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Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking 14th Edition Bickley Test
Bank CHAPTER 1 Approach to the Clinical Encounter
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) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
• A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, 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.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
• The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and
subjective data combine to form the:
a
Data base.
b
Admitting data.
c
Financial statement.
d
Discharge summary.
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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
• 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: C
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the
nurse validates the data to ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an
area, then he or she asks an expert to listen.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
• The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During
the teaching session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice
nurses, without a
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Test Bank for Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and
History Taking (14th Edition, Bickley) ISBN NO:
G781G75218348 Questions and Answers| All Chapters
||Complete A+ Guide
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tory Taking, 13th Edition by Bickley
,www.stuvia.com/AcademicACHIEVER
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking 14th Edition Bickley Test
Bank CHAPTER 1 Approach to the Clinical Encounter
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) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
• A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, 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.
, www.stuvia.com/AcademicACHIEVER
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
• The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and
subjective data combine to form the:
a
Data base.
b
Admitting data.
c
Financial statement.
d
Discharge summary.
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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
• 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: C
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the
nurse validates the data to ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an
area, then he or she asks an expert to listen.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
• The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During
the teaching session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice
nurses, without a
