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, TEST BANK FOR Evidence-Based Physical Examination Best Practices for Health & Well-Being Assessment
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1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that
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kkr his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data
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a
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b
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c
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d
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ANS: A kkr
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
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kkr palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the
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kkr person says abouthim or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and
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kkr introspective are not used to describe data. kkr kkr kkr kkr kkr kkr
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: z. 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
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a
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c
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d
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ANS: C kkr
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective
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data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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kkr auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not
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kkr usedto describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: z. 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
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kkr combine toform the: kkr kr kkr
a
. Data
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. Admitting
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statement.d
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ANS: A kkr
Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective data
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, formthe data base. The other items are not part of the patients record, laboratory studies,
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or data.
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