Test Bank
Physical Examination and Health Assessment
4th Canadian Edition by Jarvis
All Chapters 1-31
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Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment
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MULTIPLEQCHOICE
1. Which type of data is collected by obtaining vital signs?
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a. Objective
b. Reflecting
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANSWER:Qa
Objective data are what the health professional observesby ins
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pecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physi
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cal examination. Subjective data are what the person says abou
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t themselves during history taking. The terms reflective and intro
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spective are not used to describe data.
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PTS:Q1
DIF:QCognitiveQLevel:QUnderstandingQ(Comprehension)
MSC:QClientQNeeds:QSafeQandQEffectiveQCareQEnvironment:QManagementQofQCare
2. During an assessment, a patient describes feeling warm
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, nauseated, and nervous. Which type of data iscollected?
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a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANSWER:Qc
Subjective data are what the person says about themselves duri
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ng history taking. Objective data are whatthe health professional
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Qobserves by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating
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during the physical examination. The terms reflective and
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