Bates’ Guide To Physical Examination and History
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Taking 13th Edition Bickley Test Bank latest updated
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,CHAPTER 1 f
Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
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MULTIPLE fCHOICE
1. After fcompleting fan finitial fassessment fof fa fpatient, fthe fnurse fhas fcharted fthat fhis
frespirations fare feupneic fand fhis fpulse fis f58 fbeats fper fminute. fThese ftypes fof fdata
fwould fbe:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: fA
Objective fdata fare fwhat fthe fhealth fprofessional fobserves fby finspecting, fpercussing, fpalpating,
fand fauscultating fduring fthe fphysical fexamination. fSubjective fdata fis fwhat fthe fperson fsays fabout
fhim for fherself fduring fhistory ftaking. fThe fterms freflective fand fintrospective fare fnot fused fto
fdescribe fdata.
2. A fpatient ftells fthe fnurse fthat fhe fis fvery fnervous, fis fnauseated, fand ffeels fhot. fThese
ftypes fof fdata fwould fbe:
a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.
ANSWER: fC
Subjective fdata fare fwhat fthe fperson fsays fabout fhim for fherself fduring fhistory ftaking. fObjective fdata
fare f what f the f health f professional f observes f by f inspecting, f percussing, f palpating, f and
f auscultating
,during fthe fphysical fexamination. fThe fterms freflective fand fintrospective fare fnot fused fto fdescribe
fdata.
3. The fpatients frecord, flaboratory fstudies, fobjective fdata, fand fsubjective fdata fcombine
fto fform fthe:
a Data fbase.
.
b Admitting fdata.
.
c Financial fstatement.
.
d Discharge fsummary.
.
ANSWER: fA
Together fwith fthe fpatients frecord fand flaboratory fstudies, fthe fobjective fand fsubjective fdata
fform fthe fdata fbase. fThe fother fitems fare fnot fpart fof fthe fpatients frecord, flaboratory fstudies, for
fdata.
4. When flistening fto fa fpatients fbreath fsounds, fthe fnurse fis funsure fof fa fsound fthat
fis fheard. fThe fnurses fnext faction fshould fbe fto:
a Immediately fnotify fthe fpatients fphysician.
.
b Document fthe fsound fexactly fas fit fwas fheard.
.
c Validate fthe fdata fby fasking fa fcoworker fto flisten fto fthe fbreath fsounds.
.
d Assess fagain fin f20 fminutes fto fnote fwhether fthe fsound fis fstill fpresent.
.
ANSWER: fC
When funsure fof fa fsound fheard fwhile flistening fto fa fpatients fbreath fsounds, fthe fnurse fvalidates fthe
fdata fto fensure faccuracy. fIf fthe fnurse fhas fless fexperience fin fan farea, fthen fhe for fshe fasks fan fexpert
fto flisten.
5. The fnurse fis fconducting fa fclass ffor fnew fgraduate fnurses. fDuring fthe fteaching
fsession, fthe fnurse fshould fkeep fin fmind fthat fnovice fnurses, fwithout fa fbackground
fof fskills fand fexperience ffrom fwhich fto fdraw, fare fmore flikely fto fmake ftheir
fdecisions fusing:
a Intuition.
.
, b A fset fof frules.
.
c Articles fin fjournals.
.
d Advice ffrom fsupervisors.
.
ANSWER: fB
Novice fnurses foperate ffrom fa fset fof fdefined, fstructured frules. fThe fexpert fpractitioner fuses
fintuitive flinks.
6. Expert fnurses flearn fto fattend fto fa fpattern fof fassessment fdata fand fact fwithout
fconsciously flabeling fit. fThese fresponses fare freferred fto fas:
a Intuition.
.
b The fnursing fprocess.
.
c Clinical fknowledge.
.
d Diagnostic freasoning.
.
ANSWER: fA
Intuition fis fcharacterized fby fpattern frecognition fexpert fnurses flearn fto fattend fto fa fpattern fof
fassessment fdata fand fact fwithout fconsciously flabeling fit. fThe fother foptions fare fnot fcorrect.
7. The fnurse fis freviewing finformation fabout fevidence-based fpractice f(EBP). fWhich
fstatement fbest freflects fEBP?
a EBP frelies fon ftradition ffor fsupport fof fbest fpractices.
.
b EBP fis fsimply fthe fuse fof fbest fpractice ftechniques ffor fthe ftreatment fof fpatients.
.
c EBP femphasizes fthe fuse fof fbest fevidence fwith fthe fclinicians fexperience.
.
d The fpatients fown fpreferences fare fnot fimportant fwith fEBP.
.
