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STUDY GUIDE & LABORATORY MANUAL FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION & HEALTH ASSESSMENT 9TH
EDITION BY CAROLYN JARVIS PHD APN CNP, ANN L. ECKHARDT PHD RN (2023) ||LATEST EDITION
9th Edition
,Table of contents
Chapter 01: evidence-based assessment .........................................................................................4
Chapter 02: cultural assessment ................................................................................................... 25
Chapter 03: the interview ............................................................................................................. 48
Chapter 04: the complete health history ....................................................................................... 76
Chapter 05: mental status assessment ........................................................................................ 102
Chapter 06: substance use assessment........................................................................................ 129
Chapter 07: domestic and family violence assessment ................................................................. 139
Chapter 08: assessment techniques and safety in the clinical setting ........................................... 149
Chapter 09: general survey and measurement ............................................................................ 180
Chapter 10: vital signs ................................................................................................................ 192
Chapter 11: pain assessment ...................................................................................................... 217
Chapter 12: nutrition assessment ............................................................................................... 229
Chapter 13: skin, hair, and nails .................................................................................................. 251
Chapter 14: head, face, neck, and regional lymphatics ................................................................. 285
Chapter 15: eyes ........................................................................................................................ 315
Chapter 16: ears ......................................................................................................................... 343
Chapter 17: nose, mouth, and throat .......................................................................................... 372
Chapter 18: breasts, axillae, and regional lymphatics................................................................... 402
Chapter 19: thorax and lungs ...................................................................................................... 435
Chapter 20: heart and neck vessels ............................................................................................. 465
Chapter 21: peripheral vascular system and lymphatic system ..................................................... 496
Chapter 22: abdomen ................................................................................................................. 524
Chapter 23: musculoskeletal system ........................................................................................... 552
Chapter 24: neurologic system .................................................................................................... 589
Chapter 25: male genitourinary system ....................................................................................... 629
,Chapter 26: anus, rectum, and prostate ...................................................................................... 659
Chapter 27: female genitourinary system .................................................................................... 681
Chapter 28: the complete health assessment: adult .................................................................... 716
Chapter 29: the complete physical assessment: infant, child, and adolescent ............................... 737
Chapter 30: bedside assessment and electronic documentation .................................................. 742
Chapter 31: the pregnant woman ............................................................................................... 751
Chapter 32: functional assessment of the older adult .................................................................. 773
,Chapter 01: evidence-based assessment
Multiple choice
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations
are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
A. Objective.
B. Reflective.
C. Subjective.
D. Introspective.
Ans>>a
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or
herself during history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
Dif: cognitive level: understanding (comprehension)
Msc: client needs: safe and effective care environment: management of care
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervnouusr, sisinnagutsbea.cteodm, and feels hot. These
types of data would be:
A. Objective.
,B. Reflective.
C. Subjective.
D. Introspective.
Ans>>c
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are
what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
Dif: cognitive level: understanding (comprehension)
Msc: client needs: safe and effective care environment: management of care
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form
the:
A. Data base.
B. Admitting data.
C. Financial statement.
D. Discharge summary.
, Ans>>a
Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective data form the
data base. The other items are not part of the patients record, laboratory studies, or data.
Dif: cognitive level: remembering (knowledge)
Msc: client needs: safe and effective care environment: management of care
4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard. The
nurses next action should be to:
A. Immediately notify the patients physician.
B. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
D. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
Ans>>c
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse validates the data
to ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or she asks an expert to listen.
Dif: cognitive level: analyzing (analysis)
STUDY GUIDE & LABORATORY MANUAL FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION & HEALTH ASSESSMENT 9TH
EDITION BY CAROLYN JARVIS PHD APN CNP, ANN L. ECKHARDT PHD RN (2023) ||LATEST EDITION
9th Edition
,Table of contents
Chapter 01: evidence-based assessment .........................................................................................4
Chapter 02: cultural assessment ................................................................................................... 25
Chapter 03: the interview ............................................................................................................. 48
Chapter 04: the complete health history ....................................................................................... 76
Chapter 05: mental status assessment ........................................................................................ 102
Chapter 06: substance use assessment........................................................................................ 129
Chapter 07: domestic and family violence assessment ................................................................. 139
Chapter 08: assessment techniques and safety in the clinical setting ........................................... 149
Chapter 09: general survey and measurement ............................................................................ 180
Chapter 10: vital signs ................................................................................................................ 192
Chapter 11: pain assessment ...................................................................................................... 217
Chapter 12: nutrition assessment ............................................................................................... 229
Chapter 13: skin, hair, and nails .................................................................................................. 251
Chapter 14: head, face, neck, and regional lymphatics ................................................................. 285
Chapter 15: eyes ........................................................................................................................ 315
Chapter 16: ears ......................................................................................................................... 343
Chapter 17: nose, mouth, and throat .......................................................................................... 372
Chapter 18: breasts, axillae, and regional lymphatics................................................................... 402
Chapter 19: thorax and lungs ...................................................................................................... 435
Chapter 20: heart and neck vessels ............................................................................................. 465
Chapter 21: peripheral vascular system and lymphatic system ..................................................... 496
Chapter 22: abdomen ................................................................................................................. 524
Chapter 23: musculoskeletal system ........................................................................................... 552
Chapter 24: neurologic system .................................................................................................... 589
Chapter 25: male genitourinary system ....................................................................................... 629
,Chapter 26: anus, rectum, and prostate ...................................................................................... 659
Chapter 27: female genitourinary system .................................................................................... 681
Chapter 28: the complete health assessment: adult .................................................................... 716
Chapter 29: the complete physical assessment: infant, child, and adolescent ............................... 737
Chapter 30: bedside assessment and electronic documentation .................................................. 742
Chapter 31: the pregnant woman ............................................................................................... 751
Chapter 32: functional assessment of the older adult .................................................................. 773
,Chapter 01: evidence-based assessment
Multiple choice
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations
are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
A. Objective.
B. Reflective.
C. Subjective.
D. Introspective.
Ans>>a
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or
herself during history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
Dif: cognitive level: understanding (comprehension)
Msc: client needs: safe and effective care environment: management of care
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervnouusr, sisinnagutsbea.cteodm, and feels hot. These
types of data would be:
A. Objective.
,B. Reflective.
C. Subjective.
D. Introspective.
Ans>>c
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are
what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
Dif: cognitive level: understanding (comprehension)
Msc: client needs: safe and effective care environment: management of care
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form
the:
A. Data base.
B. Admitting data.
C. Financial statement.
D. Discharge summary.
, Ans>>a
Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective data form the
data base. The other items are not part of the patients record, laboratory studies, or data.
Dif: cognitive level: remembering (knowledge)
Msc: client needs: safe and effective care environment: management of care
4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard. The
nurses next action should be to:
A. Immediately notify the patients physician.
B. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
D. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
Ans>>c
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse validates the data
to ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or she asks an expert to listen.
Dif: cognitive level: analyzing (analysis)
