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Physical Examination and Health Assessment
4th Canadian Edition (Jarvis, 2024)
All Chapters 1 - 31 S
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1; S
Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment
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MULTIPLESCHOICE
1. Which type of data is collected by obtaining vital signs?
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a. Objective
b. Reflecting
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
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Objective data are what the health professional observesby
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inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during t
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he physical examination. Subjective data are what the pers
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on says about themselves during history taking. The terms r
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eflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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2.During an assessment, a patient describes feeling wa
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rm, nauseated, and nervous. Which type of data iscolle
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cted?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
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Subjective data are what the person says about themselves d
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uring history taking. Objective data are whatthe health prof
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essional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. The terms refl
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ective and
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