TEST BANK FOR BATES' GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HISTORY TAKING 13TH EDITION BICKLEY A+ VERIFIED GUIDE

,CHAPTER 1 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
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1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has ch
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arted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per mi
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nute. 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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Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspectin
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g, percussing, palpating,
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and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is w
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hat the person says about
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him or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and introspe
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ctive are not used to
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,2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and f
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eels hot. These types of
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data would be: i2 i2




a. Objective.
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b. Reflective.
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c. Subjective.
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d. Introspective.
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Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during
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history taking. Objective i2 i2




data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussi
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ng, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and
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to describe data.
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3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjecti
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ve data combine to form
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, the:

a. Data base.
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b. Admitting data.
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c. Financial statement.
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d. Discharge summary.
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Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objectiv
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e and subjective data form
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the data base. The other items are not part of the patients record, lab
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4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a
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sound that is heard. The
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nurses next action should be to:
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a. Immediately notify the patients physician.
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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 sound
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s.