PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 9TH EDITION
BY CAROLYNJARVIS, ANN ECKHARDT TEST BANK / ALL CHAPTERS
1-32 / FULL COMPLETE 2025
,Table of Contents
1. Evidence-Based Assessment
2. Cultural Assessment
3. The Interview
4. The Complete Health History
5. Mental Status Assessment
6. Substance Use Assessment
7. Domestic and Family Violence Assessment
8. Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting
9. General Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs
10. Pain Assessment: The Fifth Vital Sign
11. Skin, Hair, and Nails
12. Head, Face, and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatics
13. Eyes
14. Ears
15. Nose, Mouth, and Throat
16. Thorax and Lungs
17. Breasts and Regional Lymphatics
18. Heart and Neck Vessels
19. Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System
20. Abdomen
21. Male Genitourinary System
22. Female Genitourinary System
23. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
24. Musculoskeletal System
25. Neurologic System
26. Male and Female Genitalia, Anus, Rectum, and Prostate (Reproductive Health) The Complete Physical
Assessment: Adult
27. Developmental Competence: The Infant, Child, and Adolescent
28. The Pregnant Woman
29. The Aging Adult
30. Assessment of the Hospitalized Patient
31. Bedside Assessment and Electronic Health Recording
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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 du
ring 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 n e r vNo uUsR, x Si sI Nn Ga uTs Be a. Ct eOd,Mx a n d 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 examinati
on. 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. Dataxbase.
b. Admitting data.
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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.Th
e 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 nursesxnext
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.
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ANS: C
When unsure of a sound heard while listeningx to a patients breath sounds, the nursexvalidates the data toxensureaccur
acy. If the nurse has less experience inxan area, then he or she asks an expert to listen.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe andxEffective Care Environment: Management of Care
5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. Duringothe teaching session, the nurse should keepin
mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from which to draw, are more likelyto
make their decisions using:
a. Intuition.
b. A set of rules.
c. Articles in journals.
d. Advice from supervisors.
ANS: B
Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured rules. Thexexpert practitioner uses intuitive links.DIF:
Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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BY CAROLYNJARVIS, ANN ECKHARDT TEST BANK / ALL CHAPTERS
1-32 / FULL COMPLETE 2025
,Table of Contents
1. Evidence-Based Assessment
2. Cultural Assessment
3. The Interview
4. The Complete Health History
5. Mental Status Assessment
6. Substance Use Assessment
7. Domestic and Family Violence Assessment
8. Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting
9. General Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs
10. Pain Assessment: The Fifth Vital Sign
11. Skin, Hair, and Nails
12. Head, Face, and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatics
13. Eyes
14. Ears
15. Nose, Mouth, and Throat
16. Thorax and Lungs
17. Breasts and Regional Lymphatics
18. Heart and Neck Vessels
19. Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System
20. Abdomen
21. Male Genitourinary System
22. Female Genitourinary System
23. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
24. Musculoskeletal System
25. Neurologic System
26. Male and Female Genitalia, Anus, Rectum, and Prostate (Reproductive Health) The Complete Physical
Assessment: Adult
27. Developmental Competence: The Infant, Child, and Adolescent
28. The Pregnant Woman
29. The Aging Adult
30. Assessment of the Hospitalized Patient
31. Bedside Assessment and Electronic Health Recording
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Test Bank - Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9e (by Jarvis) 2
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 du
ring 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 n e r vNo uUsR, x Si sI Nn Ga uTs Be a. Ct eOd,Mx a n d 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 examinati
on. 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. Dataxbase.
b. Admitting data.
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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.Th
e 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 nursesxnext
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.
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ANS: C
When unsure of a sound heard while listeningx to a patients breath sounds, the nursexvalidates the data toxensureaccur
acy. If the nurse has less experience inxan area, then he or she asks an expert to listen.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe andxEffective Care Environment: Management of Care
5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. Duringothe teaching session, the nurse should keepin
mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from which to draw, are more likelyto
make their decisions using:
a. Intuition.
b. A set of rules.
c. Articles in journals.
d. Advice from supervisors.
ANS: B
Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured rules. Thexexpert practitioner uses intuitive links.DIF:
Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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