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All Chapters 1 - 32
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Physical Examination and Health Assessment
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MULTIPLE CHOICE IIll
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are
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eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: A IIll
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself
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during history taking. The 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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2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is n a u s e a. Ct eOd M
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: C IIll
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are
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what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
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physical examination. The 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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Physical Examination and Health Assessment IIll IIll IIll IIll I I l l
, 3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
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a. Data base.IIll
Physical Examination and Health Assessment
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Physical Examination and Health Assessment
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8th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis,
IIll IIll IIll IIll I I l l
All Chapters 1 - 32
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Physical Examination and Health Assessment
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
IIll IIll
Physical Examination and Health Assessment
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,Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment IIll IIll IIll
MULTIPLE CHOICE IIll
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are
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eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: A IIll
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself
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during history taking. The 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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2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is n a u s e a. Ct eOd M
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: C IIll
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are
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what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
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physical examination. The 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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, 3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
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