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ISTORY TAKING 13TH i i
EDITION BICKLEY TEST BANK/2025.Qualified,VSU i i i
Bates’ Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking 13th i i i i i
Edition Bickley Test Bank i i
CHAPTER 1 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency i i i i i
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirationsa
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re eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
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a Objective.
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b Reflective.
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c Subjective.
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d Introspective.
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ANS: A i
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating
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, and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says ab
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outhim or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to
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describe data. i
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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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 nauseated, and feels hot. These types
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ofdata would be: i i
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a Objective.
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b Reflective.
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c Subjective.
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d Introspective.
.
ANS: C i
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective
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data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used
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to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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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 for
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mthe:
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b Admitting data. i
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c Financial statement. i
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d Discharge summary. i
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ANS: A i
,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) REF: p. 2
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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. Then
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urses next action should be to:
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a Immediately notify the patients physician. i i i i
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b Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
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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 i
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse validates the data
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i to ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or she asks an expertto list
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en.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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ISTORY TAKING 13TH i i
EDITION BICKLEY TEST BANK/2025.Qualified,VSU i i i
Bates’ Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking 13th i i i i i
Edition Bickley Test Bank i i
CHAPTER 1 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency i i i i i
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirationsa
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
re eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.
ANS: A i
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating
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, and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says ab
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outhim or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to
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describe data. i
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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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 nauseated, and feels hot. These types
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ofdata would be: i i
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ISTORY TAKING 13TH i i
EDITION BICKLEY TEST BANK/2025.Qualified,VSU i i i
a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.
ANS: C i
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective
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data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used
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to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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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 for
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mthe:
a Data base. i
.
b Admitting data. i
.
c Financial statement. i
.
d Discharge summary. i
.
ANS: A i
,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) REF: p. 2
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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. Then
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urses next action should be to:
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a Immediately notify the patients physician. i i i i
.
b Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
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.
, BATES’ GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND H
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ISTORY TAKING 13TH i i
EDITION BICKLEY TEST BANK/2023.Qualified,VSU i i i
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 i
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse validates the data
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i to ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or she asks an expertto list
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en.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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