Test Bank For Physical Examination And Health Assesment 8th edition by Jarvis Questions And Answers

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Assessment,
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Carolyn Jarvis,
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9780323510806
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, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 8TH EDITION JARVIS TEST
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BANK
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Test Bank - Physical Examination and Health Assessment 8e (by Jarvis)
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Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessmentnb nb nb




MULTIPLE CHOICE nb




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.


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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
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herself during historytaking. 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 nervN
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be:
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a. Objective.


b. Reflective.


c. Subjective.


d. Introspective.


ANS: C nb




Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data
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are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during
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the 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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ANS: A nb




Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective data form the
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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)
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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 heard.
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The nurses next action should be to:
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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 nb




When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse validates the
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data to ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or she asks an expert to
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listen.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching session, the nurse should
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keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from which to
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draw, are more likely to make their decisions using:
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a. Intuition.


b. A set of rules.
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ANS: B nb




Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured rules. The expert practitioner uses
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nb intuitive links. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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