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Physical Examination and
Health Assessment 9th Edition
Test Bank
Comprehensive Nursing Questions and Answers for
Physical Examination and Health Assessment
Carolyn Jarvis and Ann L. Eckhardt
LATEST
This test bank for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 9th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis and Ann L. Eckhardt
provides a comprehensive collection of nursing assessment questions covering major concepts in physical examination
and health assessment. Topics include evidence-based assessment, cultural assessment, interviewing, complete health
history, mental status, vital signs, pain, nutrition, skin, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, neurologic assessment,
pregnancy, pediatric assessment, older-adult assessment, and electronic documentation. The material includes multiple-
choice, multiple-response, and other question formats designed to support nursing students in exam preparation and
review. The table of contents confirms coverage across 32 chapters.
, TEST BANK
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 9TH EDITION
Authors: Carolyn Jarvis And Ann L. Eckhardt
TEST BANK
,TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment ..................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 02: Cultural Assessment ............................................................................................................... 12
Chapter 03: The Interview.......................................................................................................................... 23
Chapter 04: The Complete Health History ................................................................................................. 39
Chapter 05: Mental Status Assessment ...................................................................................................... 51
Chapter 06: Substance Use Assessment ..................................................................................................... 66
Chapter 07: Family Violence and Human Trafficking ............................................................................... 72
Chapter 08: Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting .................................................... 78
Chapter 09: General Survey and Measurement .......................................................................................... 93
Chapter 10: Vital Signs .............................................................................................................................. 98
Chapter 11: Pain Assessment ................................................................................................................... 112
Chapter 12: Nutrition Assessment............................................................................................................ 119
Chapter 13: Skin, Hair, and Nails............................................................................................................. 131
Chapter 14: Head, Face, and Neck, and Regional Lymphatics ................................................................ 149
Chapter 15: Eyes ...................................................................................................................................... 163
Chapter 16: Ears ....................................................................................................................................... 177
Chapter 17: Nose, Mouth, and Throat ...................................................................................................... 192
Chapter 18: Breasts, Axillae, and Regional Lymphatics .......................................................................... 207
Chapter 19: Thorax and Lungs ................................................................................................................. 223
Chapter 20: Heart and Neck Vessels ........................................................................................................ 239
Chapter 21: Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System ............................................................ 254
Chapter 22: Abdomen .............................................................................................................................. 268
Chapter 23: Musculoskeletal System ....................................................................................................... 280
Chapter 24: Neurologic System ............................................................................................................... 297
Chapter 25: Male Genitourinary System .................................................................................................. 318
Chapter 26: Anus, Rectum, and Prostate.................................................................................................. 332
Chapter 27: Female Genitourinary System .............................................................................................. 343
Chapter 28: The Complete Health Assessment: Adult ............................................................................. 361
Chapter 29: The Complete Physical Assessment: Infant, Young Child, and Adolescent ........................ 366
Chapter 30: Bedside Assessment and Electronic Documentation ............................................................ 368
Chapter 31: Pregnancy ............................................................................................................................. 373
Chapter 32: Functional Assessment of the Older Adult ........................................................................... 384
, Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 9th Edition
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. What type of assessment data is this?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS: A
Objective data is 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 nervous, nauseous, and —feels hot.‖ What type of
assessment data is this?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS: C
Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective
data is 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. What do the patient‘s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective datacombine
to form?
a. Database
b. Admitting data
c. Financial statement
d. Discharge summary
ANS: A
The objective and subjective data together with the patient‘s record and laboratory studies,
form the database. The other items are not part of the patient‘s record, laboratory studies, or
data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Physical Examination and
Health Assessment 9th Edition
Test Bank
Comprehensive Nursing Questions and Answers for
Physical Examination and Health Assessment
Carolyn Jarvis and Ann L. Eckhardt
LATEST
This test bank for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 9th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis and Ann L. Eckhardt
provides a comprehensive collection of nursing assessment questions covering major concepts in physical examination
and health assessment. Topics include evidence-based assessment, cultural assessment, interviewing, complete health
history, mental status, vital signs, pain, nutrition, skin, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, neurologic assessment,
pregnancy, pediatric assessment, older-adult assessment, and electronic documentation. The material includes multiple-
choice, multiple-response, and other question formats designed to support nursing students in exam preparation and
review. The table of contents confirms coverage across 32 chapters.
, TEST BANK
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 9TH EDITION
Authors: Carolyn Jarvis And Ann L. Eckhardt
TEST BANK
,TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment ..................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 02: Cultural Assessment ............................................................................................................... 12
Chapter 03: The Interview.......................................................................................................................... 23
Chapter 04: The Complete Health History ................................................................................................. 39
Chapter 05: Mental Status Assessment ...................................................................................................... 51
Chapter 06: Substance Use Assessment ..................................................................................................... 66
Chapter 07: Family Violence and Human Trafficking ............................................................................... 72
Chapter 08: Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting .................................................... 78
Chapter 09: General Survey and Measurement .......................................................................................... 93
Chapter 10: Vital Signs .............................................................................................................................. 98
Chapter 11: Pain Assessment ................................................................................................................... 112
Chapter 12: Nutrition Assessment............................................................................................................ 119
Chapter 13: Skin, Hair, and Nails............................................................................................................. 131
Chapter 14: Head, Face, and Neck, and Regional Lymphatics ................................................................ 149
Chapter 15: Eyes ...................................................................................................................................... 163
Chapter 16: Ears ....................................................................................................................................... 177
Chapter 17: Nose, Mouth, and Throat ...................................................................................................... 192
Chapter 18: Breasts, Axillae, and Regional Lymphatics .......................................................................... 207
Chapter 19: Thorax and Lungs ................................................................................................................. 223
Chapter 20: Heart and Neck Vessels ........................................................................................................ 239
Chapter 21: Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System ............................................................ 254
Chapter 22: Abdomen .............................................................................................................................. 268
Chapter 23: Musculoskeletal System ....................................................................................................... 280
Chapter 24: Neurologic System ............................................................................................................... 297
Chapter 25: Male Genitourinary System .................................................................................................. 318
Chapter 26: Anus, Rectum, and Prostate.................................................................................................. 332
Chapter 27: Female Genitourinary System .............................................................................................. 343
Chapter 28: The Complete Health Assessment: Adult ............................................................................. 361
Chapter 29: The Complete Physical Assessment: Infant, Young Child, and Adolescent ........................ 366
Chapter 30: Bedside Assessment and Electronic Documentation ............................................................ 368
Chapter 31: Pregnancy ............................................................................................................................. 373
Chapter 32: Functional Assessment of the Older Adult ........................................................................... 384
, Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 9th Edition
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. What type of assessment data is this?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS: A
Objective data is 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 nervous, nauseous, and —feels hot.‖ What type of
assessment data is this?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS: C
Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective
data is 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. What do the patient‘s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective datacombine
to form?
a. Database
b. Admitting data
c. Financial statement
d. Discharge summary
ANS: A
The objective and subjective data together with the patient‘s record and laboratory studies,
form the database. The other items are not part of the patient‘s record, laboratory studies, or
data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
