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, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 9TH EDITION JARVIS TEST BANK
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
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.