lOMoAR cPSD| 30231439
TEST BANK:
Physical Examination and Health
Assessment – Canadian
4th Edition
by Carolyn Jarvis
, lOMoAR cPSD| 30231439
Physical Examination and Health Assessment CANADIAN 4th Edition
Jarvis Test Bank
Chapter 01: Critical thinking and Evidence-informed Assessment
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. Which type of data is collected by obtaining vital signs?
a. Objective
b. Reflecting
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS: a
Objective data are what the health professional observesby
inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination. Subjective data are what the person says
about themselves during history taking. The terms reflective and
introspective are not used to describe data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management ofCare
2. During an assessment, a patient describes feeling warm,
nauseated, and nervous. Which type of data iscollected?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS: c
Subjective data are what the person says about themselves during
history taking. Objective data are whatthe health professional
observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating
during the physical examination. The terms reflective and
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introspective are not used to describe data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
3.Which part of a patient's health record is created when
combining laboratory studies, objective data, and
subjective data?
a. Database
b. Admitting data
c. Triage form
d. Discharge summary
ANS: a
Together with the patient's record and laboratory studies,
the objective and subjective data form the database. The
other items are not part of the patient's record, laboratory
studies, or data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
4.Which action will the nurse complete if while listening
to a patient's breath sounds, they are unsure of a sound
heard?
a. Immediately notify the patient's most responsible
practitioner.
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.
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ANS: c
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a
patient's breath sounds, the nurse validates the data to
ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an
area, then they would ask an expert to listen.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
5.Which approach do novice nurses utilize when making
decisions?
a. Intuition
b. Clear-cut rules
c. Articles in journals
d. Advice from supervisors
ANS: b
Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured
rules. Expert practitioners use critical thinking and their
substantial background of experience.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)MSC:
Client Needs: General
6. Which method moves a nurse from novice to expert?
a. Critical thinking
b. The nursing process
c. Clinical knowledge
d. Diagnostic reasoning
ANS: a
Critical thinking is a multidimensional, dynamic, and
interactive thinking process by which expert nurses
assess and make decisions in the clinical area.
TEST BANK:
Physical Examination and Health
Assessment – Canadian
4th Edition
by Carolyn Jarvis
, lOMoAR cPSD| 30231439
Physical Examination and Health Assessment CANADIAN 4th Edition
Jarvis Test Bank
Chapter 01: Critical thinking and Evidence-informed Assessment
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. Which type of data is collected by obtaining vital signs?
a. Objective
b. Reflecting
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS: a
Objective data are what the health professional observesby
inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination. Subjective data are what the person says
about themselves during history taking. The terms reflective and
introspective are not used to describe data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management ofCare
2. During an assessment, a patient describes feeling warm,
nauseated, and nervous. Which type of data iscollected?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS: c
Subjective data are what the person says about themselves during
history taking. Objective data are whatthe health professional
observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating
during the physical examination. The terms reflective and
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introspective are not used to describe data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
3.Which part of a patient's health record is created when
combining laboratory studies, objective data, and
subjective data?
a. Database
b. Admitting data
c. Triage form
d. Discharge summary
ANS: a
Together with the patient's record and laboratory studies,
the objective and subjective data form the database. The
other items are not part of the patient's record, laboratory
studies, or data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
4.Which action will the nurse complete if while listening
to a patient's breath sounds, they are unsure of a sound
heard?
a. Immediately notify the patient's most responsible
practitioner.
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.
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ANS: c
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a
patient's breath sounds, the nurse validates the data to
ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an
area, then they would ask an expert to listen.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
5.Which approach do novice nurses utilize when making
decisions?
a. Intuition
b. Clear-cut rules
c. Articles in journals
d. Advice from supervisors
ANS: b
Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured
rules. Expert practitioners use critical thinking and their
substantial background of experience.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)MSC:
Client Needs: General
6. Which method moves a nurse from novice to expert?
a. Critical thinking
b. The nursing process
c. Clinical knowledge
d. Diagnostic reasoning
ANS: a
Critical thinking is a multidimensional, dynamic, and
interactive thinking process by which expert nurses
assess and make decisions in the clinical area.
