Test Bank for Bates’ Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking 13th Edition

Test Bank

for Bates’ Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking 13th

Edition

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CHAPTER 1 Foundations for ClinicalProficiency p1 p1 p1 p1



MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
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respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would
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be:
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a Objective.
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b Reflective.
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c Subjective.
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d Introspective.
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ANS: A p1



Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating,
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and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says
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about him or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used
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to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot. These types
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of data would be:
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a Objective.
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b Reflective.
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c Subjective.
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d Introspective.
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ANS: C p1



Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
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Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
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palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used
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to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine
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to form the:
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a Data base. p1



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b Admitting data. p1



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ANS: A p1



Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective data form
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the data base. The other items are not part of the patients record, laboratory studies, or data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is
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heard. The nurses next action should be to:
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a Immediately notify the patients physician. p1 p1 p1 p1



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b Document the sound exactly as it was heard. p1 p1 p1 p1 p1 p1 p1



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c Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
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d Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
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ANS: C p1



When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse validates
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the data to ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or she asks an
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expert to listen.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 2
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, MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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