NUTRITION EXAM 2: STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 1
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.
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 data
would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
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 patient’s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
a. Data base.
b. Admitting data.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary.
A
Together with the patient’s record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective data form
the data base. The other items are not part of the patient’s record, laboratory studies, or data.
4. When listening to a patient’s breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard. The
nurse’s next action should be to:
a. Immediately notify the patient’s
physician.
b. Document the sound exactly as it was
CHAPTER 1
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.
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 data
would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
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 patient’s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
a. Data base.
b. Admitting data.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary.
A
Together with the patient’s record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective data form
the data base. The other items are not part of the patient’s record, laboratory studies, or data.
4. When listening to a patient’s breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard. The
nurse’s next action should be to:
a. Immediately notify the patient’s
physician.
b. Document the sound exactly as it was
