TESTBANKS FOR BATES’ GUIDE TO PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION AND HISTORY TAKING 13TH BY
EDITION BICKLEY FULL TESTBANK ALL CHAPTERS
INCLUDED|| LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE 2025
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
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TESTBANKS FOR BATES’ GUIDE TO PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION AND HISTORY TAKING 13TH BY
EDITION BICKLEY FULL TESTBANK ALL CHAPTERS
INCLUDED|| LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE 2025
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
CHAPTER 01: Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirationsare eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
a
. Objective.
b
. Reflective.
c
. Subjective.
d
. Introspective.
- ANSWER: 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
abouthim 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
ofdata would be:
,2;|;P; a; g; e
a
. Objective.
b
. Reflective.
c
. Subjective.
d
. Introspective.
- ANSWER: C
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
Objectivedata 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;f
ormthe:
a
.
Data;base.
;b
. Admitting;data.
, 3;|;P; a; g; e
c
.
Financial;statement.
;d
. Discharge;summary.
-;ANSWER:; A
Together;with;the;patients;record;and;laboratory;studies,;the;objective;and;subjective;data;form;the;
data;base.;The;other;items;are;not;part;of;the;patients;record,;laboratory;studies,;or;data.
DIF:;Cognitive;Level:;Remembering;(Knowledge);REF:;p.;2
MSC:;Client;Needs:;Safe;and;Effective;Care;Environment:;Management;of;Care
4. When;listening;to;a;patients;breath;sounds,;the;nurse;is;unsure;of;a;sound;that;is;heard.;T
henurses;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.
-;ANSWER:; C
When;unsure;of;a;sound;heard;while;listening;to;a;patients;breath;sounds,;the;nurse;validates;the;dat
a;to;ensure;accuracy.;If;the;nurse;has;less;experience;in;an;area,;then;he;or;she;asks;an;expertto;liste
n.
EXAMINATION AND HISTORY TAKING 13TH BY
EDITION BICKLEY FULL TESTBANK ALL CHAPTERS
INCLUDED|| LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE 2025
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
,1|Page
TESTBANKS FOR BATES’ GUIDE TO PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION AND HISTORY TAKING 13TH BY
EDITION BICKLEY FULL TESTBANK ALL CHAPTERS
INCLUDED|| LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE 2025
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
CHAPTER 01: Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirationsare eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
a
. Objective.
b
. Reflective.
c
. Subjective.
d
. Introspective.
- ANSWER: 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
abouthim 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
ofdata would be:
,2;|;P; a; g; e
a
. Objective.
b
. Reflective.
c
. Subjective.
d
. Introspective.
- ANSWER: C
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
Objectivedata 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;f
ormthe:
a
.
Data;base.
;b
. Admitting;data.
, 3;|;P; a; g; e
c
.
Financial;statement.
;d
. Discharge;summary.
-;ANSWER:; A
Together;with;the;patients;record;and;laboratory;studies,;the;objective;and;subjective;data;form;the;
data;base.;The;other;items;are;not;part;of;the;patients;record,;laboratory;studies,;or;data.
DIF:;Cognitive;Level:;Remembering;(Knowledge);REF:;p.;2
MSC:;Client;Needs:;Safe;and;Effective;Care;Environment:;Management;of;Care
4. When;listening;to;a;patients;breath;sounds,;the;nurse;is;unsure;of;a;sound;that;is;heard.;T
henurses;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.
-;ANSWER:; C
When;unsure;of;a;sound;heard;while;listening;to;a;patients;breath;sounds,;the;nurse;validates;the;dat
a;to;ensure;accuracy.;If;the;nurse;has;less;experience;in;an;area,;then;he;or;she;asks;an;expertto;liste
n.
