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Ace your nursing exams with the official test bank for Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 8th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis. This comprehensive PDF includes over 500 multiple-choice, multiple-response, and matching questions covering all 32 chapters — from evidence-based assessment to functional assessment of the older adult.

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TEST BANK
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,TablemofmContents 1
Chapterm01:mEvidence- 2
BasedmAssessmentmChapterm02:mCulturalmAss 15
essment 31
Chapterm03:mThemInterview 49
Chapterm04:mThemCompletemHealthmHistorymCh 64
apterm05:mMentalmStatusmAssessmentmChapter 80
m06:mSubstancemUsemAssessment 86
Chapterm07:mDomesticmandmFamilymViolencemAssessment 92
Chapterm08:mAssessmentmTechniquesmandmSafetyminmthemClinicalmSetti 111
ngmChapterm09:mGeneralmSurveymandmMeasurement 118
Chapterm10:mVitalmSignsmChap 133
term11:mPainmAssessment 141
Chapterm12:mNutritionmAssessmentmChap 155
term13:mSkin,mHair,mandmNails 176
Chapterm14:mHead,mFace,mNeck,mandmRegionalmLymphaticsmC 194
hapterm15:mEyes 211
Chapterm16:mEars 228
Chapterm17:mNose,mMouth,mandmThroat 246
Chapterm18:mBreasts,mAxillae,mandmRegionalmLymphaticsmCha 266
pterm19:mThoraxmandmLungs 284
Chapterm20:mHeartmandmNeckmVessels 303
Chapterm21:mPeripheralmVascularmSystemmandmLymphaticmSystemmCha 320
pterm22:mAbdomen 337
Chapterm23:mMusculoskeletalmSystemmC 358
hapterm 24:mNeurologicm Systemm Chapte 382
rm25:mMalemGenitourinarymSystemmChap 400
term26:mAnus,mRectum,mandmProstate 414
Chapterm27:mFemalemGenitourinarymSystem 436
Chapterm28:mThemCompletemHealthmAssessment:mAdult 449
Chapterm29:mThemCompletemPhysicalmAssessment:mInfant,mChild,mandmAdolesc 452
entmChapterm30:mBedsidemAssessmentmandmElectronicmDocumentation 458
Chapterm31:mThemPregnantmWoman 471
Chapterm32:mFunctionalmAssessmentmofmthemOldermAdult

,Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
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MULTIPLEm CHOICE

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icmandmhismpulsemism58mbeatsmpermminute.mThesemtypesmofmdatamwouldbe:


a. Objective.


b. Reflective.


c. Subjective.


d. Introspective.


ANS:m A

Objectivemdatamaremwhatmthemhealthmprofessionalmobservesmbyminspecting,mpercussing,mpalpating,mandmauscultat
ingmduringmthemphysicalmexamination.mSubjectivemdatamismwhatmthempersonmsaysmaboutmhimmormherselfmduringm
historymtaking.m Them termsm reflectivem andm introspectivem arem notm usedm tom describem data.

DIF:m Cognitivem Level:m Understandingm (Comprehension)

MSC:m Clientm Needs:m Safem andm Effectivem Carem Environment:m Managementm ofm Care

2. Ampatientmtellsmthemnursemthatmhemismverymnervous,mismnauseated,mandmfeelsmhot.mThesemtypesmofmdatamwouldm
be:


a. Objective.


b. Reflective.


c. Subjective.


d. Introspective.


ANS:m C

Subjectivemdatamaremwhatmthempersonmsaysmaboutmhimmormherselfmduringmhistorymtaking.mObjectivemdatamarem
whatmthemhealthmprofessionalmobservesmbyminspecting,mpercussing,mpalpating,mandmauscultatingmduringmthemph
ysicalmexamination.mThemtermsmreflectivemandmintrospectivemaremnotmusedmtomdescribemdata.

DIF:m Cognitivem Level:m Understandingm (Comprehension)

MSC:m Clientm Needs:m Safem andm Effectivem Carem Environment:m Managementm ofm Care

3. Thempatientsmrecord,m laboratorym studies,m objectivem data,m andmsubjectivem datam combinem tom formmthe:


a. Datambase.


b. Admittingm data.

, c. Financialm statement.


d. Dischargem summary.


ANS:m A

Togethermwithmthempatientsmrecordmandmlaboratorymstudies,mthemobjectivemandmsubjectivemdatamformmthemdata
mbase.mThemothermitemsmaremnotmpartmofmthempatientsmrecord,mlaboratorymstudies,mormdata.


DIF:m Cognitivem Level:m Rememberingm (Knowledge)

MSC:m Clientm Needs:m Safem andm Effectivem Carem Environment:m Managementm ofm Care

4. Whenmlisteningmtomampatientsmbreathmsounds,mthemnursemismunsuremofmamsoundmthatmismheard.mThemnurs
esmnextmactionmshouldmbemto:


a. Immediatelym notifym them patientsm physician.


b. Documentmthemsoundmexactlymasmitmwasmheard.


c. Validatemthemdatambymaskingmamcoworkermtomlistenmtomthembreathmsounds.


d. Assessmagainminm20mminutesmtomnotemwhethermthemsoundmismstillmpresent.


ANS:m C

Whenmunsuremofmamsoundmheardmwhilemlisteningmtomampatientsmbreathmsounds,mthemnursemvalidatesmthemdatamtomen
suremaccuracy.mIfmthemnursemhasmlessmexperienceminmanmarea,mthenmhemormshemasksmanmexpertmtomlisten.

DIF:m Cognitivem Level:m Analyzingm (Analysis)

MSC:m Clientm Needs:m Safem andm Effectivem Carem Environment:m Managementm ofm Care

5. Themnursemismconductingm amclassmformnewm graduatemnurses.m Duringmthemteachingmsession,mthemnursemshoul
dmkeepm inm mindm thatm novicem nurses,m withoutm am backgroundm ofm skillsm andm experiencem frommwhichm tom draw,
m arem morem likelymtommakemtheirmdecisionsmusing:




a. Intuition.


b. Amsetmofmrules.


c. Articlesm inm journals.


d. Advicem fromm supervisors.


ANS:m B

Novicemnursesmoperatemfrommamsetmofmdefined,mstructuredmrules.mThemexpertmpractitionermusesmintuitivemlin

ks.mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mUnderstandingm(Comprehension)

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