Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis, Ann Eckhardt Test Bank / All Chapters 1-32 / Full Complete 2023/2024

Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9th Edition by Carolyn
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Jarvis, Ann Eckhardt Test Bank / All Chapters 1-32 / Full Complete 2024
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Physical
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and Health
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Jarvis, ISBN:
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TestBank - Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9e (by Jarvis)
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Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment b b b




MULTIPLE CHOICE b




1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his
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pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.


b. Reflective.


c. Subjective.


d. Introspective.


ANS: A b




Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating
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during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
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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 n e r vNo uUsR, Si sI Nn aGuTs Be a. Ct eOd M
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a. Objective.


b. Reflective.


c. Subjective.


d. Introspective.


ANS: C b




Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are what the
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health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical
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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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a. Data base. b




b. Admitting data. b




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TestBank - Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9e (by Jarvis)
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c. Financial statement. b




d. Discharge summary. b




ANS: A b




Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective data form the data base. The
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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. The nurses next action
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should be to:
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a. Immediately notify the patients physician. b b b b




b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard. b b b b b b b




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 b




When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse validates the data to ensure accuracy.
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If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or she asks an expert to 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 keep in
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mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from which to draw, are more likely to
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make their decisions using:
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a. Intuition.


b. A set of rules.
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c. Articles in journals. b b




d. Advice from supervisors. b b




ANS: B b




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