should ask an expert to listen. When unsure of a sound heard while listening to
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a patient‘s breath sounds, the nurse should validate the data before documenting to ensure
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
accuracy and before notifying the patient‘s physician. To validate that data, the nurse either
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
repeats the assessment himself or herself or asks another nurse to assess the breath sounds.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) x x x
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
x x x x x x x x x x
5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. While teaching the class, what would
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
the nurse keep in mind regarding what novice nurses, without a background of skills and
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
experience from which to draw upon, are more likely to base their decisions on?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Intuition
b. A set of rules x x x
c. Articles in journals x x
d. Advice from supervisors x x
ANS: B x
Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured rules to make decisions. It takes time,
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
perhaps a few years, in similar clinical situations to achieve competency and it is functioning
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
at the level of an expert practitioner when intuition is included in making clinical decisions.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
While information in journal articles and advice from supervisors may assist in making
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
decisions, novice nurses do not typically base their decisions on them. It would also be
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
important that if information from journal articles and advice from supervisors were used, that
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
they were evidence based.
x x x x
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) x x x MSC: Client Needs: General x x x
6. The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which statement
x x x x x x x x x x
best reflects EBP?
x x x
a. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices.
x x x x x x x x
b. EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of patients.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
c. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinician‘s experience.
x x x x x x x x x x
d. EBP does not consider the patient‘s own preferences as important.
x x x x x x x x x
ANS: C x
