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Physical Examination and Health Assessment
4th Canadian Edition (Jarvis, 2024)
All Chapters 1 - 31
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1;
Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which type of data is collected by obtaining vital signs?
a. Objective
b. Reflecting
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANSWER: a
Objective data are what the health professional observes
by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating
during the physical examination. Subjective data are what
the person says about themselves during history taking.
The terms reflective and introspective are not used to
describe data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
2.During an assessment, a patient describes feeling
warm, nauseated, and nervous. Which type of data is
collected?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANSWER: c
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Subjective data are what the person says about themselves
during history taking. Objective data are whatthe health
professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating,
and auscultating during the physical examination. The
terms reflective and
introspective are not used to describe data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
3.Which part of a patient's health record is created when
combining laboratory studies, objective data, and
subjective data?
a. Database
b. Admitting data
c. Triage form
d. Discharge summary
ANSWER: a
Together with the patient's record and laboratory studies,
the objective and subjective data form the database. The
other items are not part of the patient's record, laboratory
studies, or data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
4.Which action will the nurse complete if while listening
to a patient's breath sounds, they are unsure of a sound
heard?
a.Immediately notify the patient's most responsible
practitioner.