ANSWER: fC
EBP fis fa fsystematic fapproach fto fpractice fthat femphasizes fthe fuse fof fbest fevidence fin
fcombination fwith fthe fclinicians fexperience, fas fwell fas fpatient fpreferences fand fvalues, fwhen
f f f f f f
Taking 13th Edition Bickley Test Bank latest updated
f f f f f f f
,CHAPTER 1 f
Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
f f f
MULTIPLE fCHOICE
1. After fcompleting fan finitial fassessment fof fa fpatient, fthe fnurse fhas fcharted fthat fhis
frespirations fare feupneic fand fhis fpulse fis f58 fbeats fper fminute. fThese ftypes fof fdata
fwould fbe:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: fA
Objective fdata fare fwhat fthe fhealth fprofessional fobserves fby finspecting, fpercussing, fpalpating,
fand fauscultating fduring fthe fphysical fexamination. fSubjective fdata fis fwhat fthe fperson fsays fabout
fhim for fherself fduring fhistory ftaking. fThe fterms freflective fand fintrospective fare fnot fused fto
fdescribe fdata.
2. A fpatient ftells fthe fnurse fthat fhe fis fvery fnervous, fis fnauseated, fand ffeels fhot. fThese
ftypes fof fdata fwould fbe:
a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.
ANSWER: fC
Subjective fdata fare fwhat fthe fperson fsays fabout fhim for fherself fduring fhistory ftaking. fObjective fdata
fare f what f the f health f professional f observes f by f inspecting, f percussing, f palpating, f and
f auscultating
,during fthe fphysical fexamination. fThe fterms freflective fand fintrospective fare fnot fused fto fdescribe
fdata.
3. The fpatients frecord, flaboratory fstudies, fobjective fdata, fand fsubjective fdata fcombine
fto fform fthe:
a Data fbase.
.
b Admitting fdata.
.
c Financial fstatement.
.
d Discharge fsummary.
.
ANSWER: fA
Together fwith fthe fpatients frecord fand flaboratory fstudies, fthe fobjective fand fsubjective fdata
fform fthe fdata fbase. fThe fother fitems fare fnot fpart fof fthe fpatients frecord, flaboratory fstudies, for
fdata.
4. When flistening fto fa fpatients fbreath fsounds, fthe fnurse fis funsure fof fa fsound fthat
fis fheard. fThe fnurses fnext faction fshould fbe fto:
a Immediately fnotify fthe fpatients fphysician.
.
b Document fthe fsound fexactly fas fit fwas fheard.
.
c Validate fthe fdata fby fasking fa fcoworker fto flisten fto fthe fbreath fsounds.
.
d Assess fagain fin f20 fminutes fto fnote fwhether fthe fsound fis fstill fpresent.
.
ANSWER: fC
When funsure fof fa fsound fheard fwhile flistening fto fa fpatients fbreath fsounds, fthe fnurse fvalidates fthe
fdata fto fensure faccuracy. fIf fthe fnurse fhas fless fexperience fin fan farea, fthen fhe for fshe fasks fan fexpert
fto flisten.
5. The fnurse fis fconducting fa fclass ffor fnew fgraduate fnurses. fDuring fthe fteaching
fsession, fthe fnurse fshould fkeep fin fmind fthat fnovice fnurses, fwithout fa fbackground
fof fskills fand fexperience ffrom fwhich fto fdraw, fare fmore flikely fto fmake ftheir
fdecisions fusing:
a Intuition.
.
, b A fset fof frules.
.
c Articles fin fjournals.
.
d Advice ffrom fsupervisors.
.
ANSWER: fB
Novice fnurses foperate ffrom fa fset fof fdefined, fstructured frules. fThe fexpert fpractitioner fuses
fintuitive flinks.
6. Expert fnurses flearn fto fattend fto fa fpattern fof fassessment fdata fand fact fwithout
fconsciously flabeling fit. fThese fresponses fare freferred fto fas:
a Intuition.
.
b The fnursing fprocess.
.
c Clinical fknowledge.
.
d Diagnostic freasoning.
.
ANSWER: fA
Intuition fis fcharacterized fby fpattern frecognition fexpert fnurses flearn fto fattend fto fa fpattern fof
fassessment fdata fand fact fwithout fconsciously flabeling fit. fThe fother foptions fare fnot fcorrect.
7. The fnurse fis freviewing finformation fabout fevidence-based fpractice f(EBP). fWhich
fstatement fbest freflects fEBP?
a EBP frelies fon ftradition ffor fsupport fof fbest fpractices.
.
b EBP fis fsimply fthe fuse fof fbest fpractice ftechniques ffor fthe ftreatment fof fpatients.
.
c EBP femphasizes fthe fuse fof fbest fevidence fwith fthe fclinicians fexperience.
.
d The fpatients fown fpreferences fare fnot fimportant fwith fEBP.
.
ANSWER: fC
EBP fis fa fsystematic fapproach fto fpractice fthat femphasizes fthe fuse fof fbest fevidence fin
fcombination fwith fthe fclinicians fexperience, fas fwell fas fpatient fpreferences fand fvalues, fwhen
