Bates Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking 13th Edition Bickley Test Bank Latest Questions and Answers 2025–2026 Clinical Assessment Exam Prep Guide

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CHAPTER 1 Foundations for
Clinical Proficiency MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. When considering priority setting of problems, the
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nurse keeps in mind that second-level priority
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problems include which of these aspects?
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2. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the
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nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and
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his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data
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would be: F




a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.

ANS: A F




Objective datacare what the health professional observes
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by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating
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during the physical examination. Subjective data is what
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the person says about him or herself during history
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,taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used
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to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive evel: Understanding (Comprehension) REF:
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p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
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Management of Care F F




3. A
patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is
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nauseated, and feels hot. These types of data would
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be:


a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.

ANS: C F




Subjective data are what the person says about him or
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herself during history taking. Objective data are what the
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health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
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palpating, and F



auscultating during the physical examination. The terms
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reflective and introspective are not used F F F




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to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive evel: Understanding (Comprehension) REF:
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p. 2
F




MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
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Management of Care F F




4. The patients record, aboratory studies, objective
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data, and subjective data combine to form the:
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a Data base. F




.
b Admitting data. F




.
c Financial statement. F




.
d Discharge summary. F




.

ANS: A F




Together with the patients record and aboratory studies,
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the objective and subjective data form the data base. The
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other items are not part of the patients record, aboratory
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studies, or data. F F




DIF: Cognitive evel: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
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Management of Care F F




5. When istening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is
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unsure of a sound that is heard. The nurses next action
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should be to: F F




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