Bates’ Guide To Physical Examination
and History Taking 14th Edition
CHAPTER 1 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
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and History Taking 14th Edition
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: ✔- 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.
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and
feels hot. These types of
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and History Taking 14th Edition
data would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective. ANS: ✔- 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.
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and
subjective data combine to form
the:
a. Data base.
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b. Admitting data.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary. ANS: ✔- ANS: A
Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the
objective and subjective data form
the data base. The other items are not part of the patients record,
laboratory studies, or data.
4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of
a sound that is heard. The
nurses next 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. ANS: ✔- ANS: C
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and History Taking 14th Edition
CHAPTER 1 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
Ascorers PassTips Excellence Calibre Stuvia 1
,Bates’ Guide To Physical Examination
and History Taking 14th Edition
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: ✔- 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.
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and
feels hot. These types of
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and History Taking 14th Edition
data would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective. ANS: ✔- 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.
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and
subjective data combine to form
the:
a. Data base.
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and History Taking 14th Edition
b. Admitting data.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary. ANS: ✔- ANS: A
Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the
objective and subjective data form
the data base. The other items are not part of the patients record,
laboratory studies, or data.
4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of
a sound that is heard. The
nurses next 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. ANS: ✔- ANS: C
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