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Test Bank for Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis Complete Questions and Answers Study Guide for Nursing Students Preparing for Health Assessment Physical Examination Clinical Assessment Patient History Physical Findin

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This Test Bank for Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis is a comprehensive study resource designed to support nursing students studying health assessment, physical examination, patient history, clinical assessment, and nursing practice. It provides practice material that can help learners reinforce essential assessment concepts, strengthen clinical reasoning, review examination techniques, and prepare for nursing examinations. Students can use the resource to review health histories, physical assessment methods, vital signs, general survey techniques, assessment of body systems, normal and abnormal findings, documentation, communication, and patient-centered assessment. The material can be used alongside the textbook, lectures, classroom notes, laboratory activities, assignments, and instructor-provided learning resources as a supplementary study aid. It supports independent revision, structured study sessions, practice-question review, and examination preparation while helping learners identify challenging assessment topics requiring additional attention. This resource is particularly useful for nursing students developing the knowledge and clinical judgment needed to conduct systematic physical examinations and recognize significant patient findings.

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, PHYSICALEXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMEN 9TH EDITION JARVISTES BANK Y1 Y1 Y1 Y1 JY1 Y1 Y1 Y1 JY1




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Chapter01: Evidence-BasedAssessment JY1 JY1 JY1




MULTIPLE CHOICE JY1




After\ completinganinitialassessmentofapatient,thenursehaschartedthat\ hisrespirationsare\ eupneicandhis pulse
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is 58 beats per\ minute. These\ types of data would be:
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Ob\ ective. JY1




Reflective.


Sub\ ective. JY1




Introspective.


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Ob\ ective data are what\ the health professional observes byinspecting, percussing, palpating, and\ auscultating dur
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ing\ thephysicalexamination.Sub\ ectivedata\ iswhatthe\ person\ says\ abouthimorherselfduringhistorytaking.Th e
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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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Apatient\ tells the nurse that he is verynervous, is nauseated, and feels hot. These types of data would\ be:
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Introspective.


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Sub\ ective data are\ what the person says\ about him or herself during history taking. Ob\ ective\ data are what theh ea lth
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professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating\ during the physical examination . T he
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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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The\ patientsrecord,laboratorystudies,ob\ ective\ data,andsub\ ectivedatacombinetoformthe: Data
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base.


Admitting data. JY1




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Financialstatement. JY1 JY1




Discharge summary. JY1




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Together withthe\ patientsrecordandlaboratorystudies,the\ ob\ ectiveandsub\ ectivedataformthedata\ base.Th\ e
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other items are not\ part of the patients record, laboratory studies, or data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering\ (Knowledge)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe\ and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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Whenlisteningtoapatientsbreath\ sounds,thenurseisunsureofasoundthatisheard.Thenursesnexta\ ct ion\ should\
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be\ to:
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Immediately notify the patients\ physician. JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1




Documentthe\ soundexactlyasit\ washeard. JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1




Validatethe\ databyasking\ acoworkertolisten\ tothe\ breathsounds. JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY 1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1




Assess again\ in\ 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
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Whenunsureofa\ sound\ heardwhilelisteningtoa patientsbreathsounds,thenursevalidatesthedata\ to\ ensureaccuracy. If
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the nurse\ has less experience\ in an\ area, then he\ or she asks an expert to listen.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe\ and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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The nurse is conducting\ a class\ for new graduate nurses. During\ the teachingsession, the\ nurse should keep in mi nd
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that novice nurses,\ without\ a background of skills\ and experience from\ which to draw, are\ more likelyto m ake th eir
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decisions using: JY1




Intuition.


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Articlesin\ ournals. JY1 JY1 JY1




Advice from\ supervisors. JY1 JY1




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Novice\ nursesoperatefrom\ asetofdefined,structuredrules.Theexpertpractitionerusesintuitivelinks.DIF: Cognitive\
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The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-
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basedpractice(EBP).WhichstatementbestreflectsEBP?
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EBP relies on\ tradition for supportNoUfRbeSsINtpGrTacBt.iCceOsM.
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EBPissimplythe\ use\ ofbest practicetechniquesfor\ thetreatment\ ofpatients.
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EBP emphasizes the\ use\ of best evidence with the\ clinicians experience.
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The\ patients own preferences\ are not important with EBP.
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EBPisasystematicapproachtopracticethatemphasizesthe useofbestevidence\ incombinationwiththe\ cli
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niciansexperience,aswell\ aspatientpreferencesandvalues, when\ makingdecisionsaboutcareandtreatme nt.
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EBP is more\ than\ simplyusingthe best\ practice techniques totreat\ patients, and\ questioningtraditionis i
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mportant when\ no compelling and\ supportive research evidence exists.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)
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MSC:Client Needs: SafeandEffective CareEnvironment: Management of Care
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Expertnurseslearntoattend\ toa patternofassessment\ dataandact\ without\ consciouslylabeling\ it.Thesere sponses
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are\ referred to as:
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Intuition.


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Clinical knowledge. JY1




Diagnostic\ reasoning. JY1




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Intuitionischaracterizedbypatternrecognitionexpertnurseslearntoattendtoapatternofassessmentdataandact without
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consciously\ labeling\ it. The other options\ are not correct. JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1




DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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Thenurseisconducting\ aclass\ onprioritysettingforagroupofnewgraduatenurses.Whichisanexampleof a first-
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level priority problem?
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Patient\ with postoperative pain JY1 JY1 JY1




Newlydiagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1




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